From an African perspective, the #Russian invasion of #Ukrain should open up the chance for developing 1)greater #solidarity and #integration among Africans and 2)a reform of the #postwar #US dominated/defined #international order, global governance, and #security #architecture.

3) Who is paying for the war? 4) Who is benefiting from the war? 5) whose imagination of peace is legitimized or stigmatized, and by whom? In short, after one year, whose peace and peace for whom?

Mahatma Gandhi Statue at Campus Tromsø – What does it mean to have a Gandhi statue these days in Tromsø, Norway? zeryehun.wordpress.com/2023/10/24/the… UiT Norges arktiske universitet CPS #WarCrimes in #Gaza

Due to a history of oppressive systems characterized by loyalty, disciplining, surveillance, & control, #Tigray as a society seems to have lost its emancipatory agency. This means that neither the polarized ethnonationalist diaspora nor the now #TPLF offers a genuine alternative.

#TPLF has never managed political issues/conflict non-violently. The current crisis and its developments suggest that its leaders and disgruntled supporters may eventually attempt to control #Tigray through violent or other unacceptable/illegal means. Getachew K Reda Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹

የአብይ መንግስት ኢትዮጵያውያን ዜጎችን የመፍጠር እና ኢትዮጵያዊ ዜግነታቸውን የማጠናከር ግልፅ ፖሊሲ የለውም። የሰው ልማት ላይ ሳይሰሩ; ዜግነትን ሳይፈጥሩ እና ሳያጠናክሩ ነገሩ ሁሉ የእንቧይ ካብ ነው። Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹 #Ethiopia

#Ethiopia: #TPLF faces a unique internal crisis. Historically, dominant factions prevailed, silencing or destroying dissent or resistance groups from #Tigray. This time, the resistance element appears to have significant support, implying the possibility of change, who knows?

1/2 The internal strife within the #TPLF underscores the eventual violent and destructive nature of radical ethnic nationalism.The TPLF’s promotion of ethnicnationalism aims to assume authoritarian power over the group it claims to represent, excluding other forces in the region.

2/2 Authoritarian power, often a feature of ethnic nationalism, is evident in the TPLF’s approach.The pursuit of territorial/political control of ethnic regions, a hallmark of most ethnic parties in #Ethiopia, has consistently led to a cycle of conflict & violence in the country.

Democratizing Tigray and implementing credible and transparent transitional justice, including DDR as per the Pretoria Peace Agreement, are essential for peacebuilding in Tigray, Ethiopia. #Tigray #Ethiopia #Peacebuilding Abiy Ahmed Ali 🇪🇹 Getachew K Reda

The antiwar community caught in the crossfire of Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict aje.io/zspkeg via Al Jazeera English

While ordinary people like Tsege suffer in silence, the political conflicts driven by #Tigray's elites and their ethnonationalist supporters have only worsened the crisis. It's time for the elites to take responsibility and work towards peace and stability. #Ethiopia

Interesting conversation with Robert Skidelsky by Pascal Lottaz youtu.be/4fRekSG5p2U?si… via YouTube

UN says Israeli attacks kill, injure at least 100 children each day in Gaza aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/…

30 children are killed every 24 hours in Gaza: - A historic betrayal. Norwegian Foreign Minister Barth Eide announces zero sanctions, a blockade or divestment against ISrael while increasing sanctions against Russia. But what is Norway doing about the historic betrayal of

Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, says there is a 'total collapse of international diplomacy' in Gaza, and the ‘U.S., UK, Germany and the Gulf countries bear responsibility for this cataclysmic suffering’ that is occurring.

As current tensions between #Ethiopia and #Eritrea echo longstanding challenges, I invite you to revisit my 2012 analysis, which delved into how leadership pitfalls within the #TPLF and #EPLF sowed seeds for future discord. #Tigray facebook.com/zerihun.abebe.…