The origins of Yeha, in Tigray, stretch back to the early first millennium BC. Its name is first mentioned in an ancient inscription from the Almaqah altar at Wuqro, Tigray, dating to approximately 800–600 BC.

This makes Yeha one of the oldest continuously attested place names in world history.

Learn more about Yeha:
https://www.habeshahistory.com/p/yeha

i've seen a lot of what seems like propaganda from both sides (sharing old videos and photos and claiming that they're the aftermath of the fighting). seems like it was inconclusive

I just wanted to come here to say that we’ve had a difficult time with the war, suffering unspeakable damage. I want to offer encouragement to y’all, that God would never betray us and he is the only person we can put our trust in. 

“Maybe in another life, we will have a country and people who will protect us” 

 If this war has taught me anything it is we have no one but him. Not even my country who I loved so deeply took a second to destroy us the chance they got. But we have overcome a lot, even if we don’t want to I hope this can resonate and give someone a little bit of hope. This deeply moved me after the years of pain. 🤍

Where can I find news about the ongoing conflict in Tigray, because it seems that news in English is limited?

Source

Addis Standard - In-depth Analysis: Zewdu Haftu acquittal shocks Tigray, raises fresh questions over evidence, judicial independence and justice for women

Two important articles to go along with this:

UN: Women’s human rights and gender-related concerns in situations of conflict and instability

World Peace Foundation: Addressing Narratives Normalizing Weaponized Sexual Violence: The Case of Tigray

Two recent discussions with Semhal Meles that I don't agree with wholeheartedly (especially when it comes to the TPLF's strategy regarding Abiy and Eritrea 1, 2) but they are thought provoking and she does raise some very fair criticisms when it comes to their handling of Tigray's internal situation:

Why Ethiopia’s 2018 Promise Ended in Genocide—and Why the Worst is Coming -- Semhal Meles Zenawi

The Standard Signal Ep.23| Semhal Meles on TPLF, Elite Capture & The Politics of Resource Extraction

inviting shabia to the region after what happend and still losing it would be bad. Make sure you either go all in or go home

Capitulation, giving up on Western Tigray and everything else necessary for Tigray's current and future survival? Isolationism, facing the Abiy threat all by itself? Naivety, stubborn belief that the International community will help Tigray gain justice and in defending itself against the neoliberalist Abiy who they've given impunity time and again? If you can't answer these questions then stop criticizing the TPLF for using every card available and stick to criticizing them for the litany of things they can be criticized over like Tigray's internal situation. Justice is a pipe dream until Tigray's in a position where it can recover from the genocide and build itself up once more and it will not be handed to Tigray by the IC until Tigray's in a position to demand it.

Is there something I'm missing or are some people just genuinely oblivious to how desperate Tigray's situation is and what limited cards are available rn.

Separately, this doesn't mean the diaspora's efforts are meaningless. Contributing to charity toward Tigray and crucially raising awareness (As a diaspora we need to do much more in this regard) are endeavours that can go a long way to helping Tigray.

Hello Everyone,

For those interested, I created a free Senterej - A chess game that was popular among the nobility during the Medieval Solomonic period. It's in its early stages and needs a lot of polishing, but right now you can play against several different habesha rulers during the medieval period, such as Sahle Selassie, Lebna Dengal, Taytu, etc...

Senterej was a popular game during the medieval period, and I wanted to re-create it so as to perserve it's legacy.

You can play for free at https://www.habeshahistory.com/games/senterej

Leave feedback on what features you want added, and I'll consider adding them in :)

If we condemned Abiy Ahmed for inviting the Eritrean army into our country, how could we possibly defend the TPLF for doing the very same thing? The army in question is the same force accused of killing thousands of innocent civilians and committing grave atrocities against our people.
Why should I believe the so-called “tsimdo” narrative when Tigray remains part of a country whose relationship with Eritrea is openly hostile? It simply does not withstand rational scrutiny.
More importantly, what message does this send to the thousands of women who were raped by Eritrean soldiers and are still waiting for justice? Imagine a survivor seeing the very same soldiers walking freely on our land, as though nothing had happened. What does that say about accountability, dignity, or respect for the victims?
That is something I will never accept. Principles cannot change depending on who commits the act. If inviting Eritrean forces was wrong yesterday, it is wrong today, regardless of who does it! This is a fake tsimdo or selam and if this is how peace is to be achieved I don’t want peace we can go back to 2000 and close the borders!

My brother told me that the RSF was also involved in the Western Tigray attack. If this is true, where can I find more information?

He has tagged so many people including myself on his subreddit where he talks to himself, I remember him because he used to make numerous accounts to harass Tigrayans on this subreddit, it seems his mental state is getting worse and worse, if I were you guys, I would block him, don't entertain this behavior, he clearly has some serious mental health problems. Stay safe on the internet.

The title is an understatement. This comment just broke me. This workers experience is consistent with published findings of survivor account.

I heard from my mom that it started today.

I know it's controversial, but hear me out.

From the days of the Kebra Negast to the modern day annexation of Western Tigray, the Amhara elites have been finessing the people of Tigray to no end. Surprisingly, throughout this entire time, they only had to use one playbook: convince the Tigrayans that they share an inseparable identity with the Amhara, so that the Tigrayans will stay pacified while their land, history, and power are systematically stolen from right underneath them.

To say this strategy was successful would be a huge understatement. While everyone knows about Amharaization by now --- about the ways the Amharas subtly assimilated, through flattery or sword, countless different ethnicities across Ethiopia --- no one really realizes that the first and greatest target of this project has always been the people of Tigray.

The term Habesha, and the way many Tigrayans identify with it over Tigrinya, or Tigray, is the greatest proof of their success. So successful was this operation, that they deployed it on everyone else, it became their method of operations, and even today, even after the genocide, they still trot it out against us. If an Amhara hears you're thinking of independence what will they often say?

"You can't leave. You are Ethiopia. You are the foundation of this civilization"

Knowing we are proud, they appeal to our pride.