ETHIOPIA-ERITREA | East Africa's New ALLIANCE?
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- Although Ethiopia claims it now controls the northern province of Tigray, the conflict continues. Moreover, there are allegations that Eritrea is now assisting Ethiopian forces. This has led to accusations that Eritrean troops sent to Tigray have committed a number of atrocities, including a massacre in the historic city of Axum. However, for many outside observers, such cooperation might seem strange. After all, Eritrea and Ethiopia have a longstanding history of tensions. Indeed, they fought a bloody war in 1998-2000 that only officially came to an end with a peace agreement in 2018. But scratch beneath the surface and the reasons for Eritrea's involvement in crisis become clearer. So, why have Eritrea and Ethiopia united to fight the Tigray War?
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The conflict in Tigray increasingly poses the threat of a major humanitarian catastrophe in the Horn of Africa. However, a desperate situation seems to be becoming all the worse with widespread claims that Eritrea has now sent in troops to assist Ethiopia and that they have been involved in war crimes, including a massacre in Axum. This has prompted demands for their withdrawal from both the European Union and the United States. However, the fact that Eritrea and Ethiopia are fighting alongside each other might seem strange given their past history. Eritrea fought a 30-year war of independence from Ethiopia and then Eritrea and Ethiopia fought a bitter border war from 1998-2000. But, as it shown, the issue goes back to the relationship between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Eritrean People's Liberation Front (EPLF) during their joint effort to overthrow the military government in Ethiopia in the 1970s and 1980s.
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0:00 Introduction and Titles
0:54 Claims of Eritrea's involvement in the Tigray Conflict
2:27 The origins of the Tigray War
6:41 Eritrea's Relationship with Ethiopia and Tigray
11:44 Why Eritrea is fighting alongside Ethiopia in Tigray
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It's a return to the conflict in Tigray this week. Despite Ethiopian claims that the fighting is over, there's clear evidence that the war is continuing, and that Eritrean is now fighting alongside Ethiopia. But is this merely about personalities and historical grudges, or is there a deeper reason for Eritrean involvement? Do let me know your thoughts and comments below.
Hate to break it you buddy but Eritreans and Ethiopians are the same people! Eritrea in reality is just another region of ethiopia who wanted to govern themselves so they waged a long and bloody war against their current rulers at the time, which gained them their independence.
Very good video! Even though this was completely unexpected to me, sometimes this world can be so weird sometimes
@@truthseeker3833 we are not Ethiopian we have a country called Eritrea that comes with a lots of sacrifices we like Ethiopia and the people of Ethiopia but you should respect Eritrea freedom and sovereignty and we have more similarities with Tigray than the rest of Ethiopia and I hope that’s the truth you seek
Interesting questions to consider.
@@truthseeker3833 hey respect we not the same country! For Eritrea to get independence we sacrifice so many people! So what happened in Tigray we Eritrean don’t have anything to do with it ! please leave Eritrean alone! TPLf Mafio off Africa! You journalist got paid from TPF making false news !
We the Ethiopian and Eritrean had never been Enemies, TPLF was enemies with Eritrea! Now that they’re gone our relationship has been stored thank God. We love our Eritrean brothers and sister.
US ERITREANS NEVER HATED ETHOPIANS! WE ONLY HATE WEYANNE! THATS THE ONLY PPL WE FOUGHT! ETHOPIA IS OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AS WELL!
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Yess
Alef Bet; After 4 months
I see your comment on Ethiopia and Eritrean. You said we Ethiopians and Eritreans had never been enemies.
Did you know the history of Eritrea
How many years they fight with Ethiopia for their independence
How many heroes they lost under
Hailey Selassie and Mengistu.
I am sorry you should know
the history of Ethiopia
WE ARE NOT BROTHERS YOU GUYS MASSACRESY PEOPLE KILLED INNOCENT WOMAN AND CHILDREN I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT FUCK POLITICS ISAYAS IS NOT THE WHILE ERITREA YOU GUYS ARE OUR ENEMYS WO DIDNT WANT TO SEE US INDEPENDENT KNOW YOUR HISTORY I KNOW MINE YOU ONLY LOVE US BC WE ARE STRONG ENOUGH TO FIGHT TPLF WITHOUT US ETHIOPIA WOULD BE FALLEN
“My enemy’s enemy is my friend.....until he bites”
One of only very few "Westerners" who has successively tried to address some of the past and present conflicts, especially in Africa, with some objectivity. Thank you for the hard work deep diving into these often, very complex issues
Thank you so much for the extremely kind words. I really appreciate it! I must say that I love putting the videos together. It is a lot of work, but it is also fascinating. The background history of many of these cases had been largely forgotten internationally. For example, it is fascinating to dig into the UN archives and read the reports on decolonisation written at the time.
James if you can also make a video about what’s happening in D.R.C and the little bit background ongoing war within Congo. Thanks 🙏🏾
Thank you very much for a great suggestion. I have been meaning to do a video on DRC for quite some time. I did a video on the Congo Crisis in 1960. It was actually one of my earliest videos. czcams.com/video/cf0aYCbCXtM/video.html I really should come back to it.
@@JamesKerLindsay Thanks
thank you for information
We are brothers who are naturally bound by blood።።።❶💚🇪🇹🇪🇷
yes
Yessir!!!
Not sure. Also congratulations on 13k subscribers James! You deserve it!
Thanks so much LE! :-) always appreciated the support!
