Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is a Nobel Peace Prize winner who now finds himself facing a potential civil war.
The government is fighting opposition forces in Tigray and has closed off the region.
What impact is the battle having on people there?
Why did the fighting start?
And why might Eritrea be drawn in?
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This was really informative finally thank you keep it up 👍🏾
This is one side story lie
The truth!!!!! Finally!!!! Most journalists were being easily manipulated!!!!
You need to correct the false allegations that TPLF started the war. It is the plagarist & bellicose pastor Abi & Isaias of Asmsra who instgated the war. If Abi didn’t plan a war why did he moved all his military from all parts of Ethiopia to the southern part of Tigray. He even flew soldiers via Ethiopian Airlines to Asmsra to engage in the aggression plans from the northern boarder with Eritrea.
Better reporter
Amhara is the Largest Ethic Group in Ethiopia
Faaaaaaaaaacts!!
These are the facts…..how Ethiopian civil war erupted.
– On October 14 Isaias (the president of Eritrea) is the first African leader to visit the GERD and the Ethiopian air-force…then the Ethiopian Prime Minister twited “My visit today confirmed their demonstrable technological capability and readiness,”
– Just a week ago before the war declared by Aby Ahmed, there were Eritrean secret officials in Bahr Dar.
– Then two days secret meeting of Eritrean leaders in a small village of Embatkala and Asmara.
– On 03 of November 2020, Aby had talks with Dr. Debretsion (the Tigrai regional President) about the new currency that supposed to be arrived that night.
There was a meeting of the TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front) in a Hotel.
At Mekele airport arrived two planes. The Tigraian special forces surprised the secret command Forces from Eritrea and Ethiopia sent by Aby and Isaias to curb the TPLF leaders while having thd meeting.
The mission failed! Then immediately, the Ethiopian prime minister declared war.
The Noble peace prize winner disguised the whole world pretending a humble and Democratic man of the year.
Aby Ahmed is as worse as his “intimate” friend, Isaias Afewerki (the founder of the Modern Slavery), as Paul Kenyon wrote on his book.
May God save those innocent people in Tigray!! Peace and Justice to Eritrea
We Ethiopian’s Proud of Abiy!!!
TPLF are Mafia Group
Oh, I was amazed by this professional reporting. in previous reports, however, I was amazed by how much unprofessional, and biased was al jazeera. with no full understanding, Al-Jazeera reported fake news and information, confusing international views and Ethiopians. I have been following this media for over a decade, and there are times Al-Jazeera takes sides. the conflict of Israel and Palestine, fore example, Al Jazeera sides with the Palestines while disregarding the rocket attacks by Hamass and other terror groups. In some ways, Al Jazeera looks like it is conflict oriented, and in some other cases, it looks to favour the will of the Western World. come on guys, Ethiopia is a nation which withstood several challenges, and it is no doubt it will stand against any attack. We have to remember the fact that Ethiopia is a country that driven out the modern European army from its territory with shame, while all other African countries gave easy hand to their colonizers. this proves the point that Ethiopia has some sort of secret weapon, and it may use it against foreign enemies and organizations, and Al jazeera shoul d also take this into consideration. Qatar is an amazing country, and if it sides with the enemies of Ethiopia, it may have to confront with the secret weapon of Ethiopia. It is mystical, and no one knows about it, even Ethiopians. this is not a mere threat, and before down playing this, you better ask how did Ethiopia_ such a back ward country managed to force out a modern army equipped to the teeth, and brought a great embarrassment upon Europeans. this edition of Al Jazeera was good, very good indeed, and we hope to see more of such unbiased reports. May Peace be upon those who favor peace and fairness. wishing you the best from Ethiopia.
don’t forget he was the leader of Ethiopia before he was a Nobel prize winner.
Finally some truth…!! We were sooo tired of your fake and baised news!! My ETHIOPIA IS RISING. And no one will stop that!!!
Free Somali Region Ethiopia is genocider 🇸🇴
There is no freedom when priests and warlords rule. Freedom for all presupposes democratic institutions, parliamentary parties, freedom of religious beliefs etc.
@pablosa delmundo Somali region is home to 9 million 97 percent are ethnic somalis learn the history it was our land until colonial british gave it to ethiopia in the 20th century
@GelediSultanate _ It’s logical that you do not understand my comment. In most countries of the world there are minorities that coexist smoothly with the majorities. That is why I am explaining to you that most of all Africa needs DEMOCRACY, education, respect, understanding, tolerance, and not the dark power of religions and nationalisms.
