The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) Secretariat is proceeding with its controversial Congress on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, despite objections from 14 Central Committee members, including TPLF’s Vice Chairman and current Tigray Interim Administration President Getachew Reda. A list of 14 central committee members has been in circulation. The list contains names of 14 TPLF…
Tigray Security Chief, Tadesse Werede, on Sunday, banned protests in Tigray. The ban has been announced at a time when Tigray is faced with unprecedented internal political tensions. General Tadesse Werede said that peaceful demonstrations in support or opposition have been banned for a while to protect the safety of the people. The vice president…
Turkish President Erdogan on Sunday spoke with the Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed on phone. “President Erdogan spoke by phone with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia. The call addressed regional and global developments as well as the Türkiye-Ethiopia bilateral relations. President Erdoğan stated that the relations between the two countries are growing stronger each…
Somalia has offered sea access to landlocked Ethiopia amid tense bilateral relations. The two are set to resume talks in Ankara next week. Hakan Fidan, the Turkish Foreign Minister, announced yesterday that next week Turkey would host delegations from Ethiopia and Somalia to resolve bilateral tensions. He said that Turkey would try to ensure that…
National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) on Friday announced much awaited decision about the status of Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). TPLF, a political party, was declared a terrorist entity in 2021 during deadly war between TPLF and federal forces. Terrorist designation was removed in 2023, but TPLF was not reinstated as a political party….
Tigray Interim President Getachew Reda has written a strong letter to Debretsion Gebremichael, the chairman of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The letter is addressed to Teklebirhan Araya too, who is the head of TPLF Central Control Commission. Getachew Reda is one of senior TPLF leaders. Getachew Reda announced that he will not attend…
Egypt and Djibouti are showing interest in deploying troops to Somalia in January 2025. A new African Union mission is due to start operations in Somalia in January 2025. The mandate of existing current mission called African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) will expire this year. Somalia for years has been fighting an extremist…
Ethiopian Member of Parliament Gedu Andargachew, on Tuesday, released a statement calling for public uprising against the Ethiopian government of PM Abiy Ahmed. Gedu is a member of House of People’s Representatives (HoPR). He is from the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Earlier this year he fled the country. He was seen in the US last…
Tigray: Aksum city mayor on Saturday survived an assassination attempt on Saturday. Gebremedhin Tesfay, the mayor, confirmed that he was the target of an assassination attempt on weekend. The incident happened on Sunday night. According to the mayor, he came under attack when he was at home. Unknown attackers opened fire at his residence but…
Turkey and Egypt on Monday jointly expressed their support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Somalia. Somalia accuses Ethiopia of trying to undermine its sovereignty by annexing Somali territories. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan yesterday held a joint press briefing with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty in Cairo. Hakan said Turkey reiterates its position…