Tigray is in the northernmost region of the vast African country, Ethiopia, bordering Eritrea. On November 2, 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic, a fratricidal war broke out. When the Tplf (Tigray People’s Liberation Front) organised and held an electoral round in the region without Addis Ababa’s permission and took possession of regular army barracks and armaments, manifesting its intention to consider its own region separate from the rest of the country, it was thought that Premier Abiy Ahamed, 2019 Nobel laureate “for his efforts for peace and international cooperation,” would, at least initially, choose a path other than military escalation. In reality, the situation precipitated dramatically and, in two years, led to the deaths of some 600,000 people and displaced nearly 3 million people. Widespread human rights violations and sexual violence have left deep scars on the population. (CLICK HERE for more!)
