Isaias Afwerki, the President of Eritrea, criticized Ethiopia in an interview aired on Eri TV on Saturday. He said that Ethiopia built GERD (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam) to humiliate Egypt and this is what Meles Zenawi, the late Ethiopian Prime Minister, told him. The President unequivocally declared the that the Ethiopian dam is the agenda…
Jubaland regional government today gave 15-day deadline to federal forces to leave the region. Jubaland Federal Member State (FMS) of Somalia and the Federal Government of Somalia are in dispute. On Monday, federal forces arrived in Ras Kambooni Jubaland by air. Hundreds of Turkey-trained Gorgor troops were seen landing in Ras Kambooni, a town around…
Somalia’s PM today visited Kenya to seek Kenyan support in order to resolve the conflict between Jubaland region and Federal Government of Somalia. On Monday, Jubaland held indirect election and Ahmed Mohamed Islam got himself elected as President for the 3rd term. Federal government rejected the election as illegal and a court in Bandair issued…
TPLF Debretsion Gebremichael group today questioned the ongoing DDR in Tigray. The party deputy chairman held a press briefing. Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has split in two groups. Main group is led by party chairman Debretsion Gebremichael. Getachew Reda, Tigray Interim President, is leading the other group. Ammanuel Assefa, deputy chairman of TPLF Debretsion…
Members of Jubaland regional forces are surrendering to the federal forces of Somalia. Pictures and videos in circulation show Jubaland force members in the custody of the federal Gorgor forces of Somalia. Federal government of Somalia on Monday mobilized its federal forces against newly elected President Ahmed Madobe. Madobe got himself elected as president for…
Technical Issues have caused a delay in the launching of the Ethiopian Stock Exchange (ESX). Last minute technical problems dimmed the prospects of the inauguration of the bourse this month. Ethiopian Capital Market Authority head and other senior government officials have been claiming that the ESX will start operations in late November. Reportedly, all the…
A deadly clash erupted in Jubaland today ahead of Monday’s regional election. Exchange of gunfire happened between regional police and body guards of federal senator Ilyas Gaboose, a presidential candidate contesting against Ahmed Madobe, the incumbent. Madobe is contesting for fourth consecutive term as the head of this federal member state of Somalia. The gunfight…
Ethiopian government has imposed a ban on the activities of two human rights organizations. The Ethiopian authority which monitors civil society organizations imposed this ban. The banned organizations are the Center for the Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) and the Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE). In separate letters sent to the companies…
Ethiopian troops have reportedly arrested six soldiers of the federal forces of Somalia. The incident happened in Somalia. Ethiopian soldiers are working as peacekeepers in Somalia. The six soldiers were arrested at Dolow airport. The airport is located in the Gedo region of Somalia. Gedo region is part of Jubaland federal member state of Somalia….
A disturbing video in circulation in social media shows unknown number of people slaughtered with knives in Dera woreda of the Oromia region. According to informed sources, the video is from the Dera woreda situated in the north Shewa zone of the Oromia region. Dera woreda has been plagued with ethnic Oromo-Amhara violence for years….