Agamie you one off TPLF
I am just saying if you ever wrote or talk as now when people of eritrea where everywhere dieing in the Mediterranean see and sahara desret becouse ethipia as a whole tplf particularly sat eritrean land cousing endless national service becouse they was try to clonaz it or dstroy eritrea and eritran people 1998 they gone pass badme reached barantu town for what they killed a lot take everything nobody has ever say a thing after that badme given to Eritrea we ask thousand times tplf to live our land people like they write when they want write no one was our voice the young eritreans died every where thats becouse no one say why are eritrans emgrating,why endless national service and what is the solution no one write no one suport as ever so my country eritrea free becouse eritrans hundreds,thousands died to have my beutiful free eritrea it cost as a lot of beutiful young generation 30 years war i cant stress enough how i feel why have you not know hour safering no mention of you there that why was ethiopia 22 years in our land, the answer is pawer,oppression. 2 years a go dr abiy said he will go with the algeris agreement nothing hapen bcouse tigray army particularly want to live the land of eritrea what i am saying is i don't think eritrean army is in tigray but poeopl like you wrote what they like to write suport who they like eritrea safer a lot,sectioned for years not one uropian country or any amrican say why i could write all day but i hope you got the message.
Thank you!!
Mr. James would you mind to explain about current civil war in Libya from international humanitarian law view points? Thank you
It depends on the profit I guess
Tanxyou for information
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James ker Lindsay well explain
Thank you.
amazing vid!
I do have questions tho: Could it be that there are 2 ongoing wars? One of them being between Ethiopia and Tigray and the other between Eritrea and Tigray? If this would be the case would this change anything? And if this is 1 war could mister Abiy Ahmed be held responsible for these war crimes?
Great questions Brian. It does rather look that way, doesn’t it. Really, I think this is a joint effort by Abiy Ahmed and Afwerki to break the power of the TPLF once and for all. But it does also raise a very real question about Ethiopian complicity in these alleged atrocities. I think many are very surprised and more than a little disappointed about Abiy Ahmed’s role in this, especially after his Nobel Prize.
@@JamesKerLindsay Great video James.
I was wondering if you could make a video on whether the Armenian genocide was a genocide or not. As it is still a very interesting and controversial topic to talk about.
Would love to hear your thoughts on this
@@JamesKerLindsay the TPLF terrorist group was running Ethiopia for the past 30 years. During their reign The mafia group killed hundreds of thousands people!!!
They started the war by a surprisingly attacking the federal government's forces killing thousands innocent soldiers!
Karma is now chasing those evil TPLF junta!
Dear @UCEszqJb1FjYisBevHBIof3g, you tried to analysis the Eth -Eritrea relation, But you have no idea about their historical relationship from the very beginning. So before trying to analysis, please gather enough information.
Go on, enlighten me then!
Thanks 👍 👌👌❤️❤️
James when will
You reply to my comments and follow up on the war.
Thanks. I really do want to return to this. It is really high on my list of topics that I want to cover in the coming months.
Its interesting how alliances and enemies change so quickly. Also this conflict is very interesting as we know very little about what's happening in that region. I think that Ethiopian State is using this conflict so that it can set a precedent as to what happens if try to leave the fedration or increase your states overall rights . I am wonder what's your framework regarding international relations e.g. realist. Also what books would recommend to understand the often forgotten conflict in DRC.
Wtf was quick?!? It took 30 years
quick??? Ethiopia was under a dictatorship regime for 30 years.
I don't think 30 years is quick
Africans should govern themselves and take care of their own affairs. Those who get into our affairs have done nothing but historically created further chaos and unrepairable damage. Good 👍 thing you brought up DRC. When the wealthiest is somehow the poorest.
I can tell u what's happening ........america and EU r looking for leader who kisses their best part .....if u know what i mean .....
As we all know .........
This is really great summary on what is going on in ethiopia and eritrea. Thanks for the effort. I would like to ask you one question though. TPLF killed a lot of innocent people in Maikadra. The world knows that but why does the West media and countries give a lot of attention to what is happening in Axum, tigray which by the way doesn't have a clear evidence.
Thank you so much. You are right. There does seem to be evidence of atrocities carried out by TPLF forces too. I think that the problem is that the conflict as a whole is not receiving as much attention as it merits in the international press.
evey mureder need ti investigating by indepndent investgator but remember in mykadera most tigrean people dying they were live in mykadera it just abiy ahmad was disinformation but know they will investgating so all over what happen in ethiopia it will investgat so we will get jucits
Everyone knows Amhara militants and fano group did the Massacre as they still doing as we speak. Stop blaming the victims!
@@JamesKerLindsay what, read international amnesty report about Maikedra killing of Tigray people by Amahara militia. That is why USA gave 76 hours for Amhara militia to get out of Tigray.
About 600 Amhara were massacred in MyCardra by the youth militia of the TPLF called ‘SAMRI’ before they fled to Sudan. Luckily some of the people survived to tell the story.
Hi James! Thank you for another informative video. After watching, I'm wondering what are the prospects for Tigray to become another de-facto state? Is it possible to expect that they might claim for independence?
Hi Aleksandar, great question. The interesting thing is that it should actually have a path to full independence. Ethiopia is one of the very few countries in the world that permits secession under its constitution and even outlines how it can happen. Tigray could pursue that route. But one gets the sense that while the constitution permits secession, actually making it happen will be something else. In the meantime, it’s hard to say what will happen on the ground. Information is very limited. But I get the sense that the Ethiopian Government and Eritrea are doing their best to destroy the TPLF and stop the region from becoming a state, real or de facto.
