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NAIROBI, Kenya - With the Ethiopian conflict now spreading from Tigray to other neighboring states such as Afar and Amhara, it has been reported that the Ethiopian national defense forces have used sophisticated drones from Iran in their operations. The Tigray Defense Forces who particularly disagreed with the Federal Army, has often claimed that the military uses armed drones from an air base in neighboring Eritrea. For a time, the only firm, open source evidence of the Ethiopian government's use of drones were…

NAIROBI, Kenya - The Ethiopian federal government announced the arrest of at least 32 people believed to be agents of the Tigray Defense Forces , a faction in the Tigray region thatconflicts with the authorities in Addis Ababa. The commission said Tuesday it had arrested 32 TDF officers trying to cross the border into the region into Ethiopia inorder to carry out the group's destructive activities in the country. The 32 people are currently in police custody awaiting trial. State media alleged the suspects were TDF…

Ethiopia's Amhara State recruits more youth, promises to crush TDF in Tigray NAIROBI, Kenya - The conflict in Ethiopia appears to be spiraling out of control as Amhara regional forces have gathered more young people to join the combat strategy with the Tigray Defense Forces. which closes in the north by buying back its strongholds. Amhara State called on young people to join the regional army,…

Ethiopian parents call for help to evacuate students stranded by the Tigray War ADDIS ABABA - Parents of thousands of Ethiopian students stranded in the war-ravaged northern Tigray region on Friday asked for help evacuating them after the main university warned it could not feed them any longer in due to food and cash shortages. The University of Mekelle, which receives its budget from the…

NAIROBI, Kenya - The conflict in Ethiopia could escalate in the coming weeks following strong statements from Amhara regional forces and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who blamed the Tigray Defense Force of "challenge" throughout the unilateral ceasefire declared a few weeks ago. On Tuesday, the Tigray Defense Forces, also known as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray captured the southern city of Alamata, dislodging regional Amhara forces that had been in control for several months. The Tigray Defense Forces…

Ethiopian prime minister gets re-term after party wins parliamentary vote ADDIS ABABA - Abiy Ahmed will serve as Prime Minister of Ethiopia for another five years, following the landslide victory of the Prosperity Party in the recently concluded parliamentary elections, the results of which were officially announced on Saturday by Ethiopia's National Election Council. . According to NEBE, the…

Thousands gathered in Addis Ababa to protest foreign pressure on the government over its brutal war in Tigray. Protesters at the rally in the Ethiopian capital carried banners criticizing the United States and others in the international community expressing concern over the atrocities in Tigray, where Ethiopian forces are chasing the region's outcast and now fleeing leaders. Troops from the neighborhood of Eritrea are fighting in Tigray on the side of Ethiopian government forces, contrary to…

The UAE and Ethiopia signal $ 1 billion Settlement on building of street to Somaliland's Berbera port ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - The United Arab Emirates and the Federal Republic of Ethiopia could have shifted their consideration to Somaliland, an outlying area of Somalia, following the latest settlement to construct a serious street connecting Addis Ababa and Berbera. DP-World, a…

Sudan's prime minister has invited his Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts to discuss a resolution on issues surrounding Ethiopia's plans to build a dam on a tributary of the Nile, his office said on Wednesday. Last week, talks with the three countries hosting the President of the African Union, Congo, failed to reach a binding agreement on the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the filling of its large reservoir. Ever since construction began in 2011, Egypt has viewed the dam…

Ethiopia on the spot due to sexual violence in Tigray ADDIS ABABA - The federal government of Ethiopia has once again been pointed out at a number of atrocities where human rights violations are at the center, something that could trigger endless wars from the international community. In November 2020, the federal government deployed the Ethiopian national defense forces to the…