The fighting in Ethiopia has been going on for a year now. The front lines keep shifting and millions of civilians are caught up in it. Who are the main groups involved and why are they fighting? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.
Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW
Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe
Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish
Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera
Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/
#Ethiopia #Ethiopians #AJStartHere
And let us know in the comments if there’s a topic you find confusing and would like Start Here to cover ⤵️
Fake
TPLF is terrorist western media helping by propaganda TPLF…when TPLF kills no media coverage when government take action media cry 24/7
William Davison is a paid TPLF cadre. Taking the account of this belly-minded individual is a shame for Al Jazeera. Why don’t you go to the Amhara and Afar region to find out the truth how this evil group called tplf and their cronies done in that part of Ethiopia. The problem with Africa is allowing Al Jazeera, CNN, BBC and others to tell their story. There is no integrity, neutrality and ethical accountability when it comes to Africa; they are for profit entities.
How badly can you twist narratives and facts? Twisted reality becomes propaganda.
Abey didn’t centralise the govt-simply dismantled the TPLF’s led coalition to form a new one. Let’s say the truth.
TPLF is a terrorist group. Western media stop the fake news against Ethiopia. FAKE NEWS.
“Several groups decided to join TPLF”….those several groups are Uber drivers from the US of A**hole.
Start here is the best ,
This is all a game for the government and opposition officials.Peace to the poor people .
You are misleading your followers please try to know about the situation before making your report,
Abiye is only priminister who held fare and free elections ever in history off ethiopian, tplf mast be disarmed and brought to justice, we thank you abiye for saving ethiopia and east Africa
What happened and is happening in Tigray is genocide. It is much worse than the recent genocide Bosnian genocide . Why is the UN not declaring it for what it is? Is it because the people in Africa are not somehow valued as much as the people in Europe?
Do Kazakhstan…
The best balanced report, regarding the Ethiopian situation.
It’s complicated and you understood it wisely, and now I think people will start to know tigray is just a small province in Ethiopia. When all the country’s regions started re unity, TPLF backed off and armed itself to fight against it’s brothers, and it severely attacked, the country’s military base, and now, the Govt. backed by it’s 100 million citizens is fighting back to save the country.
Can you cover Kazakhstan?
If you look close enough, you’re gonna see our beloved West has a massive “Left” hand behind this conflict…!
Stop blaming white people
@Big bear They are the ones to blame….
I would love it if you could make a video about the current economic crisis in Turkey – how it has developed, what are the roots of it and what does it mean for the international partners of Turkey and our global community at large
Report the thousands of the Amhara women who are raped by TPLF terrorist Junta. Oh women right is only for the western extremist feminists right?
Until tplf ruined it
Same happen in the Philippines when the communist were freed 😬😬😬
The conflicts on Kazakhstan
The fact is TPLF ALJAZEERA FAKE!!
Shame on you ALEJAZEERA THE TRUTH IS TPLF TERRORIST GROUP !!!
TPLF have been killed Ethiopia people since last 30 years specially Amhara people but you don’t care about civilians people shame on you ALEJAZEERA BBC AND CNN FAKE NEWS!!!
Fake news fake news fake news!!!
No….this time is not talking time!we need to stand up for our planet!
The injustice virus had been broken by old men!
We(young) need to stop this sh!ts of old men! World…
this may be to WW3!😬
Come on Young men and women and human beings!
We need to freeze it!
TPLF is terrorist found in Tigray Ethiopia. but UN and US blindly supports. TPLF destroys 1000 of hospitals
This is the message from 19 years of age and 1st year univercity tigrayan student live in Korem located 169km to south of Mekele and 36km from tigray amhara border to north and i travelled 74km go and back to get internet connection because of communication blocked by the government of Ethiopia and i would like to inform the world that since last week we are almost running out of food and tried to managed it by taking simple meal once a day to adults and two simple meal for childrens this is how we managed it since last week and i’m now actively participating in social activities in my village and due to the serious eye sight problem they told me that i couldn’t pass the check last year to join the TDF(tigray defence forces)but now i decided to join on my risk the TDF forces because i can’t see my people dying in hunger Infront of me.