@@JamesKerLindsay Thank you so much for this insight into the issue. It's a completely new information for me. Keep up good work! I wish you best of luck :)
@@JamesKerLindsay as someone who has been closely following the development in Ethiopia, I can confirm that, when the Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed came to power one of his top priorities of reforms that he set out in his plan is to rewrite the constitution by removing Article 39 which currently permits regional states within Ethiopia to secede if they choose to do so. The current constitution of Ethiopia was drafted by Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) when they were in power for 27 years and they were the ones who introduced Article 39 despite opposition from majority of Ethiopians. The introduction of Article 39 was part of their long term strategy for independence but it lacked the support, vison and a roadmap. Beside all this Eritrea (Ethiopian's northern neighbour) is key actor and inadvertently have saved the Ethiopian state from total collapse, by supporting Ethiopian forces to hunt down the TPLF fighters. This is no exaggeration because Ethiopia was totally on the brink of collapse as it was fighting with TPLF to the north, OLF (Oromo Liberation Front) & Bishangul Gumuz to the west and Sudan to the North West. But of all the threats TPLF from Tigray region was the one considered to pause huge threat and they have been largely eliminated with some pockets of resistance here and there. Now Ethiopia can focus on fighting the threats coming from Bishangul Gumoz, OLF and Sudan. I believe as long as Ethiopia and Eritrea remain at peace and continue to work closely both will have better future ahead!
Let’s leave Ethiopian fix their problems by themselves please .
@@redseayouth2897 The Renaissance Dam crisis will add Egypt to the mix & further tensions with neighboring Sudan as well.
All truth but you forgot one thing Eritrea got involved when the tigray fired 3 missile rockets to the capital city of Asmara
Thanks a lot. You are right. But I did mention this in the video.
Here is an idea for a future video: How Chile gained independence
This is how journalism supposed to be!! Well done
you do n't have substantial facts to collaborate about the human rights abuse and the presence of Eriterian troops in Tigray . You are just spreading faulse allegations .
Oh please the evidence has made it clear as day stop trying to deny genocide
@@bobted6266 bla bla keep crying.. we will not bow down like TPLF. Where is your evidence? Go read what MSF east Africa concluded from what happened in the hospitals in Tigray.
@@yousufaman1738 are u blind? Their is termendes evidence ranging from eye witness accounts to video evidence, UN and America along with other nations have said their is genocide and an Ethiopian general even spilled the tea at one point how willfully ignorant are u people
He is literally an expert political analyst who get infos from legitimate sources. What makes you think we can take your words over his ?
@@user-mq6qv6bi2g it’s funny how my comments are getting deleted. Like I said before all the crimes are committed by TPLF and the prisoners TPLF let free as well as some Amhara Militias that wanted to take back lands taken by TPLF from Amharas during TPLF rule. We Eritreans took Badme back after 20+ years. My sources are on MSF east Africa website and tweets. What sources does this man have? Give me one real source from a well trusted party like MSF East Africa.
Congratulatins for 13k subs. Can't wait for the video with Welsh independence
Thanks so much! And you were reading my mind. :-) I might try for Wales next week. (No promises.) I take it you saw the latest polling data. 39% support for independence!
pls check the telegram channel "ethopia map" there are dozens of videos of alleged massacres in tigray (civilian massacres)
Yes by Tplf
Thank you for your impartial news.
Thank you.
Thank you
Ethiopia and Eritrea are two countries, but don't forgate that their is a strong human blood bridge between them and no one can break that forever. Long live our frindship and more than that!!!
So your saying one region is fighting two countries
In essence, yes! And I’m not sure I can see this ending at all well.
Yes two countries ethiopia and ertria to destroyed tplf but tplf is strong
Well this whole mess is cause of tplf. But I’m not hearing enough 😂
thank you for your truth obeservation
What is the mounting evidence, and who is supplying it?
Thanks. But you do realise that the Ethiopian government have actually since admitted the co-operation?
@@JamesKerLindsay the cooperation of what?
Did you actually watch the video?
@@JamesKerLindsay yep. Not doubting the part of co-operation. Asking about the evidence and who supplied it at the 6 minute mark.
@@Burtifly Thanks. But I made this six months ago. (And I have made over 100 videos.) You will forgive me, but I can’t recall immediately which sources I used. But I research my videos carefully and I always make sure to try to use reliable sources. But, to be honest, this does seem a bit of an odd discussion given that, again, Ethiopia has admitted the co-operation. You want to know which sources I used as they turned out to be right!?
Hi james ker-lindsay
First of all another awsome and informative/unbias report! Thanks
Sencondly pls can you cover the armenian pow crisis, you can cover it with you shorter format if you want to. I just need someone with like you yo explain the situation and what may happen (if its likley that the pows could br returned and so on) thanks in advance!
Thanks. Great suggestion. This is a really important issue. Let me look into it.
@@JamesKerLindsay Thank you james! btw congrats on 13k subs
well coordinated true informative coverage
Thank you very much.
🇪🇷🤨🏳️🌈 he is lying about Eritrea
@@matteosrafaelnegusistafano8234 first of all why do you have 10 names 😂 you cant be Eritrean! And he didnt lie! His man deserves a Nobelpreis, not abi Ahmed Ali abdela omer. Wait a minute...is Abi your cousin? You both have to much names..
My recommendation to African countries Do not let Europeans impose on you natural resources. Africa is the richest continent in the world but even the poorest in the world will open their eyes.
Labling Humanitarian concerns over political need often ,unimportant & disastrous
i think you have not true information about that.what about mycadre did you have any information
Excellent and informative as usual. Thanks, James 👍
Hi Dano, thanks so much as ever. I hope all is well with you! :-)
@James Ker-Lindsay Yes, thanks. I'm looking forward to a joint session with Max and your good self 😉👍
No this is not correct
jeffpearce.medium.com/ethiopia-lies-damn-lies-axum-and-the-west-242f471c45ae
James, another great vedio! Thanks.
