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Ex-UN Peacekeepers from Tigray Battle for Control of Key Border Town

September 2, 2022September 17, 2022TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

Elite unit close to hotly contested Western Tigray area that may provoke Eritrea’s military response BY SIMON MARKS & MOHAMMED ALAMIN | BLOOMBERG Hundreds of ethnic Tigrayans from Ethiopia who served in a United Nations peacekeeping force have joined a battle for a strategic town in the northwest of the country, according to people familiar […]

Fresh Headache for Museveni as Rival Ethiopian Army Enters Juba

July 5, 2014July 25, 2014TesfaNews5 Comments

President Kiir and rebel leader Machar are expected to form a transitional government of national unity with in sixty days. It seems that both leaders have lost appetite on the peace process altogether. Ethiopia needs to play a neutral force and not be seen to side with Dr. Machar, since Uganda has declared support for President Kiir […]