@pablosa delmundo bro your just dumb and ignorant to africa as a whole biggest problem is retarded borders drawn over resources by western colonial powers with zero considerations of the ethnic groups that have lived independently in their land for centuries
@GelediSultanate _ It is common for illiterate and fanatical people who do not have logical arguments to resort to insults. I’m sorry for the words I wasted …
Is Arabic the national language of Ethiopians
I’m sure the west is propping up the TPLF in the background as usual. Just look at how most western media are attacking The Ethiopian government. The west will pay soon, nothing lasts forever.
The tplf supporters are working day snd night to save their bad daddy! They are reaching out western media reporters with their false accusation about ethiopian federal government. They are hardly trying to escalate the matter to genocide, this way they can get international attention!
This is a very balanced view of the conflict in Ethiopia. No one wants this war but the stability and security of the country was put at risk by TPLF. The government had no option.
So you are not TIGRAYAN?
Abi has been putting this together for some time now… but one thing about people from Tigray we don’t bow down an fold to opposition… mr ALI is goin against the Tigray people’s constitutional rights
Wrong information, Abiy and Isaias Afeworki attacked Tigray first
The report is balaced and is at equilibrium that the net force,Fnet=0
Thank ma’am you explained well,,,
Why algezira miss lead the world Ethiopia government take keep the rule of low all the nation not attack civilan .algezira not miss lead the world
God Bless Ethiopia 🙏🏾
Why just pieces of reporting? Where is Jawar Mohamed, a Stanford, Columbia educated political scientist who is largely considered the leader of the Oromo? Why is abiy ahmed totally rejected by the Oromo?
Who are the Neftenia in Ethiopia in frantz fanon context of things? Why is Abiy considered Neftenia’s Manchurian Candidate groomed into the position by his neftenia mother and triggered by his wife and neo-menilik addis ababians?
Until you can frame Ethiopia as a neftenia quasi empire, you will never be able to frame an accurate picture of situations in ethiopia.
TPLF gave their people the mentality, you are king, warrior, forever ruler of this country and so on. Their followers doesn’t believe in equality and their method is evil that have never seen. Foreign medias you don’t understand things and you are making it worse, please stay away !
Abiy Ahmed is not elected!! He is selected!
So the old corrupt government is upset that they got in trouble for being corrupt and now they’re having a hissy fit that’s threating thousands? What a bunch of morons
They got kicked out of government back to their own province and now they want back in government.
give this journalist an award, she understood what she was reporting
I ask the audience for bringing up more courage to criticize and take a closer look on this news show. This is obviously not neutral reporting. This broadcast clearly takes a political stance by claiming that the “TPFL started the war”. If one knows a tiny bit about conflicts that endure for decades, one also knows that it is both impossible and not peace oriented to claim that one side started the conflict.
And of course one cannot expect neutrality from a broadcaster supported by a harsh regime (Qatar) that is monarchistic (internally) and capitalistic (externally), especially when the conflict takes place in a country shaped by socialist ideas.
The always truth hurts!!
Tplf indeed provoke the war by attacking troops and looting millitary resources! Its was clearly admitted by tplf leaders triple times! What else do you expect that reported has to say ?
@Aron Mebrahtu Thanks for the counter-argument! I believe that what the TPFL did, was just as much a reaction as an action. The attack did not take place in a vacuum, but is embedded in a conflict-laden history full of mutual political manoeuvres of various kinds. Personally, I am not for either side. I would need to have much more information for that. However, such information requires enlightening and not judgmental reporting. A serious reportage tries to represent the arguments of both sides in equal parts and non-biased.
This is the fact on the ground no civil war here in Ethiopia !
I thought this qatari news channel would accuse egypt of all of this nvm ig
Wait what? Egyptians don’t like Al-Jazeera too? If so, we probably have something to agree on
Shame on you
u are pretty good & professional journalist
FIRST IT IS NOT ACIVIL WAR YOU NEED TO ANDERSTAND THE MEANING OF CIVIL WAR SECOND IT IS NOTHING TO DO WITH NOBEL PRIZE HE DONT CHOOS WAR HE TRY PEACFULLY FOR ALONG TIME BUT TPLF IS KILLING MANY ETHIOPIANS BECAUS OF THEAR ETHNIC FOR THAT HE HAS NO CHOICE TO DEFEND DEFENDLESS PEOPLE INSID ETHIOPIA
Short, unbiased and to the point. I love your coverage as always. keep it up.
