
What the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Republic of Eritrea have deliberately done since the start of the war in November 2020 is to make bureaucratic hurdles, block roads and all sorts of passing to ensure the catastrophe, which is appearing in front of our eyes.
We are now in the March 2022 and the collective retaliation against one region is severe. The possible man-made famine, starvation and usage of food to weaponize hunger is clear. There is no middle-ground or justification for this. It is just bluntly genocide, not by the usage of guns or ammunition. No, this is collective punishment of a region, because the leadership and the political parties didn’t’ comply with the will of one man in Addis Ababa. The party and leadership didn’t accept to be part of the newly minted Prosperity Party and ran on their own. This is why he has to punish and use punitive actions to get them under his “unifying” banner.
This is not only hurting rural farmers, which is not getting the seeds in time to plant. No, the whole blockade is ensure death is surrounding every corner. Medicines are not entering the region or in stock at the hospitals. The region haven’t had electricity or water for months on end.
“The overall situation in northern Ethiopia is still highly tense and unpredictable. In Amhara, sporadic clashes continue to be reported along areas bordering Tigray in North Gondar, North Wollo and Waghemra zones. Similarly, the situation in Afar Region continues to deteriorate, with armed clashes reported in Abala, Berahle and Koneba Woreda in Zone 2. Access beyond Afdera Woreda, Zone 2 is currently impossible due to the clashes, hindering humanitarian operators from accessing an estimated 200,000 displaced people located in the inaccessible area, according to authorities. In Tigray, heavy fighting was reported in the eastern parts of Atsbi Dera Woreda in Eastern Zone. Airstrikes were also reported in Alamata and in the outskirts of Shire Town on 10 and 11 March respectively. The reports are yet to be verified and confirmed” (…) “In Tigray, families are exhausting all remaining means to access food, with three quarters of the population reported to be using extreme coping strategies to survive. The level of food insecurity is expected to worsen in the coming months as remaining food stocks from the last harvest, which was half of normal year production, get depleted and humanitarian assistance is not delivered at scale and on time due to lack of road access into Tigray to bring in supplies. The 2022 Meher season is a month away and prospects are bleak unless immediate action is taken to avail seed and fertilizer to farmers in Tigray on time. The implication of a third consecutive poor agricultural season will be devastating on the lives and livelihoods of the conflict-affected population. There was no movement of emergency agricultural inputs (seed, fertilizer, and agro-chemicals) into Tigray Region since the beginning of July 2021. At present, only 4,000 tonnes of improved seed of a total of 49,000 tonnes required is available in the region. Arrangement is being finalized to transport seeds, fertilizers and animal feed from Addis Ababa through air cargo” (OCHA – ‘NORTHERN ETHIOPIA – HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -Situation Report’ 17.03.2022).
We know that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dropped a statement on the same day saying a convoy was on the way and to help the region. While it has been later reported that the Convoy came to the Zone 2 in Afar region where it was stopped, looted and destroyed before entering into the Tigray Region. This how the Humanitarian assistance is blocked and stopped before entering. There is only a little entering by plane or by air-dropping it over the region. Therefore, we know things are bad.
Just to put it perspective, here is how the OCHA described food security gaps on the 17th March:
“As of 14 March, there was only around 800 MT of food commodities within Tigray. Out of the 800 MT, there is only enough stock (47 MT) for a balanced three-commodity basket. The rest of the 750 MT is mainly only pulses and oil, not able to form a balanced three-commodity basket. The closure of Semera-Abala-Mekelle route for the movement of humanitarian cargo to Tigray since mid-December 2021, while the food stocks available to humanitarian organizations for food distribution are almost depleted. The Western Zone in Tigray continues to be inaccessible for most partners, and information about the situation on the ground remains limited. In Amhara, Abergele woreda in Wag Hamra Zone is partially accessible due to insecurity thereby delaying food dispatches and distributions” (OCHA – ‘NORTHERN ETHIOPIA – HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -Situation Report’ 17.03.2022).
When you read this and see how the overview is stated. You know things are dark and grim. Especially, when the state and allies acts like everything is fixed for the latest convoy. While only days later there is reports of stopping and looting it. The other air-drops of humanitarian assistance is only given the region a fraction of what it needs. This has been described by the UN Organizations and Multi-National Aid Organizations, which did work in the Tigray region. We are seeing deliberate actions to block and stop the needs of others met.
This is the sort of weaponization of humanitarian assistance and food security. They are doing it and there is millions who are suffering because of it. The plights of Tigray Region cannot be overstated. The deaths and malnutrition is all on the hands of leadership of the Addis Ababa. The Federal Government haven’t done their duty and they are in-charge of the demise of these people. Therefore, they are vindictive and viciously taking lives by not allowing third parties to deliver or spread food to a part of the population. That is the sort of reasonable Prosperity Party, which is in power.
This is the sort of thing, a Peace Prize Winning Prime Minister is busy doing. The PM has to be held accountable… and his government is transparent about it. They have within his party and government officials spoken of wanting death and venom over anyone being ethnically Tigrayan. Therefore, the weaponization of food seems to work in this favour. It is tragic and a sinister, which leads to these atrocities.
At the very moment, there isn’t massacres made with weaponry, drones or machetes. No, it is done by the ill-will and deliberate act of starving a population. That is the sort of order and decree, which gives the Prosperity Party to hold parties and celebrate their existence in Addis Ababa. Peace.












