By Sudan Tribune, Sudan and Ethiopia Saturday have signed in Addis Ababa a memorandum of understanding providing to enhance joint security and military cooperation between the two neighbouring countries to fight terrorism. The signing ceremony took place on the sidelines of the meetings of the Joint Ethiopian Sudanese Higher Military Committee chaired by Sudan Defence…
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ብተስፋማርያም ሓጎስ: ጭፍራ ወያኔ በቲ ካብ በረኻ ደደቢት ሒዘሞ ዝመጹ እከይ ተግባራቶም ፣ ካብ ጎረባብቲ መሬት ጨሪምካ ናብ ትግራይ ብምጽንባር ናይ መጻኢት ረፑብሊክ ዓባይ ትግራይ ንምምስራት እዩ ኔሩ። ነቲ ብሳላ ህዝባዊ ግንባር ሓርነት ኤርትራ ኮፍ ዝበልዎ ዙፋን ነገስታት ኢትዮጵያ ተጠቒሞም ንመላእ ህዝቢ ኢትዮጵያ ብምጭቋንን ብምርጋጽን ሃብቱ ጓሕጒሖም ንትግራይ ብምግዓዝ ዒም ንዝበለ ጥይት ብምዅላስ ንዕስራን ሓሙሽተን…
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By Stratfor, Al Shabaab, the militant Islamist group in Somalia, has taken over more territory over the past few weeks. With African Union and Somali troops stretched thin, particularly as Ethiopian forces withdraw from Central Somalia, the group been able to steadily add to its holdings. But there is only so much al Shabaab can…
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By Mengistu H. Desalegn* Some things never change; they just get worse. In a black and white TV and with an army marching band playing in the background, the current state of emergency decree by the TPLF government of Ethiopia would take one right back to the horror days of the 70’s. When the red-terror…
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By TesfaNews, Six candidates have been proposed by Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) to replace the outgoing Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, by the end of June next year. Representing the continent Africa, the former Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, joined the run for the top job by competing against candidates…
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Miss some news last week? Catch up on a few of the stories with this quick weekly news digest. Australia: Protests Prompt Ethiopia Reprisals (HRW) – The Ethiopian government has arrested and detained dozens of relatives of Ethiopians who participated in a Melbourne protest in June, 2016, and is still holding many of them four months…
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According to a new index released by Freedom House, Ethiopia’s internet is the least free in the world and the worst in Africa, in terms of access to the internet, censorship, and freedom of information. By Lily Kuo | for Quartz Africa, Ethiopia’s internet is among the least free in the world. According to a…
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This week alone, more than 35 people died in Qabridaharre from Cholera epidemic. By ONLF, The Deyr rains have failed in Ogaden and food stocks are dwindling very fast and livestock is starting to die in many parts of the Ogaden. This is further exacerbated by the undeclared food and aid embargo in Ogaden. ONLF has…
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Trump’s policy on Africa will soon be put to the test. By Ambassador Herman Cohen, Ambassador Herman J. Cohen, who served as the top United States diplomat on Africa in the Republican administration of the first President Bush, assesses the likely approach of a Donald Trump administration towards the continent, emphasizing the benefits to U.S…
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By ESAT News, A close relative of the former dictator Meles Zenawi, who leased the Ghion Hotel, a landmark in Bahir Dar twenty-two years ago without public auction, run to his hometown in Tigray to hide after a court warrant was issued to arrest him. Woldu Wolde-Aregay was given the Ghion Hotel on a miniature…
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It’s the second time the woman was arrested at the Airport while smuggling. By The Times of India, Customs officials at Indira Gandhi International Airport arrested an Ethiopian woman for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country over 3 kg of gold worth Rs 1.9 million (equals US $132,000), along with $10,000 in cash, on Wednesday.…
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The move was unexpected and probably represents a major shift in policy and relations between Sudan and Ethiopia with the rebel leader. By TesfaNews, South Sudan’s former vice President and armed opposition leader Riek Machar had been denied entry to Sudan and Ethiopia for unspecified reason on Sunday afternoon and was forced to return back…
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Miss some news this week? Catch up on a few of the stories with this quick weekly news digest. General Prices of Goods and Services in South Sudan Rise 835.7% (CCTV Africa) – South Sudan’s inflation raced to a whopping 835.7 percent in the year to October from 682.1 percent in September. The rate has…
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By Abel Kebedom, The History of the Tigray Liberation Front (TPLF) relationship with the people and government of South Sudan is a history of genocide and betrayal. As we all know, when the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLM) started its struggle for the liberation of South Sudan, it was fully supported by the former Ethiopian…
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Doctor Fikru Maru has been in prison since 2013. By Radio Sweden, A cardiac surgeon from Sweden already imprisoned in Ethiopia for several years could be charged with additional crimes, reports Swedish Television. Fikru Maru was jailed in 2013 and later sentenced to four years and eight months for having knowledge of corruption between a…
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By Masraway.com*, President Abdel Fattah al- Sisi received on Tuesday at the Federal Palace, Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea, who is on a working visit to Egypt. Ambassador Alaa Youssef, spokesman for the presidency, said that President Sisi welcomed the Eritrean counterpart, stressing the importance of developing bilateral relations with Eritrea at all levels in…
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By making peaceful and democratic change impossible, the Ethiopian regime makes violent revolution almost inevitable. By ESAT News, A member of the European Union Parliament and Amnesty International today denounced the arrest on Wednesday of Dr. Merara Gudina, an opposition political figure. Dr. Gudina was jailed upon his return from Europe, where he testified at…
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By Monica Donimirska, The European Commission issued a stinging rebuke to one of its lead partners on the African continent today, telling the Ethiopian government to “start addressing the legitimate grievances of the Ethiopian people”. The warning came after the arrest of an Ethiopian opposition leader following his return from Europe where he had spoken…
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Miss some news this week? Catch up on a few of the stories with this quick weekly news digest. Djibouti Agrees to a Saudi Military Base on its Territory (Al Arabia) – Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf said that his country welcomed a Saudi military base to be built on its territory. “I took…
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By Bereket Kidane, One of the hallmarks of Eritrean society has always been its commitment to truth. Our forefathers had a saying that perfectly captured their unshakable belief in the power of truth: “betri Haqi tiqetin ember aytisiberin – በትሪ ሓቂ ትቀጥን እምበር ኣይትስበርን.” Translated in English: The truth stick may get thin but it…
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