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Ethiopia and Eritrea are Preparing for War

Simon Whistler · August 7, 2025 · 16 min video · Africa

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Three years ago, the Horn of Africa was on fire. Both in metaphorical sense and also a literal one. As forces loyal to the government of Ethiopia marched through the northern Tig ray region, they said that farms and crops are light, part of a deliberate policy to starve the area into submission.

In the ensuing famine, a famine never officially declared hundreds of thousands of civilians are thought to have died. Nor did the horrors stop at de-grazed borders. When Tigrayan forces invaded neighboring Amharah and Afhar regions, they conducted their own massacres.

Soldiers from the nation of Eritrea rampaged through cities looting and f***ing. By the time a ceasefire was declared, in late 2022, it's estimated that somewhere in the region of 600,000 had died. If confirmed, that toll would make it the deadliest conflict humanity had seen since the Second Congo War ended in 2003.

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As tensions flare once more, Ethiopia and Eritrea may be heading back to war—with shattered Tigray caught in the middle. Here's why another catastrophic conflict could be just around the corner. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/

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