I belive these two countries are going to see new era as changes unfold on both sides. The obstacles still is relationships which is not based or rooted in principles. Always personalized with short ambition of each side using this relationships for scoring national political goal, not the interest of the population. Sadly, even this love affair will be short lived as it is another attempt using this relationship for settling ethiopia goal of attacking TPLF and Eriterian govt quenching its lingering hattered. Let us hope for best.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. The relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea - between Abiy Ahmed and Afwerki - is truly fascinating. And it will be interesting to see what happens to Eritrea when Afwerki finally departs the scene. In the meantime, the current deal between Addis Ababa and Asmara to attack Tigray is really disturbing, especially given Abiy Ahmed's Nobel Prize. If I was conspiratorially minded, I might be tempted to now wonder whether the peace deal was always about ousting the TPLF from Tigray?
@@JamesKerLindsay how come you seem to look like you have a problem with the eritrean and Ethiopian government being allies?? The reason for their peace deal is solely due to abiy, the reason their wasnt any before was soley due to tplf. So now they work together it's a problem?? These are neighbouring counties who want peace and cooperation and want to work together to not only better their countries but the east African region. The same like any other country and any country in the west. But when African countries work together its questionable and deemed a problem. Yall are hypocrites.
James we Are steel enemies!!!
Good job James. You are one of the few foreigners who understand what's happening in the horn .
Thank you so much. It is such a fascinating region, but with such a tragic history of conflict and instability.
This analysis sounds plausible because it touches the historical and political background of the current crisis. But when it comes to the recently reported atrocities that may have been allegedly committed in the region, one has to be very careful. The TPLFs are true masters at brewing poison and drafting intrigues and scandals.
Do not trust organization they work for someone. But there are alot of fake information about the situation try to verify with strong care.
Thank you well done keep talling the True
Unfortunately, the conflict is not receiving nearly as much international attention as it deserves. While Amnesty International raised the massacre in Axum, and it was picked up by news organisations, the war is still little known in wider circles - and yet it has huge implications not just fur the Horn of Africa, but also much more widely. I will try to keep a close eye on things and return to it when I can.
Some thing you have to work for is befor the war in Tigray Isayas Afewerkis Visit to the Bishoftu Ethiopian air force base and Abiy Ahmed Sawa Eritrean army treaning center visit and the agrement that was hiden from the african union thewestern world and all Eritran and Ethiopian people that sined by Abiy and Isayas Afewerki is Saudi arabiy . Thank you
Stop lying. ERITREA is not part of this fucking conflict. If it is, Eritrea was invited by the rocket missile fired by TPLF Terrorists organisation. But you should give us prof is these statements and accusation of massacre
I thought the war was over?
Ethiopia said it was, but the fighting is still ongoing. The trouble is that it is hard to find out information about the conflict as a communications blackout is still in place.
@Russian Patriot the fighting is not on a full scale as it was at the start of the war. There are pocket resistance here and there. The TPLF have resorted to a hit and run tactic which is a bit like cat and mouse game and therefore it will take a while to flash them out. BTW I would like to thank your country (Russia) as well as China who strongly opposed US, UK & France to put pressure on Ethiopian government's by threating sanctions during a closed session at the UN security council meeting. Also a number of countries including India and Kenya they all showed support to the Ethiopian government. Thank you so much for supporting our Ethiopian neighbours who are also our Orthodox Christian Brothers!!
No Russian Patriot sadly it’s no
It is this guy is a western puppet a person i know recently went to mekele university to study if tplf still had control that wouldn't have happened
During the Eritreans war for independence from Ethiopia the Amhara ethnic group had complete rule over Ethiopia. Other ethnic groups like the Oromo and Tigray needs and interests were often neglected. In Tigray, with its proximity to Eritrea and shared language, the rise of regional political awareness started along with Eritrean independence movement, in fact there were Eritreans who were half Tigreans through intermarriages, and also Tigreans who were born and grew up in Asmara and saw themselves as Eritreans and joined the Eritrean Liberation movement. These Tigreans would go on to become the core cadre of the TPLF with a great deal of help from the EPLF led by Iseas Afwerki, who's half Tigrean on his mother's side. The EPLF trained and armed the Tegreans and led them straight to Addis Ababa to take the seat of power. The border war over Badimme was seen as a betrayal of that alliance...hence the deep animosity towards the TPLF from the Eritreans. Likewise, the EPLF has long cultivated friendships with the Oromo. Many young Oromo were forcibly conscripted to fight the Amhara led war (and later under TPLF rule over the border conflict) in Eritrean. Many died believing they were fighting "petty criminal bandits" but tens of thousands were taken prisoners by the Eritreans who treated them fairly and educated them about what their fight was all about...and they were free to go back to their homeland. That is the genesis of the goodwill between Abiye and Iseas. Infact you can trace Eritrean influence on many other ethnic groups rise to demand their rights in Ethiopia today... It's not just a simple "an enemy of my enemy is my friend". It's a long thought-out strategy by an ingenious political leadership of Iseas Afwarki.
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How likely is that Eritrea may annex Tigray from Ethiopia?
Thanks for the comment. There's an interesting thought! I hadn't thought of this option. Most of my thinking had been on whether Tigray might try to break away from Ethiopia. But I wonder if Eritrea does have broader ambitions. I think this situation will evolve a lot on the years ahead.
@@JamesKerLindsay Thanks for the reply!
Is it even possible for Eritrea to annex Tigray, from an international law point of view? This is kind of a similar situation with the Pashtun ethnic group of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
I'm an Eritrean from the Tigrinya speaking ethnic group, I see the Tigrayans as part of Eritrea rather than Ethiopians. For all of our history we were one with the Tigrayans, but Italy and later British divided us into two countries for their own interest. We the Tigrinya speaking ethnic group in both countries wanted to be fully unified in Eritrea and develop our culture, language and work for prosperity. This division has caused most of the problems that happened in the past years (leave alone ''the Bademe conflict'' its a made up story, the conflict was about who rules over the Greater Eritrea/ Greater Tigray between Isaias and Meles, and it resulted in a military stalemate). Isaias Afewerki has ruled Eritrea since then in an iron fist manner, right now in Eritrea there is no constitution, no law of order, no private businesses, seaports are closed for the last 20yrs, construction industry is none existent for the last 20yrs. Isaias is doing all sorts of ethnic shuffles/ ethnic based settlements throughout the country. At this time Eritrea is a halted state.
