Mehari Taddele Maru
@DrMehari
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Professor and Academic Coordinator @STGEUI @MPC_EUI @EUI_EU @SAISHopkins @JohnsHopkins @UniLUISS Bluesky: https://t.co/EJp68qV06N
Florence, Tuscany
Joined August 2011
Congratulations to the rulers of #Ethiopia for ruining their once fast developing nation through its genocidal war in #Tigray
World Bank says #Ethiopia’s poverty rate expected to climb to 43% in 2025, reversing years of progress The #World_Bank’s latest assessment on poverty and equity in Ethiopia forecasts that poverty will increase to 43% by 2025, up from 33% in 2016 (measured at $3 per day, 2021
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I condemn the reported RSF attack on besieged El Fasher's last remaining hospital and nearby mosque in North Darfur, Sudan, which killed and injured civilians, including doctors and nurses, in an area where humanitarian access is still denied. There is no excuse for targeting
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Remembering Ethiopia's finest "intellectuals" and "human rights activists" quoting Malcolm X to justify #TigrayGenocide in November of 2020.
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The irony continues. In 2019, I wrote “The Nobel Prize for Abiy Ahmed: Turning an Irony into an Opportunity.” It was a prize for a false peace — one that felt like a prize for the coming war on Tigray, waged by both Ethiopia and Eritrea — and within a year, it became just that.
Recommended! OP:ED: The Nobel Prize for @AbiyAhmedAli: turning an irony in to an opportunity https://t.co/q0PUIXFfKk As always,@DrMehari delivers his highly critical, yet powerfully constructive analysis on Ethiopian politics, this time through the prism of a Nobel Peace Prize!
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When the prize was awarded, Ethiopia and Eritrea were, in the words of the Committee, at a "no peace, no war" stalemate. Now, they are inching toward full-blown war. "The profound irony, however, is that even now, Ethiopia and Eritrea are neither at peace with each other nor
Recommended! OP:ED: The Nobel Prize for @AbiyAhmedAli: turning an irony in to an opportunity https://t.co/q0PUIXFfKk As always,@DrMehari delivers his highly critical, yet powerfully constructive analysis on Ethiopian politics, this time through the prism of a Nobel Peace Prize!
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Five years since the genocide began, the people of Tigray continue to fight for justice, recovery, and peace. Join us in Washington, DC - November 1–4, 2025 for a four-day commemoration and call to action. #Tigray5Years #RememberTigray
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A landmark conviction for war crimes in Sudan shows the wheels of global justice do turn – albeit slowly
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It has taken over 20 years, and the ICC is under intense pressure, but this week’s conviction of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman is a major win for international law.
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Famine in Tigray: “we are dying by a silent war” | World Peace Foundation
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Report authors explain why recording events in Tigray contributes to a body of memory that resists denial and insists on accountability.
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#ICC Trial Chamber I finds Ali Muhammad Ali #AbdAlRahman guilty of 27 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in #Darfur, #Sudan. 📖 More info in press release to come
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Join us as we discuss this timely report from The Sentry.
Join us for a timely virtual dialogue on Accountability and Prevention: Responding to Power and Plunder in Ethiopia and Eritrea. This session will highlight findings from a new investigative report and explore how governance, accountability, and policy reforms can help prevent
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Congratulations, @MeseretHadush!
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Join us for a timely virtual dialogue on Accountability and Prevention: Responding to Power and Plunder in Ethiopia and Eritrea. This session will highlight findings from a new investigative report and explore how governance, accountability, and policy reforms can help prevent
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Coalition of Eight Humanitarian and Rights Organizations Press for Urgent Implementation of Pretoria Peace Agreement Following the Death of Two-Year-Old Naod in Mekelle IDPs’ Camp https://t.co/6punh69y3F via @TMMA - Tigrai Mass Media Agency
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MEKELLE, September 25, 2025 (Tigray Mass Media Agency) – A coalition of eight humanitarian and rights organizations including Voice for Democracy and Social
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At UNGA80, President @alexstubb of Finland delivered one of the session's rare must-watch speeches—artfully defining the problems and profound uncertainties of our time hobbled by great-power rivalry, while proposing effective responses to today's global (dis)order and offering
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😀 One of the reactions to my holiday wishes with the wrong holiday—how right and humorous an observation it is!
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