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This week’s R&D covers the violence in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Fighting has engulfed the area since November. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered the country’s armed forces to go to Tigray after there was an attack on a national military base. Tigray’s major political party governed Ethiopia’s affairs for almost thirty years until Ahmed took power in April 2018. To date, the violence has claimed more than 8,000 lives.
Situation for Tigray’s Population Grows More Desperate @DeutscheWelle: https://t.co/46J8pVUgAO #Ethiopia #Tigrai pic.twitter.com/U7WiUCt4do
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) October 26, 2021
“God have mercy.” Interviews and internal documents reveal the most detailed picture yet of life under government blockade in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. https://t.co/IHQiY2RULL
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 16, 2021
Ethiopian textile industry at risk if U.S. suspends trade deal over Tigray war https://t.co/FT04rHAT7X pic.twitter.com/g5kwt8Uv6N
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 28, 2021
More than 5m people in Tigray do not have enough to eat. But Western countries still have considerable leverage to force the Ethiopian government’s hand https://t.co/qQoYPawKQJ
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 24, 2021
Whatever concerns one may have about the security situation in Ethiopia today, removal of AGOA eligibility would only worsen the condition of ordinary Ethiopians who have no connection to the Tigray conflict, writes @mihretum.https://t.co/VX3eTn1HTm
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) October 23, 2021
For months, U.N. officials have complained about Ethiopian obstacles to truck convoys of aid for victims facing famine in the Tigray conflict. On Friday, a U.N. humanitarian air flight to Tigray also was thwarted. https://t.co/e8Nz9T1KXO
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) October 23, 2021
The design of the new U.S. sanctions regime for Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict avoids typical pitfalls, with exceptions for humanitarian relief delivery and an implementation delay to allow dialogue, @VFelbabBrown writes. But challenges lie ahead. https://t.co/Fbc28V7V87
— Brookings Foreign Policy (@BrookingsFP) October 21, 2021
How Social Media Became a Battleground in the Tigray Conflict: https://t.co/d3FJsn7M9G #Ethiopia #Tigray pic.twitter.com/Vv5Hp4YipY
— allAfrica.com (@allafrica) October 17, 2021
According to rebels, the Ethiopian army launched a large-scale attack on several fronts in Tigray. Michelle Gavin looks at Abiy’s push for control in the region. https://t.co/BYzYJ4xEZC
— Council on Foreign Relations (@CFR_org) October 12, 2021
Ethiopian government forces have launched a renewed assault to recapture the northern region of Tigray, raising fears of a more devastating humanitarian crisis after a nearly yearlong conflict https://t.co/bFWXJ9IpVs
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) October 13, 2021