Two #Ethiopian nationals arrested in #Saudi_Arabia over alleged killing of #Indian resident
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested two Ethiopian nationals accused of involvement in the fatal shooting of an Indian resident in #Jeddah, following a dispute during an alleged illegal transaction, Gulf News reported.
According to the Jeddah Governorate Police, the incident began as a financial disagreement between the men during the purchase of illegal substances in a mountainous area near the city. One of the suspects reportedly opened fire, seriously injuring the Indian man, who was taken to a nearby hospital but later died from his wounds.
Police investigations revealed that both suspects were allegedly engaged in drug and contraband trafficking in the area. The two men were arrested for violating border security regulations and have been referred to the Public Prosecution....
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Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested two Ethiopian nationals accused of involvement in the fatal shooting of an Indian resident in #Jeddah, following a dispute during an alleged illegal transaction, Gulf News reported.
According to the Jeddah Governorate Police, the incident began as a financial disagreement between the men during the purchase of illegal substances in a mountainous area near the city. One of the suspects reportedly opened fire, seriously injuring the Indian man, who was taken to a nearby hospital but later died from his wounds.
Police investigations revealed that both suspects were allegedly engaged in drug and contraband trafficking in the area. The two men were arrested for violating border security regulations and have been referred to the Public Prosecution....
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National rehabilitation commission reports reintegration of 20,000 former combatants in first quarter
#Ethiopia’s National Rehabilitation Commission (#NRC) has announced that more than 20,000 former combatants have been reintegrated into communities in #Tigray and #Amhara during the first quarter of the current fiscal year—an achievement the commission described as “highly significant for the country’s peace and development.”
The announcement was made on 03 November by Temesgen Tilahun, Commissioner of the NRC, during a performance review meeting held in #Hawassa. Temesgen said the progress represents a key milestone in the ongoing Demobilization, Disarmament, and Reintegration (#DDR) program, calling for a “baseline survey” to be conducted to monitor all individuals who have returned to civilian life.....
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#Ethiopia’s National Rehabilitation Commission (#NRC) has announced that more than 20,000 former combatants have been reintegrated into communities in #Tigray and #Amhara during the first quarter of the current fiscal year—an achievement the commission described as “highly significant for the country’s peace and development.”
The announcement was made on 03 November by Temesgen Tilahun, Commissioner of the NRC, during a performance review meeting held in #Hawassa. Temesgen said the progress represents a key milestone in the ongoing Demobilization, Disarmament, and Reintegration (#DDR) program, calling for a “baseline survey” to be conducted to monitor all individuals who have returned to civilian life.....
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#Tigray Interim Administration urges safe return of IDPs in line with Pretoria Agreement during meeting with OCHA Africa Director
The “key and lasting solution” for displaced communities in Tigray is the safe return of internally displaced persons (#IDPs) to their homes in line with the Pretoria Peace Agreement, the Deputy President of the Tigray Interim Administration, Amanuel Assefa, said.
Amanuel made the remarks today during a meeting with Kyoko Ono, Director of the Africa Division at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (#OCHA), held in Shire Enda-Selassie.
According to information from the Tigray Interim Administration, Amanuel briefed the #UN delegation on the current situation in Tigray, the ongoing challenges related to displacement, and the regional government’s position on sustainable solutions for IDPs.
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The “key and lasting solution” for displaced communities in Tigray is the safe return of internally displaced persons (#IDPs) to their homes in line with the Pretoria Peace Agreement, the Deputy President of the Tigray Interim Administration, Amanuel Assefa, said.
Amanuel made the remarks today during a meeting with Kyoko Ono, Director of the Africa Division at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (#OCHA), held in Shire Enda-Selassie.
According to information from the Tigray Interim Administration, Amanuel briefed the #UN delegation on the current situation in Tigray, the ongoing challenges related to displacement, and the regional government’s position on sustainable solutions for IDPs.
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#Netherlands court tries #Eritrean man accused of running brutal migrant smuggling network
A Dutch court opened a trial on Monday of an Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network.
Prosecutors say Tewelde Goitom, also known as Amanuel Walid, ran an operation to bring East African migrants to #Europe under horrific conditions, demanding huge sums of money from their relatives to free them from camps in Libya.
He was extradited to the Netherlands from #Ethiopia in 2022 where he was convicted of similar crimes but claims in this case he is the victim of mistaken identity. "I am still the one I said I was earlier," he said when asked to introduce himself, speaking via an interpreter.
