Well it’s a TPLF information officer explaining that the TPLF have taken over Ethiopia’s largest military command the day after President Trump publicly suggested Egypt might need to bomb the #GERD in a televised press conf.
Eight days later in a treacherous attack, soldiers loyal to the TPLF launched a coordinated surprise attack on five military bases killing 1000s of their colleagues.
While @SecPompeo acknowledged this the day after, on Election Day in the US. The @nytimes still remains skeptical about the origins of the war, claiming that @AbiyAhmedAli really started the war just last week >> nytimes.com/2021/12/15/wor…
There is an extraordinary weather event unfolding across the Middle East at the moment. @Arab_Storms is well worth following as it has a fantastic network of contributors providing video reports across the region via social media.
Snow falling in Turkey, the weather system is caused by a couple of different dynamics combined. One of which is located over Turkey, a low cirulation.
Well this post @UNHumanRights Council Meeting analysis panel from @AJEnglish didn't achieve anything. Much like the meeting itself. Proving that it's holding was counterproductive.
Each of the three panelists from @TghatMedia@amnesty and @CrisisGroup have contributed to this catastrophe. It’s interesting that they all also welcome passage of the resolution.
Also interesting that there is no one present representing the GoE or even Ethiopian civil society. And that no one including the @aljazeera host bothered to mention the GoE response, which is extraordinarily relevant to their discussion.
Ethiopia is continuing to get on with shaping its future.
There is a striking contrast between this meeting which talks through action about what the likely path forward for Ethiopia will be and yesterday's disgraceful proceedings at the @UN_HRC.
The presentation by the European Group spokesman is particularly worth watching. This is followed by a brief, clear, response from Ethiopia to the proceedings.
The Director General of @WHO is once again abusing his position as a high UN Official to promote the interests of his former TPLF comrades, turned insurgents in their efforts to resurrect an over used misinformation operation focussed on the Tekeze River, for military purposes.
Since the beginning of this war in November 2020 the TPLF has been seeking to open an arms supply route from Sudan through Humera to provide materiel and fresh troops for TPLF's armed forces.
Refugee camps in Sudan have also been used to treat injured TPLF fighters, who have subsequently been caught with IDs fighting in Amhara, and to provide refuge - at the beginning of the war - to perpetrators of the Mai Kadra massacre where est. 1500+ civilians were killed.