Month: March 2021

European Union (EU)-Ethiopia relations: EU Council conclusions stress the strategic partnership …

Source: Council of the European Union European Union (EU)-Ethiopia relations: EU Council conclusions stress the strategic partnership and EU’s deep concerns about the situation in the Tigray region Ethiopia is currently in a complex domestic situation with major implications for the greater region BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 11, 2021 The Council today adopted conclusions stressing on […]

Ethiopia’s Amhara rejects charge of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Tigray – Al Jazeera 11:48

Amhara spokesperson dismisses top US diplomat’s accusations of its troops’ involvement in atrocities in Tigray. Version:1.0 StartHTML:000000266 EndHTML:000251925 StartFragment:000251615 EndFragment:000251863 StartSelection:000251654 EndSelection:000251863 SourceURL:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/11/ethiopias-amhara-rejects-charges-of-ethnic-cleansing-in-tigray Ethiopia’s Amhara rejects charge of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Tigray | Ethiopia News | Al Jazeera Militia members from Ethiopia’s Amhara region head to face the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, in Sanja, Amhara […]

Sudan’s PM in Cairo to discuss Ethiopia’s Nile dam dispute – Associated Press 08:40

By NOHA ELHENNAWY Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan Gen. Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan at the Presidential Palace in Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, March. 6, 2021. Egypt’s presidency says President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi trip was to address an array of issues, including economic and military ties and the two […]

The Somali region of Ethiopia must write their own narrative – The Africa Report 11:28

Posted on Thursday, 11 March 2021 17:26 The author dedicates this article to the memory of Ahmed Ali Gedi ‘Borte.’ Many years ago I conducted an interview with a leader of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF). At the time, Ethiopia’s Somali regional state was often referred to as ‘region 5’ or kilil amist. When I […]

The Invisible War: UN and US Concerned at Tensions Between Sudan and Ethiopia Over Fashaga Triangle – Sputnik 08:06

updated 15:06 GMT 11.03.2021) by Chris Summers Ethiopia has been an independent nation – apart from a few years of rule by fascist Italy – since 1868 while Sudan became independent in 1956. Both have lost chunks of territory – Eritrea seceded from Ethiopia in 1991 and South Sudan gained its independence in 2011. The […]

US Secretary of State describes violence in Tigray as ”ethnic cleansing, presses for probe – AfricaNews 06:33

US condemns ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Tigray, Ethiopia rejects accusations Volume 90%  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken describes violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as “ethnic cleansing”.   –   Copyright © africanews Graeme Jennings/Graeme Jennings/WashingtonExaminer By Africanews and AFP Last updated: 13 hours ago Ethiopia US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has described the violence in Ethiopia’s […]

EU floats Ethiopia sanctions over humanitarian aid – EUobserver.com 01:20

Foreign Affairs Friday, 12th Mar 2021 EU floats Ethiopia sanctions over humanitarian aid Asked on how to gain aid access to Tigray, Lenarčič cited sanctions against those who committed violations as a possible option (Photo: European Union, 2021) By Nikolaj Nielsen Brussels, Today, 07:10 Ethiopian authorities and others obstructing humanitarian aid into the Tigray region […]

በኢትዮጵያ የእርቅ ሂደት እንዲደረግ እንሻለን – አንቶኒ ብሊንከን

March 11, 2021 የዩናይትድስቴትሱ የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚንስትር አንቶኒ ብሊንከን በኢትዮጵያ ትግራይ ክልል «የዘር ማጥፋት» መፈጸሙን በተናገሩበት ወቅት በክልሉ የተፈጠረው ቀውስ እንዲመረመር እና የኤርትራ ወታደሮች ክልሉን ለቀው እንዲወጡ ግፊት እንዲደረግ ጠይቀዋል። ብሊንከን በትናንትናው በኮንግረንስ አባላት ፊት ባደረጉት በዚሁ ንግግራቸው በክልሉ ግድያዎችን ጨምሮ የተፈጸሙ የሰብአዊ መብት ጥሰቶችን በተመለከተ ዩናይትድስቴትስ ተአማኒ መረጃ እንዳላት አስታውቀዋል። የኢትዮጵያ መንግስትም ይህንኑ ማስቆም […]