Eritrea as is, is a failed state because it lacks the human capital with its all potentials for development and prosperity. However, with unification by annexing Tigray, there is hope that we will be dominant militarily, politically and economically in the region in a short period of time.
Yes, there are some Tigrayans wanting Tigray to break away from Ethiopia but this is impossible, for many reasons. At the same time many Tigrayans are happy to see Tigray being part of Eritrea, as their frustration over Ethiopia is increasing, plus they don't want to be a minority of Oromo and Amhara any more.
@@yonashabtom810 Ask Eritreans if they like to live with Tigrayans?
@@yonashabtom810 what a dramatic gibrish that is! All of your proposals were just gain ethnic domination over eritrea by adding another 5 million tigrigna speaking group of people to that existing nation.
@@solmany2659 as neighbours yes, as a one nation no.
Thanks for the news
The good ending makes a great deal of sense interestingly and it really amazed me how your short coverage is precisely true and to the point of actual source of this conflict. Good job.
well there are many errors he made including claims as eritreans did start a war but it was the other way.
OK, it is a false allegation eventhogh you have slow and soft lip services ,you can not convince anybody by false allegation. Come on why should we care as long they destroy the Ethiopian forces while asleep ,whether Eritrea or Alqaida or Ashaba ,why do you worry about once they already destroyed the soldiers who had been resided there long ago?????????? YOU NOT PROFFESSIONAL , you speak English means does not mean you know the profession .
Thank you. But you do realise that PM Abiy Ahmed has since admitted that Eritrean troops are involved? www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/23/ethiopia-pm-abiy-ahmed-says-atrocities-committed-in-tigray
It's a bit strange considering that Eritreans and Trigrayans seem to share the same ethnicity.
They don't. More like the tigay people started speaking our language.
Do you mean share the same language??
You clearly dont know what ethnicity is lol.
Tigrayans are not eritrean they are ethiopians. Eritreans arent tigrayans they are Eritreans.
That's like saying French ppl and beligum ppl are the same ethnically. No, they just speak the same language
Go on Al Jazeera. Recently the Ethiopians admitted this was true.
Thanks. Haha! Indeed. I am permitting myself a wry smile given how many comments said I was lying and putting out malicious propaganda!
@@JamesKerLindsay you can watch it on Fana Ethiopian State owned TV, But it’s on Amharic so I guess Al Jazeera is better because it has Sub titles on them.
A few of the countries in Central America would make for good content
Thank you very much indeed. I realise that I haven't done as much on the Americas as a whole as I would have liked. I hope to put this right. I have a number of ideas lined up.
@@JamesKerLindsay first of all we know that you are massege of the Egyptian and we Ethiopian we don't give up for whites
Because we sew that Americans are big enemies to Ethiopia since from last of last year
@@degefefeleke9183 What do you your conspiracy theories have to do with my comment exactly?
Please if you want to tell some tell the truth your report is far from the truth.
Thanks. Interestingly, since I made this video PM Abiy Ahmed had admitted that Eritrea is involved www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56497168
Greetings from Singapore,
Been binge watching your videos for the last few hours and I love it!
Will be waiting to see if you'd cover the manner of Singapore's road to independence... which is pretty unconventional
keep doing what you do, and stay safe!
Thank you so much! I’m so glad to hear that you’ve been enjoying the channel.
Singapore does indeed have a fantastic independence story for the reason we both know. 😉 it really is unique in modern international relations. And naturally is one of my all time favourite independence stories. As it happens, I have already written a script on it. I have it tucked away as one of a few I keep in case of emergencies. (The videos take a lot of time. Even writing a script is usually a couple of days of solid work and so having some scripts ready ‘in the fridge’ helps a lot if other work issues come up.) I’m not sure when I will get round to filming it, but it is ready and waiting!
I hope all is well over there. Sadly, I’ve only been to Singapore once. But it has a place in my family. My grandfather was out there. And my late father went to school there. I really do hope to go back one day. Amazing place!
The fictitious " massacre at Axum " is a refuted claim by Amnesty international with all the hallmarks of sensationalism with headlines such as " on the eve of the celebration of St. Mary of Zion" "Massacre at Ethiopia's holiest city" and so on. Journalists were actually filming the celebration on Nov 30 and several video interviews disprove Amnesty's account of pandemonium. There was no large scale "atrocity" /whatever that means thesedays/ and celebrations were normal albeit with understandably fewer congregation.
Dr abiy good love you so much love you etiopian
Thanks James for putting an analysis as it is. Yes, "my enemies enemy is my friend" was also practiced long time ago between EPLF & TPLF against the Derg regime. One thing to note though, if the TPLF led Ethiopian government had honored the Algeries agreement and left the village of Badme within that year, I am sure things would have been quite different for TPLF leaders but now it's too little too late.😎
Please next time don’t bother to make a video about us ,we will deal with it ourselves.
Not sure that you understand what CZcams is all about! :-)
Great video James.
I was wondering if you could make a video on whether the Armenian genocide was a genocide or not. As it is still a very interesting and controversial topic to talk about.
Would love to hear your thoughts on this
Thanks. I might try to tackle it at some point. It is obviously extremely controversial, but very important.
