Power Shift in Ethiopia Creates New Tensions, and Tigrayans Fears

Shaking up Ethiopia’s government risks exacerbating several long-simmering ethnic rivalries BY JAMES JEFEEREY | IRIN NEWS “Ethnic tensions are the biggest problem for Ethiopia right now,” Tewodrose Tirfe, chair of the Amhara Association of America, a US-based advocacy group that played a significant role in lobbying the US government to censor the former regime. “You’ve […]

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Eritrea Foiling Wars by Other Means

Psychological-warfare, economic-warfare, and war against culture and nationalism BY AMANUEL BIEDEMARIAM The Tigrayan Minority apartheid regime in Ethiopia is crumbling, falling-apart and is at the precipice of total annihilation. That is welcome news for the people of Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan and Eritrea. Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) betrayed Eritrea. Betting on the fall of […]

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South Sudan says Sanctions Would Derail Peace Implementation

By Sudan Tribune, South Sudanese government has expressed disappointment to the threat of targeted sanctions and arms embargo proposed by the United States at the United Nations Security Council. In a letter seen by Sudan Tribune the government states that the proposals seriously undermine the sovereignty and internal processes to consolidate peace in the war […]

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Riek Machar Denied Entry at Sudan Ethiopia Airports, Returns to South Africa

The move was unexpected and probably represents a major shift in policy and relations between Sudan and Ethiopia with the rebel leader. By TesfaNews, South Sudan’s former vice President and armed opposition leader Riek Machar had been denied entry to Sudan and Ethiopia for unspecified reason on Sunday afternoon and was forced to return back […]

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