Tigrayan forces crossed into Afar region over the weekend, their crossing was confirmed on Monday by Afar region communication bureau head Ahmed Koloyta who told Reuters that federal forces were on the way and invading forces would be pushed back https://addisstandard.com/news-analysis-50000-displaced-as-result-of-fighting-between-afar-regional-forces-and-tigrayan-forces-says-ngo-regional-officials-vow-victory-urge-residents-to-stay-vigilant/

Government of #Ethiopia selects Ayuda en Acción's livestock insurance as an innovative solution to hunger https://reliefweb.int/report/ethiopia/government-ethiopia-selects-ayuda-en-acci-ns-livestock-insurance-innovative-solution?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shared&utm_source=twitter.com “At Ayuda en Acción we have been working since 1996 to address food insecurity and the effects of climate change in Ethiopia." via
@reliefweb https://twitter.com/addisstandard/status/1418507975870881798

https://addisstandard.com/news-un-addresses-humanitarian-access-in-tigray-says-75-improvement-compared-to-30-in-may-ndrmc-says-tplf-impeding-humanitarian-supplies/ https://addisstandard.com/news-un-addresses-humanitarian-access-in-tigray-says-75-improvement-compared-to-30-in-may-ndrmc-says-tplf-impeding-humanitarian-supplies/

The council expressed its deep concern about reports of use of child soldiers in the current conflict in the Tigray region. It said, “ Such use violates the Ethiopian Constitution, the African child rights charter and United Nations Child rights charter.” https://addisstandard.com/news-ehrco-expresses-concerns-over-deteriorating-human-rights-situation-in-the-country-urges-the-government-to-uphold-respect-the-law/

Federal Prosecutors have today charged 62 people in the case file of Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD), Chairman and Executive Committee (EC) member of the Tigray People’s Liberation front (TPLF). The file includes Executive Committee, and Cabinet members of the regional state government, which was ousted by the federal government and subsequently replaced by an Interim Administration in December 2020. https://addisstandard.com/federal-prosecutors-bring-terrorism-charges-against-senior-members-of-tplf/?preview=true&_thumbnail_id=21306

Parents gathered in front of UN headquarters in Addis Ababa and used slogans such as “Universities are closed; where are our children?” ; “UN keep your promise, it is your responsibility to bring them back” and “Peoples of Tigray our kids are yours,” to demand the safe return of their children.
https://addisstandard.com/analysis-amid-lack-of-transparency-families-of-strained-students-in-tigray-demand-swift-actions/?preview=true&_thumbnail_id=21313

https://twitter.com/addisstandard/status/1419674026109280260 Gidey, who last year set a world 5000m record of 14:06.62, said: “I expected to run the world record. Next I will try again, to run maybe 28:56.”

Addis Standard received reports claiming that Oroimia regional government was conscripting youth in different parts of the region. Simultaneously, contradicting reports addressing the nature of the recruitment of Oromo youth into Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) surfaced over last week. The Oromia regional government claimed that the process was voluntary while the opposition painted the process as conscription. https://addisstandard.com/news-analysis-oromia-regional-govt-claim-voluntary-youth-recruitment-regions-opposition-dispute-claim-depict-process-as-conscription/

Agegnehu Teshager, the president of Amhara Regional State, called on all eligible youth in the region to respond to the “Campaign for Survival” beginning from today. This new call to arms was preceded by an earlier similar call where the regional president called on the nations, nationalities and peoples of Ethiopia to mobilize to defend the region against Tigrayan Forces. https://addisstandard.com/news-analysis-amhara-state-mobilizes-civilians-with-arms-against-tigrayan-forces/