Amid reports of southern Tigray recapture by Tigrayan forces, tensions rise; Amhara state officials issue calls mobilizing public "Amhara Special Forces, together with the militia, are at war against TPLF.." Zonal PR told @GetahunTsegay12
There were four camps for Eritrean refugees in Tigray. Two were destroyed earlier in the war. Now Mai Aini is the third to see fighting
Armed Clashes in refugee camp in Ethiopia's Tigray: humanitarian sources
Tigrayan forces say they've launched a new offensive in southern Tigray and claim control of Alamata - Further west, sources report artillery fire in Emba Madre, "active fighting" in Mai Tsebri, small arms fire near Mai Aini refugee camp
3 week agoThe TDF have captured an entire D-30 artillery battery in Raya
3 week agoTigray Defense Forces have captured the towns of Korem and Alamata, while the Ethiopian National Defense Forces fighting alongside the Amhara Special Forces and militias continue to flee Tigray
3 week agoVideo shows the TDF driving through Alamata and greeting residents in a captured ENDF truck
3 week agoThe TDF have recaptured Alamata, and with it, the entirety of southern Tigray with the countryside under their control
Ethiopian Minister of Irrigation: We are ready to negotiate the Renaissance Dam and reach a fair agreement
After heavy fighting the TDF have captured Korem. Confirmed by both pro-TDF and pro-Amhara sources. There is also reports that Alamata has been captured but several sources claim there is still some shooting heard in the area.
Borrell: Solving the Renaissance Dam crisis requires negotiation in good faith
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3 week agoClashes are ongoing in Raya between the TDF and Amhara Region Special Forces. Amhara sources also report repulsing attacks around Korem, while pro-TDF sources have released footage of a captured ARSF pickup
3 week agoThe TDF have control over the town of Chercher in southern Tigray. In pictures the TDF were seen distributing water to town residents
Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won the most seats parliamentary election, with 410 of 436 parliamentary seats
The Ethiopian Minister of Irrigation before the Security Council: The Security Council will be suspended in resolving disputes over all transboundary rivers if it responds to the demands of Egypt and Sudan
Ethiopian Minister of Irrigation: The dam will store water in line with what was agreed upon with Egypt and Sudan
Ethiopian Minister of Irrigation: We are forced to conclude that the objection of Egypt and Sudan is to prevent us from using our water
Ethiopian Minister of Irrigation: We regret that sister countries chose to submit the file of the Renaissance Dam to the Security Council
Ethiopian Minister of Irrigation: Ethiopia does not have a large water reserve and there is no alternative to the Renaissance Dam
Ethiopian Minister of Irrigation: The Renaissance Dam is not the first of its kind, and its reservoir is two and a half times smaller than that of the Aswan Dam in Egypt
Ethiopian Irrigation Minister: The Renaissance Dam crisis should not be discussed in the Security Council
Sudan's Foreign Minister: Ethiopia has rejected all proposals to solve the Renaissance Dam crisis
Sudanese Foreign Minister: Ethiopia has taken unilateral steps in the past that harmed the lives of many of our citizens
Sudan's Foreign Minister: Ethiopia's first filling caused the water level to drop in the Blue Nile
Sudan's Foreign Minister: The Renaissance Dam will reduce the proportion of agricultural land by 50%
Sudan's Foreign Minister: The Renaissance Dam affects half the population of Sudan and the entire population of Egypt
Sudan's Foreign Minister: We appreciate the role of the African Union on the Renaissance Dam
Egyptian Foreign Minister: If our rights are threatened, we will have no choice but to protect our inherent right to life
Egyptian Foreign Minister: Egypt will lose 120 billion cubic meters of water due to the Renaissance Dam
