Ethiopian Somali opposition political parties issued a statement on Tuesday. The four parties criticized a statement issued by two Oromo political parties. Last week, two prominent Oromia based opposition political parties Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) and Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) held four-day long discussions and issued a statement. On Tuesday, four Ethiopian Somali region based…
Ethiopian PM today visited Somalia amid mortar attacks and protest by Somali youths. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed landed at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu on Thursday evening. Flight operations were suspended at the airport. Only Ethiopian Airlines and Turkish Airline were allowed to operate. While the Prime Minister was still at the airport, 11…
Heavy fighting has been ongoing in Balcad Somalia since this morning. The town is located in middle Shabelle Somalia. It is situated around 40 km from Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital. Hundreds of Al Shabaab fighters stormed Balcad town in early morning on Thursday. Residents of the area heard sounds of gunshots and explosions. According to a…
TPLF today trashed reports of alleged meetings with Eritrea. Ammanuel Assefa, TPLF Deputy Chairman, spoke in this regard. For days, it is being claimed that TPLF Debretsion Gebremichael group and Tigray Military Generals have held meetings with Eritrean government officials in the presence of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. On February 17, Mulatu Teshome, former Ethiopian…
The National Bank of Ethiopia today held the second foreign exchange auction. It sold foreign currency especially US dollar for birr to local banks. Yesterday NBE announced that on Tuesday it would sell $60 million to local banks. According to a statement issued by the Ethiopian banking regulator, 27 banks participated in today’s auction and…
National Bank of Ethiopia today announced to conduct the second FX auction on Tuesday February 25, 2025. Sixty million US Dollars will be sold to banks. In July last year, Ethiopian government introduced macro economic reforms. It allowed banks and private bureaus to buy and sell foreign currency. In August 2024, National Bank of Ethiopia…
Over 20 have been killed in clashes between residents of border areas on Ethiopia Kenya border. Kenyan Turkana country shares border with Ethiopian Dasanech district. Dasanech is situated in Southern Ethiopia region. Todonyang border crossing connects the two countries. Ethiopian Dasanech residents freely cross the border to access Lake Turkana. Kenyan residents enter Ethiopian territories…
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital on Sunday night. The capital has been witnessing a series of earthquakes in recent weeks. At 02:44 local time on Sunday night February 24, Addis Ababa residents suddenly felt strong tremors of the earthquake in different parts of the capital. Centered around 60 km to…
Two major Ethiopian opposition political parties OFC and OLF concluded a key meeting on Saturday. The meeting continued from February 19 to 22, 2025. Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) are based in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Both boycotted 2021 General Election. Next General Election is around a year away. The…
Former OLA commander Sagni Nagasa has been appointed as Advisor on Peace and Security to the Oromia Regional President. Sagni Nagasa, a major commander of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), split with OLA and signed peace deal with Oromia government last year. Oromia Rebuma has been appointed as Deputy Attorney General Oromia while Tolera Regasa…