Tigray’s regional authorities accused Ethiopia’s federal government of embedding Sudanese RSF fighters into a Western Tigray offensive, an allegation that, if confirmed, would add a cross-border dimension to the escalation.
Grief and public anger spread through May Hrus in central Tigray after 28-year-old Tesfay Gebre was reportedly shot and killed by armed members of Army 17 during a forced-conscription sweep.
The Amhara Fano National Movement rejected Ethiopia’s national dialogue conference, calling it a Prosperity Party-orchestrated political gathering rather than a genuine national consultation.
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Part II of UMD Media’s report examines the Ethiopian federal government’s failure to fully implement key provisions of the Pretoria Agreement and its growing use of state-aligned media to frame the crisis as another confrontation with the TPLF.
Three independent sources told UMD Media that former TIRA President Lt. Gen. Tadesse Worede remains at his residence despite a reduced security presence.
Witnesses told UMD Media that the security presence around former TIRA President Lieutenant General Tadesse Worede’s Mekelle residence disappeared this week, renewing concern over his whereabouts.
Local sources say a reported drone strike hit St. Arsema Monastery near Mekane Selam in West Wollo, killing two nuns and injuring others, highlighting the contrast between Ethiopia’s national dialogue and continuing armed conflict.
Part I of UMD Media’s report examines a coordinated series of TPLF public forums across Tigray and argues that their rhetoric, scale and direction signal a dangerous escalation as diplomatic avenues narrow.
Salsay Woyane Tigray issued a fourth statement in one day, appealing to international actors to intervene diplomatically to prevent renewed war in Tigray, Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa.
UMD Media reported that His Grace Abune Nathanael, Archbishop of the Humera Diocese, was placed under house arrest after publicly condemning forced conscription raids targeting Orthodox students in Mekelle.
