Ethiopia has stepped up pressure on the country’s resistant northern Tigris region by shifting local leadership from a newly centralized administration. The move comes amid clashes between Tigrayan and national military forces that have led Africa’s second-most populous nation to analysts say it could be a protracted and bloody civil …
Read More »Why Ethiopia is suddenly on the brink of civil war
Nairobi, Kenya (AP) – Suddenly Ethiopia appears on the coast Civil war threatening the stability of the fracture of one of the world’s most strategic regions, Horn Africa in Africa and one of Africa’s most powerful and populous countries. Dino Mahtani, with the International Crisis Group, said this week that …
Read More »Israel will “immediately” bring in more than 2,000 Ethiopian Jews
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told his Ethiopian counterpart that his country intends to “immediately” bring in about 2,000 Ethiopian Jews. By Elias Meserit Associated Press 10 October October, 2020, 8:08 a.m. • Read 2 minutes Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Israeli Prime …
Read More »Tight security, many arrests for Ethiopian Erica festival
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, the Oromo, celebrated Erica’s annual Thanksgiving celebration on Saturday amid tight security and political tensions and significantly less crowds due to the Kovid-19 epidemic. Hundreds of people were arrested ahead of the festival, accused by some officials of plotting a terrorist attack and …
Read More »Nile dam: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan resume talks led by African Union | News
Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have agreed to present proposals on the management of the gigantic and controversial Addis Ababa Nile hydroelectric dam within two days, the Sudanese water ministry said. “After lengthy talks, the attendees decided on Tuesday to resume negotiations … to work on unifying the texts of the …
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