Addis Standard

Read #Addis_Standard’s editorial, “Break this chain of attacks”, from June 2026.

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The most compelling evidence comes from the Patriarch of the Ethiopian #Orthodox Tewahedo Church himself. In responding to the attacks, Abba Mathias did not speak of a one-off incident. He appealed to authorities to “break this chain of attacks and bring the perpetrators to justice.”

A chain. Not an episode.

For years, this publication has reported on recurring killings, displacement, church burnings, property destruction, and targeted attacks in East Arsi. Religious leaders have warned about it. Community members have warned about it. Survivors have warned about it. Yet the violence continues.

The obvious question is: why?

The answer lies in the complete absence of accountability.

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#Daily_Brief: Eight killed in suspected #Al_Shabaab ambush targeting road construction team in #Kenya’s #Mandera

At least eight people, including five construction workers and two police reservists, were killed on Tuesday morning after suspected Al-Shabaab militants ambushed a security vehicle escorting a road construction team in Mandera County, northern Kenya.

The attack occurred around 7–9 a.m. near Koromey, close to Hagarsu, along the Arabia Road corridor linking Mandera, Arabia and Lafey, near the Kenya-Somalia border, according to Kenyan media reports and police accounts.

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#Video_News:- Food shortages hit 71% of Ethiopian families displaced into Kenya’s Moyale

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#Op_ed: The World I Taught, the War I Witnessed: A personal reckoning with the erosion of international law in #Tigray

Having taught international humanitarian law for more than two decades and witnessed its devastating failure during the war in Tigray, Yemane Zeray Mesfin, the author of this op-ed, reflects on the growing gap between legal commitments and the protection of civilians.

Drawing on personal loss, humanitarian work, and atrocity documentation, he argues that geopolitical interests and selective accountability have undermined international law.

“Even war has limits,” Yemane writes, warning that without consistent enforcement, humanitarian principles risk becoming empty promises.

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News: Food shortages hit 71% of Ethiopian families displaced into Kenya’s Moyale

The assessment covered 758 households across temporary displacement sites and host communities in #Moyale. Nearly all households surveyed (96%) had fled #Ethiopia, mainly from the #Oromia and #Somali regions. Nine in 10 respondents said their entire village had fled, indicating the extensive scale of displacement.

Children account for more than half of the displaced population, including a significant number under the age of five, raising concerns over their health and well-being amid worsening living conditions.

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