So the world must watch this purposely let die by hunger and shelling the proud tigrayan people by the Ethiopian government…….
Thank you.
Hi Al Jazeera, is it possible to do a video exploring the economic challenges in Argentina and its possible solutions
Within the 5 minute tape no one can’t explain the difference and political division of Ethiopians. Even it didn’t touch it … The ordinary people will suffer more and more like never before
Lets TasarBambas all
Don’t care whose fighting who…
Her presentation is more impartial than other news outlets including her news outlet Aljazeera. She previously had similar and correct analysis of the GERD Dam and the underlying tension between Egypt and Ethiopia
Sandra looks gorgeous she could a supermodel.
THE SIGN OF THE TIMES….
Food used as a weapon of war. Lol lol lol Sherman made Georgia howl. Hahaha
War is not supposed too be pleasant and it is supposed to be so painful and horrible on the ENTIRE GROUPE so it never happens again.
But people grow old and the young forget!
Man you would think. Egypt would send in commandos dresses like there local. And bomb the dam. That blocks the Nile river.. lol
Kinda like American and there tea party.. lol
Just plain dumb people
Good question!
🇪🇹
well then lets watch out for a mutually hurting stalemate…successful negotiations are all about timing
U have intentionally omitted key points to weigh the scales infavore of your favorite terrorists TPLF
Why do TPLF attack the Afar route thats the only way the people of tigray are getting aid ??
Your media was engaged in disseminating Ethiopia was to disintegrate & the rebels were to control the capital city Addis Ababa. Try to look back what you reported in your breaking news a couple of months ago. That was absolute lie. Even today you interviewed William Davison from ICG who appointed himself as a senior Ethiopian analyst but in reality he a supporter of the rebels.
All the crises in Ethiopia is deep rooted in Amhara elites,where they dream always through out history to make Ethiopia one religion,one culture,one flag,one language and kill others to make their dream to come true. I addition they want to take land from Tigray,oromo,Benishangul and from Afar. This make the war to continue every time government change in Ethiopia.
we don’t want dictators (amhara and Erithrea)in the 21st century Amharas stop playing hero and victims 🛑 stop Tigray genocide by Amhara and the federal ✋
This is quite biased and one-sided. Good thing more African media outlets are rising and say the truth as it is.
Their is no Massacare in Axum .. its all TPLF lies … but Aljezeera were very relectuntant to report the TPLF Atrocities on Amhara regions.
An African country on the rise and now this. This is classic Western hands interfering to create destabilization. I’m sure the funds come from Europe, The West and a new player China. I pray the attack of the enemy is exposed and peace renewed 🔥
If the reporter cleavage is covered, i might be able to focus better on the report.
That is not thrue .
That is your own narrative which is not based on facts on the ground. Totally irresponsible report. Just come in person and find out what has happened and what’s happening. Ethiopian government tried to stop all these but TPLF is the one who caused all the problem in the country.
As I see william davison, I immediately stopped watching this story! passed it on!
Ethiopia problem called abiy ahmed Ali okay ! Our problem is the constitution self.it’s very wrong also the oromo nation very very Racist very very primitive and ugly politics.
The west are the instigators of the war because there want to destabilize East Africa. The
polices of the West is go around the world and create failed states so there can dominate
, exploite and control the world. If they can not do this they can not survive and that is all
they now sick, bankrupt, racist, evil minded people. So lady go to where come from and
try to change the evil polices.
Hi Sandra!!!! 😍😍😍😍🥰😘😘😘
If any Ethiopian can reply, please. I am just trying to understand what is happening. Why don’t all the ethnic groups create a federation like before but introduce a multiparty democracy? It seems to me that Abiy wanted to combine most of the ethnic groups into one party but it doesn’t really make sense. Also, do these regions prefer to secede and become autonomous as separate countries? And last, do people still want Abiy to be their prime minister?
