It has been nine days since a clash between the Ethiopian federal government and the TPLF started; in that time, the only things that certain are the actors involved and the scale of human suffering the conflict has unleashed. To underscore that point, a few hours ago Amnesty International released a damning report that detailed the gruesome deaths of scores of Ethiopians at the hands of ruthless terrorists.
What the report did not assign is blame; it has yet to be determined who the responsible parties are. Preliminary reports are that most of the victims were Amhara workers living in a northern Ethiopian town called Mai-Kadra. This report has quickly been seized by those who support Abiy Ahmed and those who support the TPLF alike to spin narratives that favor their agendas; the conflict being fought on social media as much as it is fought in Tigray.
It is on this front that all Ethiopians and those who are following the developments in Ethiopia should really pause and assess news apart from propaganda. There is a concerted effort to use the plight and suffering of innocent Ethiopians to advance hidden motives and there is also a stunning lack of consistency when it comes for caring about human suffering. International media outlets should report cautiously, there are a lot of nuances when it comes to this unfolding tragedy that is decades—if not centuries—in the making. Rushing to report “facts” before they are corroborated will only lead to...continued...
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