President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh, has appointed new army chief amid internal tension. The new chief of ground forces earlier worked as security chief in the Jubaland federal member state of Somalia. Jubaland and Federal Government are in dispute over date and mode of regional election. Colonel Abullahi Omar has been appointed as the head…
General Tsadkan Gebretensae rules out the possibility of one party rule in Tigray. He was speaking in Mekelle, Tigray’s regional capital. General Tsadkan Gebretensae is one of the most seasoned military Generals in Tigray. He worked as the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian military too. During the Eritrea–Ethiopia 1998 war, he insisted on pushing the…
Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh Mohamad has questioned the presence of African Union Headquarters in Ethiopia. He said,” Ethiopia cannot have it both ways – to be the headquarters of the African Union and to violate the principles founded on AU.” He was commenting on the controversial Memorandum of Understanding that Ethiopia signed with Somaliland. African…
In Tog Wajaale Ethiopia, mobile phone service has been suspended. Tog Wajaale is situated on the border between Ethiopia and Somaliland. Tog Wajaale is the hub of Ethiopian currency’s black market. Ethiopians and Somalis from across the border who want to buy dollars head to Tog Wajaale where hundreds of black market networks are operating….
A district administrator has been shot dead along with dozens of other security officials in North Shewa Oromia. The incident happened on Friday November 1, 2024. Reportedly, Niguse Koru, the administrator of Wuchale district of North Shewa zone, was shot dead. Reportedly, around 40 security officials were also killed in this attack. The people who…
Tigray Orthodox Church is mediating between rival factions of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). On Friday, the Orthodox elders held a press briefing in the presence of leaders of the two TPLF groups. Aba Sereke Berhan, a prominent Orthodox elder, who is based in Australia, has been active in mediating the intra TPLF political…
Jubaland, federal member state of Somalia, on Thursday, officially announced its boycott of the Moqadishu administration’s proposal to delay regional elections in favor of “one person, one vote” election planned for 2025. In a statement, Jubaland declared its intention to organize its own elections as soon as possible. On Thursday, the National Consultative Council meeting…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today accused foreign embassies of running Ethiopian black market. He passed these remarks responding to questions raised by the members of the Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives (HoPR). Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed did not name the embassies involved in black market in Ethiopia. But he said that the embassies are…
Tigray Ethiopia: A letter written by Getachew Reda, the Tigray interim president, has given rise to speculations. Through this letter, the Tigray president has handed over his responsibilities to General Tadesse Werede, the head of security forces in Tigray. The letter is applicable from Tuesday October 29. Interestingly, there is no mention of when Getachew…
OLA, an Ethiopian armed group, claims to have captured 143 Ethiopian army soldiers. Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) yesterday issued a statement in this regard. “The number of regime soldiers captured over the past four days of operation has reached 143. In addition, we have confirmed that casualties among regime forces have reached 1,900 KIA. Our…