Barely a year after the Tigray war ended with a peace agreement, militia fighting is now raging in the Amhara region. Experts warn that this could lead to a new war. The situation in Ethiopia is becoming increasingly dangerous. That’s according to Yared Hailemariam, the director of the Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center when asked […]
Continue ReadingLeaders of the Sudanese Democratic Bloc and other political parties and entities have met in Asmara to discuss critical issues related to the ongoing conflict in Sudan. A high-level delegation representing the Sudanese Democratic Bloc, alongside other political parties and entities, has arrived in the Eritrean capital of Asmara. Upon their arrival, the leaders of […]
Continue Reading“Tigrayan authorities should halt the crackdown on people exercising their right to free expression, urgently release those arbitrarily detained & initiate investigations into police forces that beat and abused peaceful protesters.” - Amnesty International Police in Ethiopia’s war-scarred region of Tigray arrested and baton-charged opposition leaders and supporters ahead of planned demonstrations on Thursday, a […]
Continue ReadingSudan Generals: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, the head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The two worked together, and carried out a coup together - now their battle for supremacy is tearing Sudan apart. The UN’s top aid official […]
Continue ReadingStolen food from the Sheraro warehouse is said to be enough to feed 100,000 people. The United Nations food relief agency has suspended food aid deliveries to Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region amid an internal investigation into the theft of food meant for hungry people, according to four humanitarian workers. The World Food Program is responsible […]
Continue Reading“The Ethiopian people and government will need this negotiation very much.” - PM Abiy Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced that his government will commence talks with Oneg-Shene, an outlawed splinter group of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). The talks are scheduled to take place on Tuesday in Tanzania. The split of the Oromia rebel […]
Continue ReadingCould this lead to war between Amhara and the federal government? The Ethiopian government has stated that it intends to disband regional forces established by various regional states, with the aim of integrating them into the federal army, police, or civilian life, a government spokeswoman said, in a move expected to arouse opposition. “Special forces […]
Continue Reading“The central purpose of the current visit is to further consolidate the close ties of military cooperation that exist between the two countries.” - Yemane G.Meskel On the invitation of the Ethiopian Defense Forces, a delegation of senior Eritrean army generals and senior officials led by Brigadier General Abraha Kassa, Head of the National Security […]
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