Mai Kadra

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May Kadra
Town
Tigrinya: ማይ ካድራ
May Kadra is located in Tigray Region
May Kadra
May Kadra
Location in Tigray and Ethiopia
Coordinates: 14°04′12″N 36°34′03″E / 14.07000°N 36.56750°E / 14.07000; 36.56750
Country Ethiopia
Region Tigray
ZoneMi'irabawi Zone
WoredaKafta Humera
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Mai Kadra (also May Cadera; Tigrinya: ማይ ካድራ) is a town in far northern Ethiopia near the Sudanese border.

History[]

Mai Kadra is a market town on the Gonder–Humera road, in Kafta Humera woreda of the Mi'irabawi (Western) Zone of the Tigray Region. Approximately 30 kilometers south of Himora, its population was estimated as 4,000 to 4,500. Civilians, mainly from Amhara Region but also from a few other areas, went to Mai Kadra for seasonal work on large sesame and millet farms. These migrant laborers arrive every September to help with the harvest.[1]

Mai Kadra massacre[]

For more on this topic, see Mai Kadra massacre.

The town became known for the ethnic massacre, which took place on 9–10 November 2020 during the Tigray War. Responsibility was attributed to a youth group which has loyalty to the Fano (militia), in preliminary investigations by Amnesty International (Amnesty) and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC),[2][1] In interviews conducted in Sudan by Thomson Reuters and the Financial Times, to Amhara militias, in interviews conducted in Sudan by Reuters and the Financial Times[3][4] and to both Amhara militias and the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) by Associated Press (AP), Vice, Agence France-Presse (AFP) and AfricaNews.[5] [6][7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Rapid Investigation into Grave Human Rights Violation Maikadra - Preliminary Findings". Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Ethiopia: Investigation reveals evidence that scores of civilians were killed in massacre in Tigray state". www.amnesty.org.
  3. ^ Giulia, Paravicini (12 November 2020). "Ethiopia claims big advance in Tigray, Amnesty reports mass killing". Reuters. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ Schipani, Andres (4 December 2020). "Refugees flee Ethiopia's brutal war with tales of atrocities on both sides". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ Abuelgasim, Fay; el-Mofty, Nariman; Anna, Cara (12 December 2020). "Shadowy Ethiopian massacre could be tip of the iceberg". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2021. It's possible that civilians from both ethnicities were targeted in Mai-Kadra, Amnesty now says.
  6. ^ Steers, Julia (24 December 2020). "'He's Planning to Exterminate Us All': Ethiopians Speak of Ethnic Massacres". Vice. Archived from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Escape from massacre: Ethiopians recall Tigray conflict horror". Agence France-Presse (AFP). 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Amnesty International releases findings on Mai-Kadra massacre". Africanews. 25 November 2020. Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

Coordinates: 14°04′12″N 36°34′03″E / 14.07000°N 36.56750°E / 14.07000; 36.56750

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