South Sudan army deploys to secure Heglig oilfield after deal with #Sudan, #RSF
#South_Sudan’s army began deploying to secure the Heglig oilfield on Wednesday following a three-way deal between Juba and Sudan’s warring factions to protect vital energy infrastructure.
The deployment follows the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) seizure of the strategic town on Dec. 8, which forced the Sudanese army to abandon its defensive positions and withdraw across the border into South Sudan, where troops were disarmed.
South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) Chief of Staff Paul Nang told reporters in Heglig that the troops entered the area under a “tripartite agreement” involving President Salva Kiir, Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.
Nang stated the deal requires the withdrawal of the Sudanese ...
https://sudantribune.com/article/308012?__cf_chl_rt_tk=7zziVGt1bVTdpv6sCrTOdBDIvph2BdJC8p3XN9ELp.s-1765431769-1.0.1.1-DiWaS588qdGN2kMlaqxASGa_jroa1Um64fn1Eg6tldE
#South_Sudan’s army began deploying to secure the Heglig oilfield on Wednesday following a three-way deal between Juba and Sudan’s warring factions to protect vital energy infrastructure.
The deployment follows the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) seizure of the strategic town on Dec. 8, which forced the Sudanese army to abandon its defensive positions and withdraw across the border into South Sudan, where troops were disarmed.
South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) Chief of Staff Paul Nang told reporters in Heglig that the troops entered the area under a “tripartite agreement” involving President Salva Kiir, Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo.
Nang stated the deal requires the withdrawal of the Sudanese ...
https://sudantribune.com/article/308012?__cf_chl_rt_tk=7zziVGt1bVTdpv6sCrTOdBDIvph2BdJC8p3XN9ELp.s-1765431769-1.0.1.1-DiWaS588qdGN2kMlaqxASGa_jroa1Um64fn1Eg6tldE
❤1
News: #Sudan prepares for Eastern front as RSF camp in #Ethiopia receives supplies from #Berbera and #Mombasa, government sources say — Al Jazeera Arabic reports
Sudan is reportedly preparing to open a new military front in its east after Ethiopia allegedly allowed the Rapid Support Forces (#RSF) and foreign fighters to establish a training camp near the Blue Nile border, Al Jazeera Arabic reported, citing senior Sudanese government sources.
According to the report, Ethiopian authorities are coordinating with the RSF through regional supporters, facilitating supply lines, the construction of training facilities, and the preparation of airstrips. Government sources told Al Jazeera Arabic that combat vehicles, artillery systems, and electronic jamming devices are already being transported through #Assosa in Ethiopia’s #Benishangul-Gumuz region, which borders Sudan’s Blue Nile region and hosts the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam....
https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1999007315542851876?s=20
Sudan is reportedly preparing to open a new military front in its east after Ethiopia allegedly allowed the Rapid Support Forces (#RSF) and foreign fighters to establish a training camp near the Blue Nile border, Al Jazeera Arabic reported, citing senior Sudanese government sources.
According to the report, Ethiopian authorities are coordinating with the RSF through regional supporters, facilitating supply lines, the construction of training facilities, and the preparation of airstrips. Government sources told Al Jazeera Arabic that combat vehicles, artillery systems, and electronic jamming devices are already being transported through #Assosa in Ethiopia’s #Benishangul-Gumuz region, which borders Sudan’s Blue Nile region and hosts the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam....
https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1999007315542851876?s=20
❤4
#Ethiopia, AfDB Sign USD 184 Million grant for phase II of Ethiopia–Djibouti–South Sudan transport corridor project
Ethiopia and the African Development Bank (#AfDB) have signed a USD 184 million grant agreement to support Phase II of the #Ethiopia–#Djibouti–#South_Sudan Transport Corridor Project.
The financing will cover the construction of a 67-kilometer expressway from #Melka_Jilo to #Awash, a critical missing link along the Addis Ababa–Djibouti corridor.
The route carries more than 90% of Ethiopia’s maritime trade and is considered vital for national logistics, regional connectivity, and broader economic integration across the Horn of Africa.
