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2021-02-14 Africa Horn

Ethiopia's Secret War in the Tigray Region: Close to Ethnic Killing, Rape, and Hunger Reported

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-02-14 03:20|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 There simply is no external fix for Africa. Stay out of it.

The graphic is from a 12 Feb 1965 Life Magazine story. The regional butchery is tribal in nature. It has never ended. It may never end.

"Afrika-oplossings vir Afrika-probleme" (African solutions for African problems).
~ Author unknown.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-02-14 03:29|| 2021-02-14 03:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Sounds like the UN and the Biden Administration is all over this. Not.

But, precisely, the US needs to stay the heck out of there. Period.

Posted by Clem 2021-02-14 05:25|| 2021-02-14 05:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Elections, parliaments, democracy where it don't belong. Why couldn't the world just leave Africa the hell alone?

Posted by Dron66046 2021-02-14 09:22|| 2021-02-14 09:22|| Front Page Top

#4 In the civil war when Eritrea broke off from Ethiopia and several later battles between them most were fought in the Tigray region. They were some of the biggest tank battles in history with lots of needless violence against civilians from all players. It is likely there are still mines all over that area from the civil war period.

Posted by 3dc 2021-02-14 10:15|| 2021-02-14 10:15|| Front Page Top

#5 In the civil war period Ethiopia was Stalinist and supported by the Soviet Union. Eritrean was Islamist/Maoist and supported by the Peoples Republic of China and the USA. (I never understood our support.)

Posted by 3dc 2021-02-14 10:18|| 2021-02-14 10:18|| Front Page Top

#6 That was just after the PRC supported one Revolutionary in Rhodesia and the USSR supported Mugabe.

Posted by 3dc 2021-02-14 10:20|| 2021-02-14 10:20|| Front Page Top

#7 I just hope they get their Covid Vaccines first.

Posted by Slappy 2021-02-14 10:47|| 2021-02-14 10:47|| Front Page Top

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