Peace in northern Ethiopia — looking for the end of the rainbow
The mere mention of “northern Ethiopia” (or “Tigray”) on social media will result in a barrage of vituperative invectives from around the globe and include tag lines such as Tigray Genocide, TPLF Terrorists, Amhara Genocide, Afar Genocide, Hands Off, and many more. This tidal wave of venom grows daily as the scale of death, destruction, and suffering in northern Ethiopia’s now nearly two-year-old conflict continues to mount — now far exceeding the shocking tally from Ukraine. But strip away the raw emotions, and one of the greatest tragedies is that Ethiopia’s conflict is one of ...