During the signing ceremony, Finance Minister Ahmed Shide said the project aligns with the Horn of Africa Initiative and underscores Ethiopia’s commitment to regional stability, cooperation and deeper integration.
In addition to road construction, the project includes trade-facilitation measures...
https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1999025915221647790?s=20
Ethiopia and the African Development Bank (#AfDB) have signed a USD 184 million grant agreement to support Phase II of the #Ethiopia–#Djibouti–#South_Sudan Transport Corridor Project.
The financing will cover the construction of a 67-kilometer expressway from #Melka_Jilo to #Awash, a critical missing link along the Addis Ababa–Djibouti corridor.
The route carries more than 90% of Ethiopia’s maritime trade and is considered vital for national logistics, regional connectivity, and broader economic integration across the Horn of Africa.
During the signing ceremony, Finance Minister Ahmed Shide said the project aligns with the Horn of Africa Initiative and underscores Ethiopia’s commitment to regional stability, cooperation and deeper integration.
In addition to road construction, the project includes trade-facilitation measures...
https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1999025915221647790?s=20
👍3
#Ethiopia: Gambella city imposes curfew after gunfire attacks kill four, injure eight
The #Gambella City Administration has imposed a night-time curfew restricting all vehicle and pedestrian movement after 7:00 p.m., amid rising tensions following a series of deadly shootings.
The measure, announced on 9 December 2025, came on the same day four people — including two police officers — were shot dead and eight others injured, according to a source close to the matter.
A regional official who spoke to Addis Standard on condition of anonymity said the violence began on 9 December at around 11:45 a.m. near the Grand Resort Hotel in Gambella City, where an unidentified gunman allegedly shot two civilians, killing one and injuring the other. The deceased victim was Nuer, the official said.
According to the official, a second incident occurred roughly 30 minutes later, when a three-wheeled motor vehicle traveling from Gambella City toward Abol Woreda in the Anyuak Zone was...
https://addisstandard.com/?p=54023
The #Gambella City Administration has imposed a night-time curfew restricting all vehicle and pedestrian movement after 7:00 p.m., amid rising tensions following a series of deadly shootings.
The measure, announced on 9 December 2025, came on the same day four people — including two police officers — were shot dead and eight others injured, according to a source close to the matter.
A regional official who spoke to Addis Standard on condition of anonymity said the violence began on 9 December at around 11:45 a.m. near the Grand Resort Hotel in Gambella City, where an unidentified gunman allegedly shot two civilians, killing one and injuring the other. The deceased victim was Nuer, the official said.
According to the official, a second incident occurred roughly 30 minutes later, when a three-wheeled motor vehicle traveling from Gambella City toward Abol Woreda in the Anyuak Zone was...
https://addisstandard.com/?p=54023
👍2
#IMF, #Ethiopia reach staff-level deal on ECF reviews, opening access to US$261 Million
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded a staff-level agreement with the Ethiopian government on the fourth review of the country’s four-year Extended Credit Facility (#ECF) program, a step that could unlock approximately US$261 million once the deal receives final approval from IMF management and the Executive Board.
The IMF announced the development in a statement issued on 10 December 2025, following discussions in Addis Abeba between 30 October and 13 November, supplemented by additional virtual and in-person meetings from 3–5 December.
The ECF arrangement, approved on 29 July 2024 with an initial allocation of SDR 2.556 billion (about US$3.4 billion at the time), has so far disbursed the equivalent of US$2.134 billion (SDR 1,598.1 million), according to the Fund.
IMF mission chief..
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid02hs6tyrcwxvMEsvGnMKgcZn9TmQmKPT53qgqZfdifEWoBjAAjGjFSff6MWi4ozTj1l
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded a staff-level agreement with the Ethiopian government on the fourth review of the country’s four-year Extended Credit Facility (#ECF) program, a step that could unlock approximately US$261 million once the deal receives final approval from IMF management and the Executive Board.
The IMF announced the development in a statement issued on 10 December 2025, following discussions in Addis Abeba between 30 October and 13 November, supplemented by additional virtual and in-person meetings from 3–5 December.
The ECF arrangement, approved on 29 July 2024 with an initial allocation of SDR 2.556 billion (about US$3.4 billion at the time), has so far disbursed the equivalent of US$2.134 billion (SDR 1,598.1 million), according to the Fund.
