Tigray military has rejected the allegations levelled against General Migbe Haile, a senior Tigray military officer. Tigray Peace and Security Bureau, led by General Fisseha, issued a statement in this regard on Saturday. On Friday, Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), in a statement posted on its social media page, accused Tigray General Migbe Haile of…
Sudanese military has retaken Presidential Palace. The palace, situated in capital Khartoum, has been under the control of Rapid Support Forces since March 2023. According to a statement issued by the Sudanese military, it retook control of the presidential palace on Friday morning. Pictures released show soldiers standing at the gates of the heavily damaged…
President of Somalia has survived an assassination attempt. President Hassan Sheikh Mehmood was on his way to Mogadishu airport when he came under attack. On Tuesday morning, the President’s convoy came under attack when it departed Villa Somalia for Mogadishu airport. The convoy was hit by a huge explosion from a device planted in a…
Eritrean FM today briefed foreign diplomats about ongoing tension between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Osman Salih, the Foreign Minister, gave the briefing at Eritrean Foreign Ministry Headquarter in Asmara on Tuesday morning. It was attended by foreign diplomats and heads of UN agencies. The FM rejected claims by the Ethiopian side that Eritrea is in occupation…
Kenya has closed its border with Somalia after a security incident. Mandera- Bulo Hawo border crossing was closed on Sunday. The border crossing was reopened at the the start of this year after months of closure due to the killing of bus passengers and quarry workers last year. According to local sources, Kenyan Rapid Deployment…
2 people were killed on Saturday in Mekoni town of Tigray in armed confrontation between Tigray military and an armed militia affiliated with President Getachew Reda. Since the start of this week, Tigray military has been dismantling district governments which back President Getachew Reda in his ongoing dispute with Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) Debretsion…
Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has warned a Chinese company (Poly-GCL) against exploration and extraction activities in the Somali region of Ethiopia. Somali region of Ethiopia has huge reserves of oil and gas. ONLF fought Ethiopian security forces in Somali region of Ethiopia for years. In 2018, it laid down arms and signed a peace…
TPLF Debretsion Gebremichael group, on Thursday, seized control of two key offices in regional capital Mekelle, paving the way for its full takeover of all regional institutions. Redai Berhe, Mekelle Mayor appointed by TPLF Debretsion group, on Thursday took office. The Party announced that Redai Berhe had assumed charge. The new mayor shared a picture…
Tigray Pres Getachew Reda has fled Mekelle, Tigray regional capital. The President escaped while military commanders, aligned with Getachew Reda’s rival TPLF faction, are gradually dismantling his government. According to local sources, Getachew Reda left Mekelle on Tuesday. He boarded an Ethiopian Airline flight at Alula Aba Nega International Airport in Mekelle city. The flight…
Were Babo woreda chief has been assassinated. The woreda is situated in south Wollo zone of the Amhara region. Fentaw Kebede, Werebabo woreda general administrator, was shot dead by unknown gunmen today. Another woreda official named Addis Zemen was also killed in the attack. The woreda chief was on his say in his official vehicle…