Ethiopia, on Wednesday, warned against transition to new peacekeeping mission in Somalia. The Ethiopian foreign ministry issued a statement in this regard. “Ethiopia is concerned that the transition from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) to a new peace support mission is fraught with dangers to the region. While the African Union and…
US ambassador to Ethiopia, Ervin Massinga, is mediating between rival groups of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The ambassador arrived in Mekelle on a 3-day visit on Sunday. He is visiting Tigray at a crucial time when TPLF is faced with the worst internal divisions. The party has split in two. One group led…
At least 2 Eritrean migrants have been killed and several injured in the resumption of communal clashes in Eritrean diaspora community in Israel. The clash between Eritrean pro govt and opposition groups erupted on Saturday in Tel Aviv. The two groups hurled stones at each other and used sticks to attack each other. Before the…
Eritrean government has resumed granting and renewing business licenses and permits. Eritrean Ministry of Trade and Industry has confirmed that the process of issuing new business permits and licenses has begun. The Eritrean government imposed a ban on issuing these permits for business community in March 2020. It was said back then that the ban…
Ethiopian Airlines and UAE based FlyDubai made changes on their websites on Friday to avoid a possible suspension of flights by the civil aviation authority of Somalia. On Wednesday, Mogadishu based Civil Aviation Authority termed the actions of the two airlines as violations of Somalia’s sovereignty. The authority warned the airlines to make corrections by…
Fano militias, on Thursday, announced lifting of restrictions on travel and transport in the Amhara region. On Tuesday, Fano groups in Wollo and Shewa imposed a complete 2-day ban on transport. A ban was already in place in Gojjam. Earlier this month, Gojjam Fano placed a ban on the movement of all types of vehicles….
Former Eritrean Minister of Finance has died in prison. Berhane Abreha was taken into custody in Eritrea in 2018. No official statement has been issued by the Eritrean government so far. According to sources, the former minister died in a prison in Asmara. Berhane Abreha worked as Minister of Finance with the Eritrean government. He…
Somalia today warned the Ethiopian airline. Civil aviation authority of Somalia wrote a letter to the Ethiopian airline on Wednesday. “It has come to our attention that, instead of addressing the sovereignty issues outlined in our letter, Ethiopian Airlines has made adjustments to its flight operations by removing references to Somali destinations and retaining only…
Tigray Interim Government today banned all meetings. The interim administration of the region announced that no meetings in the government offices of the Tigray region will be held without prior permission of the interim administration. A letter has been circulated in this regard. The letter sent by the interim administration president, Getachew Reda, to all…
The TPLF group led by re-elected chair Debretsion Gebremichael has decided, in its concluded Congress, to bring its request for recognition as a party and the legitimacy of its Congress—deemed illegal by the National Election Board of Ethiopia—to the AU Panel of the Ethiopia Peace Process. This panel, which facilitated the Pretoria Agreement, has been…