IMF mission chief..
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid02hs6tyrcwxvMEsvGnMKgcZn9TmQmKPT53qgqZfdifEWoBjAAjGjFSff6MWi4ozTj1l
❤2👎2
Standard Bank backs Safaricom #Ethiopia unit with $138m funding facility
#Standard_Bank has provided $138 million (R3.1 billion) in funding to #Safaricom Telecommunications as part of the Kenyan group’s ongoing investment in its Ethiopian unit.
The lender said it acted as sole arranger, lender and facility agent on the term facility for Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC (#STEP), while also playing an advisory role on the transaction.
Standard Bank, Africa’s biggest bank by assets, has worked with Safaricom since it acquired a licence to operate in Ethiopia in 2021, advising and financing the telecoms group as it built its network and launched services in the country.
Anthony Ndegwa, executive vice president for Telecoms, Media & Technology at Stanbic Kenya’s Corporate and Investment Banking business, notes that the lender and Safaricom worked closely in structuring financial...
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid028kkYJuiog5TFHsCsnuN3S2bLQZBGURc27guB8E8nh2vAD6TWKBn18ovtdtZgui8El
#Standard_Bank has provided $138 million (R3.1 billion) in funding to #Safaricom Telecommunications as part of the Kenyan group’s ongoing investment in its Ethiopian unit.
The lender said it acted as sole arranger, lender and facility agent on the term facility for Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC (#STEP), while also playing an advisory role on the transaction.
Standard Bank, Africa’s biggest bank by assets, has worked with Safaricom since it acquired a licence to operate in Ethiopia in 2021, advising and financing the telecoms group as it built its network and launched services in the country.
Anthony Ndegwa, executive vice president for Telecoms, Media & Technology at Stanbic Kenya’s Corporate and Investment Banking business, notes that the lender and Safaricom worked closely in structuring financial...
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid028kkYJuiog5TFHsCsnuN3S2bLQZBGURc27guB8E8nh2vAD6TWKBn18ovtdtZgui8El
👍2❤1
#Commentary: Graduates Factory or Ideas Foundry: #Ethiopia’s higher education trajectory from early reformist to today’s struggling campuses
Recent protests by students in public universities over mandatory national service reflect a deeper crisis: institutions once viewed as engines of renewal now “mirror the nation’s fractures, insecurities, and stalled ambitions,” argues Tesfatsion Dominiko. He contends that this is not merely an administrative challenge but a “crisis of purpose, vision, and imagination.”
The author notes that recent reforms—such as institutional differentiation and the granting of autonomy to Addis Ababa University—have produced “turbulence rather than coherence,” often functioning more as a “fiscal strategy rather than an academic philosophy.”
He underscores that the nation’s future hinges on whether its universities will remain “factories of credentials” or whether they will become "foundries of ideas."
https://addisstandard.com/?p=54019
Recent protests by students in public universities over mandatory national service reflect a deeper crisis: institutions once viewed as engines of renewal now “mirror the nation’s fractures, insecurities, and stalled ambitions,” argues Tesfatsion Dominiko. He contends that this is not merely an administrative challenge but a “crisis of purpose, vision, and imagination.”
The author notes that recent reforms—such as institutional differentiation and the granting of autonomy to Addis Ababa University—have produced “turbulence rather than coherence,” often functioning more as a “fiscal strategy rather than an academic philosophy.”
He underscores that the nation’s future hinges on whether its universities will remain “factories of credentials” or whether they will become "foundries of ideas."
https://addisstandard.com/?p=54019
👍2❤1
#Oromia prosecutor with visual impairment allegedly abducted by armed group
The Oromia Public Prosecutors Association reported that a visually impaired prosecutor, Shibiru Guta Megersa, was allegedly abducted by an armed group on 8 December 2025 while traveling from Tulu Bolo town toward Ginchi in the #West_Shewa Zone of Oromia Region.
In a statement issued on 10 December, the Association said Shibiru, who joined the Justice Office in October 2023, was returning by car to Dendi Woreda after visiting his mother in Becho Woreda when the incident reportedly occurred. The Association described him as a disciplined employee who “diligently served the public.”
