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Ethiopia: Seven civilians, including child, killed in midnight attack on Tigray-Afar border gunmen killed seven civilians, including a seven-year-old child, in a midnight attack on Monday in Raya_Azebo, near the Afar-Tigray border. Tezera Getahun, head of the district, informed Addis Standard that the perpetrators are believed to have come from the Afar region. The Tigray Interim Administration confirmed the origin of the attackers and assured the public of ongoing efforts to apprehend them

24 Ethiopian migrants died after boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti

The United Nations announces that the battles in northern Ethiopia have led to the displacement of more than 50,000 people

Fano/Amhara forces conducted operation in Welenchiti Shewa. Over 50 Prisoners managed to escape

Somali President arrives in Nairobi for key talks with Kenyan counterpart. However, Kenyan President William Ruto has recently been involved in diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between Mogadishu and Addis Ababa, which arose after Ethiopia's Prime Minister signed an MoU with Somaliland

Somali Minister of Information: Ethiopia violated the sovereignty of our lands

Fano/Amhara and Boro(Shinasha) military force have captured Debre Zeit Metekel. 104km from GERD Dam

Airstrike In Amhara Kills at Least 15 Civilians: Residents. An airstrike by the Ethiopian Air Force, in Amhara region killed, at least 15 civilians. The strike took place on Monday around 24km from where Ethiopian troops were fighting Amhara Fano militias

Ethiopia hunger: Children leave school in Tigray to feed starving families - BBC News

Somalia is asking the AU for an urgent, credible & independent investigation into what happened. Statement via @MOFASomalia: Somalia accuses Ethiopia of “provocative attempt” to “obstruct” the delegation of President @HassanSMohamud from attending the AU Summit.“The action breaches all diplomatic and international protocols,” a statement from Somalia Ministry of Foreign Affairs published

The Memorandum of Understanding Ethiopia has signed with Somaliland changes Somalia’s borders, President @HassanSMohamud tells heads of state at the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Saturday. In his speech, @HassanSMohamud said Somalia is “threatened by annexation of part of it” by the signing of the MoU. He appealed to the AU to take a “clear stance” on the matter. Ethiopia and Somaliland defended the MoU signed on Jan 1 which will lease 20km of sea to Ethiopia in return for recognition according to Somaliland Officials. Ethiopia previously denied it plans to annex parts of Somalia

Somalia Foreign Ministry: No space for mediation unless Ethiopia retracts its illegal MoU and reaffirms the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia, the foreign ministry of Somalia said in response to an @AUC_PAPS statement on Wednesday which proposed that former Nigeria president Olusegun Obasanjo to be dispatch to start dialogue between the two countries. In that statement, @AUC_PAPS called for the preservation of the unity, territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of member states, but Somalia said it has not violated the territorial integrity of Ethiopia.

Somalia Civil Aviation Authorit forced Ethiopian airlines to exit Somalian airspace

Egyptian Foreign Minister: Ethiopia has become a source of chaos in the region

Egyptian FM Sameh Shoukry affirms Egypt’s full support for Somalia, calls for respect for its sovereignty and territorial integrity, warns against the consequences of Ethiopia’s unilateral policies that violate the rules of international law

FM Shoukry also stressed that Egypt will spare no effort in supporting Somalia, as coordination is underway to provide the Somali side with the necessary training and support for its cadres in a way that enables it to achieve sovereignty over its entire territories

SPA Agency: Saudi Arabia affirms its great concern for the unity of the Federal Republic of Somalia and its sovereignty over its entire territory

IGAD chairperson, and Djiboutian leader calls for an urgent IGAD summit on Ethiopia-Somalia tensions, and ongoing SudanCrisis on 18 January. The summit will take place on the sidelines of the #NAMSummitUg2024

Egypt Foreign Minister arrives in Asmara in “Emergency Meeting”. The latest in the diplomatic crisis in the Horn Africa after Ethio-Somaliland deal

Egypt withdraws from GERD negotiations

Somalia president concludes visit to Asmara. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and President Isaias Afwerki held extensive and profound talks on bilateral, regional and international issues, according to a statement by Eritrea Ministry of Information. “The two leaders agreed to work vigorously, through bilateral and complementary cooperation and within the framework of a wider regional complementarity, with patience and constructive spirit while refraining from a re-active posture to various provocative agendas.”

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi invited Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to Cairo, Villa Somalia said

The Chief of Staff of Somaliland's army meets the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces to discuss military cooperation

Ethiopian Foreign Minister: Our position is firm by conducting the dialogue on the Renaissance Dam on the basis of an agreement of principles and reaching an agreement

Arab league give statement siding with Somalia sovereignty and condemning Ethiopian government

Regional body IGAD calls on Ethiopia and Somalia to de-escalate, find amicable solution.IGAD makes no reference or criticism of the Somaliland-Ethiopia deal

“The European Union would like to remind the importance of respecting the unity, the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia. This is key for the peace and stability of the entire Horn of Africa region,” - statement

Diplomatic firestorm triggered by New Year Ethiopia-Somaliland deal still raging. Somali MPs meet in emergency session. PM Hamza Barre appeals for calm, unity, reiterates "we shall defend our land". Reports Mogadishu recalling its ambo from Addis

Somali government: The Ethiopian agreement with "Somaliland" is rejected as it threatens peace and stability

Development Bank (AfDB) says inter’l staff withdrawal due to Ethiopia’s failure to resolve assault complaint, employees feel unsafe, insecure