Ethiopia

Djibouti, Djibouti - Djibouti has fought against claims that its troops were sent to the common border with Ethiopia, even as the conflict between Addis Ababa and the Tigray Defense Forces rages, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed struggles to restore order in the country. Reports of Djibouti's plans to send troops to the border with Ethiopia emerged on Tuesday, with the end game being to prevent TDF from cutting rail and road links to Djibouti as a strategy to economically stifle Addis Ababa. . Ethiopia depends on the port of…

NAIROBI, Kenya - A contingent of Djiboutian troops would have moved towards the common border with Ethiopia in the north, Axadle has learned, in an attempt to thwart a possible threat from the Tigray Defense Forces. , which is embroiled in a conflict with the authorities in Addis Ababa. TDF fight with Ethiopian National Defense Forces following the latter's operations in the Tigray region, which left thousands dead and millions displaced. ENDF has been temporarily withdrawn from Tigray but TDF accuses them of blocking…

Sudan 'defends' Ethiopia against second fill of Grand Renaissance Dam as Egypt expresses concerns NAIROBI, Kenya - Khartoum authorities may have changed their minds over controversial Grand Renaissance dam infill along the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, which could give the conflict a new dimension. A Sudanese official said on Sunday that no drop in the water level of the Blue Nile had been detected…

The rhetoric continues to ignite in Ethiopia. More and more reactions are emerging after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's comments. On Sunday, the head of government identified Tigray's rebel movement as a disease or an invasive plant. Words that some call incitement to hatred. With our regional correspondent in Nairobi, Sebastien…

TDF new strategy to cripple Ethiopian troops in war-torn Tigray NAIROBI, Kenya - The Tigray Defense Forces devised a new strategy to cripple the Ethiopian administration, it has now emerged, just a week after Addis Ababa apparently abandoned the ceasefire it declared, fueling tensions in Ethiopia in the latest development . In a strong speech last week, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accused the…

Sudan condemns the lack of cooperation from its Ethiopian neighbor who refuses to commit to sharing technical information on the management of its Blue Nile dam. In Sudan, those who collect their income directly from the river swing between fear and self-confidence, but above all condemn the total lack of information about the potential consequences of dam construction.…

Ethiopia announced this Monday, July 19, the end of the filling of its controversial large pond called the "Renaissance" (GERD). This replenishment had begun discreetly at the beginning of the month, despite warnings and concerns from Sudan and Egypt and despite the lack of agreement between the three major coastal countries on the exploitation of water from the Nile. But now the dam will be prepared…

As every month, the UN Humanitarian Coordination Bureau Ocha published a Monday update on the Ethiopian region of Tigray. It appears from this bulletin that the work of humanitarian organizations remains difficult despite the unilateral ceasefire decided by the federal authorities on June 28, 2021. No telephone network,…

Ethiopia has completed the filling of a massive dam on the Blue Nile River for a second year, an official told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday, in a move that is likely to raise further tensions with Egypt and Sudan, which have long protested against project. "The first filling was already made last year. The second is already ready today. So today or tomorrow, the second filling will be announced," the official said, adding that there is now enough water stored to start producing energy. The…

Red Cross begins visiting ENDF troops detained in Tigray, northern Ethiopia NAIROBI, Kenya - The International Committee of the Red Cross began visiting members of the Ethiopian armed forces in the Tigray region earlier this week, the organization said, just days after Addis Ababa pledged to prosecute Tigray defense forces . Despite the declaration of a ceasefire, TDF is advancing south,…