UMD Media Report

A worsening drought is spreading across parts of Eastern, Central and South-East Tigray, with reports of failed crops, water shortages, livestock deaths and growing questions over how emergency aid can reach affected communities transparently.

By UMD Media / Aug 30, 2026

Information obtained by UMD Media from highly placed political and military sources points to growing mistrust inside Tigray's political and military leadership, recent battlefield losses, disputes over Eritrea, and a quiet effort to restructure the military chain of command.

By UMD Media / Aug 27, 2026

A severe drought is affecting 41 districts and 258 tabias across Tigray, with regional disaster officials reporting crop failure, livestock at risk and disease concerns as renewed war fears threaten to deepen the humanitarian crisis.

By UMD Media / Aug 20, 2026

Grief and public anger spread through May Hrus in central Tigray after 28-year-old Tesfay Gebre was reportedly shot and killed by armed members of Army 17 during a forced-conscription sweep.

By UMD Media / Jul 30, 2026

Part II of UMD Media's report examines the Ethiopian federal government's failure to fully implement key provisions of the Pretoria Agreement and its growing use of state-aligned media to frame the crisis as another confrontation with the TPLF.

By UMD Media / Jul 24, 2026

Part I of UMD Media's report examines a coordinated series of TPLF public forums across Tigray and argues that their rhetoric, scale and direction signal a dangerous escalation as diplomatic avenues narrow.

By UMD Media / Jul 23, 2026

UMD Media , February 5, 2026 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in a parliamentary address on February 2, 2026, publicly described […]

By UMD Media / Feb 5, 2026

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By UMD Media / Nov 4, 2025

Mekoni, Tigray — September 20, 2025In a report sent to UMD Media, Human Rights First-Ethiopia detailed a series of grave […]

By UMD Media / Sep 20, 2025

Mekelle, September 19, 2025 – The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) gave a stark warning to independent media outlets, particularly […]

By UMD Media / Sep 20, 2025