🇪🇬 🇸🇩 🇮🇱. Is behind this war.
Finally unbiased and very neutral news on Aljazeera about ethiopia!
I wish them peace and stability!
Unless you have an interest in that mentioning it as a Civil War there’s no Civil War .there is a murderers government is going after
Dude, Texas can’t just hold National election and start attacking the rest of America… that’s not how things work. Political parties can’t just start wars in a civilized nation.
@Katie New York please stop acting as if you know what’s really going on. If what this lady saying was true…if Abiy has nothing to hide but just “doing his job” , why is there no internet, light in Tigray for almost 3 weeks?? The govt did the same thing in Oromia. Killed and jailed thousands there.
You don’t ask The Tigers it is one sided report it is shameful
Ethiopia is more important to Ethiopians than to the whole world’s concerned leaders.
Give the country’s leadership a chance to explain to what the State
Please do your research before reporting thank you
Fake news.
Please we need help call female in Tigray and aby he mest go step civil wer
Ayet lemotowa yedmet afncha tashetalech
This reporting is 100% true,
Biden is probably gonna start the war.
But I think Egypt is behind all this.
Great
Your report is unfair and you are trying to mislead the world. By false information shame on be ethical regarding your work first of all it’s not a civil war it is about law . TPLF leaders are like drug cartels they need to face justice for the crime the committee . Don’t be delusional be a real journalists.
Am not a supporter of PM ABIY, but this time I support his actions toward the TPLF JUNTA. For 27 years they looted the country, displaced many people from their home town, financed internal terrorist groups to perform massive GENOCIDE, yet many people didn’t know where their beloved ones kidnapped, in short it is long overdue military action. He need to have another noble peace prize for the patience he had shown, to this merciless JUNTA. People of TIGRAY need to get over from their inferiority complex and need to show solidarity.
We want war just too many Ethiopians inside Nigeria. Abiy Ahmed .
TPLF is number one.
Abiye starting the fight
He want blocks tegray people
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Supposedly atacked military base*
Why ALJEZIRA cares too much for Ethiopia.
I was realy surprised…
The outside world has no clue about the real situation in Ethiopia. Absolutely clueless. It is a law enforcement mission against the TPLF gangsters. YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
The region is now facing a mass Sexual Exodus in the region by Eritrean troops right now.
Lies
you claim its a lie but you shut off electricity to cut of communication
peace is good
I was waiting..
If you know why they are attack military base the answer is clear Abiyi Ahmed declare the war….
Would you please explain why they attack the military base
It begins the Balkanization of Africa !
Battle between Old Guard against the New Guard
TPLF didn’t start the war. Abiy and Esayas did.
U know TPLF started it but u deny it u liar…my bad for u የሰው ደም ከንቱ ሆኖ አይቀርም tayeleh
A country ain’t gonna work if you have armed “militaries” in other regions of your country lmao wtf
TPLF has run the country dry.. and need to be eradicated.. Abi is the solution & an example leader for all Africans.
Tnx sis this is true journalism
This is an unclarified report that didn’t address the fact, taking the eye from a rouge mafia tplf regime that distabilized ethiopia & the region. this battle is between a war criminal tha massacered innocent civilians & ethiopian military perssonels, banda(traitor) and ethiopians. ALJEZEERA YOU NEED TO CLEAR UP YOUR CORRESPONDENTS LIKE ‘AWLLO’ WHO IS A RADICAL ETHNICIST.
Thank you Sandra. I suggested you to present on this hot topic last week. You read my comments and did such balanced excellent reports.
Great respect and appreciation for you!! Keep up with the good work.
From Virginia USA
Tplf didnt start the war, abiy lied the world. He started the war, trying to capture mekelle using militery in the northern region. Abiy is a baby dictator supported by eritria
We want tplf to be destroyed for evare the deserves that::
plz shut up.
Thats journalism now! Thanks for stating the facts from all sides.
thank you al jazeera finally you tell the truth!!
Very good, albeit brief, analysis of the current reality. Well done.
best coverage ever !!! fact !
it not cevil war
Al jazeera is garbage..liers
Have we already forgotten the atrocities of the Derg? Have we already become bored with peace? Is our pride, arrogance & shortsighted self-interest going to be our down fall? Is all the misery and misfortune of 2020 not enough of a calamity? We turn on each-other as predators in Africa & beyond lick their lips waiting until we have weakened ourselves enough to pounce and trust me they don’t care to distinguish between Tigray, Oromo, Amhara, Somale etc. We’ll just be another group of ‘savages’ to exploit & subjugate under the pretense of teaching civility & establishing order. We have more than enough wealth in our land and our people if we stand shoulder to shoulder and develop our nation without constantly plotting & backstabbing each-other out of fear and mistrust of our kin. All I dream of is a nation of brothers where I can show my children the beauty of our land with a peace of mind of a white tourist; is that too much to aspire to?
