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Turning a Blind Eye – The politicization of Genocide: The case of Ethiopia
By Johanna Suh-Hee Rothe Content Warning: This piece contains descriptions and discussions of genocide, including references to mass violence, death, torture, sexual violence, and other forms of extreme human suffering. Reader discretion is advised. “The world must be ever alert to the warning signs of genocide, and act quickly and early to avert it.” [i]…
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Psycho-Social Media
How Cycles of Retaliation and a Perilous Information Space Drive the Northern Ethiopian Conflict and Jeopardize Future Reconciliation By Benjamin Stevenson Man-made famine, massacres, and chilling episodes of sexual violence; these have defined Northern Ethiopia across decades of protracted ethnic conflict. A new war was launched on November 4, 2020 under the ironic leadership of…
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Resolving the Tigray Conflict: Transforming Ethno-Political Identity in Ethiopia
By Samantha A. Sloane One day, a woman threw a bone out of her house. Two dogs started fighting for it. A wise old man called Robele Megerra saw them. “Stop those dogs!” he called out. “If you don’t, the boys will start fighting too.” Nobody listened to Robele Megerra. A few minutes later, a…
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Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Ethiopian-Tigrayan Conflict
By Rachel Crocker Background The Conflict In November 2020, Ethiopia was thrust into the international spotlight with the emergence of a civil war between the national government and political leaders in the Tigray region. After years of political unrest between the government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), violence broke out when TPLF forces…
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