Kjetil Tronvoll
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Professor & Vice Rector for Research at Oslo New University College and Director of Oslo Analytica: Political anthropologist, analyst, conflict advisor
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#TDF
leader/elected President of
#Tigray
#Debretsion
commented to me «How can we take the cease-fire declaration seriously, when they cut power and communication lines to Mekelle to punish the people. It is just to buy time for them to regroup. We will not allow that».
#Ethiopia
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A popular joke in
#Tigray
these days:
Ex-president Mengistu calls
#PMAbiyAhmed
from his escape in Zimbabwe: «Hi comrade. I hear you have trouble with the
#Woyane
too. Pls do not escape to Harare as I did. I don’t want
#TDF
to come & get you here, as they will take me too».
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#Tigray
president/leader of
#TDF
,
#Debretsion
, informs me this afternoon on satellite ph.: «We are under siege. We need to act now. There is not any time or sign for political solution. So people will rather die fighting than starving to death. We will not allow this to happen.»
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My call for the
#Nobel
Peace Prize Committee to step down in protest over the Nobel laureate
#AbiyAhmed
#War
on
#Tigray
,
#Ethiopi
. | The Nobel committee should resign over the atrocities in Tigray | Kjetil Tronvoll | The Guardian
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#ENDF
is pulling out of
#Mekelle
, the capitol of
#Tigray
.
@reda_getachew
told me on satellite link now that
#GovernmentofTigray
has ordered
#TDF
to enter the capital as of this evening to restore calm and stop allegded looting. The war is taking a new turning point.
#Ethiopia
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As
#AbiyAhmed
and the
#ProsperityParty
supporters are celebrating the
#election
day in
#Ethiopia
, the
#TDF
and the
#Tegaru
are celebrating military victories in the
#Alulaoffensive
in
#Tigray
. Ethiopia - always the country of contradictions…
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The three
#Tigray
opposition parties
@salsayweyaneti1
#Baitona
&
#TIP
call for inter alia withdrawal of all adversary forces, reinstatement of Gov. of Tigray and
#referendum
on future status of the region.
#Ethiopia
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It’s amazing to see that
#Ethiopia
Foreign Affairs Ministry is praising the
#warcrimes
and atrocities perpetrated against their own citizens in
#Tigray
by
#Eritrea
|n troops. I have never heard of any other government exhibiting such treasonous posture against their own citizens.
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Dear twitter, I am back! Pls read and circulate my rebuttal of the unfounded accusations raised against me and an interpretation of current divisions and fear and attacks on
#academicfreedom
.
#Ethiopia
#Tigray
#EPRDF
#TPLF
#ProsperityParty
@PMEthiopia
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By retaining Daniel Kibret as advisor, PM
#AbiyAhmed
&
#Ethiopia
Gov. demonstrate their condonement of
#genocide
speech. Pastor Daniel Kibret should be charged and investigated for
#HateSpeech
against
#Tegaru
/
#Tigray
.
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Thinking of my good contact
#JawarMohammed
& Bekele Gerba & other
#Oromo
political prisoners in
#Ethiopia
, on their 19th day of hunger strike. Their medical condition r reportedly dire.
#OFC
and
#OLF
prisoners deserve due process of law.
#Elections
without them is void.
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Finally I regained access to my twitter account after 10 days. There are repeated attacks on all my accounts by a well-organised entity....
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I am hesitating to wish Melkam Addis Amet to all
#Ethiopia
|n friends - as it sounds hollow to talk about a «happy» new year when the country is in dire straits & people across are suffering - knowing things will not improve easily. Wish that each & one of u find solace in life.
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To all followers and friends: I am taking a break from twitter, as the slur campaign against me by certain Ethiopian and Eritrean trolls is spinning out of propotions. Also z serious & totally unfounded accusations levelled by Ethi authorities r becoming increasingly concerning.
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The deliberate destruction of
#Tekeze
river bridge in
#Tigray
, on the key
#humanitarian
aid supply route to the
#famine
struck population, is yet another evidence of the
#genocide
intent by
#Ethiopia
gov /
#ENDF
against the
#Tegaru
- who are now aiming to starve
#TDF
to death.
We are devastated to hear the Tekeze bridge in
#Tigray
has been destroyed.
This was one of the main supply routes into Tigray which means aid efforts will be even more severely hampered than before. The IRC continues to call for unfettered humanitarian access to the region.
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#UN
calls for independent international investigation into allegded
#warcrimes
and widespread
#humanrights
violations in
#Tigray
#Ethiopia
. Immediate and unimpeded access should be given.
