The start of the second closed ministerial meeting in Kinshasa regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
1 week agoEritrean Troops engaging in a mass killing people Selekleka, Tigray. Hearing 300+ civilians rounded up and taken by Eritreans to May-Hargets area in Selekleka, some 30km east of Shire. Could be another civilian massacre
Sudan announces to the African mediation that it will not accept Ethiopia to unilaterally fill the Renaissance Dam in the second phase
Eritrean forces have started withdrawing from Tigray, according to Ethiopia Foreign Ministry after G7 countries called on Friday for a "swift, unconditional and verifiable withdrawal" of the Eritrean soldiers
1 week agoOver the last 48 hours, fires have been detected in three settlements all south of the main road between Axum and Shire in Central and North Western Tigray. Locations fall within an active area of conflicts
G7 Foreign Ministers on Tigray: We condemn killing of civilians, sexual/gender based violence, indiscriminate shelling + forced displacement. All parties must exercise utmost restraint, ensure protection of civilians + respect human rights + int'l law
1 week agoBBC Africa: These are images of a massacre. A group of unarmed men are led away at gunpoint. Shots are fired, and the bodies are pushed over a cliff.
The International Crisis Group (ICG) warns the war in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region risks dragging on for months and even years, with both sides eyeing a military "knockout blow" that appears unrealistic
BBC: Evidence suggests Ethiopian military carried out massacre in Tigray
1 week agoClip from a new Sky News report on the war in Tigray shows the aftermath of the horrific executions witnessed by @MSF staff
A meeting between the President of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council and the Peace Council of the African Union on the Renaissance Dam
Foreign ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan will fly to Kinshasa Saturday, the start of a three-day meeting on the Renaissance Dam hosted by AU chair Tshisekedi, DR Congo officials said
Ethiopia: Gunmen killed 30 civilians in attack on village west of Ethiopia's Oromiya region, witnesses said on Wednesday, the latest outbreak of ethnic violence to challenge the federal government in the troubled country
2 week agoEgypt and Sudan forces starts a joint drill in Sudan, as tensions with Ethiopia over GRED rises sharply
Ethiopia announces the start of a process of cutting forests in the vicinity of the Renaissance Dam in preparation for the second filling in July
Khartoum: We proposed the Quartet mediation after Ethiopia stalled the Renaissance Dam negotiations
Kuwait: The water security of Egypt and Sudan is an integral part of Arab national security
Saudi Arabia affirms its support for Egypt and Sudan and considers their water security part of Arab security. It also affirms its support for any efforts that contribute to ending the Renaissance Dam file and take into account the interests of all parties.
2 week agoSudanese sources report clashes again on the border with Amhara militias as they allege a group of 200 men tried to move border markers around the Dinder National Park. Four hour clashes led to the death of one fighter on each side. In recent months, clashes are more frequent
Egypt's Sisi warns Ethiopia Nile dam risks causing 'unimaginable instability' in region
2 week agoClashes between Sudanese forces and reported Amharic militiamen who were firing upon a large group of 55 women and children who were being smuggled to Sudan between Birkat Noreen and Malakamo in the Fashaga Triangle. The militiamen killed 4 girls according to the Sudanese
Four Axum University Professors, Alemshet Gebrerhiwot, Berihu Gebremariam, Hadgu Ataklti and Berihu Hailu, were identified among those killed by Eritrean soldiers during the Axum massacre
Eritrea has agreed to withdraw troops from Ethiopian territory along their common border, Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed announced, days after acknowledging that Eritrean forces had entered the Tigray region during the conflict.
UNHCR reaches destroyed camps in northern Tigray
Eritrea will pull its troops out of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says
Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed arrives in Asmara for a two-day visit; President Isaias Afwerki received him at Asmara airport, according to @hawelti. The visit comes just two days after @AbiyAhmedAli admitted Eritrea forces entered Tigray sometime during the conflict
Clashes around Wadi Kuli between Sudanese forces and suspected Amhara militiamen. Sudanese sources report that the ENDF itself is involved and that several locations have been attacked in this area
3 week agoMSF: "We are horrified by the continued violence in Tigray , Ethiopia. This includes the extrajudicial killings of at least 4 men who were dragged off public buses & executed by soldiers, while our staff members were present, on Tuesday 23 March "
The Egyptian President affirms the necessity of seeking a binding legal agreement that regulates the filling and operation of the Renaissance Dam, far from any unilateral approach
3 week agoEthiopia: The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission released a preliminary report highlighting serious human rights violations and a massacre of civilians by Eritrean soldiers in the town of Axum, in the region of Ethiopia
