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Zecharias Zelalem

Zecharias Zelalem

Zecharias Zelalem is a freelance journalist with a focus on the Horn of Africa and Ethiopia in particular. He has bylines in Al Jazeera, The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.

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Evidence of Drone Strikes Inside Civilian Areas in Ethiopia

Evidence of Drone Strikes Inside Civilian Areas in Ethiopia

A darling of the international community, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Abiy Ahmed was touted by the U.S. and others as hope for peace in a war-torn Horn of Africa. But that seemingly unconditional praise and support may have emboldened Abiy to eliminate rivals at home.

Zecharias Zelalem,
Bileh Jelan
The UN’s Purblind Human Rights Reporting in Ethiopia

The UN’s Purblind Human Rights Reporting in Ethiopia

Before the shutdown of all phone services in Tigray, I had begun accumulating testimony to piece together what happened in the lead-up to the horrific massacre caught on video at Mahbere Dego.

Zecharias Zelalem