Fano fighters today stormed Shewa Robit town in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Heavy fighting is being reported between Fano militias and security forces. Shewa Robit is one of the main cities in the North Shewa zone of the Amhara region. The road which passes through Shewa Robit town connects Amhara and Oromia regions of…
An Ethiopian military Colonel on Monday joined Fano. Colonel Abera Azanaw in an interview confirmed that he had joined Fano. Fano fighters have been fighting the Ethiopian security forces in the Amhara region of Ethiopia since last year. The Colonel in an interview with journalist Messay Mekonnen said that he had 34 years of experience working…
A court in the Ethiopian capital today granted bail to Taye Dendea, the former Ethiopian minister who was arrested in December last year. Taye Dendea was arrested after he shared an explosive social media post lashing out at Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian Prime Minister. He was, back then, working as the deputy minister of peace….
Hassan Sheikh, the President of Somalia, is expected to meet with Abiy Ahmed, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Ethiopia and Somalia have been at loggerhead since January this year when Ethiopia signed a controversial Memorandum of Understanding with Somaliland. Kenyan President William Ruto has announced that Abiy Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh could soon hold a…
Isaias Afwerki, the President of Eritrea, criticized Ethiopia in an interview aired on Eri TV on Saturday. He said that Ethiopia built GERD (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam) to humiliate Egypt and this is what Meles Zenawi, the late Ethiopian Prime Minister, told him. The President unequivocally declared the that the Ethiopian dam is the agenda…
Jubaland regional government today gave 15-day deadline to federal forces to leave the region. Jubaland Federal Member State (FMS) of Somalia and the Federal Government of Somalia are in dispute. On Monday, federal forces arrived in Ras Kambooni Jubaland by air. Hundreds of Turkey-trained Gorgor troops were seen landing in Ras Kambooni, a town around…
Somalia’s PM today visited Kenya to seek Kenyan support in order to resolve the conflict between Jubaland region and Federal Government of Somalia. On Monday, Jubaland held indirect election and Ahmed Mohamed Islam got himself elected as President for the 3rd term. Federal government rejected the election as illegal and a court in Bandair issued…
TPLF Debretsion Gebremichael group today questioned the ongoing DDR in Tigray. The party deputy chairman held a press briefing. Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has split in two groups. Main group is led by party chairman Debretsion Gebremichael. Getachew Reda, Tigray Interim President, is leading the other group. Ammanuel Assefa, deputy chairman of TPLF Debretsion…
Members of Jubaland regional forces are surrendering to the federal forces of Somalia. Pictures and videos in circulation show Jubaland force members in the custody of the federal Gorgor forces of Somalia. Federal government of Somalia on Monday mobilized its federal forces against newly elected President Ahmed Madobe. Madobe got himself elected as president for…
Technical Issues have caused a delay in the launching of the Ethiopian Stock Exchange (ESX). Last minute technical problems dimmed the prospects of the inauguration of the bourse this month. Ethiopian Capital Market Authority head and other senior government officials have been claiming that the ESX will start operations in late November. Reportedly, all the…