A controversial body called Tigray advisory council has been established in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Interim President Getachew Reda formally founded the body today. Advisory Council is the brainchild of General Tsadkan Gebretenasi who is President Getachew Reda’s key supporter and a staunch critic of TPLF Debretsion Gebremichael group. The council will have members…
President Getachew Reda has signed a regulation paving the way for the likely deployment of federal forces in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Since last week, Tigray Interim Administration (TIRA) led by President Getachew Reda and Tigray senior military command have been in dispute. On January 24, Tigray military issued a statement calling for need…
Tigray Opposition Parties have announced a boycott of the Ethiopian national dialogue. The 3 opposition political parties say that they will not participate in the national dialogue commission’s agenda collection process. Salsay Weyane, Baitona and Arena are the three opposition parties which have decided not to participate in the process. The parties are of the…
Djibouti has reportedly conducted a drone strike on the Afar region of Ethiopia. According to local sources, the strike was carried out on Thursday night. No official statement has been issued by Djibouti or Ethiopia so far. Reportedly Afar community living in Elidad district of Ethiopia was targeted. Afars living in Siyaru kebele of Elidad…
Berhanu Adelo has been appointed as head of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. Berhanu’s controversial past has led to speculations if he will be able to independently lead the human rights institution or not. Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) today approved the appointment of Human Rights Commission Chief. The law, which governs the working…
TPLF Debretsion Gebremichael group today issued a 17-point statement asking therein Tigray interim government to step down. The party, on Saturday, held a meeting in Mekelle attended by over 1000 party leaders. TPLF, in today’s statement, announced that it won’t tolerate dissolution of district councils and establishment of advisory council. Tigray interim government has been…
The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) has warned about a dangerous application which is in circulation on social media. According to a statement issued by CBE, the app deducts money from the bank account of a customer without the customer’s permission. The bank warned its customers not to download the application called Pharma+/CBE Vacancy application. Download…
Tigray military today issued a statement, lashing out at the Tigray Interim Administration led by President Getachew Reda. The statement has been issued amid ongoing hostility between two TPLF groups led by President Getachew Reda and TPLF Chairman Debretsion Gebremichael. The statement is being seen as an announcement by Tigray military to remove President Getachew…
A Fano militia commander in the Gojjam zone of the Amhara region has been killed. Since mid 2023 Fano militias have been fighting the Ethiopian security forces in the Amhara region. Yohannes Alemayehu was killed on Monday night. He was leading second division of Gojjam Fano. He was working as the Gojjam Fano’s spokesperson too….