Eritrean Opposition Group Brigade Nhamedu leader John Black has been sentenced to 4 years in prison. Yohannes Abreha, popularly known as John Black, is one of main leaders of the Eritrean diaspora based opposition group. Brigade Nhamedu emerged over a year ago. Quickly it came under spotlight for its violent attacks on pro Eritrean government…
Tigray President Getachew Reda today presided over a meeting of his cabinet. The meeting was held in the backdrop of ongoing tensions between Tigray President Getachew Reda led TPLF wing and Chairman Debretsion Gebremichael led other TPLF faction. Tigray communication affairs bureau issued a statement after the conclusion of the meeting. It seems that the…
Lieutenat General (r) Tsadkan Gebretensai, Tigray’s leading military officer, has rejected rumors being spread about an alleged plan to wage war on Eritrea. The Ethiopian military General was interviewed this week. The interview was published last night. General Tsadkan has recently been seen with Getachew Reda, Tigray Interim President, at public discussion forums. He is…
Somalia today accused Ethiopia of transporting unauthorized weapon shipments to Puntland and 2 other regional states of Somalia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somalia issued a statement in this regard. The ministry said that it “condemns the unauthorized shipment of arms and ammunition transported via Ethiopian territory to Somalia’s Puntland region. This action constitutes…
Turkey will hold separate talks with Ethiopia and Somalia to break the deadlock existing between the HoA neighbors since January this year. Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, talking to Anadolu news agency said that progress had been made in earlier two rounds of discussions between Ethiopia and Somalia held in Ankara. He said now Turkey…
General Tefera Mamo addressed Fano fighters in Shewa this week. A video is in circulation showing the Fano commander giving a speech in front of hundreds of Fano fighters. General Tefera Mamo is the former chief of Amhara special forces. In July this year, he joined Fano movement. Fano fighters, since last year, have been…
The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), Ethiopian Somali region based political party, issued a statement today. ONLF fought Ethiopian security forces for over 2 decades. In August 2018, it announced unilateral ceasefire and signed a peace deal with the Ethiopian government to work as political party. It demands right of self determination for Ogaden people….
Escalation tensions are being observed between the South West State regional government of Somalia and federal government. Flights from Mogadishu to Baidoa remained suspended for several hours today. The two sides are confronting each other at Barawe airport too. One of the main reasons behind new conflict between the governments is the issue of the…
TPLF loyalists, on Sunday, disrupted a meeting held by Tigray Interim President Getachew Reda in Shire city of Tigray. Getachew Reda and General Tsadkan had just entered Haftom hall for this public discussion when dozens of women participants stood up and started chanting slogans against the Tigray President. General Tsadkan, realizing the gravity of the…
The 3rd round of talks between Somalia and Ethiopia has been postponed indefinitely. The two sides were due to meet on September 17. The two Horn of Africa neighbors have held two rounds of discussion recently under the auspices of Turkey. They are in dispute over Ethiopian attempt to gain access to sea through Somaliland…