18 years ago in
#Axum
I had tegamino. It changed my world. Since then I've ordered it in
#Addis
and gotten some watery shiro soup. Had to come back to the source to get the real thing once more
#Tigray
Agreeing peace requires courage - more courage than continuing the war.
For almost two years, the
#Tigray
region in
#Ethiopia
has suffered from an atrocious war.
In my new blog post, I appeal to all parties to finally engage in dialogue and compromise
Imagine a conflict far more deadly than
#Gaza
Imagine if a UN commission found that starvation may have been used as a weapon of
#war
Imagine a de facto blockade and destruction of an entire health system.
Imagine that conflict never making it the UNSC agenda
Imagine
#Tigray
Rwanda, Bosnia, Darfur, Tigray, Darfur (again)
Imagine an international system unable to uphold the most basic norm and prevent the most horrendous of crimes.
"During his visit to a hospital in Hawzen,
#Tigray
he said, “almost nothing but the walls were left untouched; all equipment and medicines have to be replaced”.
"The targeting of civilians, residential buildings, hospitals, schools, kindergartens, is inexcusable and intolerable. All alleged violations of international humanitarian law must be investigated & those found responsible held accountable," stressed
@DicarloRosemary
on
#Ukraine
.
The
#UN
has shown itself to be incapable of dealing with the challenges the post
#ColdWar
world faces. In every corner of the global the organization has shown that while all nations are equal. Some are more equal than others.
#LastDaysoftheLeagueofNationsUpInHere
Today marks three years to the day since I moved to
#Ethiopia
a country which fascinated me since childhood in
#Guyane
. Having first come to Ethiopia in 2002, this love affair has seen its share of me cheating (
#Sudan
#Tchad
you will always be my paramours) but the ❤️ remains.
These are not the first aid workers killed in
#Tigray
. Aid workers have been deliberately targeted since the start of the conflict:
Refugees camp guards,
4
#DRC
staff,
1 REST staff member,
And now 3 MSF staff members.
#NotATarget
"Requests to various UN entities operating in Ethiopia to share documents and materials of interest were largely deflected, or responded to after an inordinate delay."
Gross violations of human rights and IHL and
#GenevaConvention
have taken place. Anyone trying to deny that, anyone trying to silence the victims, anyone taking it with 'a grain of salt' is complicit in those crimes.
#HumanRightsDay
Crisis ridden Western European nation of
#Britain
reeling this evening after unelected leader uses tribal elder to suspend the fractious parliament. The coup could trigger ethnic conflict is this country known for a bloody 17th century civil war. Stay tuned
#StopTheCoup
As of 27 December, food partners have only around 17,000 litres of fuel available in
#Tigray
but at least 120,000 liters of fuel are needed to dispatch around 8,000 MT of food currently available in Mekelle.
In his last few weeks as
@UNReliefChief
Mark showed leadership and integrity that has been lacking at all levels of the
#UN
particularly on the
#Tigray
crisis. You will be missed.
Yesterday was my last day as the
@UNReliefChief
and I want to thank humanitarian workers everywhere for their relentless efforts.
Please keep going, despite the challenges. The world would be a lot worse without what you do. The people most in need are relying on you. 1/2
Imagine an organisation so dysfunctional that an investigation accuses the leadership ofa member state of probable use of hunger asa weapon of war, while another gives that leadership an award for agricultural gains; yet a third section struggles to feed millions inthe same state
For those
#Guyana
/ese asking, 'How did we got here?'. Unchecked bottom house racism. That's how. Nothing else. Nothing deeper. 'Did I do anything to stop it? ' That is the question.
"Credible information also continues to emerge about serious violations of international human rights law and humanitarian law by all parties to the conflict in Tigray in November last year.”
#ICJ
provisional measures rule in favour of
#Guyana
and orders
#Venezuela
not to take any actions that would change the status quo or prejudice the
#ICJ
's eventual ruling on the dispute.
"Across all zones and phases of the Tigray conflict, the Commission documented patterns of widespread and systematic rapes and sexual violence perpetrated against women and children" .
