Gedion Timotheos has been appointed as the new foreign minister of Ethiopia. Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian Prime Minister made appoints of 3 ministers today. Gedion Timotheos was working as the Minister of Justice. He was one of the member of the Ethiopian federal government’s team which negotiated Pretoria Peace Deal with the Tigray People’s Liberation…
Rumors are going around about Fano Commander Zemene Kassie. It is being rumored that the Fano commander has been killed. The rumors about one of the key Fano commanders began at the end of last week. Zemene Kassie is from the Gojjam zone of the Amhara region. The group of Fano fighters he is leading…
Djibouti and Egypt have signed a solar power production agreement. According to the agreement, Egypt will build a solar power plant in Djibouti. The proposed power plant will have the production capacity of 278.5 kilowatt. The project will be funded and built by the government of Egypt. Energy Ministers of the two countries signed the…
Ethiopian Air Force has reportedly intensified the air campaign against Fano militias. For the past one week, the air force has been trying to hit Fano fighters in various zones of the Amhara region. The new offensive on Fano militias by the Ethiopian military was launched around a week ago. One of the main weapons…
Co Operative Framework Agreement (CFA) today came into force despite criticism by two downstream river Nile countries. CFA was opened for signing and ratification by river Nile countries in 2010. The agreement aims at fair use of river Nile by the 11 countries through which the river passes. River Nile passes through Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda,…
News: Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), on Saturday, denied rumors that it had proposed a new name to replace the current Tigray Interim President. TPLF Debretsion Gebremichael group has removed Tigray interim president Getachew Reda from party and the Tigray interim administration after the worst internal party divisions. But Getachew Reda is refusing to step…
Ethiopian Government reportedly intends to increase petrol price to 115 birr per liter. The Ministry of Trade and Regional Development today increased fuel prices by around 10%. New price of gasoline is 91.14 Birr/Liter, while new diesel price is 90.28 Birr/Liter. According to informed sources, the government will gradually raise petrol and diesel price to…
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed is meeting with the TPLF chairman Debretsion Gebremichael today, according to informed sources. The TPLF Chairman has been invited to the capital city after yesterday’s statements by two TPLF groups. On Monday, Debretsion Gebremichael led TPLF group fired Tigray interim president Getachew Reda, 12 cabinet and Tigray interim government officials. TPLF…
Tigray security forces on Monday issued a statement. The statement came in response to alarming statements issued by two TPLF factions. Tigray’s largest political party called Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has split in two. Tigray President Getachew Reda is leading one faction. Other bigger faction is being led by chairman Debretsion Gebremichael. On Monday,…