Tigray Interim President Getachew Reda has written a strong letter to Debretsion Gebremichael, the chairman of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The letter is addressed to Teklebirhan Araya too, who is the head of TPLF Central Control Commission. Getachew Reda is one of senior TPLF leaders. Getachew Reda announced that he will not attend…
Egypt and Djibouti are showing interest in deploying troops to Somalia in January 2025. A new African Union mission is due to start operations in Somalia in January 2025. The mandate of existing current mission called African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) will expire this year. Somalia for years has been fighting an extremist…
Ethiopian Member of Parliament Gedu Andargachew, on Tuesday, released a statement calling for public uprising against the Ethiopian government of PM Abiy Ahmed. Gedu is a member of House of People’s Representatives (HoPR). He is from the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Earlier this year he fled the country. He was seen in the US last…
Tigray: Aksum city mayor on Saturday survived an assassination attempt on Saturday. Gebremedhin Tesfay, the mayor, confirmed that he was the target of an assassination attempt on weekend. The incident happened on Sunday night. According to the mayor, he came under attack when he was at home. Unknown attackers opened fire at his residence but…
Turkey and Egypt on Monday jointly expressed their support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Somalia. Somalia accuses Ethiopia of trying to undermine its sovereignty by annexing Somali territories. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan yesterday held a joint press briefing with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty in Cairo. Hakan said Turkey reiterates its position…
Tigray government is making preparations to demobilize 75,000 fighters. It was announced by senior Tigray military officer on Sunday. “Preliminary preparations are being made for 75 thousand militants to join the society,” Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede said. Yesterday, a discussion forum aimed at returning Tigray fighters to society was held. The forum was organized by…
Ethiopia is considering the purchase of amphibious assault ships, according to sources familiar with this development. Ethiopia, a landlocked country, has been making efforts to gain access to sea through neighboring countries. At the start of this year, the Ethiopian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with neighboring Somaliland to gain access to sea…
Over 30 were killed and more than 60 were injured in a deadly attack in Mogadishu on Friday. The attackers tried to target Beach View Hotel and its surroundings at Lido Beach in Mogadishu. Six armed men carried out this attack. Al Shabaab, known for carrying out this type of attacks, so far did not…
An Amhara Fano commander has been arrested by the Ethiopian security forces. Colonel Getahun was arrested in Gojjam zone of the Amhara region. Since last year, the Ethiopian security forces have been conducting a military operation against Fano militias in the Amhara region. Fano militias are loosely organized armed groups mainly consisting of Amhara fighters….
Ethiopian government is holding secret talks with Fano militias in the Amhara region. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on Thursday that his government was holding secret talks with Fano forces. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that giving “explanation on the policy of the Macroeconomic Reform Program”. The PM met with Members of Parliament yesterday and…