User talk:Matt Ndirangu/sandbox

'''The war in Tigray is the worlds unseen conflict. It has been a sprawling conflict which has not been given enough attention mostly because the Ethiopian government has severed communications and locked out reporters from the region; the world has also been too focused on the Russia-Ukrainian war. On 4th''' November 2020, forces loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) launched attacks on the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Northern Command headquarters in Mekelle and bases in Adigrat, Agula, Dansha, and Sero in the Tigray Region, marking the beginning of the Tigray War. The Ethiopian federal government stated that these attacks justified the ENDF's military action against the TPLF, which, at the time the attacks occurred, held control over the Tigray Region. The Ethiopian government led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military offensive strike on the troops of the autonomous state of Tigray; a region that had previously claimed the principle of self-determination.The TPLF described the action as "a pre-emptive strike." '''There have been numerous atrocities committed by the Ethiopian and Eritrean government against Ethiopian citizens living in the region of Tigray and the conflict has called for action in the international community to provide humanitarian efforts with incentives to save lives in the nothern region of Ethiopia. This war has been criticized by the members of the international community and the United Nations investigators in particular have been at the forefront criticizing the Ethiopian government for the violation of Jus Cogen and Jus in bello, and the violation of specific treaties signed regarding human rights during war.'''

International Response.
Some states have come to the support of Ethiopia including Eritrea, the former President Obasanjo of Nigeria at the time, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and China. 🇺🇸 United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Tibor Nagy expressed "grave concern" about the attacks "by the Tigray People's Liberation Front, TPLF, on Ethiopian National Defense Force bases in the Tigray region". '''The United Nations and The United States, the two leading hegemonies will be seen invoking international law and at the same time criticizing Ethiopia for the conflict in order to promote universality in the international community when it comes to the engagement of war. The two have been pushing for the end of the conflict in order to legitimize and maintain their status quo in the international community. Sudan has been actively providing asylum for ethnic Tigrayans while providing them with arms to defend themselves in the conflict'''  Matt Ndirangu (talk) 02:08, 17 April 2023 (UTC)