Millions of children out of schools and tens of thousands of teachers died in war-torn Tigray
Mekelle, Tigray - In Wereda Tselemti, North Western Tigray, the deserted classrooms and shuttered schools that once served as centers of learning for tens of thousands of children are a stark reminder of the toll the war has taken on the Tigray’s ed ...
Expulsions of Tigrayans from Western Tigray continue nearly three years after the signing of the Pretoria agreement
Mekelle, Tigray - Over 1500 ethnic Tigrayans have been expelled from the occupied Western Tigray zone by Amhara regional forces and militias this year alone, compounding what rights groups describe as an ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing nearly t ...
One died and two injured in the town of Mekoni, Southern Tigray: local residents accused security forces for the incident
Mekelle, Tigray - One person was killed and two others injured in Mekoni, Southern Tigray, after security forces opened fire in a local gaming area in a neighborhood known as Madya, according to residents. Residents said the victims were reportedly ...
Opposition party in Tigray accused TPLF of suppressing dissent
Tigrayan opposition party, Salsay Weyane Tigray accused the Tigray People’s Liberation Front of brutally cracking down on peaceful opposition movements across the region, warning that the TPLF is actively obstructing a lasting solution to the existe ...
TPLF deputy chair rejects reports of secret talks with Eritrean government.
Amanuel Assefa, deputy chairman of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, has dismissed reports that the party has engaged in talks with Eritrean officials, calling the claims “totally false.” Speaking to Wegahta in response to reports by various me ...
Ayder hospital refutes allegations of treating wounded Fano combatants
Mekelle’s Ayder Comprehensive Referral Hospital said allegations that it treated wounded fighters involved in the recent clashes between Fano militias and government forces in Kobo, Amhara Region are false. Hospital officials and direct observatio ...
Tsadkan Gebretensae denies claim of appointment as advisor to ENDF’s Chief of staff
Lieutenant General Tsadkan Gebretensae, former deputy president of Tigray’s interim administration and Ethiopia’s former chief of staff, has denied claims circulating on social media that he has been appointed as a senior advisor to Field Marshal Be ...
Whitewashing Ethnic Cleansing: How the narrative around Western Tigray obscures a crime in plain sight
For nearly five years, Tigrayans from Western Tigray have endured a calculated campaign of ethnic cleansing, orchestrated through brutality, violence, displacement, and occupation. Yet despite the scale and brutality of the crimes committed, Western ...
Is Tigray Witnessing a Creeping Coup?
Following the announcement by the senior military leaders, there are growing concerns that what started as a political dispute within the TPLF is evolving into a creeping coup. On January 23, 2025, Tigray politics has seen a dramatic escalation in ...
UN faces criticism for normalizing military occupation, sanitizing ethnic cleansing and war crimes in Tigray.
The United Nations humanitarian coordination agency, has come under growing criticism from Tigrayans after it referred to constitutionally recognized Tigrayan territories as “contested” in a recent mapping update. The map which is part of OCHA’s l ...