"On 4 November 2020 the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia launched a military offensive against the TPLF, this was followed by attacks on the Northern Command of the Ethiopian National Defence Forces by the TPLF on the same day."
#BlackTwitter
My daughter just asked me how can
#BorisJohnson
go around looking like this and black people get told braids aren't professional.
I didn't have an answer.
Can I just say 'racism' ?
'In Tigray, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate due to the continued restrictions imposed on the delivery of humanitarian supplies into the region via the route through Afar (Semera-Abala-Mekelle).'
#Tigray
#Ethiopia
“I love you.
I miss you,”
Ababa calls her husband, who is currently outside of
#Tigray
, after more than a year.
Through free phone call service, our team in Mekelle is helping around 1,500 people per week to speak to their families.
"But when I wanted to release our findings, I was told that I was crossing a line. ‘You can’t do that,’ is what an official very high up in Abiy’s office called and told me."
@1_filsan
I cannot be held responsible for what happens to the next senior diplomat or UN official who tells me, 'That can't be right because my driver here in Addis said....'
On 23rd Feb 1763, almost 3000 proto-
#Guyana
/ese drove the
#Dutch
out of the colony of
#Berbice
.
Say their names with pride: Kofi (Cuffy) Akara Atta Kwaku Kwabi Baube Fourtyn & Boi- of the Akan (
#Ghana
#cotedivoire
) known as Koromanti or Delminas and also the Gbe of
#Togo
#Benin
Ladies and gentlemen, these are literally the Venezuelans running around calling
#Guyana
/ese colonizers. You can't 😂 you ca- can't make this stuff up. 😂
In addition to violations of HR & IHL conflicts inflict on pops,
#humanitarian
actors r faced with stark choices,name a government or allied military that has deliberately targeted aid workers & in doing so lose the ability to reach populations in need or silence & complicity.
7 weeks ago, a truce was called in
#Tigray
but only 5% of humanitarian supplies have been allowed in. People are starving to death & it is intentional. The health system has collapsed. I ask Ethiopian & Eritrean governments to end the siege & allow sustained access for aid.
185years ago, on the 5th May 1838, the first
#Indians
set foot in
#Guyana
to revive a dying colonial enterprise. The scheme was so successful that in 1845 it was replicated in Trinidad and 1860 the
#British
also began the transporting Indian laborers to South Africa. 1/very many
How does one say thank you to a man who has left an inedible mark not only on you, but also on the world?
U don't
You live your life with as much integrity as possible, knowing you represent not only yourself
At times you stand firm, so that others who are less strong may sit
On every front and by every metric we failed. Even when doing the right thing was easy, most chose convoluted paths leading to further shame. Hats off, it takes work to be this complicit.
Throughout Tigray, electricity and mobile networks are cut and communications are only possible via satellite... Road access to Tigray remains blocked including from Addis- Mekelle (through Afar) and Amhara i.e., Gondar -Shire and Gondar - Humera - Sheraro
One EU official said a political decision would be made in the coming weeks on whether or not Addis Ababa should continue to qualify for budgetary support from Brussels.
#EU
considers aid cut to
#Ethiopia
amid violence
@DrTedros
@DrMikeRyan
"Current supplies of food are too little to sustain life.
The health system has collapsed.
People are starving to death and it is intentional.
Things are so bad that journalists cannot even access the region, removing the world’s eyes to what is happening"-
@DrTedros
#Tigray
Ethiopia: Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Janez Lenarčič on the situation of Eritrean refugees in the Tigray region - European…
Nuanced read on
#Ethiopia
's
#Transition
@TomGardner18
'Although Abiy’s rhetoric differs from his predecessors’, his administration’s conduct looks increasingly familiar.'
A questions about the Austin Jr salary debate:
1 How much of this is just Ruel Johnson using his position to attack someone who made a point to expose Ruel's domestic violence and grooming?
2 How much is the
#PPP
saying that as a young Afro-
#Guyana
/ese Roland is undeserving?
Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo says the Guyana Police Force has been instructed to remove “Policia” from its vehicles.
He made the comments during a meeting with residents of Dazzle Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara on Saturday last.
