September 2026

Map 4: Begemder and Semyen Peoples

Linguistic and Ethnic Groups in Begemder and Semyen, and the Tigre–Begemder Boundary: Evidence from Frederick J. Simoons (1960) and The Travels of the Jesuits in Ethiopia (1710)

Contributor Zeray W. A. Teklay examines linguistic, ethnic, and political-geographical evidence concerning Begemder and Semyen, drawing on Frederick J. Simoons’s 1960 study and an eighteenth-century Jesuit account.

Linguistic and Ethnic Groups in Begemder and Semyen, and the Tigre–Begemder Boundary: Evidence from Frederick J. Simoons (1960) and The Travels of the Jesuits in Ethiopia (1710) Read More »

Alamata Residents Report Night of Beatings, Looting and Abuse as Tigray’s Army 31 Accused of Coordinated Crackdown

Reports from Alamata in southern Tigray describe a night of violence against civilians, with residents accusing members of Tigray’s Army 31 of breaking into homes and businesses, beating residents, looting property and disarming local militia.

Alamata Residents Report Night of Beatings, Looting and Abuse as Tigray’s Army 31 Accused of Coordinated Crackdown Read More »

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