Oromia Special Zone Administrator has been shot dead. Ahmed Ali Ibree, the administrator was shot dead on Friday. Ahmed Ali Ibree, a central committee member of the Prosperity Party and the administrator of the Oromo Special Zone in the Amhara region was killed while leaving a mosque. He offered Friday prayers at the mosque. When…
Hassan Sheikh, Somalia’s President, contacted Abdul Fattah Al Sisi, the Egyptian President on Thursday. The phone call between the two leaders came in the wake of Ethiopia-Somalia talks held in Turkiye. The Presidents of Somalia and Egypt discussed “bilateral relations”. During the call, Alsisi “stressed Egypt’s keenness on the security, stability and sovereignty of Somalia…
Several protesters were killed injured and killed on Wednesday in Adama city. Adama city (formerly called Nazreth) is situated in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. The regional police reportedly fired live bullets at protesters in Adama – about 100 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa. One of the victims is said to be a pregnant woman,…
Tefera Mamo, former chief of the Amhara Special Force, has reportedly joined Fano militias. He worked in top positions in the Amhara region. On Sunday, the General went missing. Menon Haile, the General’s wife, announced that Tefera Mamo went out for a walk but he did not return. Later several sources close to Fano militias…
Somalia and Ethiopia, on Monday, agreed to continue their dialogue in Turkey. Foreign Ministers from the two countries held talks in Ankara on weekend. Ethiopia and Somalia are locked into a dispute over a controversial MoU signed by Ethiopia with Somaliland in Januray 2024. Landlocked Ethiopia wants access to sea through Somaliland in return for…
Ethiopia has reportedly rejected a new offer of port use by Somalia. The offer was made at ongoing talks between the countries in Ankara Turkey. The delegations from Ethiopia and Turkey led by foreign ministers are meeting in Turkey to resolve the dispute over port access. Ethiopia, in January this year, signed a controversial Memorandum…
Hundreds of Tigray IDPs returned to their homes on Saturday. The IDPs were displaced during the 2-year long war in northern Ethiopia which ended in November 2022. The first batch of IDPs from Shire and surrounding area crossed Tekeze river, through Endabaguna, in buses on Saturday. Around 1500 reportedly reached Amba Madre from where they…
In a country like Ethiopia gripped by economic collapse, widespread unemployment, and the aftermath of a devastating war, the government’s motto stands in stark contrast to the daily reality of its citizens: “Prosperity.” As bombs continue to fall and militias wreak havoc in the regions, the capital city glimmers with new LED lights and flashy…
An Eritrean pro government diaspora member who organized a program in Gerlafingen in March is in trouble. The local authorities have sent him a bill. The Canton of Solothurn has sent the organizers a bill for 30,000 francs. On Easter Sunday, the police deployed a large contingent to prevent a clash between around 350 supporters…
A 15-member committee has been formed to facilitate dialogue in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Since last year, an armed conflict has been ongoing in the region between Fano militias and security forces. The committee was constituted after a 2-day peace conference held this week in Bahir Dar, the Amhara regional capital. The conference was…