Three Ethiopian armed groups have differently responded to a statement issued by US embassy in Ethiopia. Ervin Massinga, the US ambassador to Ethiopia, in the message posted on May 23, urged Amhara Fano and OLA to negotiate with the Ethiopian government to find a peaceful solution to the ongoing armed conflicts in Amhara and Oromia…
An IGAD official survived an assassination attempt in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, this week. IGAD special envoy Dr. Guray Fidar was injured in this attack. IGAD is an 8-country bloc in Africa. It includes Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya and Uganda. No statement has been issued by Addis Ababa police or IGAD…
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, on Saturday, delivered a speech on the occasion of Eritrean Independence Day. He lashed out at neighboring Ethiopia. He accused “external forces” of using ruling Prosperity Party in Ethiopia to promote reckless agendas like “Issue of Water”, “Nile and the Red Sea”, “Access to the Sea”, “Ideology of Orommuma” etc. He…
Eritrean navy opened fire at a Yemeni fishing boat, killing at least 3 fishermen. The incident opened this week, according to Yemeni news sources. Yemen and Eritrea have been involved in a dispute in the Red Sea, over the Hanish Islands. The islands are located near the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. According to a decision by the Permanent…
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed has arrived in France. He is expected to visit three other European countries to press the case for sea access. No official statement has been issued by the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the agenda of this visit. According to informed sources, the Prime Minister will be accompanied by his…
Dozens of Ethiopian doctors, on strike, have been arrested in the ongoing crackdown by the government on the Ethiopian health professionals. Today is day 3 of the full strike announced by health professionals in Ethiopia. They have gone on strike to force the government to consider their 12 demands about increase in salaries and other…
Tigray Forces on Tuesday stopped people from protesting in south eastern Tigray. Since Monday, preparations were ongoing for demonstrations in Hintalo Wajerat woreda of south eastern Tigray. In southern and southeastern Tigray, several public demonstrations have been held in the last one week. The protests have been led by anti TPLF elements which are leading…
Judges and prosecutors have gone on strike in the Mekelle city of Tigray. Court services have been suspended temporarily. The strike was announced after a security incident which happened last week. A courtroom was stormed last week by armed men during the trial of Zewdu Haftu’s murder. Zewdu Haftu, a 32 year old girl, was…
Six Oromia govt officials have lost their lives undertaking mandatory military training reportedly. The deaths happened at Awash Bishola Military Training Center. For years, the Oromia regional forces have been fighting an armed group called the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA). Last month, the regional government directed all woreda and kebele level officials to undertake mandatory…
Several Eskinder Nega Amhara Fano commanders have surrendered to the Ethiopian government forces in the last 2 weeks. Eskinder Nega took up arms and joined Fano at the start of 2023. Before that he led a political party. Since 2023, he has been organizing his Fano group in the Amhara region. Zemene Kassie and some…