Starvation is war strategy of TPLF and UN they did in 1985 and know agin
In 1856, Tewodros reigned over the entire truly unified Ethiopian Empire. During his reign, he introduced various modernization reforms. He publishes edicts against slavery, builds the first roads and organizes a centralized political and fiscal system.This gesture, which testifies to the honor of a man who preferred death to humiliation and submission, reconciles the Abyssinian people with the memory of Tewodros, the great conqueror who had tried to bring his country out of the arid lands of disunity to make it a unified and powerful state, ready to face the future
We want an African reporter to talk about AFRICAN matters
The election was not the main case for the fighting, but the main case was the central government uses military power to demoralize Tigryans people and Abiy Aymed trying to cancel the constitution which secured the equality of ethnic groups.
Repent. Maranatha!
KJV, Luke, Ch. 11, Vs. 2-4.
“Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.”
Praise God Almighty!
What a crook of a reporter you are, nothing of the sense of truth expected from puppets of corporate America sponsored media these days anyways. Ethiopia is not gone be your next Libya that would fracture through your premeditated lies and misinformation!
Stay out of business that not yours you funny lefties.
western is the cos of awer war bcos tey ar layer
You’d think that covid situation would have put a stop to all these conflicts and political instability, even if just temporary. Would have brought the world together to control the pandemic. Why does conflict erupt at the slightest thing, never solves anything.
Our army is the strongest with our brave ally who provides us with the same armaments the ARAB brothers For Africa
Those TPLF and oromia needs to be dealt quickly otherwise they will end up like Afghanistan. Tribal system needs to be dissolved.
ALJAZEERA THE FAKEST NEWS CHANNEL 😂😂😂😂 – WHERE IS YOUR SOURCES …. ITS PROBABLY A TIGRAYAN SELLING YOU HIS PROPOGANDA. WHY DONT YOU ASK THE OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT. ERITREA AND ETHIOPIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN BEGGING TPLF TO NAGOTIATE FOR YEAR!
WHERE IS YOUR SOURCES? 😂😂😂😂😂THE STORY IS SO BIAS – TPLF IS A TERRORIST GROUP! ERITREA🤝🏽ETHIOPIA.
Who is fighting who??? CIA, Deep State & their paid Ethiopian mercenaires are fighting Ethiopian people who are against financial & political enslavement of Ethiopia.
I guess you forgot to mention all that…
The day Africa stops seeing herself as inferior to the rest of her fellow human beings, her fortunes will change. This inferiority complex has been so deeply ingrained and for so long, it will need a deep study and application of REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY. She has been ganged upon by the rest of humanity, visibly scorned, harangued and put down, Africa will need a special excavator that will excavate down to the hard thick crust without damaging the real precious “good” that has remained untouched but pressed to a point of destroying the true and original substance, yet TRY we must.
If you want to know the truth about this war is the terrorist group TPLF(wayane). This group lost power by real election after this terrorist pupet group want purposely to destroy the country. This terrorist group does not want to face the reality and negotiate with elected Pri minster Aby Ahmed.This terrorist group want to destroy the whole country. In the majority side enough is enough.
tplf not only rebels it also a danger terrorist group of east AFRICA . And we ETHIOPIAN win the war and free our brother Tgriy people from tplf.
THE CONFLICT IN ETHIOPIA. WHO IS FIGHTING WHO, AND WHY
AND YOU MISSED: WHO IS SUPPORTING WHO AND WHY?
I think you should have told us who is supporting who and why.
And when you said the TPLF went ahead to have their own elections despise government prohibition…
When you said that the previous government was predominantly from the TPLF and that it was corrupted…
And when I see the PM is fighting that corruption…
I know a country who loves and use corrupt politicians to keep its influence and love all that to create a regime change and bring back to power its marionettes.
Those elections upheld by TPLF IT SMELL TO ME LIKE TO THE SELF-PROCLAIMED PRESIDENTS’ REGIME CHANGE POLICY, PRACTICED IN L.A….
