4 month ago"I am deeply concerned by the escalating violence and the hardening of regional and ethnic divisions in multiple parts of Ethiopia," says @POTUS in a statement
Egyptian President Sisi receives US Secretary of State & they discuss Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam & US role in easing tensions & reaching binding agreement
Egypt's President Al-Sisi is expected to pay an official visit to Djibouti Tomorrow, during which he will meet with President Guelleh and discuss bilateral relations, joint cooperation, the situation in the Horn of Africa as well as GERD issue
US restricting military aid to Ethiopia due to situation with Tigray. @DeptofDefense "has imposed wide-ranging restrictions on security assistance–to include military aid–to Ethiopia" per spox Cindi King "We are committed to supporting efforts to resolve the crisis"
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Region of Tigray at 'Serious Risk' of Famine, Warns Top UN Official "Concrete measures are urgently needed to break the vicious cycle between armed conflict, violence and food insecurity," @UNReliefChief
Sudan: The "Guardians of the Nile" military exercises with Egypt are the largest in the country's history
Sudan: Ethiopia has already begun the process of the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Biden to Al-Sisi: We understand the importance of the Renaissance Dam file for the Egyptian people
Qatar Foreign Minister arrives in Cairo for talks with Senior Egyptian officials on bilateral relations & joint cooperation, in addition to reviewing the latest developments in the region, including the situation in the Palestinian territories, Libya, Syria and GERD issue
US imposes visa restrictions over conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, Blinken says
Tigray: Ethiopia convicts soldiers of crimes against civilians in Tigray
4 month agoEgypt's military drills in Sudan "unprecedented"
Ethiopia sets new election date for June 21
Sudanese sources: The army recaptured 5 settlements from Ethiopian militias that it seized in 1995
Kenya, Ethiopia sign deal to end clan fights along their common border in Mandera County
Sudanese sources: The army has recaptured new agricultural areas from Ethiopian militias on the eastern borders
4 month agoAs 7th month of Tigray war drags & soldiers/fighters destroy agriculture & block food aid, most of region "likely" soon in "emergency" phase, with some parts in "catastrophe/famine" phase, says world's leading provide of food security information @FEWSNET
4 month agoConflict causing extreme hunger in Tigray; 5M+ people need humanitarian aid
Egypt's Al-Sisi reiterates need for binding legal agreement for GERD. Egyptian President comments came during his meeting with his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall in Paris
4 month agoDoctors say that after @CNN reported on Eritrea troops in Tigray region committing abuses & blocking aid, Ethiopia soldiers went to hospital in this film to identify people who'd spoken to journalists, accusing them of "tarnishing the country's image"
President of the Sudanese Sovereign Council: We want a consensual solution based on preserving rights in the Renaissance Dam file
4 month agoConfirmed: Network data show Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram restricted in Ethiopia; incident comes amid renewed international condemnation over Tigray conflict and the postponement of elections
Ethiopia 'destroys Tigray rebels' coming from Sudan
Ethiopia and Eritrea continue to block aid from reaching Tigray, placing the region's 5.2 million people at greater risk, @SecBlinken says. The US has seen "no movement" towards the withdrawal of Eritrean forces despite vows from Addis Ababa and Asmara
4 month agoDozens of Somali parents are protesting in Mogadishu, demanding president @M_Farmaajo to tell them about the fate of their sons who were sent to Eritrea for military training. Some say their children's whereabouts remain unknown when clashes started in Tigray region
Ethiopia defers election indefinitely over logistical issues: official
The Ethiopian army announces the killing of 320 members of the Tigray People's Liberation Front on the border with Sudan
4 month agoEthiopian 404, after spending nearly an hour loitering, is now landing at Ben Gurion
Ethiopian Foreign Ministry: We hope that the efforts of the President of the Congo will result in the resumption of the Renaissance Dam negotiations
The American Envoy to the Horn of Africa: We have affirmed our commitment to reaching a positive outcome for the Renaissance Dam negotiations, under the auspices of Africa