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Supposedly the
#Ethiopia
|n gov «law and order» operation against
#Tigray
was completed.. Heavy fighting reported today on three fronts. How many more need to die or be displaced before
@PMEthiopia
understands that the discord can only be settled through negotiations, not by arms.
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It is unbelieveable that a sitting Prime Minister
#AbiyAhmed
incriminate himself and his government in such a manner - basically admitting
#WarCrimes
in the
#war
against
#Tigray
#Ethiopia
. This is a «responsible» partner in
#peace
negotiations?
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As expected,
#TDF
does not believe in the sincerety of the
#ceasefire
statement by
#Ethiopia
, and will continue to fight to liberate all of
#Tigray
. TDF negotiate out of strenght now, and
#Abiy
has to offer more concessions as he lost the battle.
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Former
#UK
foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt calls out
#genocide
in
#Tigray
#Ethiopia
, and states that
#AbiyAhmed
should be «stripped of
#NobelPeacePrize
». Meanwhile, the Norwegian
#Nobel
Committee keeps quiescent and focuses on everything but Ethiopian war.
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1/3 President of
#Tigray
/
#TDF
#Debretsion
stated to me today: «
#AbiyAhmed
& PP are extending their stay in power by pushing the regional forces of
#Oromo
&
#Sidama
to come to their rescue. When z professional
#ENDF
army cannot fight us, how can militia & police do it?»
#Ethiopia
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As
#AbiyAhmed
’s days in power in
#Ethiopia
seem numbered,
#Addis
#diplomatic
community should immediately organise on-site observations in
#Kality
prison & other fed. detention centres, to ensure the safety of political prisoners of
#OFC
,
#OLF
,
#TPLF
.
@USEmbassyAddis
@EthiopiaEU
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#Mekelle
#Tigray
this evening z people are celebrating in the dark, as electricity is also cut by fed authorities (& telecom).
#TDF
spokesperson
@reda_getachew
says the
#GovofTigray
will offer a statement tomorrow on the so-called «cease fire» declaration by
#Ethiopia
gov.
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#Ethiopia
has expelled 4 diplomats from
#Ireland
🇮🇪, due to the principal stand Irleand has pursued on the
#warcrimes
committed &
#humanitarian
access to
#Tigray
in
#UNSC
. Irish people should be proud of its government’s work to promote peace and justice.
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My take on z war on
#Tigray
in
#Ethiopia
, concluding:
«Let’s hope that
@AbiyAhmedAli
may learn from z country’s war-torn history to understand that this political dispute cannot be solved by arms & open up for negotiations before it is too late.»
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I wish all
#Tigray
a blessed
#Ashenda
celebrations. The resilient and corageous girls and women og Tigray are a role model of the rest of the world - standing tall despite all challenges. Keep up the spirit!
#Ethiopia
#womenempowerment
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Political induced mass
#starvation
is happening in
#Tigray
#Ethiopia
, as
@NobelPrize
laureat
@PMEthiopia
#AbiyAhmed
is blocking
#humanitarian
access.
#UNSC
must take immediate action to enforce
#R2P
civillian population and stop the
#war
.
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The full video of Daniel Kibret’s
#genocidal
speech is avalible on
#YouTube
. As the spiritual/political advisor to
#PMAbiyAhmed
#Ethiopia
gov, this is extremely concerning.
#US
and
#EU
must consider individual sanction/persecution of him.
#TigrayGenocide
"They must be the last of their kind(Tigrayans)"
Abiy Ahmed cabinet advisor Daniel Kibret
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“All the problems we feared had happened” says
@RedwanHussien
, commenting on
#Ethiopia
’s war on
#Tigray
. My simple question is: why did you go to war if you knew the consequences? I and others also predicted this. |
@TheReporterET
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The likely mastermind behind the
#war
on
#Tigray
is Pres.
#IsaiasAfwerki
of
#Eritrea
, who entered into peace with
@PMEthiopia
of
#Ethiopia
with that objective. Alex de Waal at
@FletcherSchool
calls him out on the
#warcrimes
committed by
#Eritrea
in Tigray
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Explaning the
#war
and
#humanitarian
crisis in
#Tigray
, and the political crisis in
#Ethiopia
and
#Oromia
today on
@anews
.
Professor of peace and conflict studies
@KjetilTronvoll
provides updates on the situation in Ethiopia’s war-tornTigray region.
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«What is happening in
#Tigray
is appalling. It is time for the international community to wake up and take action.» Strong words from
#EU
High Representative, putting
#Ethiopia
on the agenda of the next Foreign Affairs Council.
@EUinEthiopia
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1/2: For the first time, the Norwegian
#NobelPeacePrize
Committee issues a statement criticizing
#PeacePrize
laureate PM
#AbiyAhmed
of
#Ethiopia
for blocking humanitarian aid to
#Tigray
; and..