What a terrible situation !!!! And as usual in all wars; it is the civilians who suffers the most !!!! May God again bless Ethiopia with peace and justice !!!! Thank you very much Al Jazeera for this most insightful report !!!
Which is Fack NEWS 😀
The white man william Davison is a rebel mouth of terrorism groups. The Ethiopian goverment fired him because founded him working with terrorists
Yes aljazzira: things loocks really bad for you, but for Ethiopians and their friends looks differently. How? We have get rid of western Employees the Terrorists.2ed. We are building infrastructure and we have and elected the Best PM of the world. Dr. Abiy. This year we are going to Export weahts and other Products due to Efficiencies of actual gov. Our are able to save our land improeve security and productivity in our country, save our Nation and offer proper education. So, all in all we are good. Thanks
This video was produced to help the tplf and hides what he did in Amhara and Afar peoples.
No the TIGRAY Regional government been saying bullet can’t be a solution.
As usual “the white washed of facts represented, even after a year into it, considering your video is 10 months old. When would you get your facts straight? I stopped listening to you long ago, but this one made its way to me somehow…
Tigray will prevail in the end, no question and the biased world at large & news reporters like yourself who report half-truths & lies will be put to shame. It’s only a matter of time.
😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💊💊💊💊💊💪💪💪💪😭😭😭😭😭😭⚫⚫⚫⚫⚫🇪🇷🇪🇷🇪🇷🇪🇷🇪🇷❓❓❓❓⚫⚫⚫🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹⚫⚫
The truth is Tplf is home grown terrorist group in Ethiopia.
Media is the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and thats the power. Because they control the masses.
– Malcolm X
America is supporting TPLF, both will get down soon but TPLF will get down once and for all sadly America will change her color like a lizard and she will congrats Ethiopia like she was helping us.
why do these BBC folks keep on focusing only on the bad part of Africa there is not all war in Ethiopia
Because thier is no good part of Africa that why lol
The short story and what people need to know and understand is for the last 30 years the Tigrayans have vulturized the other Ethnic tribes, empowered them, took their businesses through regulation, and basically rendered them broke and helpless. When you pressure people and leave them no choice they fight back. Now the shoe is on the other foot! It is sad the innocent get caught up in the turmoil but such is War. It doesn’t help when the TPLF leaders shot their mouths of with arrogance and put at risk innocent people from their tribe! They have committed many crimes against all Ethiopians and today they pay! Pray for a great country and a truly loving people to unite! 👬👬🙏🙏
William Davidson is the TPLF Sponsored analyst his not credible !
It’s time to do another one guys we need more information ℹ️
WAKE UP AFRICA!! It has never being about Ethiopia, Tigray and Eritrea. The war that has started on the 4th of Oct. is all about who needs it? Most African war has being done because of others agenda in order to steal and distabilized countries …. Like Libia, Egypt,…. and now Tigray Ethiopia… Ecc.
So we know who is pushing the agenda and for what purpose. Please wake up Africa. White fox cannot tell the true history of Africa they never did! We have also a great e example war between Somalia and the US based…. So we don’t have to believe white fox.
Tigray and TPLF are actually responsible for the war and thank God it’s over
human nature.
backward people fighting instead of building ,fools
It’s so sad. I lived in Ethiopia in the late 60s and still have a special affection for the country and its people. Armed conflict, though, is not new to the country, though the current conflict appears to have reached a new, much higher level. I can only hope that somehow the leaders of the warring factions can reach a settlement that returns peace to the country. Soon!
Black people fight and killed each other
The fighting started when TPLF attacked norther division army base not when they conducted the illegal election.
I know Aljazira did it’s best to be fair however wehen i coments I see one dominant coment on the side of criminals who comited craimof genocide on the people of tigray which is prooven by profftional internationa bodies who did such as in maykadra but b/s of the siedg we where voiceless for the reutuer time will tale .whay amharas and esayas refuse to leave tigray land is b/s they know what they did on it.
Wat is theperobelame now Ethiopians people?
Crazy how the west blinds us with Ukraine War and we do not even know people are dying here in Africa