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The Tigrayan political leaders and elites should incorporate Eritrea as a district of Tigray. There is no political propoganda regarding this galring historical fact that Eritrea was part of Tigray. TPLF leaders seem to betray Tigray by giving away the territory of Tigray to Eritrea.

Tigray claims land from Amhara Region of Ethiopia. But why is not Tigray taking back most of the land in today's Eritrea including the port of Massawa?

Menelik has betrayed Ethiopia by giving away Eritrea, north of the Mereb River to Italy. However, it is the current leaders in Tigray or Ethiopia who should engage themselves in correcting the historical mistake Menelik made by taking the districts in Eritrea back to Tigray.

TPLF leaders are from Eritrea (most of them) and are soft on Eritrea. TPLF leaders are betraying Tigray by allowing Eritrea to occupy the land that belongs to Tigrayan people and by extension to Amhara people or all Ethiopians. The more years Eritrea controls tha land and sea that belong to Tigray or Ethiopia, the less likely Tigray or Ethiopia will have international support to get her own land back.

he Hewett Treaty, also called the Treaty of Adwa, was an agreement between Britain, Egypt and Ethiopia signed at Adwa on 3 June 1884. The treaty ended a long-simmering conflict between Egypt and Ethiopia, but indirectly started a new conflict between Ethiopia and Italy. It had seven articles.

The terms of the treaty were negotiated at Asmara, in northern Ethiopia, by Mason Bey for Egypt, Admiral William Hewett for Britain and Ras Alula, also acting as host, for Ethiopia. Once terms had been agreed, the party moved to Adwa, where the treaty was presented to Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia. The emperor demanded a seaport for Ethiopia, but later compromised. The final treaty represented a triumph of Anglo-Egyptian interests.

The first article of the treaty provided that Ethiopia would have free transit for all goods, including arms, through the port of Massawa. Britain undertook to protect this right. In the second article, Egypt returned Bogos, occupied since 1868, to Ethiopian control. In the third article, Ethiopia agreed to assist the evacuation of Egyptian troops from Kassala, Amadid and Senheit. In the fourth article, Egypt agreed to permit the passage of newly-appointed Abunas to Ethiopia. In the fifth article, Egypt and Ethiopia agreed to the extradition of criminals. In the sixth article, Ethiopia agreed to accept British arbitration in any case of disagreement with Egypt over the terms of the treaty.

Shortly after its ratification, the Italians occupied Massawa, which had been evacuated by Egypt, with tacit British approval.