Recognizing the benchmarks reached in implementing the security transition, the Somalia Transition Plan, and the national security architecture, the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution lifting the arms embargo on the Federal Government of Somalia. The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted on Friday to remove the final restrictions on weapons deliveries to Somalia’s government […]
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In a move reflecting an intent for stronger bilateral ties and regional collaboration, President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea and General Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, the President of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, convened in Asmara. The meeting, a significant stride towards mutual cooperation, took place amid the participation of high-ranking officials from both nations.
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Ethiopia’s tone on securing its own seaport on the Red Sea is seen as either a distraction from domestic policy failures or the start of another regional war. Since 1991 when Eritrea gained independence from neighboring Ethiopia, one of the world’s oldest countries and Africa’s second most populous country, has been landlocked. With Eritrea in […]
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“A referendum will then be held to reach a final determination on the fate of these contested areas” Ethiopia’s federal government says the future of contested land in its northern Tigray region will be settled by a referendum, and hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced people will be returned. Monday’s announcement came one year after […]
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“Government forces committed extrajudicial killings against civilians.” – Ethiopian Human Rights Commission Dozens of civilians have been killed this month by drone strikes and house-to-house searches in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, where authorities have touted security gains since the conflict erupted in July, a state-appointed human rights commission said on Monday. The fighting between state forces […]
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Somalia rejects an appeal from Ethiopia to enter into negotiations with a view to granting it access to a Red Sea port. Somalia rejected an appeal from Ethiopia to enter into negotiations with a view to granting it access to a Red Sea port. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last week warned that his country’s […]
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Crackdown on opposition protest lays bare public frustration, intra-party tensions and the fragility of the interim Tigray administration. Internal political strife in Ethiopia’s Tigray region boiled over in early September when authorities used force to suppress opposition parties and demonstrators, who claim the interim administration has not fulfilled its post-war promises. Frictions arose after three […]
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Barely a year after the Tigray war ended with a peace agreement, militia fighting is now raging in the Amhara region. Experts warn that this could lead to a new war. The situation in Ethiopia is becoming increasingly dangerous. That’s according to Yared Hailemariam, the director of the Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center when asked […]
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