“When you speak truth to power, clashes are inevitable”

Originally Posted on EUI News This is the third war in Tigray in his lifetime. Mehari Taddele Maru narrates his story while waiting to board a train on the East Coast of the United States. In the background, Americans shuffle around the coffee shop with their lattes. Born and raised in Tigray, the northernmost region ...

As a Tigrayan, I Choose Peace over War, Accountability over Impunity

Originally Published on The Elephant It has been almost three months now since the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) to end Ethiopia’s Tigray war that has led to over 600,000 deaths. The Biden administration described the agreement as a momentous step, while ...

The Six Trendsetters in African Migration and Mobility

Originally Published on Trends Research and Advisory Migration and mobility dynamics vary in and across countries and regions of the continent.[1] Since 2000, the number of African migrants living outside Africa and those migrating within Africa has increased significantly. The number of African migrants outside their country of origin has almost doubled since 2010 to ...

Mehari Taddele Maru: “When you speak truth to power, clashes are inevitable”

Originally posted at EUI News This is the third war in Tigray in his lifetime. Mehari Taddele Maru narrates his story while waiting to board a train on the East Coast of the United States. In the background, Americans shuffle around the coffee shop with their lattes. Born and raised in Tigray, the northernmost region ...