The High Level Tana Forum on Security has kicked off in Bahir Dar City
10th
@TanaForum
is to give primacy to African citizens in the discourse on security & resilience across multiple political, economic & social spaces.
Program Director 10th
#TanaForum
@ma3lim_h
#TanaForum2022
Over the next 20 days as most important date in
#Guyana
's history approaches I'll try to drop some knowledge of the 1763
#Berbice
Rebellion 23.02.1763.
Every regime short on performance tends to be long on patriotism.
Marx was wrong: it is not religion that is the opiate of the masses, but state-driven patriotism.
And lethal weapons. Let's not forget that for the last 30 years Ukraine has been one the largest weapons exporters to the most impoverished corners of the world. Turn up in any conflict and there is a pilot or a shipment of arms from Kyiv with love.
What the Ukraine flag signifies. A golden field of grain (Ukraine is the world's 4th largest exporter of barley and corn, and the 5th largest exporter of wheat) beneath clear blue skies. Sky above grain, or freedom above bread.🇺🇦
182 years ago, on the 5th May 1838, the first
#Indians
set foot in
#Guyana
to revive a dying
#colonial
enterprise. The scheme was so successful that in 1845 it was replicated in Trinidad and 1860 the
#British
also began the transporting
#Indian
laborers to
#SouthAfrica
.
Technical team not attending.
Opposition that represents 48.something % of the electorate not attending.
But heaven forbid PPP media hack and spin Idiots don't go.
#Lifeonthebackdam
Our failures to stand up for what was right in part of the world have now endangered people in another people much closer to your home. Our deep concern for one conflict has turned it horror and collective action in another. It's not too late to right this wrong.
Happy
#IndependenceDay
#Guyana
!!!!
We come a long way, with so much farther to go.
First Indigenous people arrive around 9000 BC. The Alonso de Ojeda explore the Essequibo River in 1499.
1594 Sir Walter Raleigh explores Guyana looking for the fabled city of El Dorado.
#GRENADA
: The government yesterday said it will deport 15 Haitians, who entered the island as a group of tourist on Sunday because immigration has determined they will be a burden to the public purse.
There is no place as alive as
#Guyana
and this in and of itself an anomaly. Like the plum tree growing out of the grave side, our roots dig deep, twisting and turning to find nourishment in pain and death.
The failures of our multilateral institutions are now a real concern. Only now that these failures are having repercussions for Europe. We
#ThirdWorld
ers have lived with these failures and the fact that some states are more equal than others for decades. Welcome and Condolences
"Despite efforts to mobilize resources and scale-up the response, it has not reached the required scope and scale required to respond to the several crises in northern Ethiopia."
"The Secretary of State should make a determination relative to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide without further delay, and impose immediate sanctions on those who committed such acts."
The 23rd Feb 2023 marks 260 years since an attempted revolution in
#GUYANA
. On this day in 1763 close to 3000 proto-Guyanese who had been stripped of their dignity, rights and their very freedom, rose up and drove the
#dutch
from colony of
#Berbice
.
My latest on tension between Federal Government and Tigray is getting more overt, complicated and acute. Rarely have the stakes been so high. It is high time to take stock of this dangerous situation and proceed with circumspection, sensitivity, and wisdom.
You may read this but you will never know the strength it took for this amazing woman to get an international firm to acknowledge their wrong doing & the inappropriate conduct their consultant which at times was both borderline racist and sexist. We love & support you
@Aliben86
@nwakibie3
Sadly.
Long ago, the black people started the racism in Guyana. They hated Indians so they would kill all indian babies, women and men.
Riots were real bad back in the days.
It was toff sis
"Such acts were carried out primarily by EDF members, also by or often in concert with ENDF, Amhara Special Forces, Afar Special Forces and fano. Multiple-perpetrator-rapes often involved members of different armed groups, which suggests collaboration between members"
The
@UN_HRC
agreed to establish a commission to investigate violations committed during Russia’s military attack on
#Ukraine
.
32 countries voted in favour of the resolution, Russia and Eritrea voted against it, while 13 nations abstained.
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