Month: May 2025

Mekelle, Tigray – May 29, 2025  Former Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, General Samora Yonus, has denied widely circulating social media rumors claiming that he has rejoined the military and is seriously ill. The unverified claims sparked public concern, leading the media outlet Berakhe to directly contact General Samora by phone […]

Mekelle, Tigray – May 29, 2025 A powerful new photo exhibition in Rome is shining a spotlight on the long-ignored suffering of women in Tigray, as well as the devastating impact of the war on Tigray that has been marked by extreme violence, mass displacement, and systematic sexual atrocities. Titled “Women’s Bodies as Battlefields”, the […]

Mekelle, Tigray – May 29, 2025 Courts in the city of Mekelle have resumed operations today after a ten-day suspension that began on May 19, triggered by serious security concerns raised by judicial staff. The reopening follows the partial fulfillment of security-related demands made by the judges. As previously reported, the courts were closed after […]

May 29, 2025 – Mekelle, Tigray Since May 24, 2025, the Ethiopian Customs Commission has reportedly halted trucks transporting various goods and materials from Adatu in the Afar region, and more recently, from Serdo to Tigray via the Serdo-Afdera route. The reasons behind the blockade remain unclear, causing growing concern among businesses, drivers, and residents […]

Mekelle, Tigray – May 28, 2025 A new investigative study by the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) has unveiled a disturbing failure by global social media platforms to adequately moderate genocidal and inciting content during the brutal 2020–2022 Tigray war. The findings confirm long-standing claims by Tigrayan survivors and digital rights activists that online hate […]

May 27, 2025 Mekelle, Tigray — On the occasion of the 34th anniversary of its victory that marked the fall of the Derg regime, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) issued a strongly worded statement criticizing the Ethiopian government for what it described as a lack of commitment to fully implementing the Pretoria Agreement, signed […]

Mekelle, Tigray – May 27, 2025 Courts in the city of Mekelle have suspended all operations as of May 21 due to serious security concerns, according to Siye Kidane G/Egzabher, Vice President of the Central Court of the City of Mekelle. In an interview with VOA, Siye explained that the suspension is a result of […]

Salsay Weyane Tigray Commends U.S. Ambassador’s Call for Peace, Urges Concrete Action for Lasting Resolution in Tigray Salsay Weyane Tigray welcomes last week’s statement from the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, which calls on the Ethiopian government and other forces to end conflicts and cease violence against citizens. We deem this statement commendable. However, meaningful peace […]

Mekelle, Tigray – The Ministry of Mines has confirmed that the Tigray Region is the leading gold supplier to the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), contributing over 41% of the country’s total gold supply in the first ten months of the 2017 Ethiopian fiscal year. According to State Minister of Mines Mr. Million Matewos, Tigray […]