Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed is intervening in Sudan to put an end to the bloody war which broke out more than a year ago in Sudan. The Prime Minister last week visited Port Sudan and met with Abdul Fattah Al Burhan, the Head of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council and Chief of SAF (Sudanese Armed Forces). Al…
Nine Eritreans were sentenced to prison today. The Eritreans sentenced were involved in riots in Hague, the Netherlands. In February this year, dozens of opposition Eritreans stormed a program organized by a group of diaspora Eritreans in Hague. The organizers were allegedly affiliated with the Eritrean government. The venue was attacked by Eritreans aligned with…
Somalia and Türkiye have signed an agreement about the exploration of hydrocarbons in Somalia’s territorial waters. In January, an MoU was signed between Ethiopia and Somaliland. Somaliland is internationally recognized part of Somalia. Ethiopia is a landlocked country and has been using Djibouti’s ports for decades. This MoU stated that Somaliland will let Ethiopia use…
Somali & Afar regions have reached an agreement to solve their territorial dispute. Afar regional president Awol Arba and Somali regional president Mustefe Omar gave a press release today. Somali and Afar regions have been involved in a dispute over three kebeles. Three kebeles Undufu, Adaytu and Garbaisse are disputed between the two regional states….
The Government of Somalia, on Tuesday, asked people to return weapons looted. On Monday, large number of weapons that were being transported by government forces in central Somalia’s Galmudug state were looted by militia members and local residents in Abudwaq town. The stolen weapons had been smuggled from a neighboring country into Somalia. Security forces…
Eskinder Nega has been chosen to lead the armed resistance movement in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Since last year, a military operation has been underway in the Amhara region to crush Fano militias. The conflict began in the region when government decided to disarm and disband irregular armed militias called Fano. The militias supported…
Ugandan Police on Monday confirmed that they had arrested around 150 Eritreans. The arrests were made mainly in Kampala. The Ministry of Internal Affairs on Monday said that police arrested over 150 Eritreans on allegations of illegally operating small businesses in Kampala. Simon Mundeyi, the ministry spokesperson, said that the Eritrean refugees were operating small businesses…
Senior TPLF leaders have leveled serious allegations against each other at an ongoing party meeting. Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) seems to be experiencing the worst internal conflict in recent years. Getachew Read, the interim President of Tigray and Alem Gebrewahid, Secretaty General of the party fiercely criticized each other during an going party meeting….
Thousands of Somaliland soldiers have entered Ethiopia for military training. The training program aims to bolster Somaliland’s defense capabilities through advanced instruction in asymmetric warfare tactics, command and control with focus secure communication, weapons systems familiarity, and combat readiness. Reportedly, thousands of Somaliland soldiers entered Ethiopia for military training on Tuesday July 9, 2024. “We…
On Friday, US ambassador to Somalia visited Somaliland. Richard Riley was appointed as the US ambassador to Somalia in May this year. He met with Muse Bihi Abdi, Somaliland President, in Hargeisa. The ambassador met with other senior political leaders, civil society leaders and members of the business community as well. He said US has…