The trial is one of the largest human smuggling cases ever brought in the Netherlands, prosecutors said, and will continue for the next three weeks.....
https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/03/dutch-court-tries-eritrean-man-accused-of-running-brutal-migrant-smuggling-network
A Dutch court opened a trial on Monday of an Eritrean man accused of involvement in a brutal migrant smuggling network.
Prosecutors say Tewelde Goitom, also known as Amanuel Walid, ran an operation to bring East African migrants to #Europe under horrific conditions, demanding huge sums of money from their relatives to free them from camps in Libya.
He was extradited to the Netherlands from #Ethiopia in 2022 where he was convicted of similar crimes but claims in this case he is the victim of mistaken identity. "I am still the one I said I was earlier," he said when asked to introduce himself, speaking via an interpreter.
The trial is one of the largest human smuggling cases ever brought in the Netherlands, prosecutors said, and will continue for the next three weeks.....
https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/03/dutch-court-tries-eritrean-man-accused-of-running-brutal-migrant-smuggling-network
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#Tigray: Time for a new leadership
Five years ago, the Federal Government of #Ethiopia and the State of #Eritrea went to war against Tigray. Three years ago, the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front declared a truce. The Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement signed in #Pretoria was imperfect but better than continued war and genocide.
Today, Tigray is utterly defeated. Tigray’s own leaders have turned a truce into a defeat. Shame on those leaders of the TPLF. Shame on them for betrayal, venality, selfishness and short-sightedness.
In 2020, the #TPLF led Tigray into the war—a war not of its own making, but a war that it could have avoided or at least prepared for.
From November 2020 to November 2022, Tigray lost one in six of its people from war and war crimes including starvation and disease. The basic social and economic infrastructure of the region including public and privately owned businesses....
https://worldpeacefoundation.org/blog/tigray-time-for-a-new-leadership/
Five years ago, the Federal Government of #Ethiopia and the State of #Eritrea went to war against Tigray. Three years ago, the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front declared a truce. The Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement signed in #Pretoria was imperfect but better than continued war and genocide.
Today, Tigray is utterly defeated. Tigray’s own leaders have turned a truce into a defeat. Shame on those leaders of the TPLF. Shame on them for betrayal, venality, selfishness and short-sightedness.
In 2020, the #TPLF led Tigray into the war—a war not of its own making, but a war that it could have avoided or at least prepared for.
From November 2020 to November 2022, Tigray lost one in six of its people from war and war crimes including starvation and disease. The basic social and economic infrastructure of the region including public and privately owned businesses....
https://worldpeacefoundation.org/blog/tigray-time-for-a-new-leadership/
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#Breaking: #Mamdani wins New York mayoral race, CBS reports
Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani is projected to win New York’s mayoral election, the BBC's US partner CBS reports.
The 34-year-old will be the city’s youngest mayor in more than 100 years and the first Muslim and South Asian person to hold the position.
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Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani is projected to win New York’s mayoral election, the BBC's US partner CBS reports.
The 34-year-old will be the city’s youngest mayor in more than 100 years and the first Muslim and South Asian person to hold the position.
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Hunger monitor says parts of #South_Sudan face famine threat after months without aid
No food aid has reached a conflict-hit area of South Sudan this year despite growing fears that it is headed toward famine, international food security analysts said Tuesday.
The report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a global monitor, estimates that 28,000 people in Nasir and Fangak counties face “catastrophic food insecurity,” the most severe level of hunger.
“An immediate and large-scale response” is required, it says.
Both counties have been historically controlled by the #SPLM-IO opposition party led by suspended First Vice President Riek Machar.
Machar has been charged with treason and other crimes that he denies over an attack by a local militia on a military garrison in Nasir that South Sudan’s government says killed 250 soldiers. Government-led military operations, including dozens of.....
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No food aid has reached a conflict-hit area of South Sudan this year despite growing fears that it is headed toward famine, international food security analysts said Tuesday.
The report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a global monitor, estimates that 28,000 people in Nasir and Fangak counties face “catastrophic food insecurity,” the most severe level of hunger.
“An immediate and large-scale response” is required, it says.
Both counties have been historically controlled by the #SPLM-IO opposition party led by suspended First Vice President Riek Machar.
