Tsedale Lemma
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If you think Ethiopia's problem began the day you became aware of it, think again! Also,🇪🇹is at war w. itself, again. @[email protected]
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To the people of #Tigray: I watch with aching heart as you commemorate the sacrifices of your heroes and heroines who lost their precious lives protecting Tigray at the battlefield or for simply being at home, and I grieve with you. 💔 As you go through this excruciating moment of committing the sacrifices of your martyred into its rightful place of your lived memories, and as you try to move forward without justice and reconciliation on your side, I am reminded that this martyrdom is a martyrdom against a genocidal war determined as crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crimes of forced deportation and ethnic cleansing. It couldn’t have been determined by its rightful name, genocide, to give “peace a chance”, when that peace was what Tigray deserved all along. It is a sacrifice paid against a genocidal war that couldn’t have been determined by its rightful name of the crimes of genocide and extermination for lack of “time and resource.” I grieve for you. We failed you, the world failed you; but even through this painful moment, you continued to show us that your fight for freedom and the right to your self determination will go on no matter what. ❤️💛
Tsedale Lemma178,553 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce
More than a million Tigrayan IDPs, hundreds of thousands of sexually violated women in desperate need of support, and the recovery of Tigray’s devastated infrastructure - including schools and hospitals - have all been pushed to the sidelines. The November 2022 Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement was imperfect, but it silenced the guns. Now, infighting among Tigray’s political elite - largely driven by glaring failures in the agreement’s proper implementation - threatens to unravel what remains of it. Once again, Tigray stands on the brink of crisis. Yesterday, I spoke with the BBC Focus on Africa about this latest crisis, which has far-reaching implications for regional stability and Ethiopia’s broader challenges.
Tsedale Lemma48,170 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce
I spoke with the BBC Focus on Africa this evening on the latest developments in the Southern Tigray zone, which are primarily triggered by the failure to uphold the withdrawal of foreign and non-ENDF forces from Tigray region according to the Pretoria agreement for cessation of hostilities. The lack of the federal government’s commitment to uphold the constitutional order and the brief clashes over the last few days should serve as warning signs to avoid relapse into further violence, especially given the inflammatory statement issued by the Amhara state government earlier today.
Tsedale Lemma58,707 görüntüleme • 2 yıl önce
Happy #Ashenda to the indefatigable and stubborn joy of #Tigrayan women. You are the pulse that keeps Tigray alive; the heartbeat who endure, resist, and love louder than any attempt to silence you. Salute for pulling this year’s beautiful celebrations together!
Tsedale Lemma26,548 görüntüleme • 9 ay önce
Sunday thoughts - inspired by the video attached. Bread before drones shows: state legitimacy and priorities through the prism of the Ethiopian Health Workers’ strike Amid Ethiopia’s deepening social and economic crises, the country’s health professionals - essential pillars of public welfare - are on strike. Their 12 demands reach far beyond wages: they include calls for dignity, job security, housing, and access to the very healthcare they provide to others, among others. This is not a labour dispute, as some local media reports portray it, it is a reflection of a deeper misalignment between state priorities and the basic needs of its people. At the heart of the matter lies a truth, eloquently captured in this video: state legitimacy is not built in the sky with 1,500 drones light show that cost millions, but on the ground, in justice, fairness, equity, security, and dignity. The government now stands at a clear crossroads. It can either recognise the legitimacy of the health workers’ demands and begin to address them (gradually, if necessary) as a sign of strategic maturity, or suppress them with force and intimidation, framing the demands as “illegal” or “politically motivated,” and jailing those who speak up. Unfortunately, from the events in the past few days, the latter is the path currently taken. But this path is not new and history is clear on where it leads. No regime, however confident or armed, can permanently silence the question of bread. Repression may delay the questions, or even fragment the organised demands; but it fertilises the ground for a more sustained, organised resistance, a resistance born not of ideology, but of survival. A public faced with the question of bread cannot be dazzled out of hunger, and health workers, a distinct profession, cannot be replaced by loyal cadres. Yes, to acknowledge the urgency of the demands is to admit that millions have been left behind while vanity projects fill the sky and the corridors. But doing so, though humbling, would be the wiser, less costly option. Because when the question becomes bread, no drone light show can outshine the fire of a people demanding to live.
Tsedale Lemma11,499 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce
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