We cannot sit
and watch.
Daniel Asfaw and Yohannes Asfaw — two brothers, one refusal to look away.
Who we are
We are Daniel Asfaw and Yohannes Asfaw, two brothers who have witnessed destruction and the danger it poses to the next generation. We cannot sit and watch while more futures are put at risk.
We both studied computer science. Through The Unquiet Horn, we want to use our abilities to reach younger Ethiopian diaspora communities, make information accessible, and inspire others who share our discontent to speak, question and contribute. We write with anger at injustice and a responsibility to show the evidence behind our words.
Why The Unquiet Horn
The name speaks to a region unsettled by conflict and to our refusal to become comfortable with it. Ethiopia is at the centre of our work. We want a future in which the next generation inherits the freedom to build a life, instead of another struggle to survive.
Our skills. Our responsibility.
Studying computer science gave us tools to build, connect and share. We want to use those tools to help younger diaspora communities engage with what is happening in Ethiopia, examine the evidence and find their own voice. We hope people who share our discontent will turn it into informed debate, solidarity and peaceful demands for change.
Our articles are central to this publication. External reporting remains available alongside them so readers can examine the wider record. Our account of witnessing destruction is personal context; individual articles identify what comes from family recollection, outside reporting or our own political judgment.
Anger carries a responsibility to be accurate
We distinguish documented facts, attributed allegations and editorial interpretation. We link to evidence, keep dates visible and correct the record when it needs correcting. Criticism belongs on the decisions and conduct of governments, officials and armed actors, never on an entire ethnic community.
From concern to solidarity
We are researching the best way to help displaced people on the ground. While that work continues, our support page links to official humanitarian appeals. Our member page introduces the community we hope to build.