Thank you…well said indeed!!!!
Did you ever ask why the Ethiopia Gov block all means of COMMUNICATION to tigray even for HUMANITARIAN becouse eritrean troops are inside tigray towns cities killing innocent civilians and looting their property on the other hand the UAE drones are bombing all over tigray targeting all kinds of people and infrastructures and on the other side of the country 50,000 + tigrigna speaking people who live out of tigray but all over the country have been killed or arrested and they are still hunting for tigrigna speaking people, LET THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY BE ON THE GROUND AND WITNESS THE ON GOING GENOCIDE.!!!
This is check book report. She can speak English but failed by every standard of her profession as journalist. She never made an effort to contact the victims of the other side(Tigray). Her presentation is is simplistic for a complex issues. I call her she is a messenger of defamation and stay out from a very complex issues.
THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF ELECTION OR POLITICAL CHANGE ”
THIS IS ETHNIC AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST HUMANITY AND WAR CRIME OF CORRUPTION FAILURE STATES THAT ARE BEING FROM DECLARATION OF WAR INVASION TO THE PUBLICATION OF ETHNICITY AND IDENTITY OVER TIGRAY PEOPLE ”
THAT’S TOTALLY REVENGE FOR THE NOMADIC COMMUNITY OF ALL AREAS AFFECTED BY THE AGGRESSION OF MILITARY POLICE FORCE AGAINST INNOCENT INDIVIDUALS CIVILIANS WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED BY TERRORISTS ACTING GENOCIDE AND KILLING THEM WITH OUT ANY JUSTICE FICTIONS OR VOLITION OF GENEVA CONVENTION ARTICLE [3]IN 1945AND ARMED CONFLICT OF STATE CREATED CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY AND VALUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION ”
THE AREA’S OF COURSE IS NOT ONLY TIGRAY TIGRINA BUT ALSO VERY MUCH IN THE AREA OTHER TRIBES OR ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNICALLY THAT THE ANCIENT TRIBES HADU AFAR SAHO IROB KONAMA AGAEW AND MANY OTHERS RIGHT NOW LIVING WITH THE TIGRAY TIGRINA PEOPLE ”
GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING OF LOCATION IN THE HORN OF AFRICA GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION WHERE THE FROM BORI PINNISULA SOUTH OF MASSAWA THE GULF OF DULA AND THE GULF OF ADEN INCLUDING THOSE MANY OTHER AREAS OF LAKES AND RIVERS OF ALL SIZES ”
THE REALITY OF THIS SITUATION ISSUES IS ESPECIALLY IN THE ETHNIC GROUPS OF TIGRINA PEOPLE TARGETED BY THE STATE CREATED CRIME MOSTLY BECAUSE THEIR ETHNICITY WITH OUT ANY JUSTICE FICTIONS OR VOLITION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION ”
TO BE KILLED OR ARRESTED BY ANY MEANS OF VIOLENCE AND CRIME AGAINST INNOCENT INDIVIDUALS CIVILIANS WHO HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO DEATH PENALTY FOR THEIR OWN HOMES AND TAKEN THEIR PROPERTY FROM THEM BY THE AGGRESSION OF MILITARY POLICE FORCE NAMING LAWS AND REGULATIONS ”
THEY NOT TO GET JOBS AND THEY NEVER GET WORK IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY ”
THEY GET FIRED FROM THEIR JOB AND POSITION FROM GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SERVICE ”
OVER 37 000 JAILED IN ADDIS ABEBA OF THE CAPITAL CITY OF ETHIOPIA, WHICH IS THE ETHNIC IDENTITY AGAINST THEM, IN THEIR OWN HOMES ”
ALSO DECLARATION OF WAR ON TERRORISM AND CRIMES AGAINST INNOCENT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE SUFFERED BY CRIMINAL ACTS OF MURDERING A CHILD WITH ANY KIND OF JUSTICE FICTIONS OR VOLITION OF CRIME AGAINST INNOCENT NOMADIC CHILDREN ”
IN ORDER TO BE KILLED BY STATE CREATED CRIME AGAINST INDIVIDUALS AND CIVILIANS OVER TIME TO TIME AGAIN AND AGAIN BY GOVERNMENT FORCES BORDER LESS OF STOPED ACTS OF IGNORANCE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER LEADER SHIPS OF FALLING STATE ”
THE REASON REALLY EXISTS FOR THIRTY MONTHS OF AGE OR EVEN MORE ”
SO WE HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS IS WRONG FALSE INTELLIGENCE ”
MUCH MORE THAN JUST ENOUGH EVIDENCE OF MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF THIS SITUATION ISSUES THAT MIGHT BE A PROBLEM AND DANGEROUS FOR PEOPLE OF THE HORN OF AFRICA ”
