Ethiopia Insight published on 30 January 2024 a commentary titled "Four Years Later, Tigray Is Unrecognizable" by an anonymous author.
This report is based on a visit by an Ethiopian to his/her home in Tigray Region during October 2023. The civil service barely functions. Ethnic relations are complicated and often tense. Grieving remains widespread and unemployment is high.
British public broadcast service Channel 4 News posted on 13 January 2023 a 7 minute podcast titled "Will Ethiopia Peace Deal Improve Situation in Tigray?"
The podcast looks at the current situation in Mekelle, capital of Tigray Region, and the impact of the civil war and ceasefire on life in the city.
Agence France Presse published on 28 October 2021 an article titled "Ethiopia Air Strike on Tigray Kills 6: Hospital, Rebel Sources."
The Ethiopian Air Force resumed airstrikes on the capital of Tigray Region on 28 October. The central government said it hit an industrial site in Mekelle; the TPLF said it was a residential area.
CNN published on 22 October 2021 an article titled "Mekelle Struck, Residents Flee Amhara as Ethiopia Battle Intensifies" by Bethlehem Feleke.
The Ethiopian Air Force launched new airstrikes on Mekelle, the capital of Tigray Region, while TPLF ground forces approached Dessie in Amhara Region, resulting in residents fleeing the city.
Reuters published on 20 October 2021 an article titled "Air Strike Hits Capital of Ethiopia's Tigray for Second Time This Week." The Associated Press published on 20 October 2021 an article titled "New Airstrikes Hit Capital of Ethiopia's Tigray Region" by Cara Anna.
The Ethiopian Air Force conducted a third attack on Mekelle on 19 October, apparently trying to hit a factory used to repair arms.
AFP published on 18 October 2021 a story titled "'Deadly' Airstrikes Hit Capital of Ethiopia's Tigray" by Robbie Corey-Boulet.
The story confirms at least two airstrikes on Mekelle, the capital of Tigray Region, by Ethiopia's Air Force.
The BBC published on 18 October 2021 an article titled "Tigray: Ethiopian Government Admits Mekelle Airstrike."
The Ethiopian government expanded the war in Ethiopia by acknowledging that its aircraft bombed Mekelle, the capital of Tigray Region, on 18 October.
Al Jazeera published on 14 December 2020 an article titled "Ethiopia's Tigray War: A Doctor's Account of Mekelle's Plight" by Lucy Kassa.
This is the report of an anonymous doctor who served at Mekelle's main hospital until 7 December. It offers a desperate account of the situation at the hospital and in Mekelle generally.
The Washington Post published on 4 December 2020 an article titled "Ethiopia's War in Tigray Shows No Signs of Abating Despite Government's Victory Claims" by Max Bearak.
The article describes continuing conflict in Tigray region with the TPLF and its supporters apparently taking refuge in the more mountainous parts of the state. There is no indication the conflict will come to a quick end.
The International Crisis Group (ICG) posted on 27 November 2020 a plea titled "Avoiding a Bloodbath in Ethiopia's Mekelle."
As fighting between central government forces and the TPLF nears Mekelle, the capital of Tigray Region, the ICG urges Addis Ababa to pause hostilities while all sides minimize harm to civilians and the African Union steps up efforts to avert further bloodshed.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation ran on 23 November 2020 a six minute segment on Ethiopia titled "Ethiopia on Brink of Civil War." The interview with me focused on the current military situation between the central government forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front in Tigray Region.
