Ethiopia has agreed to divert its fuel imports to the Berbera Port of Somaliland. It was revealed by Berbera city mayor on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Somaliland Independence Day was celebrated in Addis Ababa. Somaliland celebrates its independence day on May 20. But the program in Ethiopia was held on May 28. Diplomats from Somaliland Embassy…
Several countries including the US today congratulated Ethiopia on National Day. But like most other things, national day has also become controversial in Ethiopia. No activities were organized by the Ethiopian government on Ginbot 20 (May 28). US Secretary of State in his message of congratulation said,” On behalf of the United States of America,…
An Eritrean man was killed and several were injured in a deadly clash on Monday. The incident happened in Tel Aviv Israel. Tel Aviv witnessed heavy fighting between Eritrean groups last year too. In September 2023, more than 100 Eritreans and police officers were injured after opposition Brigade Nhamedu and pro Eritrean government groups fought…
Somaliland this week tested new drones provided by the United Arab Emirates UAE and Taiwan. Somaliland has been trying to acquire modern combat and surveillance drones. Last year a footage was released by Somaliland military. The footage made by a drone showed that Somaliland had acquired good quality reconnaissance drones. This week Somaliland army tested…
Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi yesterday talked about how to prevent a potential Eritrea Ethiopia conflict. The President Bihi was talking about the controversial MoU singed by Ethiopia and Somaliland at the start of this year. The MoU, if implemented, would give landlocked Ethiopia access to sea through Somaliland. In return, Ethiopia would recognize Somaliland…
A Sudanese coalition of civilian forces met in Addis Ababa Ethiopia today for a 4-day meeting. The meeting of the Coordination of Civilian Democratic Forces known as “Taqadum” was due to start on Sunday. But several Taqadum leaders could not enter Ethiopia from Sudan due to obstacles on border with Ethiopia and in Port Sudan….
Dozens of Eritreans were injured and arrested after a massive street fight in Sheffield UK. The incident happened on Saturday. On Friday, Eritreans celebrated the 31st Independence Day. Rallies, festivals and other community programs were organized in Europe, Canada, US and other countries. Most of these programs ended peacefully. Though since last year, Eritrean community…
The Eritrean government today reported a huge cyber attack on internet system in Eritrea. Eritrean Information Ministry issued a statement in this regard on Sunday evening. “A massive cyber-attack was unleashed against Eritrea’s Internet System on Independence Day (Friday, 24 May 2024) at 12:32’:47” hours. The attempt was foiled by the defensive countermeasures deployed promptly, and…
Ethiopian ambassador to the US has resigned reportedly. Engineer Seleshi Bekele was appointed in 2022. Seleshi Bekele worked as advisor to the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). He led talks wit Sudan and Egypt over GERD. Later he was appointed as Ethiopian ambassador to the US. So far no official…
Eritrean Ambassador Habtom Zerai lashed out at the authorities in Switzerland for denying right of assembly to Eritrean community this week. Habtom heads Eritrean embassy in Geneva Switzerland. The criticism from the Eritrean Chargé d’Affaires came amid restrictions imposed by Swiss authorities on Eritrean community program organized on Independence Day. On Friday, Eritreans celebrated their…