Ethiopia Replaces Top Security Officials Amid Tigray Conflict

Ethiopia’s army chief, head of intelligence and foreign minister have been sacked as fighting continues in the northern Tigray region. BY TESFANEWS * Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reshuffled his country’s security services days after he ordered a military offensive in the northern Tigray region. The Prime Minister replaced the head of intelligence and the army […]

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Eritrea and Ethiopia: Some Thoughts on Recent Events in Tigray

BY FIKREJESUS AMAHAZION (Ph.D.) Yesterday, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed ordered a military offensive to subdue the region’s ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). After the latter’s forces launched an attack on a federal army base, trying “to loot” military assets, he stated that “Our defense forces … have been ordered to […]

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