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BRUSSELS (IDN) – The Belgium-based Europe with Africa External Program has produced the latest report on the situation in the Horn of Africa. EEPA is a center of expertise with in-depth knowledge, publications and networks, specializing in issues of peacebuilding, refugee protection and resilience in the Horn of Africa. He has published extensively on issues related to the movement and / or human trafficking of refugees in the Horn of Africa and on the Central Mediterranean Route.
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The situation in Ethiopia
National elections in Ethiopia will be held across the country on June 5, 2021, as decided and announced by the Ethiopian National Electoral Board (NEBE).
Tigray Regional State is not included in the schedule. The electoral board announced that a date for the elections in Tigray will be announced once the state of emergency is lifted in the state of Tigray.
Military and regional situation
Sudan’s Information Minister, Faisal Mohamed Saleh, stated that intelligence reports “indicate that the weapons used in attacks” against Sudan’s territory belonged to the army.
Sudan has reclaimed land that was occupied by Ethiopian farmers for the past 25 years, these lands are now under the control of the Sudanese army.
Sudan’s army is mobilizing defense capacity on both the Eritrean and Ethiopian borders, with growing fears of further fighting in the border areas.
Prime Minister Abiy has denied any involvement of Addis Ababa in the border conflict with Sudan, stressing the friendly relations between Sudan and Ethiopia. Prime Minister Abiy previously negotiated between different parties in Sudan resulting in the current government.
The Ethiopian military is perceived to have an important voice in the ongoing negotiations regarding the Benishangul Gumuz region, according to ALAIN Amharic News, which reports that senior military officials have been in closed-door meetings with senior officials in area.
Some officials from the Benishangul Gumuz region have been arrested (who has not reported by whom).
An unconfirmed report on social media that a Major General, Commander of the ENDF East Division, was killed in a battle with the Tigray Defense Forces in Tigray.
The fighting and looting reported on social media continues. An old man from the city of Adigrat named Ato Debasom Abraha was reportedly killed today while defending his property from looting by Eritrean soldiers. He reportedly killed 14 Eritrean soldiers before he was shot.
It reported that several civilians were “executed” by Eritrean soldiers in the city of Adi Da’zero, a city between Shire and Sheraro, near the border with Eritrea. According to a second report, the invading Eritrean forces executed a “total of 58 civilians in Adwa (31) and Adi Da’ero, (27)”. He asks that the UN have full access to investigate these murders.
Unconfirmed Report on rising tension on the Kenya-Somalia border between Mandera and Bula Hawo, as Somali troops and Kenyan-backed Janan fighters are increasing the number of fighters on the border.
Regional situation
The VICE report suggests that Amhara’s youth militia, Fano, was involved in the Mai Kadra massacre, while the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) watched the massacre unfold and ethnic profiling was carried out to prevent civilians. flee.
New VICE witness report on the Mai Kadra massacre interviewing refugees who had come to Al Qadarif, Sudan: “I was working as a day laborer on a farm near the town of Mai Kadra when ethnic militias aligned with the government Ethiopian men known as Fano, from the neighboring Amhara region, descended. “Fano came from the Amhara region, then he took us all out of our homes. We saw how they killed and massacred our neighbors, in the same way that wood is cut, with an ax and a knife ”. Fano is a youth militia from the Amharic region of Ethiopia, neighboring Tigray.
According to the VICE report: “Young people were sent to kill us. [A group of] more than 70 were trying to kill us. We hid in the fields. They hunted us. Along the way, many died. We passed a lot of corpses. “The witness affirms that only six of a group of eight reached the border:” They checked the identifications of the people … if they find someone of Tigrayan origin …[they] killing with a knife “.
Vice’s report alleges that: “As chaos swept through the city, … Ethiopian federal forces stood by as Fano fighters went door to door, demanding to see the IDs to identify the ethnic tigrayos.
According to Vice’s report, “Fano militants continued to terrorize civilians trying to flee to Sudan.” Previous reports noted that ENDF troops prevented refugees from entering Sudan.
The reported situation in Tigray
He reported from Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, that university officials and employees have not yet returned to the office and that they are in a state of uncertainty about their situation. Furthermore, government employees and civil servants have not received salaries since October.
The Mekelle banks are still closed.
Dimsti Woyane (DW) TPLF-led administration television in Tigray is back on the air after being taken off the air, when PFDJ lost control of Mekelle. It is not known from where the television channel is broadcast.
Eritrean troops reportedly destroyed and completely looted the Alameda Textile Factory and other factories.
International dimension
The official report of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) #UNGeneva states that “if one or more parties to the conflict deliberately killed civilians, these killings would amount to war crimes.” The office notes that an independent investigation is needed that is impartial, complete and transparent.
Disclaimer: All information in this status report is presented as a smooth up-to-date report, to the best of the authors’ knowledge and understanding at the time of publication. The EEPA does not claim the information is correct, but verifies it to the best of its ability under the circumstances. The publication is weighted on the basis of interest in understanding the potential impacts of events (or perceptions of these) on the situation. Check all the information with updates and other means. EEPA is not responsible for the use of the information or the impact of it. All reported information comes from third parties and the content of all reported and linked information remains the sole responsibility of these third parties. report to This e-mail address is protected against spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. any additional information and corrections. [IDN-InDepthNews – 27 December 2020]
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Links of interest
https://www.pmo.gov.et/articles/8/?fbclid=IwAR1_mgjbyq1hbrUB1zhbYtpNsaY18Cm1jB5uvuaQPXP1Eq9rk22_HJRZ8RY
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20201226-sudans-information-minister-accuses-ethiopia-army-of-border-attack-involvement/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
https://www.pmo.gov.et/articles/8/?fbclid=IwAR1_mgjbyq1hbrUB1zhbYtpNsaY18Cm1jB5uvuaQPXP1Eq9rk22_HJRZ8RY
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjpzqw/hes-planning-to-exterminate-us-all-ethiopians-speak-of-ethnic-massacres
https://twitter.com/UNGeneva/status/1342908035505684480?s=20
https://www.makdawian.com/new-blog/et7twpqrxkl18ntvpqjg8mj5rzaiephttps/wwwmakdawiancom/blog-page-url/new-post-title
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