Eritrea and Egypt in a joint statement rejected allegations from the Ethiopian government that Egypt is destabilizing the Horn of Africa. A senior Egyptian delegation led by Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty arrived in Asmara, Eritrean capital on Saturday. Egyptian Intelligence Chief Abbas Kemal is also part of the delegation. The delegation delivered a special message…
Somalia has warned that backing Ethiopian anti government armed groups is an option. Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs said Somalia will consider establishing contacts with and supporting rebels fighting in Ethiopia if the Ethiopian government goes ahead and attempts to implement the deal it signed with Somaliland. The Foreign Minister, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, was answering…
Ethiopian troops have consolidated full control of airports and airstrips located in some bordering zones of Somalia. According to several Somali sources, new movement of Ethiopian military has been seen in several zones of Somalia on Somalia-Ethiopia border. Reportedly, Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) has deployed more troops at Luuq, Dolow, Gabaharey and Bardhere airstrips…
What is Somalia planning to do to stop Ethiopia Somaliland MoU from being implemented? Recognition of Somaliland as a country by Ethiopia is one of the key points of the controversial Memorandum of Understanding signed by Ethiopia and Somaliland in January this year. During President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s first term, starting in 2012, Somalia and…
Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), in a statement on Wednesday, asked the Ethiopian military chief Berhanu Jula to clarify his remarks. “The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) strongly condemns the recent provocative statements attributed to General Berhanu Jula, Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Forces, in which ONLF is described as an enemy…
Another Eritrean opposition group recently held a meeting in Ethiopia. The group called “Transitional Eritrean Government (TEGIE) is based abroad. This is the 3rd Eritrean opposition which has held a meeting on Ethiopia soil this year. Ethiopian and Eritrean governments have not been on good terms. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias…
The Foreign Minister of Somaliland today announced that final agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland was imminent. Ethiopia and Somaliland in January signed a controversial memorandum of understanding (MoU) which Somalia opposes, calling it a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity. The MoU, which has not been made public, contains provisions about Ethiopia gaining access…
TPLF Chairman, Debretsion Gebremichael, today disclosed that Tigray President Getachew Reda held a meeting with leaders of Eritrea. Tigray People’s Liberation Front chairman Debretsion Gebremichael in his talk with journalist on the eve of Ethiopian new year disclosed that months ago Getachew Reda, Tigray interim president, held a meeting with Eritrean leaders in Dubai. Ethiopian…
Tigray interim president, Getachew Reda, has rejected new decisions made by the head of security, General Tadesse Werede. General Tadesse Werede, on Monday, imposed ban on public political gatherings and opposed new appointments or dismissals of officials by the Tigray interim government. General Tadesse Werede, head of regional security and working as deputy president, took…
Tigray military today imposed an indefinite ban on all protests/gatherings and appointments/dismissals. The announcement from the chief of security came amid worsening political tensions between TPLF factions in Tigray. Lieutenant General (R) Tadesse Werede, head of Tigray’s security forces and working as deputy president of the region, in a press briefing announced that a ban…