Overview

• Bob Geldof has issued a frustrated appeal for humanitarian aid, warning that the crisis in Tigray remains largely ignored by global media.
• A 2020–22 conflict led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s forces with Eritrean support destroyed essential infrastructure and resulted in up to 600,000 deaths.
• A prolonged drought and the de facto dissolution of USAID have intensified food scarcity, leaving millions in Tigray dependent on emergency aid.
• Ethiopia’s central government has obstructed hunger statistics, preventing an official famine declaration despite widespread reports of starvation.
• Human rights organizations have documented mass sexual violence against Tigrayan women, including forced sterilization tactics that compound the region’s suffering.