Machar has been charged with treason and other crimes that he denies over an attack by a local militia on a military garrison in Nasir that South Sudan’s government says killed 250 soldiers. Government-led military operations, including dozens of.....
https://apnews.com/article/south-sudan-nasir-fangak-hunger-famine-590019771b5515f415c355549b52580c
Analysis: Army chief brands part of #TPLF leadership a ‘criminal clique’ that should be ‘eliminated’, urges #Tigrayans to ‘liberate themselves’ at fifth year commemoration of war in Tigray
Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (#ENDF), used the fifth anniversary of the outbreak of the northern war to launch a condemnation and scathing criticism of what he called a “great betrayal” by a “small clique” within the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) who he said “should be eliminated” if #Ethiopia is to live peacefully.
Speaking during a memorial ceremony of the November 2020 outbreak of War in the Tigray region, which was held on Monday, 3 November, at the Bishoftu Air Force Training Center, the Army Chief also urged the people of Tigray to “liberate themselves” from what he described as the TPLF’s “criminal clique.”
“The people of Tigray must liberate themselves. The TPLF clique should not decide the fate of the people...
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Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (#ENDF), used the fifth anniversary of the outbreak of the northern war to launch a condemnation and scathing criticism of what he called a “great betrayal” by a “small clique” within the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) who he said “should be eliminated” if #Ethiopia is to live peacefully.
Speaking during a memorial ceremony of the November 2020 outbreak of War in the Tigray region, which was held on Monday, 3 November, at the Bishoftu Air Force Training Center, the Army Chief also urged the people of Tigray to “liberate themselves” from what he described as the TPLF’s “criminal clique.”
“The people of Tigray must liberate themselves. The TPLF clique should not decide the fate of the people...
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#Ethiopia, #China sign bilateral market access protocol in #Geneva marking key step in WTO accession
Ethiopia and the People’s Republic of China have signed a Bilateral Market Access Protocol at the World Trade Organization (#WTO) headquarters in Geneva, marking a major milestone in Ethiopia’s accession process to the global trade body.
According to information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Protocol was signed by Tsegab Kebebew, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, and Li Yongjie, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of China to the WTO.
The Ministry said the agreement follows extensive dialogue and technical negotiations between the two countries and reflects their shared commitment to strengthening economic.....
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Ethiopia and the People’s Republic of China have signed a Bilateral Market Access Protocol at the World Trade Organization (#WTO) headquarters in Geneva, marking a major milestone in Ethiopia’s accession process to the global trade body.
According to information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Protocol was signed by Tsegab Kebebew, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, and Li Yongjie, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of China to the WTO.
The Ministry said the agreement follows extensive dialogue and technical negotiations between the two countries and reflects their shared commitment to strengthening economic.....
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#Kenyan kidnapped in #Ethiopia freed after payment of Ksh3 Million Ransom
A Kenyan man who was abducted from his workplace in Ethiopia on October 28 has been released after the kidnappers' ransom demands were met.
According to the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, the man, identified as Samuel Mbugua, come back to Kenya after his kidnappers released him following a Ksh3 million ransom payment by his employer.
Mbugua had been working as a plant manager for a glass packing plant in Debre Birhan, in Amhara, 120 kilometres from Addis Ababa.
After his abduction last Tuesday, the Kenyan Embassy in Ethiopia reported the matter to the Ethiopian authorities, & negotiations for his release began.
Subsequently, the embassy, the Ethiopian embassy, Mbugua's family & employer helped in negotiating for his release, which was granted on Monday, November 4 after his employer paid the ransom.
https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/117725-kenyan-abducted-ethiopia-flown-back-home-after-employer-pays-ksh25-million-ransom
A Kenyan man who was abducted from his workplace in Ethiopia on October 28 has been released after the kidnappers' ransom demands were met.
According to the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, the man, identified as Samuel Mbugua, come back to Kenya after his kidnappers released him following a Ksh3 million ransom payment by his employer.
Mbugua had been working as a plant manager for a glass packing plant in Debre Birhan, in Amhara, 120 kilometres from Addis Ababa.
After his abduction last Tuesday, the Kenyan Embassy in Ethiopia reported the matter to the Ethiopian authorities, & negotiations for his release began.
Subsequently, the embassy, the Ethiopian embassy, Mbugua's family & employer helped in negotiating for his release, which was granted on Monday, November 4 after his employer paid the ransom.
https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/117725-kenyan-abducted-ethiopia-flown-back-home-after-employer-pays-ksh25-million-ransom
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#Ethiopian Electric Utility, Électricité de #France sign agreement to cooperate on medium-voltage power line installation
Ethiopia and France have signed an agreement to enhance cooperation in the installation of medium-voltage electric power lines
The agreement was signed between the Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) and Électricité de France (EDF) on the sidelines of the ongoing Ethiopia–European Union Investment Forum in Paris.
