Ahmed Fiqi, the Foreign Minister of Somalia, this week accused Habesha (Ethiopian) forces of being the primary reason for security crisis in Somalia. The Foreign Minister of Somalia made these remarks addressing a gathering in Doha Qatar. This week, Somali diaspora community held a conference in Doha. Somalia diaspora from across the world attended the…
Eritrean Govt sent a special message to Sudanese military led government on Saturday. The message was sent in the wake of expulsion of Sudanese ambassador to Eritrea. On Wednesday, Khalid Ababa, Sudanese chargés d’affaires to Asmara, was declared persona non grata by Eritrean government. No official reasons were announced by the Eritrean government for this…
Ethiopian FM on Friday accused Somalia of issuing unwarranted & irresponsible statements. “Contrary to the baseless accusations of the government of Somalia, Ethiopia has rather been sacrificing in the service of peace and stability of the brotherly people of Somalia for more than three decades. Ethiopia is, thus, dismayed by the unwarranted and irresponsible statements…
Ethiopia and Sudan have signed a landmark co operation agreement. Ethiopian Petroleum Corporation and Sudanese Nile Petroleum Company signed the agreement on Thursday. This agreement was signed in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. According to the agreement, the Ethiopian and Sudanese Petroleum Corporations will cooperate in several fields including the process of blending ethanol with…
Eritrea has reportedly expelled Sudan ambassador. Khalid Abbas, the Sudanese Chargé d’Affaires, has been given 72 hours to leave the country. The Eritrean government has been supporting Sudanese army since the outbreak of war between Sudanese Defense Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April last year. Asmara’s decision to “expel” the Sudanese chargé…
Somaliland, on Wednesday, warned Turkey against potential deployment of Turkish naval forces in Somaliland’s territorial waters. “The Government of the Republic of Somaliland vehemently rejects any potential deployment of Turkish naval forces within Somaliland’s recognized maritime zones. These zones are delineated clearly under international law and are essential to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of…
Eritrea today announced a ban on Ethiopian airlines flights. Eritrean Civil Aviation Authority issued a statement in this regard. The Authority accused Ethiopian airlines of providing poor customer service to Eritrean passengers. “Cognizant of the consistent and persistent malicious trade practices pursued by Ethiopian airline in general and systematic and organizers passengers’ luggage theft, pilferage,…
Ethiopian Prime Minister this week warned Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) against holding party congress. The Prime Minister spoke about that while meeting with representatives of political parties. On Monday, some Ethiopian political parties met with the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister termed it as an engagement between government and opposition parties. However, major opposition…
Major Ethiopian opposition parties again boycotted a meeting called by the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The meeting began on Sunday in Sululta town near Addis Ababa. Adem Farah, Prosperity Party Vice Chairman, opened the meeting. On Monday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed joined. “Earlier in April, I met with political party representatives to discuss cooperation…
Eritrean festival in Sweden is set to kick off on Thursday amid tight security. Last year, the the festival turned into a scene of deadly fighting between Eritrean rival groups. Eritrean festival in Stockholm Sweden is one of the largest Eritrean festivals organized in Europe. Eritrean Cultural Association organizes this program. Alem Teklegiorgis is leading…