Mogadishu excludes Ethiopian troops from AU mission in Somalia amid diplomatic tensions
CAIRO – 9 November 2024: The Somali government has declared the exclusion of Ethiopian troops from the forthcoming African Union mission set to replace...
Persecution of Eritrean Jehovah’s Witnesses Condemned by Human Rights Experts
(RNS) — Thirty years after Eritrea revoked the citizenship of Jehovah’s Witnesses, international human rights experts are condemning the nation’s persecution of the religious...
Coalition to have a stronger voice for peace
It is time that all those who are concerned of the tragic consequence of war to civilians form a coalition to have a...
Letter to President Joe Biden (From Ethiopian America Organizations)
To: President Joe Biden
Via National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
From: Mesfin Mekonen and 10 Concerned Ethiopian-American Civic Organizations
Subject: Averting Civil War in Ethiopia
Date: October 30,...
Somalia-Ethiopia dispute: What’s behind their worsening relations?
NAIROBI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Somalia has announced the expulsion of an Ethiopian diplomat, marking a further souring of relations between the neighbouring countries...
Somalia expels Ethiopian diplomat
Somalia has declared an Ethiopian diplomat working in Mogadishu a persona non grata.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Somalia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused...
In Ethiopia, UN chief advocates for permanent Security Council seats for Africa
21 October 2024 | Peace and Security
Speaking in the Ethiopian capital on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated his call for global institutional reform, highlighting...
IMF Executive Board Completes the First Review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement...
The IMF Board completed the first review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Ethiopia, allowing the authorities to draw the equivalent of...
Africa File, October 17, 2024: Egypt-Eritrea-Somalia Summit; Challenges with Tigray Peace Process
Africa File, October 17, 2024: Egypt-Eritrea-Somalia Summit; Challenges with Tigray Peace Process
Authors: Kathryn Tyson and Liam Karr
Data Cutoff: October 17, 2024, at 10 a.m.
Editor's Note: The...
Eritrea: Project to distribute water via solar powered centres
The projects are set to serve thousands of people and boost farming
A new potable water project in Eritrea is set to serve thousands of...
They protested during an Eritrean festival in Tacoma. Were they activists or vandals?
A weekend festival for Eritreans last year in Tacoma encountered a challenge on Day 2: A large crowd protesting the Eritrean government arrived and...
Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia leaders hold Tripartite Summit in Asmara
Presidents Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt, Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea, and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia met in the Eritrean capital Thursday for a...
Sisi arrives in Eritrea
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday arrived in Asmara, where he was received by Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki.
The president pays a visit...
No UK arms for Israel
Since 2015, the UK government has allowed at least £474 million worth of weapons and military equipment to be sold to Israel, from UK...
Testimonies from members of so-called ‘Menkae Movement’: Amanuel Tesfamikael
Testimony by Amanuel Tesfamikael, Uppsala, Sweden
In an interview with Aida Kidane in 2004
Introductory Note:
When the Isaias group (Selfi Nazenet/Alla group) split from the ELF...
Ethiopia to Access $345 Million IMF Credit Facility
Ethiopian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the first review of the four-year US$ 3.4 billion ECF arrangement with the...
Understanding the Impact of Poverty on Education in Ethiopia
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — The United Nations (U.N.) declared education a human right in 1948, yet more than 75 years later, education inequality persists. Ethiopia...
Ethiopian actions ‘flagrantly violate’ Somali territorial integrity: Somali PM
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Somalia's prime minister on Friday accused Ethiopia of actions that "flagrantly violate" Somalia's territorial integrity after Addis Ababa's shock...
Will Somalia become a proxy battleground for Egypt and Ethiopia?
Analysis: Egypt's growing military alliance with Mogadishu is causing alarm in Ethiopia, with fears Somalia could become the theatre for a proxy conflict.
Following major...
Freedom on Trial: Eritrean Activists Face Legal Battles in America
After North Korea, Eritrea is the world’s most repressive and totalitarian country. Independence leader Isaias Afwerki rules with an iron fist. He rejects elections, and...
A Message of Good wishes to the Upcoming Yiakel North America Conference
Dear Compatriots;
I am writing to wish you success in the Yiakel North America Regional Conference on 28th of September 2024 in Chicago. From its original position of inviting every political, and civic
organization to its own domain, actually
Ethiopian troops quit areas disputed by Eritrea
The Ethiopian National Defense Force has withdrawn from the disputed Zalambessa, a border area with Eritrea.
The withdrawal of the Ethiopian army was followed by...
Israeli military recruits African asylum-seekers for war in Gaza
The Israeli military has reportedly been recruiting African asylum-seekers to support its war efforts in Gaza, offering promises of permanent residency in return. But...
Egypt and Eritrea explore possible military deal amid regional tension
Arrangement would include steps to protect Red Sea shipping which has been disrupted by attacks from Iran-backed rebels in Yemen
Egypt and Eritrea are exploring...
Tigray leader reports talks with archrival Eritrea
Mekelle/Addis Ababa, Ethiopia —
The leader of Tigray People's Liberation Front Debretsion Gebremichael has reported previously undisclosed talks between his region and the leaders of...