According to the EEU, the agreement covers collaboration on medium-voltage line installation and techniques for repairing electric power lines without service interruption, commonly known as live-line maintenance.
The cooperation will also extend to technical and training support, supply of materials, capacity building, and loan arrangements.
EEU Chief Executive Officer Engineer Getu Geremew said the agreement will strengthen the institution’s technical....
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Ethiopia and France have signed an agreement to enhance cooperation in the installation of medium-voltage electric power lines
The agreement was signed between the Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) and Électricité de France (EDF) on the sidelines of the ongoing Ethiopia–European Union Investment Forum in Paris.
According to the EEU, the agreement covers collaboration on medium-voltage line installation and techniques for repairing electric power lines without service interruption, commonly known as live-line maintenance.
The cooperation will also extend to technical and training support, supply of materials, capacity building, and loan arrangements.
EEU Chief Executive Officer Engineer Getu Geremew said the agreement will strengthen the institution’s technical....
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#Commentary: Neo-Patrimonial Trap: Systemic analysis of institutional, cultural failure in #Ethiopia's fight against corruption
Corruption in Ethiopia is “not merely a collection of isolated regulatory failures but a deep-seated, systemic crisis” rooted in “a neo-patrimonial political culture,” writes Mohammedawel Hagos. He argues that stalled development stems from “a dangerous synergy between a clientelist state structure, the politicization of economic policy, and a destructive social ethos that actively normalizes graft and punishes integrity.”
The author explains that historical patrimonialism, cultural norms, and low salaries have created a “desperation economy” where bribery is a survival strategy, reflecting “a fundamental lack of public trust in government institutions.”
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Corruption in Ethiopia is “not merely a collection of isolated regulatory failures but a deep-seated, systemic crisis” rooted in “a neo-patrimonial political culture,” writes Mohammedawel Hagos. He argues that stalled development stems from “a dangerous synergy between a clientelist state structure, the politicization of economic policy, and a destructive social ethos that actively normalizes graft and punishes integrity.”
The author explains that historical patrimonialism, cultural norms, and low salaries have created a “desperation economy” where bribery is a survival strategy, reflecting “a fundamental lack of public trust in government institutions.”
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News: #Africa urged to turn rising global presence into influence amid shifting world order as conflicts threaten Continent’s future
African leaders and policymakers have called for renewed efforts to turn the continent’s growing global presence into tangible influence amid mounting security challenges.
The call came as a two-day high-level conference on “Africa’s Rising Influence: Advancing Agency in Foreign Policy and Global Governance” opened in Addis Abeba today, highlighting how ongoing conflicts threaten to derail Africa’s aspirations for greater leadership in the evolving multipolar world.
The conference is organized through collaboration between the #Chatham House Africa Programme, Amani Africa, an independent research institution, and the United Nations Development Programme (#UNDP). It brings together senior officials, diplomats, and representatives of multilateral agencies to deliberate on Africa’s role in reshaping international governance.
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African leaders and policymakers have called for renewed efforts to turn the continent’s growing global presence into tangible influence amid mounting security challenges.
The call came as a two-day high-level conference on “Africa’s Rising Influence: Advancing Agency in Foreign Policy and Global Governance” opened in Addis Abeba today, highlighting how ongoing conflicts threaten to derail Africa’s aspirations for greater leadership in the evolving multipolar world.
The conference is organized through collaboration between the #Chatham House Africa Programme, Amani Africa, an independent research institution, and the United Nations Development Programme (#UNDP). It brings together senior officials, diplomats, and representatives of multilateral agencies to deliberate on Africa’s role in reshaping international governance.
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News: U.S. Senate foreign relations committee calls for full implementation of #Pretoria agreement
#US. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, #Senator Jim Risch, has urged renewed efforts to fully implement the Pretoria peace agreement, marking five years since the outbreak of the #Tigray war.
In a statement posted on the Committee’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, Senator Risch said that while the United States helped stop the fighting, the agreement “remains only partly fulfilled.” He noted that Tigray “is still unstable,” adding that “there is no justice for victims, and tensions with #Eritrea continue.”
Risch underscored that a secure and peaceful Horn of Africa is vital to protecting U.S. interests, preventing extremist threats, stabilizing regional partners, and aiding millions who continue to suffer from the effects of the war.
Meanwhile opposition parties in Tigray echoed the same message. “#Salsay_Weyane Tigray observes the fifth anniversary....
