Somalia has, for the 4th time, accused Ethiopia of illegally transporting weapons into Somalia. Ethiopian cargo planes were seen in Jubaland on Saturday. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, on Sunday, issued a statement in this regard. The Ministry claimed that on December 7, two Ethiopian military cargo planes carrying military armament landed in…
Two Gondar Fano groups announced today that they have come under one command. Fano groups have been trying to establish one command structure in the Amhara region since last year. Fano groups led by Habte Wolde and Baye Kenau today announced that they have decided to unite and come under one command structure. Since last…
A sudden power outage today hit large part of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) in a statement confirmed that power supply had been disrupted across the whole country including Addis Ababa, the capital. “This evening, due to a problem caused by system instability, there was a power outage across the country,” said the Ethiopian…
An application submitted by TPLF, seeking permission to protest in Mekelle, has been rejected. Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) wanted to protest in Mekelle, the regional capital, on November 13. This week, Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) group led by chairman Debretsion Gebremichael submitted an application to security officials in Mekelle. In this application, the…
Civilians flights from Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, to regional states have been suspended. Hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Mogadishu and other airports in the country. The flights suspension came amid ongoing confrontation between Jubaland regional state and Mogadishu based federal government of Somalia. This week Jubaland warned airlines against flying to Ras Kambooni airport….
The Ethiopian government deported hundreds of Eritreans this week. Thousands of Eritreans illegally migrate to the Middle East and Europe through Ethiopia every year. According to Eritrean sources, this week Ethiopian authorities deported over 300 Eritreans. The Eritreans were mostly arrested in and around Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. The detained Eritreans were transported by…
Fano fighters today stormed Shewa Robit town in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Heavy fighting is being reported between Fano militias and security forces. Shewa Robit is one of the main cities in the North Shewa zone of the Amhara region. The road which passes through Shewa Robit town connects Amhara and Oromia regions of…
An Ethiopian military Colonel on Monday joined Fano. Colonel Abera Azanaw in an interview confirmed that he had joined Fano. Fano fighters have been fighting the Ethiopian security forces in the Amhara region of Ethiopia since last year. The Colonel in an interview with journalist Messay Mekonnen said that he had 34 years of experience working…
A court in the Ethiopian capital today granted bail to Taye Dendea, the former Ethiopian minister who was arrested in December last year. Taye Dendea was arrested after he shared an explosive social media post lashing out at Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian Prime Minister. He was, back then, working as the deputy minister of peace….
Hassan Sheikh, the President of Somalia, is expected to meet with Abiy Ahmed, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Ethiopia and Somalia have been at loggerhead since January this year when Ethiopia signed a controversial Memorandum of Understanding with Somaliland. Kenyan President William Ruto has announced that Abiy Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh could soon hold a…