WE WILL DEFINITELY CALLING IT IS NOTED BY MANY OTHER PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE WHO ARE THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION THAT THE UN RESOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY LAW AND AFFAIRS THE AFRICAN UNION ORGANIZATION AND MANY OTHERS WELL KNOWN FOR ALL THE UNIVERSAL RIGHTS OF TO EXIST LEGALLY AND NOT HUMAN RIGHTS OF ORGANIZATIONS TO BE SEEN AS A INVESTIGATE BY INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS ”
FINALLY JUSTICE JUSTICE JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS OF WAR CRIME COMMITTED BY LEADER SHIPS OF FALLING STATE TERRORISM ”
STOP KILLING CHILD AND MOTHER ”
DO NOT REPEAT ANY MISTAKES AGAIN “
You don’t now exactly what is going….. you have wrong views
The host lady during intro literally got up from one chair walked over and sat down in another chair.
No abyi is started the WOR
i know we have problem but ur report what we hear now is almost one side and we ethiopian understand al jazeera interset
What kind wrong information u have the trigray leaders they are evil pls u have to find the truth ? Abby is the best leader which u can’t to compare with any leaders ? Who started the war? U want be all ethiopian? Ugly
now i understand. very good presentation !!!
not true tplf start , Abiy is liying abiy army is start.
This is why you don’t release political prisoners no matter what
Ethiopia govt fought with tigre terriorist group
This is by far the best reporting I have heard! great job!
You are just reporting what the politicians say but as we know it that not the case. The problem in ethiopia is much deeper than what you just said even historical. So please do your own research or report what the politicians Do not what they say. Because hundreds and thousands of innocence lives depend on it.
I feel bad that Ethiopian are divided. But I hope our stupid President doesn’t get my Eritrean 🇪🇷 people involve.
1.”Don’t occupy territory which doesn’t belong to you by conspiracy. When the right time comes and you must have to leave it and return it to the true owners you destablize the innocent occupants who followed you and did not know your wicked conspiracy” Dr. Abiy Ahmed 2005 G.C. Beshasha, Jimma.
2.”The boarder of Tigray to the west side is Tekeze River, I wish Wolkite were part of Tigray hmmmmm” 1899 G.C. Adowa Tigray. Ato Zenawi the late wicked Melese’s father.
3.Covet nothing, crave nothing, be satisfied with what you have. Even if the land of Tigre is dry and infertile, let’s count our blessings, this is the way of contentment. What we have in the east side of Tekeze River is what I know the Tigre land from childhood” Senior Seyoum Mengesh Seyoum first. 1876 G.C. Axum, Tigray
Well, your facts are based on the state-sponsored and government media. This is way biased.
LoL…..Al Jazeera.
Wrong! This is not a political conflict. It is economic! TPLF owns hundreds of millions of dollars worth of business networks nationwide. They are not fighting for autonomy, nor was it because they have held elections, but to retain that economic power. The international community kept missing the economic variable in all their analysis. I wonder if that is an honest mistake!
No mention of the land dispute , which was stolen by the tigres , between Amhara and Tigray ,
this video is bias
There is no civil war in my country! You shut up!
TPLF is a cancer that needs to be removed !!!
TPLF acts more like a Cartel than a Government !!!
you can call them the “Cartel of the Horn of Africa”
This definitely is sponsored by Ethiopian Government!
abiy ahmed is a lair the war is for his poletical power
Now finally u know who start the war! now u know the junta group Tplf attack the Northern Military base / so the law enforcement taken by the govt is nothing to do with Election … above all Tplf is not a govt / they are East Africa new Terrorist that cover up by the name of regional govt . 3 decade of power revile who is Tplf . However stay out of our internal issue ! the law enforcement mission will continue whether u support it or not / it is happening and will continue