The "kid gloves" approach of the IC to the TPLF, particularly by @StateDept, & @EU_Commission's @EEAS_EU and now here @UNReliefChief is completely inexplicable.
It is clear Tigray's dire humanitarian crisis is the TPLF's responsibility with contributions from the @WFP & IC's.
It is clear Tigray's dire humanitarian crisis is the TPLF's responsibility with contributions from the @WFP & IC's.
https://twitter.com/althecat/status/1443137980974174219
The missing trucks debacle is only the latest episode in the Faulty Towers like farce. After the TPLF invaded Afar in mid July - explicitly stating their intent to cut off Addis Ababa - they blocked the aid corridor to Djibouti.
During that offensive the TPLF committed numerous massacres of isolated civilian Afar communities most notably the infamous Galicoma Massacre on August 5th. This as even now only been acknowledged by @UNICEF and as far as I am aware has not been reported in international media.
@UNICEF In the initial phase of this TPLF offensive the Ethiopian Govt. halted truck convoy's - for obvious reasons - to which the IC responded with repeated vigorous demands to the Ethipoian Govt. which was at the time observing a unilateral ceasefire.
The TPLF offensive in Afar has only recently ended, earlier this month, with a victory by the Afar over TPLF forces.
And I don't know if that has been reported either.
One would think that officials at the @StateDept @EEAS_eu and United Nations would have better quality briefings than what I can glean off the internet. But on the basis of their consistent conduct for months, it seems not.
One would think that officials at the @StateDept @EEAS_eu and United Nations would have better quality briefings than what I can glean off the internet. But on the basis of their consistent conduct for months, it seems not.
We finally seem to have one politician in America who is willing to talk about this, which is great. But this is not enough. The International Community's response to the Tigray War has been appalling, since day one.
https://twitter.com/ZiryabJ/status/1442932528835268609?s=20
Evidence points to them being fed information by the TPLF- probably from before the hot conflict began - and believing that information entirely, still.
The magnitude of injustice done to the people's of Ethiopia as a result of this, and to their Govt. of this is incalculable.
The magnitude of injustice done to the people's of Ethiopia as a result of this, and to their Govt. of this is incalculable.
Had the IC been paying attention, treating information sources skeptically and with an open mind from the outset - all of this could have been avoided.
The excuses/explanations of Covid and other distractions such as Trump do not hold any water. Trump was gone by mid February.
The excuses/explanations of Covid and other distractions such as Trump do not hold any water. Trump was gone by mid February.
The only explanations remaining are pure incompetence, aggravated by racism and imperial hubris.
But the truth hasn't changed and it will in the end out.
In the meantime, late-comers to the drama like @UNReliefChief Martin Griffiths, should refuse to go along with the stupid. The IC needs a complete reset on Ethiopia - based on fact, not nonsense.
In the meantime, late-comers to the drama like @UNReliefChief Martin Griffiths, should refuse to go along with the stupid. The IC needs a complete reset on Ethiopia - based on fact, not nonsense.
If not for Ethiopia then for Africa Stability and @COP26. Right now the future of both are at risk. The ongoing war is spreading instability throughout East Africa. And will likely spread further. Meanwhile the news impact of this fiasco is spreading throughout the global south.
Its not just the world that need's to "wake up" as @antonioguterres says. The ivory tower institutions of power and privilege in the United States, the European Union and the United Nations need to "wake up", because they are failing. Completely.
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