Tigray Interim President Getachew Reda has responded to a statement issued earlier today by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front Debretsion wing. He announced to take legal action on the TPLF Debretsion Gebremichael group. Tigray Interim Regional Administration (TIRA) led by the President Getachew Reda has issued a counter statement. Today, TPLF Debretsion group announced that…
Ethiopian Parliament today elected Taye Atske Selassie as the new President. President Sahle Work Zewde’s term was due to expire this month. Sahle Work Zewde was elected as the President of Ethiopia on the 25th October, 2018. Her six-year term was due to expire this month. Two days ago, in a tweet, she showed her…
Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has formed new govt in Tigray amid continuing internal political tensions. The TPLF central committee has published names of new cabinet members. Getachew Reda, the interim President, has been removed. But his replacement will be announced after consultations with the federal government. “The entire people, governmental and non-governmental organizations, administrative…
A small earthquake hit Addis Ababa and other parts of Ethiopia today. At around 8:10 pm today, the earthquake shook buildings in several areas in Addis Ababa including Meskel Square, Kazanchis, Ayat Condominium Tafo, Tekleheman Condominium, Arabsa,, Gelan, Bole, Jemo etc. Shewarobit, Debre Berhan (North Showa), Dessie, Kombolcha (South Wolo) residents also felt tremors of…
Ethiopian President Sahle Work Zewde is reportedly set to quit. The President, in a tweet a few hours ago, hinted at her likely departure. She tweeted that she had to remain silent in the last one year. Sahle Work Zewde was elected as the President of Ethiopia on October 25, 2018. The term of the…
Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde today published a tweet on her personal twitter account. Her tweet is stirring different speculations about what she is going through. She wrote in Amharic: “እነ ጥላሁን ገሠሠ: ቴዲ አፍሮ: አሊ ቢራ:ማህሙድ አህመድ..ድንቅ ድምጻውያን መካከል ናቸው::”የሰው ልጅ ሆዱ ሲከፋው ጊዜም እንደ ሰው ሲገፋው:መሄጃ መውጫ ሲጠፋው ዝምታ ብቻ ነው ተስፋው”ይላል ማህሙድ “ዝምታ…
Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is set to intensify efforts to remove Getachew Reda from the position of Tigray interim president. Getachew Reda, once a key TPLF leader and member of TPLF’s central and executive committees, has been expelled from the party along with 16 other CC members. Getachew Reda claims to be leading the…
Amhara Fano militias are blocking all main roads in the Amhara region starting from today. Three days ago, several Fano groups issued a joint statement announcing road closures starting from Thursday. Since last year, the Ethiopian military has been conducting a security operation to disarm and disband Amhara Fano militias. The militias have managed to…
Ethiopian military and Amhara regional government spokespersons today declared war on Fano groups in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. “The defense and the regional government are working together to enforce the law, ” Mengesha Fentaw the Amhara regional government spokesperson said. The head of the Amhara regional government communication bureau Mengesha Fentaw and the director…