Gerrit Kurtz, a researcher and conflict expert at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), a Berlin-based think tank, traveled to the Tigray region in the fall of 2024.

Gerrit Kurtz, a researcher and conflict expert at the the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), a Berlin-based think tank, traveled to the Tigray region in the fall of 2024.

After years of increased tensions and hostilities between the TPLF and the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea, fighting began when TPLF forces attacked the Northern Command headquarters of the ...

Addis Abeba– The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has stated that “the foremost choice of the people of Tigray and its leadership is peace,” following Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s call for ...

Prime Minister Abiy noted that for centuries, Tigray has repeatedly been engaged in conflicts with the central government. "The land of Tigray has become a battlefield; the people of Tigray have ...

And maps produced in a conflict region, such as Israel and the Palestinian territories, tell a rich story about the relationship between mapmaking and politics. During the British Mandate of ...

George Mengistu*, a writer and translator, was arrested 10 months ago, accused of being a Fano sympathizer and a member of their media team due to his coverage of war crimes in the conflict. “Abiy is ...

A lot has changed since the publication of this 1750 map of Palestine. Ken Welsh/Design Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Image ...

and at the time the site of intense fighting between the government and a paramilitary group called the Tigray Defense Forces. Can climate funders overcome fear to tread in conflict zones? The ...

For 15 months, meaningless statements and idle talk kept the genocide in Gaza going. It is time to put an end to them.