Hundreds of Tigray IDPs returned to their homes on Saturday. The IDPs were displaced during the 2-year long war in northern Ethiopia which ended in November 2022. The first batch of IDPs from Shire and surrounding area crossed Tekeze river, through Endabaguna, in buses on Saturday. Around 1500 reportedly reached Amba Madre from where they…
An Eritrean pro government diaspora member who organized a program in Gerlafingen in March is in trouble. The local authorities have sent him a bill. The Canton of Solothurn has sent the organizers a bill for 30,000 francs. On Easter Sunday, the police deployed a large contingent to prevent a clash between around 350 supporters…
A 15-member committee has been formed to facilitate dialogue in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Since last year, an armed conflict has been ongoing in the region between Fano militias and security forces. The committee was constituted after a 2-day peace conference held this week in Bahir Dar, the Amhara regional capital. The conference was…
Ethiopian opposition politician Jawar Mohammed today urged Amhara Fano militias to join dialogue. He implied that new efforts for start of talks between Fano militias and the Ethiopian government are led by the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). The armed conflict between Fano militias and the Ethiopian federal government began last year when the government…
A senior Italian official delegation led by Minister Adolfo Urso has held key meeting with senior Eritrean officials including Isaias Afwerki, the Eritrean President. The delegation arrived in Asmara on Monday for a 3-day visit. Italy is expected to invest in healthcare, infrastructure, port logistics, air transport, renewable energy, mining, textiles, agriculture and agri-food –…
“Ethiopia will not establish a military base in Somalia under any circumstances”, said Hassan Sheikh the President of Somalia today. He criticized Ethiopia’s desire to use the Red Sea, saying that although it is appropriate, Ethiopia’s approach is not correct. The President of Somalia stated that his government does not oppose Ethiopia’s desire for access…
Wolkayit Tegede mayor released a message on Sunday. The message was released in response to rallies taken out by internally displaced persons in Tigray. In Askum Shire, Adwa and Mekelle and Adigrat cities, thousands of IDPs marched yesterday. They urged Tigray interim government to ensure speedy return of the IDPs to their homes. The message…
UN Security Council will hold an open briefing followed by closed consultations about the security and political situation in Somalia on Monday. James Swan, the Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of UNSOM, and Mohamed El-Amine Souef, the Special Representative of the AU Commission Chairperson for Somalia and Head of ATMIS….
Switzerland intends to negotiate an agreement with Eritrea. It was announced by the Swedish Secretary of Migration this week. Schraner Burgener, State Secretary for Migration, in an interview with the Swiss newspaper SonntagsBlick disclosed that Swiss government would send a liaison officer to talk to Eritrea. The liaison officer will be stationed in the Kenyan capital…
Thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) protested in Tigray on Sunday. The protests were held in various cities of Tigray. Tens of thousands of IDPs are living at camps in Shire, Axum, Mekelle and other cities of Tigray. The people were displaced during the 2-year long deadly war which ended in November 2022. Despite the…