Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Tigray crisis as genocidal war(Gebretsion /TPLF)

Well it is the kidnapping and ambush of about a thousand  federal soldiers, at the army base in Mekelle, and other actions by the TPLF leadership,  that set the stage for the federal military intervention in November 2020.

When PM Hailemariam Desalegn stepped down in 2018, Abiy Ahmed of the Oromo Democratic Party was nominated to be the new PM, but apparently Gebretsion  of the TPLF saw himself as the rightful heir to the throne, if rumors are correct, forgetting that the TPLF, representing about 6 percent of the population, dominated for seventeen years before then, within the context of the  EPRDF.

It is sad to see  ordinary innocent Tigrayans caught up in the crossfire - fleeing from their homes, farms, and  shops, and thrown into refugee camps  etc. during a pandemic. 

The TPLF leadership should have anticipated the chaos but like Trump and his followers at the Capitol, it seems that holding on to power at all cost was the prime concern.

Professor Gloria Emeagwali
Prof. of History/African Studies, CCSU
africahistory.net; vimeo.com/ gloriaemeagwali
Recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Research
Excellence Award, Univ. of Texas at Austin;
2019 Distinguished Africanist Award
New York African Studies Association

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Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Tigray crisis as genocidal war(Gebretsion /TPLF)

 

Please be cautious: **External Email**

i see coverage, nyt and al jazeera.

i am not convinved by tigrayyan claims of victimhood.

gloria should be our local expert on the question

ken

kenneth harrow

professor emeritus

dept of english

michigan state university

517 803-8839

harrow@msu.edu

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From: 'Dr. Oohay' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2021 3:57 PM
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Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Tigray crisis as genocidal war(Gebretsion /TPLF)

 

A growing civil war .... that apparently continues to elude international coverage.


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On Sunday, January 31, 2021, 1:32 PM, Gloria Emeagwali <gloria.emeagwali@gmail.com> wrote:

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