According to The National, a prominent Emirates-based newspaper, Eritrea and Egypt are currently exploring a potential military cooperation deal, which includes intelligence sharing and joint efforts to secure the vital Red Sea shipping routes. These routes have been severely disrupted by ongoing attacks from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, raising concerns over maritime security. Such […]
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Abiy Ahmed’s nationalist and hawkish foreign policy has brought the Egyptian military to Ethiopia’s doorstep, an unprecedented political blunder by any Ethiopian leader in history. On Tuesday morning, Egypt delivered its first military aid to Somalia, consisting of two C-130 military planes loaded with weapons and ammunition. This move is likely to escalate tensions between […]
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Egypt offers to support new African Union peacekeeping mission to Somalia that will replace current mission force Egypt and Somalia signed a defense pact Wednesday to bolster security cooperation. The pact was signed after bilateral talks between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his Somali counterpart, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who is on a two-day visit […]
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In a significant development, Eritrea has announced the suspension of all Ethiopian Airlines flights to Asmara, effective September 30, 2024. This decision comes amid concerns over luggage theft, price gouging, and poor service quality. Flights between Ethiopia and Eritrea had only resumed in 2018, after a 20-year hiatus due to longstanding conflicts between the two […]
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Mogadishu also shuts down Addis Ababa’s consulates in Hargeisa and Garowe amid rising tension over sovereignty. Somalia has expelled the Ethiopian ambassador from the country on Thursday and ordered the closure of two consulates in the semi-autonomous regions of Puntland and Somaliland. It accused Ethiopia of infringing on Somalia’s “sovereignty and internal affairs”. Additionally, Somalia recalled […]
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“Customers who withdrew more money than was in their accounts because of a glitch cannot “escape” the law.” - CBE president. Within hours, Ethiopia’s State-owned Commercial Bank reportedly suffered a loss of billion of Birr due to a “system error” that affects mainly its online banking system. This mishap has turned into a bonanza for […]
Continue Reading■ Deal with breakaway region for sea access angered Somalia. US, UN urged a regional approach to de-escalate tensions. Ethiopia is considering scrapping a plan to recognize the breakaway state of Somaliland, amid international pressure to defuse regional tensions over the proposal, according to people familiar with the matter.
Continue ReadingEthiopian police on Tuesday announced the arrest of a former state minister, accusing him of “collaborating” with rebel fighters. Ethiopia’s state minister of peace has been fired and arrested on accusations he conspired with rebel groups to overthrow the government, state media reported on Tuesday. The move against Taye Dendea, a senior member of Prime Minister […]
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