5 day agoMassive fires today at Gijet. Signs of intense fighting. There were reports of tanks and artillery in and near Mekelle facing in a certain direction. Possibly related
5 day agoHuge fires raging today outside Gijet, including populated settlements. Intense fighting in the area has been reported recently. Satellite imagery should be available soon
5 day agoEthiopia/n Army Chief On Working Visit To UAE The Crown Prince said he would make efforts to further cement the economic, education, technology, security, and military cooperation between Ethiopia and UAE
Sudan and Ethiopia trade accusations in escalating border conflict with military forces deployed
Ethiopian refugees in Hamdayet, Sudan, "Everyone is hungry, everyone is tired"
6 day agoEthiopia: PM Abiy arrives in Dawro Zone to launch Koysha Park Project
Sudanese Foreign Ministry: The African Union informed us of the need to reduce tension on the border with Ethiopia
The Sudanese Sovereignty Council: We are not advocates of war, and we will impose our control on the lands of the eastern border with Ethiopia
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry: The issue of the Sudanese-Ethiopian borders cannot be a basis for the aggressiveness that Addis Ababa is behaving with
US State Department: We review our policies towards the Renaissance Dam and assess our role in facilitating a solution between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan
1 week agoLooks like this video of captured Ethiopian troops was in fact taken in Samre, 15 km south of Gijet - 13°11'18.29"N, 39°12'32.74"E. Twin radio masts clearly visible here
Satellite pictures analyzed by the @AP show the United Arab Emirates is dismantling parts of a military base it runs in the East African nation of Eritrea after it pulled back from the grinding war in nearby Yemen
1 week agoIt looks like Ethiopia army AH-1 155mm howitzers are being / were used in operations in Tigray region, Ethiopia
1 week agoA complete blackout of Tigray yet again. Electric power is cut off across the whole region
American and Israeli officials say the foiled operation against UAE's mission was the work of Iran, whose intelligence service activated a sleeper cell in Addis Ababa last fall with orders to gather intelligence also on the embassies of the US and Israel: NYT
Ethiopian Airlines is 'cash-positive' after temporarily converting 25 passenger aircrafts for cargo operations during the Covid-19 crisis, says chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam
Ethiopian forces entered the territory of Sudan in an act of aggression, Sudan's foreign ministry said on Sunday, marking the latest outbreak in a long-standing border conflict.
Sudanese Foreign Ministry: We condemn the aggression by Ethiopia by entering its forces into lands that belong to us legally
Ethiopia demands Sudan withdraw from territories it has controlled by force
Spokesman for the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry: The Sudanese forces crossed the border and looted the property of citizens
Vehicle suspected to be filled with explosives passed through a checkpoint near Weheliye hotel resulting security forces to open fire; vehicle explodes near the second checkpoint at Sayidka junction, residents
"Human Rights": Ethiopia randomly bombed residential areas in Tigray, killing dozens
A Sudanese soldier and 5 Ethiopian soldiers were killed in border clashes
The Sudanese army has succeeded in expelling Ethiopian militias from its lands
Renewed military clashes between Sudan and Ethiopia on the border
Ethiopian Red Cross says 80% of Tigray region cut off from aid, warns tens of thousands could starve
EU accuses Eritrean military of fueling the months-long conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, echoing a US call for their withdrawal
A Sudanese officer was killed in an attack by Ethiopian forces on a reconnaissance squad in the border area between the two countries
Sudan Tribune: An Ethiopian incursion into Sudan's borders in Sennar State and Mount Halawa
Israel's @kann_news reports Iran was behind the plot to attack UAE's Embassy in Ethiopia for which 16 suspects were recently arrested and a separate one involving UAE's Consulate in Sudan
