Eritrea

ASMARA - Eritrean Defense Forces will leave the conflict-ridden Tigray region in recent months following an operation by Ethiopian National Defense Forces. leading to a massive humanitarian crisis. Eritrean forces joined the conflict after the Tigray People's Liberation Front launched missiles targeting Asmara to the capital of the Red Sea country. It is not clear why the TPLF attacked Eritrea at the time. But on Thursday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki agreed to withdraw…

In Ethiopia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Tigray province, which has been at war since November 4. A turnaround, for until Tuesday he had denied their presence. However, the Eritrean army is accused by the international community of committing massacres, looting and rape. How do you explain this turnaround? Decryption with Roland Marchal, researcher at…

Eritrea will withdraw its troops from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday, a potential breakthrough in a protracted conflict that has seen atrocities against civilians. The announcement comes as Abiy, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019, faces increasing pressure to end fighting in which both Eritrean and Ethiopian troops are accused of abuses, including mass murder and rape. Abiy sent troops to Tigray on November 4 after blaming the region's once dominant ruling…

Ethiopian Prime Minister arrives in Eritrea for a two-day visit The Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Dr. Abiy Ahmed arrives in Asmara in the afternoon today for a two-day working visit to the country. Upon arrival at Asmara International Airport, Dr. Abiy Ahmed received a warm welcome by President Isaiah Afwerki. The two leaders will discuss bilateral…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has renewed the recruitment of members who jumped from the terrorist group Al-Shabaab to bring them into the country's security and military forces. Abdisalam Guled, who served as deputy head of the Somali intelligence service NISA, said Al-Shabaab had infiltrated the bodies of the Somali security agencies under the attention of the international community. "A new Al-Shabaab egg is hatched every day in the security forces," said Guled, who recently brought…

Hundreds of rape cases have been reported throughout Tigray since the beginning of the conflict - which has now been going on for four months. Hospitals have received many cases of abortions or serious injuries as a result of these rapes. The victims suffer from psychological trauma. Possible war crimes, but so far no independent investigative body has gained access to the region.…

After more than four months of fighting in the Tigray region, the government assures us that more than 3 million people - half the population - have been able to benefit from humanitarian aid. But the situation remains extremely uncertain with hundreds of thousands of displaced people arriving in the cities. Humanitarian organizations are struggling to gain access to rural areas, where thousands of people are still trapped in the ongoing struggle. A report by Maria Gerth-Niculescu. They sometimes went for several…

Troops from the Eritrean neighborhood entered the northern Tigray region during the conflict that took place five months earlier, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday since military operations began against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). Abiy said Eritrean troops had entered the border because they were worried they would be attacked by Tigrayan forces, adding that the Eritreans had promised to leave when the Ethiopian military could control the border. The…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed admits Eritrean forces are in Tigray Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed admitted on Tuesday that troops from neighboring Eritrea were present in the conflict-ridden Tigray region and suggested they may have been involved in the abuse of civilians. The shooting comes after months of denials from Addis Ababa and Asmara, and accusations from rights…

On Monday, the European Union took the first sanctions against several senior foreign officials accused of violating human rights in a particularly serious way. Eritrea is particularly concerned about Africa. The target of European sanctions is General Abraha Kassa, the head of the regime's security apparatus led by President Issayas Afewerki. Portrait.…