Ethiopia

Heavy fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray state as Prime Minister Abiy shines the spotlight NAIROBI, Kenya - Bitter fighting erupted on Monday and part of Tuesday in Ethiopia's Tigray region, even as the country went to the polls, which was after all boycotted by the main opposition leaders, who blame Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of severity. Monday's fighting involved the Ethiopian National Defense…

Conflicts broke out between Tigrayan rebels, government forces and Eritrean troops. The northern province of Ethiopia has been in conflict since November 2020. The federal power, backed by troops sent by Asmara, confronts the TPLF, the former power in Tigray and its armed wing, the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF). For several days, the uprising began the offensive and took back several cities. The TDF launched a major offensive and the offensive was announced by one of the spokesmen for the Tigrayan forces on Saturday…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will be investigated, the United Nations said, under pressure from various groups, including members of the international community, who accuse him of organizing the genocide in the Tigray region . For the past eight months, the United Nations has monitored atrocities in the Tigray region, with human rights groups accusing the Ethiopian administration of plotting to exterminate Tigrayans in the country over a political grudge that has existed for years . UN rights…

Temporarily, Ethiopia voted for the first time since 2018 when the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council opened in Geneva at the same time. And Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia, was invited to the July 13 debates. as reported from Nairobi,Sebastien nemethThe Ethiopian authorities want to succeed in their choices at…

In Ethiopia, local and national legislative elections were held on Monday, June 21, after being postponed twice. It's a real test for Prime Minister and favorite Abiy Ahmed. While mobilization was strong on the streets of the capital Addis Ababa, irregularities have increased in Ethiopian regions. as reported from Addis Ababa,…

Somalia trades fish for Ethiopian khat over trade deal MOGADISHU, Somalia - After days of speculation, it is now official that Somalia will receive Ethiopian khat in exchange for fish, following the latest deal signed by senior officials from the two countries, which rekindled bilateral ties just two years ago. after decades of animosity. Since the Ogaden War, Somalia and Ethiopia have never…

Ethiopians voted Monday in national and regional elections overshadowed by the devastating COVID-19 pandemic and conflicts in the war-torn Tigray region, as many see the vote as the biggest test so far for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The election, delayed from last year, is at the heart of a reform drive by Abiy, whose rise to power in 2018 seemed to signal a breach of decades of authoritarian rule and led to him winning the Nobel Peace Prize the following year. He described the vote as "the country's…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Voting began in various parts of Ethiopia in the first parliamentary elections following Abiy Ahmed's accession to prime minister, even as the country continues to grapple with a myriad of challenges, including but not limited to s 'to limit the conflict in Tigray. The National Election Council of Ethiopia postponed the 2020 elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but this decision was strongly opposed by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray , who had withdrawn his support for Prime…

They were originally scheduled for August 2020. Finally, after two launches, Ethiopia is organizing parliamentary elections on Monday. First vote since 2018 and the inauguration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. More than 37 million voters are called to the polls to elect their regional and federal parliamentarians. But the country's situation is worrying. The province of Tigray, in the north of the country, has had a bloody war between the central state and the former regional power since November. Other regions are also…

Ethiopia's plan to build military bases in Red Sea ignites tensions with Egypt NAIROBI, Kenya - The duel between Addis Ababa and Cairo seems far from over, even as the two countries fight for the construction of the Grand Renaissance dam which Egypt wants to fill periodically contrary to Ethiopia's plans. And the battle may now have shifted towards control of the military in the region, with…