@Morgenbladet
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Hope this is saved/documented and used as evidence in forthcoming trial on the atrocities
Verbatim:
"If you want to win the war over
#Tigray
, you've to kill all the youth in the whole Tigray."
This is an activist in an official media supported by
@AbiyAhmedAli
.
P.s. Killing all young men means 70% of the population.
@USAmbUN
@SecBlinken
@hrw
@POTUS
@PowerUSAID
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Reading z official
#educational
sector "damage report" of
#Tigray
. As an educator, it is disheartening to know that Tigray may have a lost generation of youth who will grow up without basic education, due to z deliberate destruction of
#schools
by
#Eritrea
&
#Ethiopia
troops.
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#Amhara
RS calls for all youth & gun-carrying citizens to be mobilised from tomorrow in the war against
#TDF
/
#Tigray
.
#Ethiopia
has entered an all-encompassing
#civilwar
under the watch of the
#NobelPrize
lauerate
#AbiyAhmed
.
በክልሉ ውስጥ የማንኛውም የመንግሥትን መሳሪያ የታጠቀ፣ የግል መሣሪያ የታጠቀ፣ ለግዳጅ ብቁ የሆነ ወጣት ሁሉ ከነገ ጀምሮ ለህልውና ዘመቻ እንዲዘምት የአማራ ክልል ርእሰ መስተዳድር አገኘሁ ተሻገር የክተት ጥሪ አስተላለፉ።
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A panel of int. renowned expert scholars has elected Prime Minister
#AbiyAhmed
of
#Ethiopia
as “World’s Worst Head of Government” for 2021. An elaborate article in the Norwegian daily
@Morgenbladet
outlines his failures & atrocities in z
#war
on
#Tigray
:
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The key opposition leader in
#Tanzania
@zittokabwe
calls out z Norwegian
@NobelPrize
committee & request they revoke z prize to PM of
#Ethiopia
#AbiyAhmed
. Zitto told me that he had seen the consequences of Rwanda
#genocide
as a child, motivating his engagement on
#Tigray
war.
In the weekly
@thecontinent_
I argue that Ethiopia’s Prime Minister must be held accountable for atrocities against Tigray people. It is time now for the public to demand the revocation of Abiy’s Nobel Peace Prize
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Daily aerial bombardment of civilian targets in
#Tigray
by
#Ethiopia
airforce are reported. This either puts in doubt z sincerety of
#AbiyAhmed
in pursuing
#nationaldialouge
& peace, or it shows that he is not in command of z armed forces. Either way, it is a bad omen for peace.
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There are many who have criticised the silence of the
#Patriarch
of the
#Ethiopian
#Orthodox
#Church
. It turns out he has been censored by the authorities and now in a statement smuggled out of
#Ethiopia
the patriarch blasts
#Tigray
#genocide
@AP
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We need better empirical grounded research on
#insurgencies
/
#guerrilla
#warfare
. Two of z most successful & rapid guerrilla offensives in history have been fough z last months:
#TDF
in
#Tigray
#Ethiopia
&
#Taliban
in
#Afghanistan
. These victories should not come as a surprise.
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As I have argued and written on for long time, the
#war
on
#Tigray
was premeditated by PM
#AbiyAhmed
of
#Ethiopia
and Isaias Afwerki of
#Eritrea
- a context unbeknownst to the Norwegian
#NobelPeacePrize
committee.
@NYTimes
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Interestingly, in this statement the Gov of
#Ethiopia
implicitly admits they are blocking
#humanitarian
aid to
#Tigray
as part of the
#war
strategy. Once areas are under
#ENDF
control, they claim aid will be distributed.
@UNHumanRights
#ICHREE
should take note of this.
Statement on the Resumption of Humanitarian aid and Services
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THREAD 1/7: What do we know about
#Eritrea
’s influence over current
#Ethiopia
/n ideological, political, economic, and security policies? Recent statements by
#PMAbiyAhmed
& his senior political advisors may make you wonder.
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The int. com. has sufficient empirical data to conclude that massive & systematic human rights abuse, crimes against humanity, & war crimes are occuring in
#Tigray
#Ethiopia
. The gov. «law operation» is not over, war is ongoing, as is a biblical
#humanitarian
crisis. Action now!
100 days of conflict and we’re in the dark about 2.3 million people trapped in Tigray, Ethiopia:
??,??? people killed
??,??? families starving
??,??? children malnourished
??,??? people traumatised
??,??? people unable to get medical treatment
Our pleas for access go unanswered
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@NobelPrize
laureate
#AbiyAhmedAli
employs a
#genocidal
rhetoric against the
#Tigrayans
labelling them as: «Cancer, Satan & Invasive weed that needs to be annihilated at any cost.»
