Ethiopia

One week after the imposition of US sanctions on Ethiopia, Addis Ababa is mobilizing and countering. Tens of thousands of Ethiopians have expressed their dissatisfaction with the government's call. On the capital streets, the slogan was: "Hands off Ethiopia". as reported from Addis Ababa, Noé Rochet-BodinUS sanctions come…

It has been almost seven months since the conflict began in Tigray, a province in northern Ethiopia. Abuse of civilians as well as clashes between federal Ethiopian troops, Eritrean forces and Amhara's militias on the one hand and rebels favorable to Tigray's previous power on the other have left thousands dead. The war reduced the economy and impoverished the population. Now, everywhere on the roads…

PM Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea's Afwerki were dragged into the Tigray genocide ADDIS ABEBA - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki should take full responsibility for the ongoing massacre in the Tigray region, a doctor working in the war-torn area has suggested amid the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa. . Goitom Aregawi, also known as activist…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Ethiopia's National Defense Forces serving in the Missionary Forces of the African Union in Somalia has been trained in civil protection, in which aims to reduce the number of accidents during operations. More often than not, there are massive civilian complaints when AMISOM troops carry out operations in Somalia, which often results in serious civilian casualties. AMISOM has rarely acknowledged such cases before. But on Friday, ENDF troops conducted training on respect for human rights, which is…

Eritrean troops blow up Tigray despite withdrawal WASHINGTON, USA - Eritrean troops have been linked to ongoing rape, torture and massacres in the Tigray region, reports suggest, despite persistent calls to withdraw them from the area, a step that could lead to further international sanctions, according to security experts. The most affected people are women who are being raped and tortured, the…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday expressed deep concern over reports that soldiers had taken hundreds of people from IDP camps in the war-torn Tigray region of Ethiopia earlier this week, saying such places should be a safe haven. . Three aid workers and a doctor told Reuters this week that Eritrean and Ethiopian soldiers forcibly detained more than 500 young men and women from four camps for displaced people in the northern region of Shire on Monday night. "We…

This Friday, May 28, we celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the overthrow of the terrorist regime led by Mengistu Hailé Mariam, now in exile. This national holiday truly greets the fall of a 17-year-old tyrannical system, but also the memory of a very special day. The sun has not yet risen over Addis Ababa. In a week since dictator Mengistu Hailé Mariam quickly left the former imperial palace ahead of the rebels' progress, residents of the Ethiopian capital have been waiting for the next battle in anxiety. Officially,…

Since November, the Ethiopian federal army has launched a large-scale military operation against TPLF, the power in Tigray province on the border with Eritrea. Violence continues and the humanitarian situation continues to worsen: 5.2 million people are in need, according to the UN humanitarian agency OCHA. That is 700,000 more than at the beginning of May. Humanists cannot keep pace at the moment as…

Ethiopia will not vote on June 5 as the election calendar wanted, but two weeks later, on June 21 ... A delay that the Electoral Commission attributes to many logistical delays due to uncertainty in several parts of the country. The province of Tigray, at war for almost seven months, will not vote, like some other constituencies, theaters for civil violence. On the other hand, a province will vote for…

In Ethiopia, it has now been two months since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed assured that the Eritrean army would withdraw from the province of Tigray, where it has been intervening since November with Ethiopian troops. Nevertheless, Asmara's troops are still active in the region. While Ethiopia would once again have asked for their resignation. But is an Eritrean withdrawal really a realistic option today?…