Ethiopia

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…

REPORT: Amhara troops attack Tigers in Humera and Alamata NAIROBI, Kenya - The conflict in Tigray could be far from over despite the declaration of a ceasefire, Axadlehas learned, due to the lingering antagonism in the region, mainly targeting the Tigray community that lives in the north of. Ethiopia. According to a report published by EritreaHub, residents of the towns of Humera and Alamata…

On Thursday, UN Security Council members tried to resolve the long-running dispute between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the operation of Addis Ababa's giant hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile. Members supported the African Union's mediation work and called on all parties to continue the talks. Egypt and Sudan both called on the UN Security Council to help resolve the dispute after Ethiopia began filling the reservoir earlier this week behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for a second…

On Thursday, July 8, the UN pressured Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to resume negotiations on the great renaissance dam on the Nile, under the leadership of the African Union. Egypt would have liked the UN Security Council to address the issue, but the fifteen members unanimously invited them to reconsider concessions in order to resolve the situation as quickly as possible.…

Médecins Sans Frontières has made the painful and difficult decision to suspend activities in certain places in the Tigray region, in Ethiopia, and calls on all authorities and all parties involved in the conflict to carry out in-depth investigations with one to establish the light, facts, circumstances and responsibilities, around this unfortunate event. We talk about difficult decisions, because we have always seen many needs on the ground. Therefore, Médecins Sans Frontières has decided to…

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will meet on Thursday to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as regional tensions escalate. Earlier this week, Egypt and Sudan said Ethiopia had begun the second phase of filling the reservoir, an operation not yet confirmed by Addis Ababa. The Nile is 6,695 kilometers and is one of the world's longest rivers and a major supplier of water and hydropower in a largely dry region. Its more than 3 million square kilometers (1.16 million square…

Ethiopia closes diplomatic missions in Tigray conflict NAIROBI, Kenya - The Ethiopian federal government has started implementing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's order to close several embassies and consulates, Addis Ababa Standard has established, in a move that could reduce its overseas presence. Already, the government has started recalling diplomats home from missions who are expected to remain…

Ethiopia allows flights to Tigray, but none have yet taken off from Addis Ababa NAIROBI, Kenya - Authorities in Addis Ababa have said humanitarian flights could take off to the Tigray region, which has been embroiled in a deadly war for eight months, amid concerns from the international community, which is pushing for the restoration of other in the north. The international community had raised…

More than a week after the fall of the regional capital Tigray, Mekele, the military situation in the province is still uncertain. Part of the territory is still at war and Western diplomacy is trying to prevent it from spreading beyond regional borders. The United States and the European Union have intensified their efforts in this regard over the past 24 hours.…