Youth in Mekelle Calling for Implementation of Tigray Interim Regional Administration Decisions Amid Political Stalemate
Youth in Mekelle, the capital city of Tigray, have taken to the streets in a peaceful demonstration demanding respect for and full implementation of decisions made by the Tigray Interim Regional Administration (TIRA). This comes after months of reported obstruction by a faction of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) led by Debretsion Gebremichael, which has allegedly rendered TIRA largely ineffective.
One notable issue highlighted by the demonstrators is the absence of a functioning mayor in Mekelle since December 2, 2024. The mayor's office has been closed due to competing appointments—one made by TIRA and another by the Debretsion-led TPLF faction. The entrenched networks of the TPLF faction have reportedly hindered TIRA’s ability to appoint officials at various administrative levels, including zonal and district administrators.
The situation has been further complicated by claims from the Debretsion faction that the leadership of the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) supports its authority and recognizes it as the sole representative of the TPLF. This comes as the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) issued a February 10, 2025, deadline for the TPLF to hold its general assembly and legally register. The party has been in limbo since its delisting as a terrorist group in March 2023, following its initial ban in the aftermath of the 2020 war.
Protesters are urging the Tigray Defence Forces to stay neutral and avoid involvement in partisan politics.
The protest has drawn attention due to concerns over potential responses from security forces. In the summer of 2023, peaceful demonstrations in Mekelle were met with violent crackdowns. Protest organizers are urging participants to maintain discipline, with one coordinator seen instructing attendees to report anyone acting out of conduct directly to security officers.
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#Locust swarm hit multiple districts in #Tigray threatening harvest season
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Several districts in Eastern, Southern as well as Southeastern zones of Tigrai hit by locus swarm threatening the upcoming harvest season.
According to Haile Tadele, head for the office of rural development sector in Southern zone of Tigrai, the locust swarm has already entered Raya Azebo, Mekoni, and Emba alaje and maychew districts.
The swarm was first seen in Eastern zone of Tigrai. As to Ataklti Arefe, head for economic sector of the zone; Irob, Ganta Ashefum, Gulomekeda, Saesae, Tsaeda Emba, Kiltoawlaelo, as well Atsbi districts are affected by the swarm.
Hintalo, Enderat and Wajrat are also districts in Southeastern Tigrai that are hit by the locust infestation.
Experts fear the new wave of locust infestation would break the already devastated agricultural system in Tigrai beyond recovery.
Tigrai Television English
#NewsAlert: #TPLF Central Committee picks Getachew Reda to lead #Tigray interim regional admin
The Central Committee of Tigray People’s Liberation front (TPLF) has, late this evening, picked Getachew Reda, member of the party’s Executive Committee, to lead the incoming interim administration of the regional state, three source close to the matter told Addis Standard.
The sources also say that Getachew received 18 votes out of the 41 members of the central Committee.
But whether he will get the green light from the federal government is yet to be seen.
Establishing an Interim Regional Administration (IRA) which will replace the Tigray regional state local government that was elected on 02 September 2020, was one of the key parts of the November 2, 2022 Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) signed in Pretoria.
https://addisstandard.com/newsalert-tplf-central-committee-picks-getachew-reda-to-lead-tigray-interim-regional-admin/
'Woyane' Official Trailer
Woyane is a documentary film that uncovers the worlds largest humanitarian crisis, and one of the deadliest conflicts of this century - the hidden #TigrayGenocide in #Ethiopia.
"Working on this project as a one-man production crew these past two years has been the most challenging, heart wrenching and eye opening experience of my life. I am forever in awe of the survivors in this film, and all those that have risked their lives to expose the atrocities inflicted on the people of #Tigray."
- Jonny Stern
🔗https://vimeo.com/800568527?fbclid=PAAaYCBR1bNP0Xp6X_Q54uZknPudF2vwNlYOAQPeBpGyWHVsis40D5297YxFE
State Hospital without State Budget for more than 2 Years, However Tigrayans abroad are determined to save their brothers and sisters!
"Our Hospital #Ayder has received a sum of more than 5 million birr from Tigray Disaster Relief FUND Our heart felt gratitude to everyone who has participated in the fundraising activities #GivingTuesday "
Dr. Kibrom Gebreselassie, Chief Executive Director of CHS, Ayder Specialized Hospital-MU
🔗https://twitter.com/ayder_hospital/status/1626237638620610561?t=23_TlXKZZSv7oygD8Vhbpg&s=19
#Ethiopia & #Eritrea are guilty of #TigrayGenocide
7th February - "Millions have died, Hundreds of Thousands of women have experienced conflict related sexual violence which is Mass Rape, rape at a level that is so atrocious, it's genocidal.
Genocidal rape is being used against Tigrayan women, Hundreds of Thousands of them.
Thousands are still starving today.
Today Medical Aid is not available in, fact I was reading today that Medical Aid is more expensive than beer within #Tigray right now, that's the reality that Tigrayans are facing.
Networks are still not working, we could see when Getachew was here, he was having a hard time connecting, his Network kept going in and out that it's still happening.
Many Tigrayans have not spoken to their family members, many Tigrayans are missing their family members, unsure who has died who is not. I've only been able to speak to a very select few of my family members and I'm grateful for being able to speak to them after almost three years but I still have not spoken to the rest of them and that is the reality again for the majority of Tigrayans.
The Majority of Tigrayans that are living in Tigray that do not have any connections to the diaspora, that do not have any connections to the outside world, are starving through death, are still living in caves and what have you.
Nothing has truly changed and yet we are at a place where we're talking about peace, about the next day, about this and that.
The IDP centers are still full of Tigrayans trying to figure out what's going to happen today, not tomorrow because they can't think that far, they're still here trying to survive today.
This is our reality right now and so I am incredibly, incredibly disappointed and I would hope that the change although it's going to take its time and there's a process and what have you, it would be faster than this.
We're past three months since the COH was signed and yet still it is very, very slow.
Today's excitement on Twitter from Tigrayans is the fact that they were able to go to the bank one
9th February - Dictator Isaias Afwerki Confronted in #Kenya About His War Crimes in #Tigray
#Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki said that reports of Eritrean troops committing human rights violations during the bloody two-year conflict in the Tigray region were "a fantasy" and "misinformation".
You hear William Samoei Ruto giggling in the background with this Genocidal monster. What a sucker.
Citizen TV Kenya
🔗https://youtu.be/Qp0T_76IPQo
#Ethiopia & #Eritrea are guilty of #TigrayGenocide