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#US. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, #Senator Jim Risch, has urged renewed efforts to fully implement the Pretoria peace agreement, marking five years since the outbreak of the #Tigray war.
In a statement posted on the Committee’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, Senator Risch said that while the United States helped stop the fighting, the agreement “remains only partly fulfilled.” He noted that Tigray “is still unstable,” adding that “there is no justice for victims, and tensions with #Eritrea continue.”
Risch underscored that a secure and peaceful Horn of Africa is vital to protecting U.S. interests, preventing extremist threats, stabilizing regional partners, and aiding millions who continue to suffer from the effects of the war.
Meanwhile opposition parties in Tigray echoed the same message. “#Salsay_Weyane Tigray observes the fifth anniversary....
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News: Isaias Afwerki blames foreign intervention for instability in Horn of Africa, #Red_Sea and beyond
#Eritrean President #Isaias_Afwerki has accused foreign powers of deepening instability across the #Horn of Africa, the Red Sea region, and the wider continent, during a wide-ranging interview with #Egyptian local media aired on Tuesday.
His remarks came as part of a five-day official visit to Egypt which concluded Tuesday, where he held talks with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on regional security and bilateral cooperation.
In his interview with local media lalqaheranews, President Isaias said that conflicts in the Horn of Africa have become “complicated due to the intervention of various forces and governments.” Citing #Somalia, #Ethiopia, and #South_Sudan, he argued that instability in these countries is “not only internal but also regional and even global.”
“Somalia is a country with 3,300 km of coastline, & this length of coastline in such a strategic...
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#Eritrean President #Isaias_Afwerki has accused foreign powers of deepening instability across the #Horn of Africa, the Red Sea region, and the wider continent, during a wide-ranging interview with #Egyptian local media aired on Tuesday.
His remarks came as part of a five-day official visit to Egypt which concluded Tuesday, where he held talks with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on regional security and bilateral cooperation.
In his interview with local media lalqaheranews, President Isaias said that conflicts in the Horn of Africa have become “complicated due to the intervention of various forces and governments.” Citing #Somalia, #Ethiopia, and #South_Sudan, he argued that instability in these countries is “not only internal but also regional and even global.”
“Somalia is a country with 3,300 km of coastline, & this length of coastline in such a strategic...
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#Ethiopia to deploy newly trained “special anti-terror commando forces” nationwide
The Ethiopian #Federal_Police announced it is in the final phase of training and graduating “a large contingent” of Special Anti-Terror Commando forces that will “soon be deployed” across the country.
“We have reached the final stage of training and graduating a large number of Special Anti-Terror Commando forces,” said Commissioner General Demelash G/Michael during the first-quarter performance review of the current fiscal year plan.
According to the Commissioner General, the Federal Police ‘has completed preparations” to equip the new force with “advanced armaments” designed to enhance operational capacity and support the police’s broader mandate.
“The Special Anti-Terror Commando force, which has been undergoing intensive training for several months and is capable of utilizing this modern capacity ...
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The Ethiopian #Federal_Police announced it is in the final phase of training and graduating “a large contingent” of Special Anti-Terror Commando forces that will “soon be deployed” across the country.
“We have reached the final stage of training and graduating a large number of Special Anti-Terror Commando forces,” said Commissioner General Demelash G/Michael during the first-quarter performance review of the current fiscal year plan.
According to the Commissioner General, the Federal Police ‘has completed preparations” to equip the new force with “advanced armaments” designed to enhance operational capacity and support the police’s broader mandate.
“The Special Anti-Terror Commando force, which has been undergoing intensive training for several months and is capable of utilizing this modern capacity ...
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#Ethiopia: In an alarming escalation, authorities in the #Afar regional state say that “six villages were seized” and “civilians were shelled” in Magale Woreda of the Afar region by forces they claim belong to the #TPLF in the neighboring #Tigray region.
The authorities warned of retaliation if “hostilities continue.”
As of publication, Tigray regional authorities have not issued a statement regarding the reported incidents.
Read the news: https://addisstandard.com/afar-regional-govt-accuses-tigrayan-forces-of-crossing-border-and-attacking-civilians-in-violation-of-pretoria-agreement/?amp=1
The authorities warned of retaliation if “hostilities continue.”
As of publication, Tigray regional authorities have not issued a statement regarding the reported incidents.
