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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

Somalia, Ethiopia ink new defense agreement

Armed clashes between Fano militia forces and Ethiopia military in Amhara region: Fano/Amhara forces control Wereta Gondar

Ethiopian troops have fired four mortar rounds in eastern Bardale town, with reports indicating that the shelling was targeting Al Shabab-held areas. The bombardment sent a wave of shock among locals

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 41 km ENE of Turmi, Ethiopia

Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia sign a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of energy

Somalia has rejected an appeal from Ethiopia to enter into talks with PM Abiy Ahmed, who warned that his country’s lack of access to a Red Sea port is a potential source of future conflict

The Rapid Support Forces accuse the Sudanese army of bombing the Ethiopian embassy buildings in Khartoum

Ethiopian Foreign Ministry: The Egyptian side adheres to a position that undermines the Declaration of Principles agreement regarding the Renaissance Dam

Deputy Mayor of Dessie city in critical condition after assassination attempt

Ethiopia military claims 462 al-Shabab fighters killed in the militant attack on ENDF in Somalia’s Bakool region on Sunday

Egyptian Foreign Minister: Ethiopia has not shown any tendency to adopt any of the compromise solutions proposed regarding the Renaissance Dam during the recent negotiations

Amhara/Fano forces captured large amount of Oromo/ENDF forces after decimating their camp in Gojjam. Several dead and injured

United Nations: At least 183 people have been killed in clashes in Amhara, Ethiopia, since last July

The African Union (AU) demands the military in Niger “return to their barracks and restore constitutional authority” within 15 days after grabbing power in a coup

Putin met with PM of Ethiopia in St.Petersburg

Sudanese Foreign Ministry: We condemn the call of the Ethiopian Prime Minister to impose a no-fly zone and disarm artillery in Sudan

Ethiopian Foreign Ministry says Ethiopia is ready to host a meeting between Burhan and Hemedti

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 54 km ENE of Ādīgrat, Ethiopia

@amnesty urges Ethiopia to respect right to peaceful protest, immediate release of detained media staff

Ethiopia: Third arrest of @MeetMeski. Taken from her home in Addis Ababa. Arrest follows the illegal police abduction of Amhara journalist GenetAsmamaw last week. CFWIJ demands their immediate and unconditional release