Tigrai TV News coverage of the factory’s destruction by invading forces
Video footage shows Almeda Textile Factory after it was looted and destroyed by Eritrean soldiers shortly after the invasion of Tigray in November 2020.
Almeda Textile Factory in Adwa, Central Tigray, was looted and completely destroyed by Eritrean forces during the genocidal war on Tigray. Once one of the region’s largest employers, the factory provided jobs for thousands of young people and generated much-needed foreign currency for the country. (Video courtesy of Redio Wanchif)
Video of the Almeda Textile Factory three years before its destruction by Eritrean forces
Ethiopian government soldiers are seen vandalizing Almeda Textile Factory in Adwa. Before its destruction, the factory employed more than 6,000 people and supported over 30,000 dependents.
The following photographs show the extensive destruction inflicted on Almeda Textile Factory
Almeda Textile Factory, as seen on Google Earth (21 Dec 2020)
Almost a year after Almeda Textile Factory was looted and destroyed by Eritrean forces, what remained of the factory was bombed by the Ethiopian Air Force on 24 November 2021. The strike further devastated the site and has been described as an attempt to obscure responsibility for the factory’s earlier destruction. During a military display in Addis Ababa marking an award ceremony for officers involved in carrying out the Tigray genocide, Ethiopia announced that its air force had completely destroyed Mesfin Industrial Engineering in Mekelle and the Almeda Textile Factory in Adwa.
The Su-27 [fighter aircraft ] are the ones that have flown all the way to Mekelle and completely destroyed Mesfin Industrial Engineering complex where the Junta forces were repairing their heavy machinery and supporting equipment. They are also the ones that have flown all the way to Adwa and destroyed Almeda Textiles and Garment Factory where the Junta forces were manufacturing uniforms for their soldiers.
Huge plumes of smoke rise over Almeda after Ethiopian fighter jets bombed what remained of Almeda Textile Factory, nearly a year after Eritrean forces looted and destroyed it.