@@JamesKerLindsay Thanks James
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Armija Bosnia Armenian genocide was definitely a gross crime against humanity which was perpetrated by the Ottomans during the 1st world war. To this day Turkey refuses to acknowledge that it was genocide despite the fact as many as 1 million Armenians were killed because of their ethnicity and religion. It is a shame that Armenian genocide, doesn't get as much media coverage in as the holocaust during world war 2. Even in Ethiopia there is a small community of Armenians whose forefathers were orphans survivors of the Armenian genocide and the former Emperor of Ethiopia (Emperor Haile Selassie) adopted them and provided them home and schooling. As an Orthodox Christian from Eritrea, who shares the same faith as the Armenians, it makes me feel bitter to learn how much they have suffered at the hand of the Ottomans and even the recent conflict with their neighbour Azerbaijan who was largely supported by Turkey was a double blow. I hope one day Armenia will be powerful enough to defend its territory and win back the territory it lost (Nagorno Karabakh). God bless Armenia !!
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This is what turkey has to say about the genocide of Armenians
Are you gatede same money frome tplf
Well done Brother that’s the true Thank you
This is not the first time they blamed Eritrean for false accusation. Eritrea was victim of the western power since the Italians colonized Eritrea until now all for non sense reason. That's why the Almighty God never let Eritrea down.
My advise to you is Learn the truth deeply that will allow you to make better judgment. When Laying repeated it seems true but it will be faded quickly than you think.
Thanks. But you do realise the PM Abiy Ahmed has since admitted that Eritrean troops have in fact been involved. www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/23/ethiopia-pm-abiy-ahmed-says-atrocities-committed-in-tigray
@@JamesKerLindsay Thank you for replying. I just want to tell you that many people tried to twist what PM Amiy Ahmed said. But the truth is PM said first he thanked Eritrean people and Eritrean government. Why ? TPLF attached the Ethiopian command force and removed the solders cloths and kicked the solders nude (without cloths) to the Eritrean territory. The Eritrean defense force where shocked to see nude solders coming. They dressed and feed the Ethiopian solders. I am sure you would do the same as it is basic human being do.After few says the Ethiopian forces decided to go back to flight TPLF, They left the border open therefore the Eritrean defense force had not choice but occupy the border to prevent any attack by TPLF solders. Imagine if the war was happen in your own country. You cannot leave the border for your enemy. according the PM he said the Eritrean Defense force occupied the shared border with Ethiopia. He never mention the Eritrean Defense force were in Mekelle or Aksum or inside Tigray. The point is how to resolve the issue created by tplf for Tigray people to move on and live normal their normal life. We do not want to see the poor Tigray people suffering. Forget those TPLF supporters who take advantage of poor Tigray people keep barking. They never care about poor Tigray people when they were in power.
Also the truth is TPLF was who went to war with Eritrea and had the upper hand from the westerners back in the late 1990s. Once TPLF left power Ethiopia and Eritrea end the war and signed peace agreement
Thanks James very interesting topic deep inside knowledge of the situation there. However Tplf found itself what goes around comes around of sort. Because they didn't done well during their rule in Ethiopia. Eritrea founds it self as well war it cannot standby idle. Thanks.
Thanks a lot. You are right. There is a sense in many quarters that the TPLF brought this on themselves. But it is still interesting that Abiy Ahmed is willing to give Eritrea a hand in his campaign against the TPLF. I’m not sure baby leaders benefit from giving other countries a free hand to intervene in their own internal disputes - especially if they are then involved in atrocities. It will almost certainly have longer term consequences.
You never report the true.we know you are working against Ethiopia.why don't you report mycadra's massacre?
Hey Sir, I'm really glad you've decided to delve into the HoA politics. Do you moonlight as a Soothsayer because the 11:55 "it's clear that" really threw me. Don't think it's clear at all. That's OK. Can't even bother to get in the whitewashing of the historical context so I'll turn a blind eye to that. The TPLF "commanding victory" was a good joke to be fair. It sorts of confirms the bias. That and the complete absence of the list of crimes that the TPLF commited in their not so recent two handed strangulation of the HoA (I don't think Hold or Tenure is explicit enough). I really wish I had the time to shed light on it all but I thought the saddest thing of all is that you weren't even bold enough to decide whether certain elements of the story are true. Firstly, your title makes an assumption that it's true, then you pose the question if it isindeed true, then you say it is true "allegedly" explaning the Nation states in question have "vehemently" denied it. Then you go on to say 'allegedly 'a couple more times but somehow you've convinced yourself you've said something somewhat definitive with no more than 5 sources and no physical evidence. But it's OK cause the "sanctimonious" Amnesty International/America/UN said they have something. Fair warning, the others won't be as kind as me 😉.
Oh man *applause* you literally destroyed his lies and deceptions in this video and it’s title. I take my hat off my head for you.
The war won't end anytime soon. They're in too deep, this conflict will take many years if not than decades to resolve. It's good that Ethiopia and Eritrea are cooperating, but what Addis Ababa and Asmara are doing in Tigray is horrific.
Thanks. In one sense, cooperation is indeed good after do many decades of conflict. But, as you say, not like this. Also, and I didn’t go into it in the video, we have to remember that Eritrea is a horribly repressive regime. There’s a good reason it’s often called the North Korea of Africa. It is very worrying to think that Abiy Ahmed might be following Afwerki’s model in any way.
@@JamesKerLindsay USA is telling Abiy to withdrawal Amhara and Eritrean soldiers from Tigray, if he doesn't follow through. do you think USA will Senction Ethiopia. I mean already holding off Aid money. what you think regard USA ? especially after Chain, Russia and India vote in the UN against USA regulation. Chain is Ethiopia's second biggest investor. you chain and USA competition In Africa and chain using Ethiopia as gateway to enter into african investment. can Ethiopia become playground for super power countries?
