In the Oromia region of Ethiopia, a district police chief has been assassinated. Legese Seyoum, Sululta woreda police chief, was killed on Tuesday. Sululta is situated in the north Shewa zone of the Oromia region. The police chief came under attack when he was on the move in his vehicle with his security guards. Three…
Jubaland regional forces today entered Ras Kamboni after hours of heavy fighting against federal forces of Somalia. Jubaland regional state of Somalia and federal government have been at loggerheads for around 2 weeks. The fighting between the two sides erupted at dawn on Wednesday. Jubaland and federal government accused each other of firing the first…
Hassan Sheikh, Somalia’s President, is likely to meet with the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to break 11-month deadlock in bilateral relations. According to Somali news sources, Hassan Sheikh Mehmood is departing for Turkey. No official statements have been announced by Ethiopian and Somali authorities about likely meeting between the two leaders. Reportedly, Hassan Sheikh…
Abune Basilios has been elected the 6th patriarch of Eritrean Orthodox Church. Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church today conducted election in its headquarters in Asmara. The electoral board, which chose the new patriarch, consists of the members of the Synod, delegates from the Eritrean monasteries, the Religious scholars council, the Diocese at home and abroad and…
Somalia has, for the 4th time, accused Ethiopia of illegally transporting weapons into Somalia. Ethiopian cargo planes were seen in Jubaland on Saturday. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, on Sunday, issued a statement in this regard. The Ministry claimed that on December 7, two Ethiopian military cargo planes carrying military armament landed in…
Two Gondar Fano groups announced today that they have come under one command. Fano groups have been trying to establish one command structure in the Amhara region since last year. Fano groups led by Habte Wolde and Baye Kenau today announced that they have decided to unite and come under one command structure. Since last…
A sudden power outage today hit large part of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) in a statement confirmed that power supply had been disrupted across the whole country including Addis Ababa, the capital. “This evening, due to a problem caused by system instability, there was a power outage across the country,” said the Ethiopian…
An application submitted by TPLF, seeking permission to protest in Mekelle, has been rejected. Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) wanted to protest in Mekelle, the regional capital, on November 13. This week, Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) group led by chairman Debretsion Gebremichael submitted an application to security officials in Mekelle. In this application, the…
Civilians flights from Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, to regional states have been suspended. Hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Mogadishu and other airports in the country. The flights suspension came amid ongoing confrontation between Jubaland regional state and Mogadishu based federal government of Somalia. This week Jubaland warned airlines against flying to Ras Kambooni airport….
The Ethiopian government deported hundreds of Eritreans this week. Thousands of Eritreans illegally migrate to the Middle East and Europe through Ethiopia every year. According to Eritrean sources, this week Ethiopian authorities deported over 300 Eritreans. The Eritreans were mostly arrested in and around Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. The detained Eritreans were transported by…