Somalia has withdrawn from African Nations Championship Soccer Tournament. The soccer team of Somalia withdrew due to various challenges. These challenges included financial constraints and logistical issues. Somalia has been faced with political, security and economic challenges. Somalia was due to face Burundi in its first qualifier in African Nations Championship this week. Somalia’s football…
Tigray News: Tigray Security Chief General Tadesse Werede, on Thursday, warned Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) Debretsion Group. Though there is no mention of TPLF Debretsion wing in the statement issued by the Tigray Regional Security and Peace office, but keeping in view the recent political developments, the statement is directed at TPLF Debretsion group….
Eritrean government has written a letter to the Ethiopian government, demanding payment of long standing dues. Eritrea Ethiopia relations have significantly deteriorated in recent months. In July, Eritrea banned Ethiopian airline from operating in Eritrea. Eritrean Civil aviation Authority has written a letter to the Ethiopian Airline, asking the airline to pay dues pending since…
Soccer teams of Eritrea and Ethiopia will play a football match tomorrow. Fans of both teams are anxiously waiting for this face-off. The match between Ethiopia and Eritrea is scheduled to be held on the 25th of October 2024, and it will take place at the Juba Stadium, which is located in South Sudan. Soccer…
Somalia today formally opposed the inclusion of Ethiopia in the new peacekeeping mission which is going to take over at the start of next year. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somalia issued a policy statement today. The mandate of the current peacekeeping mission in Somalia called African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) will…
The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has suspended eleven political parties for various reasons. Most of the suspended parties failed to meet regular requirements. The eleven political parties were suspended due to their non compliance with regulatory standards including audits, adherence to general assembly procedures etc. The suspended parties include Wolyata Peoples’ Liberation Movement,…
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Russia to attend BRICS Summit. The two day summit is being held in Kazan Russia. The number of BRICS members has grown to 10. Brazil, Russia, India and China formed this international organization in 2009. Over 30 countries have applied to be members. The BRICS was formed to…
A huge fire erupted in Addis Ababa Ethiopia last night. The fire broke out in the Shema Tera neighborhood of Merkato area of the capital city. The fire caused huge damage to the buildings in Merkato. It spread very fast and caused huge damage. The local authorities took emergency measures to extinguish the fire. Helicopters…
Ethiopia: ONLF has suspended its participation in the Ethiopian National Dialogue. The announcement came from the Ogaden National Liberation Front through an official statement. ONLF was established in 1984 to fight for the Somalis in the Ogaden for their right of self-determination. They demanded autonomy of this region and began an insurgency in 1994 aimed…
Ethiopian military today announced that Fano fighters surrendered to military command post in Gondar. Fano militias have been fighting in Amhara region since last year. Fano groups say that they are fighting for Amhara people. They accuse the government of Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed of massacring Amhara people. The government, on the other hand, says…