BY TESFANEWS * Authorities in Addis Ababa barred a number of reporters from flying to Tigray, a region that defies the Federal government to hold an election on September 9 for regional parliament and other positions. The federal government – and major opposition parties – agreed in March to postpone national and regional elections due…
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Al-Burhan discussed with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki today in Asmara on security and border issues, besides developments of the Renaissance Dam.- (SUNA) BY SHABAIT The President of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Gen. Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, arrived in Asmara in mid-morning hours today for a one-day working visit. President al-Burhan and his delegation were accorded a warm…
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PM Abiy dismissed Tigray polls as a ‘shanty election’, federal officials said polls have ‘no legal basis’ BY AFP The ruling party in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region won all contested seats in elections that have further poisoned an already hostile relationship with the federal government, an election official said Friday. Official turnout was “97 or…
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“Money outside the banking system has been rising, affecting the liquidity of commercial banks. This is in addition to its impact on bolstering illegal trade activities” – PM Abiy BY TERENCE ZIMWARA The Ethiopian government has unveiled a new set of banknotes that are expected to help authorities in curbing cash hoarding, illegal trade, and…
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BY PROF. AL MARIAM On September 13, 2020, two days into the Ethiopian New Year, H.E. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed dropped a thunderbolt on Ethiopia! He announced in an unscheduled, nationally televised address demonetization of the current notes and introduction of new Birr notes for 10, 50, and 100 denominations and a novel Birr…
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BY MEDIHANE EKUBAMICHAEL | ADDIS STANDARD General Berhanu Jula, Deputy Chief of Staff and Military Operations Division Head of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), said the army will be “forced to take actions against anyone who claims to violate the constitution.” In an interview with state owned ENA, General Berhanu said that the postponement…
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Let’s hope this is not another meaningless posturing … BY MEDHANE EKUBAMICHAEL | ADDIS STANDARD Adem Farah, Speaker of the House of Federation (HoF) says there are enough constitutional means to take measures against those endangering the constitution. According to the ruling party’s affiliated Fana Broadcasting, Adem Farah said that the Ethiopian Parliament had followed…
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BY SHABAIT The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed, arrived in Asmara in mid-morning hours today for a 2-day working visit. President Mohammed and his delegation were accorded a warm welcome by President Isaias Afwerki on arrival at Asmara International Airport. President Isaias Afwerki and President Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed held…
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BY AFP Ethiopian lawmakers ruled Tuesday that federal officials should cut off contact with leaders of the northern Tigray region, which defied Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last month by holding elections his government deemed “illegal“. The decision by the House of Federation, the upper house of parliament, furthers the breakdown in relations between PM Abiy…
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BY IAN BREMMER | TIME MAGAZINE This week Ethiopia’s government entered the controversial sixth year of its five-year mandate. But the administration of Abiy Ahmed isn’t going anywhere… not even after a particularly violent summer. Covid-19 has produced plenty of political drama these last few months, but Ethiopia has experienced more than most—here’s why. Why…
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President Isaias Afwerki arrived in Ethiopia for a three-day working visit upon the invitation of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. BY SHABAIT On the invitation of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, President Isaias Afwerki departed to Ethiopia this morning for a three-day working visit. President Isaias Afwerki and his delegation were accorded a warm welcome by Prime…
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BY ENDALE ASSEFA | THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD Needless to say, the rapid thawing of relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea in the last couple of years has triggered a landslide of speculation as to how this improved relationship could reshape the economic landscape of the region. By the same token, these developments in the relationship were…
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BY AFP A brigadier general has been blocked from taking up a posting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, an official said on Friday, escalating a dispute between the region and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government that analysts warn could turn violent. The military officer flew on Thursday from the capital Addis Ababa to Tigray for…
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BY MEDIHANE EKUBAMICHAEL | ADDIS STANDARD Amidst heightened tensions between the federal and Tigray regional state governments, Eritrea released an official statement yesterday accusing TPLF of obstructing regional peace and stability. Headlined “Stabilizing regional peace and friendship,” the statement, which was also shared by Eritrea’s Embassy in Addis Abeba, said that the Horn of Africa…
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BY ELIAS MESERET | AP Ethiopian officials said Monday an unspecified number of civilians including children have been “massacred” in what they described as a terror attack on Sunday evening in the Oromia region. Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, in a Facebook post denounced the killing of people based on identity. “Ethiopia’s enemies are vowing…
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BY TESFANEWS Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed authorised the National Defense Forces to start a military response against the renegade Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), a governing party in the Tigray region, after the group launched a surprise attack over the Northern Command from multiple fronts. “TPLF opened attacks on the military camps of the Defense…
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Abiy Ahmed says rebel attack contained in the region with ‘more operations in the coming days’ BY AL JAZEERA Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the army has succeeded in containing a rebel attack in the northern Tigray region after it was deployed to quell an uprising by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) that…
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BY FIKREJESUS AMAHAZION (Ph.D.) Yesterday, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed ordered a military offensive to subdue the region’s ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). After the latter’s forces launched an attack on a federal army base, trying “to loot” military assets, he stated that “Our defense forces … have been ordered to…
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Parliament declared Tigray regional administration as illegal and voted to replace it BY CARA ANNA | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ethiopia moved Saturday to replace the leadership of the country’s defiant northern Tigray region, where deadly clashes between regional and federal government forces are fueling fears the major African power is sliding into civil war. Tigray’s…
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Ethiopia’s army chief, head of intelligence and foreign minister have been sacked as fighting continues in the northern Tigray region. BY TESFANEWS * Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reshuffled his country’s security services days after he ordered a military offensive in the northern Tigray region. The Prime Minister replaced the head of intelligence and the army…
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