The White House: We need an international reaction to inform Ethiopia that the decision to expel UN staff is unacceptable
Ethiopia to expel seven senior UN staff for 'meddling': ministry
Ethiopia expels 4 UN staff, accusing them of meddling in its affairs
UN Aid Chief: Ethiopia Peering Into the Abyss. The crisis in Tigray is a "stain on our conscience," @UNReliefChief said, as children and others starve to death under what the @UN has called a de facto gov't blockade of food, medical supplies and fuel
Voting is underway in 3 regions in Ethiopia including the Somali state. Mustafa Omer, leader of Somali region is voting in Dhagahbur. The elections were delayed for registration irregularities. Opposition parties including the ONLF boycott the election
Al-Burhan to the European Union Envoy for the Horn of Africa: We are keen on the stability of neighboring Ethiopia
3 week agoPM Abiy "concerned" at situation in Sudan. Says he is "confident" Sudan able to resolve its problems without "foreign meddling"
Ethiopian government sources to Al Jazeera: We deny the movement of our forces on the Sudanese border or their incursion into any area
Sudan army repelled an attempt to incur by the Ethiopian forces in the Umm Barakit sector
3 week agoEthiopia/Tigray: Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) fighters with captured S-75 Dvina missiles (in Mekele/Mekelle) and T72B tank (in Amhara Region)
3 week agoThe ICJ will deliver its Judgment in the case concerning Maritime Delimitation in the Indian Ocean (Somalia v. Kenya) on 12 October 2021 at 3 p.m. (The Hague)
3 week agoEthiopia: As expected, new summer-bred immature swarms have started to form in the past few days b/n the Awash & Mille rivers in Afar region where late instar hopper bands are still present. The scale of the breeding..is likely to extend to other areas
3 week agoInteresting Iranian cargo Qeshm Fars Air 747 EP-FAA airborne from Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Saudi King: The Kingdom affirms its support for the water rights of Egypt and Sudan in the crisis of the Renaissance Dam
Fighters from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region indiscriminately shelled several villagers in the Amhara region earlier this month Dozens of people are feared to have been killed or wounded during the 2-day assault on the villages near the town of Kobo
4 week agoEthiopia: Deputy PM Demeke, Gabon ese FM discuss on exploring African solutions to African problems
Convoy of nearly 100 Ethiopian military vehicles just spotted passing through the town of Feerfeer in the Somali regional state (Ogaden) and in route to Hiiraan province in mainland Somalia. Reason behind latest troop movement remains unclear - Sources
1 month agoDeadly fighting between Tigray forces and Ethiopia military backed by Amhara forces/militia ongoing in Dessie and Lay Gayint in the the Amhara region. Eritrea troops reportedly involved in the fighting
Sudanese Foreign Ministry: We renew our readiness to engage in any process that leads to the resumption of the Renaissance Dam negotiations
Sudanese Foreign Ministry: We hope that the Security Council statement will prompt the three parties concerned with the Renaissance Dam to re-engage in the negotiations
Sudan's Foreign Minister: We look forward to resuming the Renaissance Dam negotiations under the leadership of the African Union
Ethiopia: Defense Force calls on Tigrayan youth,militia to "surrender peacefully" " if you surrender peacefully the Army will accept you, take care of you,treat you if you are injured,& will facilitate for you to live a peaceful life with your families”
Member of the Sudanese Sovereign Council Malik Agar: The conflict over the Renaissance Dam is political and is not resolved militarily
Report from Eritrean opposition sources: "2 Eritrean divisions (11th and 22nd) along with several Ethiopian contingents have been completely surrounded by TDF around Dessie"
The draft presidential statement encourages Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume negotiations and agreement on filling and operating the Renaissance Dam
1 month agoTigray Forces Parade Newly Captured ENDF Soldiers @Dibjir: "Ethiopia could be on a path to state failure. Five years ago the Ethiopian army was the most powerful in the region. The fact it couldn't secure Tigray shows how quickly the situation has deteriorated
1 month agoTigray Parades Captured Armaments
Ethiopia said that rebels from war-hit Tigray had been routed from the neighbouring region of Afar, as both sides traded blame for civilian casualties during a "massacre" that left scores of people dead
1 month agoEthiopia says it has sealed 80,647 companies, canceled the licenses of 520 businesses, sealed 257 businesses, and sued 2230 businesses for "crimes of" dollar and property hoarding, increasing prices and supporting the "junta". These are all believed to be Tigrayan businesses
1 month agoA claimed TDF T-72M1 has been destroyed in an apparent airstrike allegedly south of Mersa in recent fighting. This would be the first documented TDF T-72M1 destroyed since November when Tigray Region Special Forces lost theirs in the initial fighting
