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Understanding Ethiopia's Tigray War (Paperback)
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Understanding Ethiopia's Tigray War (Paperback)
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The ongoing war and consequent famine in the Ethiopian province of
Tigray are increasingly critical. International journalists are not
being allowed to travel to the region, which is almost completely
sealed off from the outside world. This is a deliberate strategy by
the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments prosecuting the war: their
aim is to crush the Tigrayans at almost any cost. This
differentiates the current crisis from the famine of 1984-5, when
400,000 died of starvation primarily as the result of a prolonged
drought, exacerbated by war and government inaction. Today's famine
is a direct result of supplies to the region being cut off. Hatred
of Tigrayans has been stoked by senior advisers to Ethiopia's Prime
Minister, Abiy Ahmed: they have called Tigrayans 'weeds' who must
be uprooted, their place in history extinguished. This language is
reminiscent of the statements that preceded the genocide in Rwanda.
The present situation has been orchestrated since 2018 by Eritrea's
President Isaias Afwerki, who wields considerable influence over
Ethiopian affairs. His troops are deep inside Ethiopia, his
security agents in its towns and cities. For both the Eritrean
President and the Ethiopian Prime Minister, this appears to be a
fight to the finish.
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