Read the news: https://addisstandard.com/afar-regional-govt-accuses-tigrayan-forces-of-crossing-border-and-attacking-civilians-in-violation-of-pretoria-agreement/?amp=1
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#Context: The reported hostilities in the #Afar region today come amid deepening political and military divisions within the #Tigray region and the emergence of a splinter armed group known as the “Tigray Peace Force (TPF),” which operates along the Afar–Tigray border and opposes the TPLF leadership in Tigray.
Leaders of the TPF claim they are operating in what they describe as “a free land.” Earlier this month, Lt. Gen. Tadesse Werede, rejected that claim, stating, “the free land is not inside Tigray; the free land is inside the Afar Regional State.”
Tadesse said differences with the group must be resolved peacefully, but cautioned that “any provocation coming from the Afar Region will be considered to be from the Afar Gov't or the Federal Gov't, and will not be considered as being carried out by Tegaru.”
He further called on all armed groups operating in the Afar Regional State to “lay down their weapons” and commit to dialogue.
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Leaders of the TPF claim they are operating in what they describe as “a free land.” Earlier this month, Lt. Gen. Tadesse Werede, rejected that claim, stating, “the free land is not inside Tigray; the free land is inside the Afar Regional State.”
Tadesse said differences with the group must be resolved peacefully, but cautioned that “any provocation coming from the Afar Region will be considered to be from the Afar Gov't or the Federal Gov't, and will not be considered as being carried out by Tegaru.”
He further called on all armed groups operating in the Afar Regional State to “lay down their weapons” and commit to dialogue.
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#Sudan: Dozens killed in attack on funeral in Kordofan region
A deadly drone attack took place in el-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces were preparing to launch an assault on the army in the region.
At least 40 people were killed in an attack on a funeral in el-Obeid, a key city in Sudan's central Kordofan region which is contested by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported the attack on Wednesday, but did not specify when the attack occurred or who were the perpetrators. According to the Sudan Tribune and other local media outlets, the RSF launched drone strikes targeting a funeral service in el-Obeid on Monday.
"Local sources report that at least 40 civilians were killed and dozens injured yesterday in an attack on a funeral gathering in el-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan State," the UN's agency said.
"Once again, OCHA calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities and for all parties to protect civilians and respect international humanitarian law."
https://www.dw.com/en/sudan-dozens-killed-in-attack-on-funeral-in-kordofan-region/a-74633847
A deadly drone attack took place in el-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces were preparing to launch an assault on the army in the region.
At least 40 people were killed in an attack on a funeral in el-Obeid, a key city in Sudan's central Kordofan region which is contested by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the army.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported the attack on Wednesday, but did not specify when the attack occurred or who were the perpetrators. According to the Sudan Tribune and other local media outlets, the RSF launched drone strikes targeting a funeral service in el-Obeid on Monday.
"Local sources report that at least 40 civilians were killed and dozens injured yesterday in an attack on a funeral gathering in el-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan State," the UN's agency said.
"Once again, OCHA calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities and for all parties to protect civilians and respect international humanitarian law."
https://www.dw.com/en/sudan-dozens-killed-in-attack-on-funeral-in-kordofan-region/a-74633847
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Sudan: Dozens killed in attack on funeral in Kordofan region
A deadly drone attack took place in el-Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces were preparing to launch an assault on the army in the region.
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News: #Ethiopia, #Russia hold high-level talks to deepen cooperation in industry, energy, and infrastructure
Ethiopia and Russia have conducted high-level discussions to advance bilateral cooperation in key sectors including industry, energy, and infrastructure, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos and Finance Minister Ahmed Shide met with Maxim S. Oreshkin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, and Maxim Reshetnikov, Russia’s Minister of Economic Development, for talks covering a wide range of strategic and economic issues.
During the discussions, FM Gedion encouraged Russian investment in agriculture, manufacturing, ICT, and mineral development, as well as joint ventures in fertilizer production, metallurgy, and energy infrastructure, including nuclear and renewable energy projects.
According to a report by the Russian news agency, Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov stated...
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Ethiopia and Russia have conducted high-level discussions to advance bilateral cooperation in key sectors including industry, energy, and infrastructure, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos and Finance Minister Ahmed Shide met with Maxim S. Oreshkin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, and Maxim Reshetnikov, Russia’s Minister of Economic Development, for talks covering a wide range of strategic and economic issues.
During the discussions, FM Gedion encouraged Russian investment in agriculture, manufacturing, ICT, and mineral development, as well as joint ventures in fertilizer production, metallurgy, and energy infrastructure, including nuclear and renewable energy projects.
According to a report by the Russian news agency, Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov stated...
https://addisstandard.com/?p=53438
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