TPLF Chairman Debretion Gebremichael today warned against the dissolution of Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). He was addressing the controversial party congress in Mekelle on Tuesday. Despite warnings from Tigray interim government, Tigray security forces, National Election Board of Ethiopia, TPLF central control commission, TPLF held a party congress today in Mekelle. Hundreds of party…
Ethiopia & Somalia have agreed to hold another round of talks in September. Their 2-days second round of talks was concluded in Ankara today. Foreign Ministers from the 2 countries held a joint press briefing along with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. They confirmed that progress had been made and they would meet again on…
Ethiopia Somalia talks ongoing in Ankara are facing stumbling blocks. The talks, mediated by Turkey, kicked off on Monday. Ethiopia and Somalia have been locked in a dispute since January this year. In January, landlocked Ethiopia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with self declared country Somaliland. The MoU, if implemented, will realize Ethiopian dream of…
National Election Board of Ethiopia today warned the Tigray People’s Liberation Front TPLF against holding party congress on Tuesday. TPLF on Monday confirmed that on Tuesday it will hold a party congress. Participants have been entering Mekelle city since this morning. The congress will be held at Martyrs’ Hall in Mekelle city. National Election Board…
Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) supporters, on Monday, staged a protest rally in Mekelle city. The protest rally was held in violation of ban on all political protests announced by Tigray security chief Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede yesterday. Hundreds of TPLF supporters marched and protested against a decision announced by the Ethiopian National Election Board…
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) Secretariat is proceeding with its controversial Congress on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, despite objections from 14 Central Committee members, including TPLF’s Vice Chairman and current Tigray Interim Administration President Getachew Reda. A list of 14 central committee members has been in circulation. The list contains names of 14 TPLF…
Tigray Security Chief, Tadesse Werede, on Sunday, banned protests in Tigray. The ban has been announced at a time when Tigray is faced with unprecedented internal political tensions. General Tadesse Werede said that peaceful demonstrations in support or opposition have been banned for a while to protect the safety of the people. The vice president…
Turkish President Erdogan on Sunday spoke with the Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed on phone. “President Erdogan spoke by phone with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia. The call addressed regional and global developments as well as the Türkiye-Ethiopia bilateral relations. President Erdoğan stated that the relations between the two countries are growing stronger each…
Somalia has offered sea access to landlocked Ethiopia amid tense bilateral relations. The two are set to resume talks in Ankara next week. Hakan Fidan, the Turkish Foreign Minister, announced yesterday that next week Turkey would host delegations from Ethiopia and Somalia to resolve bilateral tensions. He said that Turkey would try to ensure that…
National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) on Friday announced much awaited decision about the status of Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). TPLF, a political party, was declared a terrorist entity in 2021 during deadly war between TPLF and federal forces. Terrorist designation was removed in 2023, but TPLF was not reinstated as a political party….