@@JamesKerLindsay You're right! Excellent point, Eritrea is indeed a repressive dictatorship and I agree with that statement.
man I have looked through you at the beginning I thought you are impartial, but your comments about Eritrea say everything out, you try this way to destroy our rediscovered friendship between Eritrea and Ethiopia, you are also a Tplf supporter, like a snake you say what they want to hear, you are right Tplf is to blame but Eritrea they are evil , yes I know all the dead Amhare and Oromo (have you printed more intelligently) but you play the compassionate , and again Eritrea mentions the are Evil , this is the African North Korea , people he wants to get you to deny President Aby in which he tells you Eritrea is involved and they commit massacres. Don't just fit in, our more eritrean and Ethiopian together is a thorn in their side, they still want to save the Tplf but together we are untouchable@@JamesKerLindsay
I am Eritrea and just want to say 'I am sorry' to the Tigray people.
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🤣🤣🤣🤣 you are not Eritrean.
ARE YOU SURE ERITREAN FIGHTING IN ETHIOPIA CIVIL WAR ?? DO YOU SEE THEM ??
Look at the next comment. It says Ethiopia and Eritrea are fighting together to defeat a common enemy, the TPLF. So there are some who not only believe it, but are glad about it too! Why don’t you take it up with that commenter. When you’ve decided whether you think that the two countries are really working together then get back to me.
I JUST I DO NOT LIKE TO HEAR ANY IDIOT WORDS ABOUT ERITREAN MILITARILY SERVICES BECAUSE THEY VERY DISCIPLINARY AND EDUCATED ARMY
Did you know that the border war was a disguise for other issues Esayas had with Ethiopia. Your report incorrectly refers knowingly as a border dispute. Why? You have strong resources at your disposal for research. This happens repeatedly. This puts a doubt on true credibility on so called well researched reports. What is their real goal?
No, I said there were various issues. But territory was a main issue - as it is in many, if not most, conflicts. So, tell us all what it was really about then?
you are very factual and balanced person. Very good analyst 👌👌.
TPLF committed war crime and Genocide on Amhara and non Tigray people at Maikadra. No any media reported that bc medias are reporting the Tplf cooked information without any tangible resource and evidence.
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Well see about thats .
From what I can tell, the Ethiopian government did indeed capture Axum, the TPLF fled to the hills and are now conducting guerilla attacks on Ethiopian and Eritrean forces from there.
Another area where Eritrea cooperated was back during the initial offensive by Ethiopia when some TPLF and civilians tried to flee Tigray; Eritrea wouldn’t let them in. Thus many of these fled west to the Sudan
well said but TPLF didnt flee its a part of a plan i mean its better to move out of the city than being bombed to the ground by eritrean and ethiopian forces
@@draad249 but my point is that Ethiopia did secure the breakaway territory, even though Guerilla warfare continues. Tigray, in between the start of the conflict and the capture of Axum, had been a defacto independent state
@@TheLocalLt O how it has changed
@@jjdelft3216 after retreating to rural areas and going into guerilla mode for a while after their initial defeat and the capture of Merkele by the Ethiopian forces, the TPLF was able to weaken the Ethiopian forces enough that they were able to recapture Merkele and then restart a conventional ground offensive, not only again making Tigray independent but for a large part of the year occupying the, still loyal to Addis Ababa, state of Amhara. Check out the most recent Apolitical World Map video on the Wayback history channel it maps out the whole thing
Great segment James! A couple points: Eritrea involved from the get go. TPLF fired rockets when Eritrean forces were already fighting along with Ethiopian troops and Amhara Fano militants.
Please keep an eye on the dire situation in Tigray. Atrocities are still being committed everyday and we hope the US/EU do something before it too late. Thank you!
Thank you. Interesting to hear that Eritrea was involved from the start. I had to go with what is public known and seems verifiable, but point well taken!
I will certainly be keeping a eye on things. That is why I wanted to do this video. The Amnesty International report was very disturbing.
Eritrea had not shared the war in Ethiopia. That is not our duty.
Thanks. But you do realise that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has now admitted that there are Eritrean troops in Ethiopia. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-56536360
Very good analysis of the history leading up to the current crisis. It’s not very often we see western analysts provide this much context and nuance when discussing the complex relationship between Eritrea and Ethiopia. My only gripe with your video is the downplaying of atrocities committed by TPLF while holding federal power for 27 years and specifically, in this current conflict. It is known that TPLF militias have been engaged in the systematic killing of Eritrean refugees in Tigray and also committed the Mai Kadra massacre. It is by design that the mainstream media chooses to overlook these atrocities as it goes against their narrative painting TPLF as victims.
Thanks a lot. Yes, you are right. I don't mean to downplay the TPLF regime. I did actually cover this a bit more in previous videos. But I certainly don't want to portray them as hard done by saints!
@@JamesKerLindsay I binge watched your other videos regarding this conflict after I commented. You have consistently maintained a fair position and did in fact call out TPLF for their role in instigating chaos in this region. You gained a new subscriber in me, keep up the great work!
We Tigrians had helped eritreans for their 30yrs fighting for independence. We paid our brothers and sisters life to help them during their fighting against the ethiopians. And now eritreans have stand with ethiopians against Us ( Tigrians) .Such a treason and betrayal
EPLF is the founders of tplf so how ?🙄
TPLF admitted that they started this conflict,get your facts right!!!
Your report has a lot of factual errors. For example, the two pre-Abiy Ethiopian governments already accepted the Ethio-Eritrea boundary decision but Isaias refused to talk. Please do your home work before reporting about this issue.
That makes no sense. Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Prize for resolving the conflict. If previous governments had accepted the ruling unconditionally, they would have solved the issue.
It is not true you get some money from TPLF shame on you
Nope. Not a penny.
