On the Afar front, captured & killed Eritrean soldiers are found carrying two identity cards: Eritrean and local Afar identity cards. The Eritrean government, encouraged by the success of pitting Tigray and Amhara, has started to do the same with Tigray-Afar
Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed officially inaugurates as the GERD Nile dam starts generating electric power, local media. More than 60 percent of the Ethiopian population does not have access to electricity - FANA
Attack on refugee camp in Ethiopia kills 5, displaces thousands: UN
2 year agoNew footage from @BBC out of Ethiopia shows remnants of Turkish Rocketsan MAM-L missiles fired by Bayraktar TB-2 armed drones at TPLF militants in the Gashena region, dated late October 2021
2 year agoState Department says the lifting of the state of emergency in Ethiopia is a step toward paving the way for a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict. It called for the release of all those who were arrested or detained without charge under the emergency order
Unidentified armed group in Amhara region loot weapons, break inmates out of prison Regional police commission & prison commission said that an organized group operating in the guise of Fano is behind it
2 year agoEthiopia-Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday held bilateral talks with PM @AbiyAhmedAli on the sidelines of the AU summit. The two discussed a wide array of bilateral & multilateral subjects among them ongoing efforts to end the conflict in Tigray
Egyptian Presidency: Al-Sisi discusses with the Chinese President in Beijing the Renaissance Dam and the files of Libya and Syria
WFP says nearly 40% of Tigrayans face "extreme lack of food" and 83% are food insecure. Earlier Friday OCHA said all intl aid groups had run out of fuel in Tigray and were "delivering the little remaining humanitarian supplies and services on foot"
Fierce fighting between Afar Forces and forces loyal to TPLF rebels
On TPLF announcing operation into Afar, @StateDeptSpox says new Ethiopia fighting 'very concerning' and urges parties to 'cease all offensive operations,' while praising govt for moving to ease emergency
2 year agoAfar media, activists accuse Ethiopia govt of "failing" to provide air support to the Afar regional troops following new offensive by Tigray forces on Northern part of the Afar region including Abaala, Barahle and Megale towns. Heavy battles reported & +200,000 ppl displaced
2 year agoThe TDF launched new attacks into the Afar region, capturing Abala and Megala. Fighting taking place across several regions in Afar, with new displacements of civilians occurring
Ethiopia cabinet votes to lift six-months state of emergency imposed in November 2021. The measure will have to be approved by the House of Peoples' Representatives
Ethiopia's prime minister says there will be negotiations on a cease-fire between his government and the rival Tigray forces who have been waging war for almost 15 months, the chairman of a diaspora group tells The Associated Press
The TPLF says it has been provoked into launching "robust" military operations in Afar "to neutralise the threat" posed by pro-govt forces attacking their positions. "Tigray's army does not have a plan to remain in Afar for long"
Ethiopia's Tigray rebels announce push into neighbouring Afar region
2 year agoEthiopian Defense Minister, Vice President of Sudan's Sovereign Council discuss bilateral issues
Ethiopia: Oromia Police shot dead two, injure several others at Timket festival over flag controversy The security head of Burayu town accused the youth of throwing stones at the security forces and their vehicles, attempting to seize weapons from police
2 year agoEthiopia says Houthi drone strikes on Abu Dhabi can't be justified by "neither the norms of humanity nor international law".
Ethiopia : - Drone strikes in Samre, Maychew & Korem towns in Tigray
2 year agoUN Alarmed By Multiple Reports of Civilian Causalities In Tigray @LizThrossell: "We are alarmed by the multiple, deeply disturbing reports we continue to receive of civilian casualties and destruction of civilian objects resulting from (Ethiopia's) airstrikes in Tigray
Ethiopia urges WHO to investigate chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for "harmful disinformation"
At least 108 civilians killed this year in Tigray air strikes: UN
The Egyptian President: We went to the Security Council on the issue of the Renaissance Dam because of the stalemate of the Ethiopian position
Abiy has 'special responsibility' to end Tigray conflict: Nobel panel
Lack of humanitarian access to Ethiopia's Tigray 'an insult to our humanity': WHO
2 year agoNew After months of speculation and anonymous sources raising concerns, we have new @planet imagery that now clearly confirms the presence of Turkish TB-2 armed drones in Ethiopia at Harar Meda airbase.
A new Ethiopian air strike killed at least 17 people, most of them women and wounded dozens in the Tigray's town of Mai Tsebri yesterday - @Reuters reports. It comes hours after US President spoke with PM Abiy Ahmed, expressed concern over airstrikes & civilian casualties
Speaking of airstrikes, which are being fueled by drones from UAE, Turkey and Iran @JakeSullivan46 had a call today with Turkish presidential adviser Ibrahim Kalin, in which he "noted the critical need to support efforts to end the conflict in Ethiopia"
