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…
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…
Somalia, on Tuesday, declared an Ethiopian diplomat persona non grata. He has been given 72 hours to leave Somalia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia, in a statement, accused Ethiopian Counselor…
Desalegn Chane, an Ethiopian Member of Parliament (MP), on Tuesday criticized the appointment of new Ethiopian Foreign Minister. Last week, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed Gedion Timotheos as new Ethiopian Foreign Minister. Gedion…
More than 100 people were arrested in southern Ethiopia in recent months. The arrests were made in Gurage zone reportedly. The arrest campaign was launched in June this year and it targeted Amhara community. The…
Tigray region interim government, on Monday, denied having issued arrest warrants of Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) leaders. A news outlet (Asena TV), around 24 hours ago, claimed that Tigray region government led by the…
Jubaland and Puntland, two key regions of Somalia, boycotted resumption of discussion in Mogadishu on Sunday. Hassan Sheikh, the President of Somalia, is chairing the discussion. National Consultative Council (NCC), the top body in Somalia…
Tigray President Getachew Reda has suspended the newly elected mayor of Mekelle city. The announcement came amid continuing tensions between Getachew Reda led Tigray Interim Government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front main faction led by…
Ethiopia: ICRC ( International Committee of Red Cross) is in talks with Amhara Fano groups reportedly. The talks are focusing mainly on the release of POWs in the custody of Fano fighters and delivery of…
Turkey is set to start exploration work in a disputed Somali territory. Turkish exploration ship Oruc Reis arrived at Mogadishu port this week. It is going to conduct seismic surveys in 5 blocks on Somali…