November 4 is the one year anniversary of the TPLF attacks on the Ethiopian government's Northern Command base, kicking off a brutal war. The TPLF is now advancing towards Addis Ababa, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency. The U.S. government has continued to condemn Ethiopia for fighting back against the TPLF insurgency, leading many Ethiopians to believe that Washington is supporting a violent coup in their country.
Hermela Aregawi is an Ethiopian-American journalist of Tigrayan descent who has been relentlessly attacked and smeared for calling out biased media reporting on the conflict. She joined Rania Khalek to discuss this and more. Follow Hermela’s work on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/hermelaA... Listen to every episode of Rania Khalek Dispatches anywhere you get podcasts. Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3za9DRK Apple: https://apple.co/3zeYpeW TIME CODES: 0:00 Intro 1:58 What’s happening in Ethiopia? 6:14 Why is the media so biased? 10:33 TPLF influence over media coverage 13:41 How Hermela’s views on the war evolved 20:01 Parallels to other countries, like Syria and Haiti 21:25 The government is NOT blocking humanitarian aid 24:06 Do Ethiopian-Americans feel betrayed? 26:05 What is the #NoMore campaign? 27:42 The vicious backlash against Hermela 33:40 How the TPLF behaves like a cult 38:06 Addressing Tigrayan sympathizers of the TPLF 42:46 The weaponization of humanitarian aid 48:03 Why are the Americans so biased? 51:32 Problems at the UN 56:50 What do you Americans need to understand about Ethiopia? 59:45 Where to follow Hermela’s work
