Ethiopia

On the fifth anniversary of the brutal coup attempt by military infiltrators belonging to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), a Turkish diocese gained control of a school in Ethiopia, formerly run by the terrorist group, which has an international network of schools. The Turkish Maarif Foundation on Thursday adopted the full administration of the state of Oromia after a legal battle that stretched over years. "The official handover of the school will be followed soon after the transfer of assets is…

UN: immediately withdraw Eritrean troops from Tigray NEW YORK, United States - The continued presence of Eritrean troops in parts of Tigray has again raised concerns from the United Nations Human Rights Council, which now wants the soldiers to be withdrawn "immediately". Over the past eight months, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces , Eritrean troops and those of the Amhara regional…

The situation in Ethiopia was on the agenda of the European Council of Foreign Ministers held on Monday 12 July in Brussels. At the end of the meeting, the European Union again called for the lifting of all restrictions on access to humanitarian organizations in order to avoid famine, and called on the Member States to participate in the donations.…

Fighting erupted on Tuesday between rival forces in a refugee camp in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray, humanitarian sources told Agence France-Presse (AFP), after Tigrayan rebels launched a new offensive in the region. The clashes erupted early in the morning in the Mai-Aini camp, which housed Eritrean refugees and deployed Tigrayan forces against Ethiopian troops and their allies in Amharic special forces, sources said, citing interviews with witnesses. There was no immediate word on accidents. Several refugees reported…

Rebel forces have captured a major city in Tigray after launching a new offensive in northern Ethiopia's conflict-ridden region, a spokesman said on Tuesday. The allegations come two weeks after the Ethiopian government declared a unilateral ceasefire in the face of major advances from Tigray's defense force. "Yesterday we launched an offensive in the (southern region) of Raya and were able to completely eradicate the Federal Armed Forces and the Amhara Special Forces," Getachew Reda, a spokesman for…

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid sent to Tigray amid hostility in Amhara NAIROBI, Kenya - The Ethiopian government, together with various international stakeholders, has dispatched around 40 trucks loaded with food and non-food items, state media reported, in an effort to rescue a starving population in the Tigray region. Despite claims that Ethiopia does not commit to allowing aid teams access…

Boeing awards $ 500 million to Ethiopia plane crash victims in first settlement NAIROBI, Kenya - Boeing has disbursed $ 500 million for the families of the victims of the plane crash in Ethiopia that took place in 2019 as well as for those who perished in 2018 in Indonesia, as part of the agreement reached in the case against the company. According to Ribbeck Law Chartered, who represents more…

Abiy Ahmed: Farmajo's accomplice? NAIROBI, Kenya - For decades, unity in the Horn of Africa has been a major concern across the world, with persistent conflicts, terrorism and general political instability being some of the shortcomings that have prevented the region from making progress on the continent. the socio-economic plan. But in recent years, this approach seems to have changed…

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…

Ethiopia's ruling prosperous party on Saturday was declared the winner of last month's national election in a landslide, guaranteeing a second five-year term for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The Ethiopian National Electoral Commission said the ruling party won 410 seats out of 436 in the federal parliament, which will see dozens of other seats left vacant after a fifth of constituencies did not vote due to unrest or logistical reasons. Ethiopia's new government is expected to form in October. Abiy on…