We should all be very concerned about the genocidal intent of
#Ethiopia
gov.
#TigrayGenocide
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A new quite bizarre tweet from
@CohenOnAfrica
.
#TPLF
as elected gov of
#Tigray
is organising a resistance war against what they and the majority of
#Tegaru
perceive are hostile forces. They are not «hiding». And should they bring with them the seveal hundred thousands TDF troops?
#Ethiopia
's government is refusing a ceasefire in Tigray because remaining TPLF leadership are still free in hiding. I propose that TPLF leaders be offered safe passage to exile in return for ceasefire and end of mass civilian killings.
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Having read Ex Sum, it is no need to waste time reading z full joint
@UNHumanRights
&
#EHRC
report on
#HumanRights
#WarCrimes
in
#Tigray
#Ethiopia
. Non-representative empirical data, methodological flaws, «bothsideism», lack of analytical framing, etc, renders z report useless.
New report on
#Tigray
conflict calls for accountability. All parties have committed violations of int'l human rights, humanitarian & refugee law, some of which may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Perpetrators must be brought to justice:
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The
#war
in
#Tigray
#Ethiopia
is not only a tragedy for the
#Tegaru
and Ethiopian people, but also for
#Eritrea
. Pres. Isaias Afwerki are sending thousands of
#childsoldiers
to be killed on the battlefields. The Eritrea -Tigray people-to-people relations are once again disrupted.
This is
#Eritrean
captive Rodamin Yemane,16.
#Eritrea
keeps fielding child soldiers in
#Ethiopia
's
#Tigray
war. Seems Eritrean military customary law takes precedence over Int'l law.
@UNHumanRights
@RedCross
@martinplaut
@wdavison10
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Thread: I met with and had long talks with
#SeyoumMesfin
,
#AbayTsehay
and
#SebhatNega
in Mekelle in September 2020, on the current crisis in
#Ethiopia
and
#Tigray
. All of them were still arguing that Tigray belonged in the federation, and it was impossible to give up Ethiopia.
In what is seen as a 'big blow' to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, Ethiopian army has killed the ex-foreign minister Seyoum Mesfin, one of the founding members of the TPLF.
👉 More from
@EmmanuelIgunza
here
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The ongoing
#3rdWoyane
-
#Tigray
resistance struggle - will hence most likely be articulated as a war of independence from an
#Ethiopia
they no longer can trust or live in with peace, security and safety.
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A well-documented article on use of
#EthiopianAirlines
planes to transport
#ENDF
special forces to the
#Tigray
war theater. This blurs the distinction between civilian (illegal) & military (legal) objects/targets under
#IntHumLaw
.
@staralliance
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With all due respect,
#PMAbiyAhmed
, z 2021
#elections
in
#Ethiopia
will not go into history as z country’s first «free, fair, & credible» election. Rather it shows chiefly continuities of old
#EPRDF
practices of arrest/harassment of opposition & z results of a «one-party» system.
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WTF
@WFP
! «The topic of starvation is politically sensitive» states
@petersmerdon
and don’t want to confirm figures in
#Tigray
#Ethiopia
. Well, I tell u the issue of starvation is also lethal for those affected by it. Get your act in gear and get the numbers!
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#Ethiopia
|n gov. propaganda is beyond
#Orwellian
newspeak. Z «indoctrination» head (sic!) of
#ENDF
claims «For z sake of political consumption these forces massacred their own people» blaming
#TDF
. General, ‘command responsibility’ = accountability awaits.
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1/: My initial reflections on the
#Tigray
-
#Ethiopia
#peaceagreement
. First, it is commendable that the parties have reached an agreement. Admittedly, this was surprising. One should sincerely hope that the agreement will pave the way for durable peace.
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I am sure ambassadors and international actors will say after the
#Ethiopia
war is over: «Ohh we did not know. Had we known, we would have acted to stop the genocide on
#Tigray
». The betrayal of
#UN
#AU
and int com to the principles of
#R2P
in the face of evidence, is dismaying.
1/n
THREAD: "We are almost dead bodies!"
What a heart-wrenching💔 expression from one of my contacts in
#WesternTigray
!
I saw the following picture going viral on Facebook. I was curious to know more & contacted the very person who posted it.
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The 2 most dedicated & «on-the-ground» humanitarian agencies,
@MSF_EastAfrica
&
@NRC_Norway
are suspended from working in
#Tigray
by
#Ethiopia
gov. It signals a worsening
#humanitarian
situation, & exposes the sinister motives of
#Abiy
.
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