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Situation in Ethiopia escalating drastically into full-blown war. TPLF forces invaded the Afar region, seizing a handfull of villages in what they claim was a pre-emptive operation against the rival Tigray Peace Forces. Federal government now responding with airstrikes.

Ethiopian Prime Minister: I am a million times certain that Ethiopia will not remain a country "without a sea crossing"

Ethiopian Prime Minister: Ethiopia's pursuit of access to the sea is irreversible

Ethiopian Prime Minister: We have no intention of going to war with Eritrea

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 30 km SSE of Debre Sīna, Ethiopia

Tigray: TDF members block airport road in Mekelle citing salary and benefits concerns

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 44 km SE of Ādīgrat, Ethiopia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 - 45 km ENE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 58 km NE of Mek'ele, Ethiopia

PJ welcomes release of #Sheger_FM journalists, urges withdrawal of charges. The Committee to Protect Journalists (#CPJ) has welcomed the release of two Sheger FM radio journalists who spent three weeks in detention after covering protests by healthcare workers over poor working conditions. “We are relieved by the September 24 release of Sheger FM radio editor Tigist Zerihun and reporter Mintamer Tsegaw, who spent three weeks in detention after covering protests over poor working conditions for healthcare workers in Ethiopia,” CPJ said in a statement.

Amhara Ethiopia: Report that the Sanka (ሳንቃ) Health Centre in the Amhara Region, along with its patients, was targeted by a drone strike from Abiy’s forces following recent heavy attacks by Fano forces

Egypt protests Ethiopia's dam inauguration in letter to UN Security Council

Jubaland forces, with Ethiopian troops and local police, launched a joint security operation around Doolow to counter Al-Shabaab threats and secure main road networks

Five wounded in Mekoni, Southern Tigray, as arrest attempt on local security official triggers clashes, protests - Addis Standard

Tensions have escalated following the visit of the Ethiopian intelligence chief to Port Sudan. The motive: to protest the Sudanese government's alleged military support for Tigray Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 54 km SE of Debre Sīna, Ethiopia

Ethiopian PM announces the completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Says its completion proves it is not a threat to Egypt or Sudan but rather an opportunity for cooperation

Tigrayans Rally Worldwide for Swift IDP Return. Tigray IDPs launch a three-day mass protest in Mekelle demanding their immediate return, the withdrawal of occupying forces, and full implementation of the Pretoria Agreement. Similar protests are also set to take place in Geneva

Egyptian Foreign Minister: We will not tolerate any infringement on Egypt's water quota, given our complete dependence on the Nile waters.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 50 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia

African Union: We reject the announcement by the Rapid Support Forces and allied forces to form a parallel government in

Lt. Gen. Tsadkan warns #Ethiopia-#Eritrea war "seems inevitable," urges last-minute efforts to avert war. Lt. Gen. Tsadkan Gebretensae, Vice President and Democratization Cabinet Secretariat of the Tigray Interim Administration, has warned that war between Ethiopia and Eritrea “seems inevitable,” with preparations reaching their “final stages” and Tigray at risk of becoming the main battleground. Writing in The Africa Report, he cautioned that the conflict could spread beyond the two countries, affecting Sudan and the Red Sea region. While Tigray “would prefer to stay out” of the conflict, he said, the “option for peace may be narrowing, leaving war as the only option.”

Defense Minister Abdukadir Mohamed stated that Somalia and Ethiopia have an ongoing security cooperation agreement, particularly in counterterrorism operations against Al-Shabaab. He cited the Ankara agreement as the framework guiding their military collaboration.

Ethiopian military aircraft carried out airstrikes on Al-Shabaab positions in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region, Somali Defense Minister confirmed Thursday. He said the airstrikes were conducted with the approval of the Somali government as part of security cooperation agreement

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 46 km E of Ādīgrat, Ethiopia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 25 km NE of Āwash, Ethiopia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 60 km NW of Āsbe Teferī, Ethiopia

New AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia to be discussed in Addis Ababa

Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 - 6 km NNE of Metahāra, Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Tensions rise in Tigray as a TPLF power struggle sparks mass protests. 200 Tigray force leaders back one faction, raising fears of renewed conflict