@@JamesKerLindsay we are fighting with this kind of donkies
@@eboyf8517 everybody knows them, they are laying ,You write respectless, you are one of them
@@eboyf8517 thank you for the information! At least you said you’re fighting, how should the conflict end if TPLF terrorist don’t lay Arms?
Sir where have you been when TPLF ruled Ethiopia for 28 years. TPLF commuted war crimes for 28 years. Arrested opposition parties, journalists, took farm lands from the farmers and gave their lands to outside investors and reelected themselves for 28 years. Your report is very distorted and one sided. We're you on the ground to investigate the story.
@Hasan Hussle thank you brother inshallah Allah will keep as they are killing as b/c of they are in a power
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I am 💯 sure Eritrea soldiers are in Tigray region ,how I have known is one of Eritrea soldier called to his family from Mekele Tigray .
So what? America troops also in Afghanistan
Do you mean in our land Badme. Make it clear.
@@hibtzgiawalom8230 Exactly 👍
Interestingly, this has of course since been confirmed by Abiy Ahmed www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/23/ethiopia-pm-abiy-ahmed-says-atrocities-committed-in-tigray
@@JamesKerLindsay Strange enough, no mention of the Mai Kadra massacre by TPLF youth last year?
Fake Fake Fake information
8:28 Misinformed. Badme has always belonged to Eritrea, not Tigray....
Badme was not the real issue, it was the cover up to attack Ethiopia because Esayas was not allowed to subject Ethiopia to his political oppression. Do a better researched reading.
That's your view. I'm just mentioning why he was saying tigray territory when it wasn't. He just need to get his facts straight. Thats it.
You have to talk with evidence. Or it is a lie.
Take it up with the United States and European Union. They have made the accusations of Eritrean involvement. And Amnesty International is highly respected. I rather suspect they wouldn’t have made these claims without good reasons.
@@JamesKerLindsay there is other issu between USA and Eritrea. It has been for long. Why do you think USA dont put pressure on tplf when the tplf leader refuse to accept the geneva signature. I think u need to get deeply to the issue and u can understand. Talking just by cover will not be fair. GBU.
@@JamesKerLindsay We all used to have respect for Amnesty international simply because of what it "stands for", however, if you dig a little deeper in this case, the main person who fabricated these lies is a TPLF member put there by TPLF government a while ago. Please also read the link below and think again about Amnesty international.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Amnesty_International
@@meharigebremedhin1610 By the way, I am sure that you have seen the news that PM Abiy Ahmed has since admitted that Eritrean troops are in fact in Tigray. www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/23/ethiopia-pm-abiy-ahmed-says-atrocities-committed-in-tigray
@@JamesKerLindsay hei by the way chek in the decision made in algiers agreement if Badme is an Eritrean teritory or not. Eritrean soldiers are in Badime. Why? Because it is our land.
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Jeni's you're talking some things you want talk but you don't take time to understand The trueth you just talk injustice about situation
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Why didn’t you mention tplf crimes and atrocities this video is just one sided not good👎👎
Stop fake news don’t come in Ethiopia war please we live our country we stand with Ethiopia 💚💛❤️
by we you probably mean only the Amharas and a few eritreans
You do realise that PM Abiy Ahmed has now admitted that Eritrean troops are in fact in Tigray www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/23/ethiopia-pm-abiy-ahmed-says-atrocities-committed-in-tigray
lets keep things clear here the USIDA cnfirmed no mass grave nor massacre as you stated. Do not try to cover up the massacre comited by TPLF on November in Mikadra
Useful information, but you have a hard understanding accent 🎩
Haha! First time I have been told that! But just in case people do find it difficult to understand what I am saying I always add subtitles to my videos.
MAIKADRA CIVILIAN BRUTAL MASSACRE by tplf- 1200 died
Forensic DNA will prove they were from Tigray. Thats why Abiye Ahmed is scared of investigations
How did you know Eritrean troops are committing war crimes?????...🤔.. If you see the reports of Amnesty International, 1.they didn't even go to the town of AXUM to investigate the crime. 2. The man as a priest who testified was not even a priest in Ethiopian Orthodox Church rather He is a member of TPLF who lives in Boston, 3.If you see the news of NOV 30, the day Amnesty said ' massacres of civilians in Axum ' TPLF claimed it had retaken the town of AXUM from the military on NOV 29. .............I think you are new to TPLF propagandas that decieved the world 😏!
Eritrea was involved from day one, not only after the rocket attack of Asmara. On Nov 9 - 10, Eritrea indiscriminately shelled and bomed the Tigrayan town Humera for two days. On Nov 14, Tigray Defense Forces retaliated with a rocket attack on Asmara. For more info, refer the HRW report: "On the morning of November 9, residents heard shellfire from a camp called “Heligan” on the outskirts of Humera. Moments later, mortar and tank fire came from the direction of Eritrea, killing and wounding civilians, damaging and destroying homes and businesses, and exploding near schools, places of worship, the town’s main hospital, and a slaughterhouse. The shelling continued into the evening." www.hrw.org/news/2021/02/11/ethiopia-unlawful-shelling-tigray-urban-areas
Where is the evidence that Eritrea being involved?? Why didn’t you talk about the evidences in detail??? Because there is none!! Stop the lie. Eritrea is not in Ethiopia
It has been admitted by the Prime mInister himself www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/23/ethiopia-pm-abiy-ahmed-says-atrocities-committed-in-tigray
Hi James, why aren't you tell your audience about TPLF atrocities for the past 20 year in Ethiopia and Eritrean? How come TPLF have no friends on the Horn of Africa? TPLF got exactly what they deserve, karma is a b****. To be honest, this is God's finally answering 20 years of pain and suffering, that TPLF and Weyane had caused to many innocent family. Elelelelelelelekelelele