The statement emphasized that Shibiru is visually impaired and called the alleged abduction “unacceptable legally and morally,” noting that both national & international laws require special protection for persons with disabilities...
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid02kRjiygpDUPtb3F1LQxft9bFcRH4xGrZKqYRj5ucZ1osoqUdN3BAha7DyDgidYTrnl
The Oromia Public Prosecutors Association reported that a visually impaired prosecutor, Shibiru Guta Megersa, was allegedly abducted by an armed group on 8 December 2025 while traveling from Tulu Bolo town toward Ginchi in the #West_Shewa Zone of Oromia Region.
In a statement issued on 10 December, the Association said Shibiru, who joined the Justice Office in October 2023, was returning by car to Dendi Woreda after visiting his mother in Becho Woreda when the incident reportedly occurred. The Association described him as a disciplined employee who “diligently served the public.”
The statement emphasized that Shibiru is visually impaired and called the alleged abduction “unacceptable legally and morally,” noting that both national & international laws require special protection for persons with disabilities...
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid02kRjiygpDUPtb3F1LQxft9bFcRH4xGrZKqYRj5ucZ1osoqUdN3BAha7DyDgidYTrnl
❤3😭2
#Ethiopian Media Authority lifts ban on seven #Deutsche_Welle journalists, two remain permanently suspended
The Ethiopian Media Authority (#EMA) has lifted the ban on seven of Deutsche Welle’s nine reporters operating in Ethiopia, the international broadcaster announced, while two journalists remain permanently suspended.
Deutsche Welle said it received notice from the EMA confirming the permanent suspension of its two employees and “strongly condemned the action.”
The station also indicated that it has repeatedly requested the EMA to provide evidence supporting its claims that certain reports contained errors or violated Ethiopian law.
The temporary ban, which prevented the journalists from reporting across Ethiopia, was initially imposed on 23 October 2025. At the time, Deutsche Welle stated on its official Facebook page that the EMA had accused the station and its journalists of...
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid02rojwvKrenquVJSuyFne2eG1AFxizAmfpiK2uwySLjMkJU763yYTcEHz5kFjXxhral
The Ethiopian Media Authority (#EMA) has lifted the ban on seven of Deutsche Welle’s nine reporters operating in Ethiopia, the international broadcaster announced, while two journalists remain permanently suspended.
Deutsche Welle said it received notice from the EMA confirming the permanent suspension of its two employees and “strongly condemned the action.”
The station also indicated that it has repeatedly requested the EMA to provide evidence supporting its claims that certain reports contained errors or violated Ethiopian law.
The temporary ban, which prevented the journalists from reporting across Ethiopia, was initially imposed on 23 October 2025. At the time, Deutsche Welle stated on its official Facebook page that the EMA had accused the station and its journalists of...
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid02rojwvKrenquVJSuyFne2eG1AFxizAmfpiK2uwySLjMkJU763yYTcEHz5kFjXxhral
👎1
#Ethiopia: CPJ urges release of TikTok journalist Eyob Shimelis detained for corruption reporting
The Committee to Protect Journalists (#CPJ) has called on Ethiopian authorities to immediately release TikTok journalist Eyob Shimelis, who has been detained since 1 December on allegations of spreading false information and defamation.
Eyob, founder of the TikTok-based outlet #Sidama News, which reports on corruption in the Sidama Region, was arrested outside his home in #Hawassa and taken to Addis Ketema Sub-City Police Station in Addis Abeba, according to two individuals familiar with the case who spoke to CPJ on condition of anonymity. They said police questioned him about recent reports alleging abuses by regional officials.
“It is alarming that a journalist exposing alleged corruption is being met with arrests and intimidation,” CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Muthoki Mumo said. ....
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid0Jco6LwZZk4fUSMBDHL5gutPLLq1buY5ow9vVMsLtYcPb7q2R6ceMSnueFEPUMSmql
The Committee to Protect Journalists (#CPJ) has called on Ethiopian authorities to immediately release TikTok journalist Eyob Shimelis, who has been detained since 1 December on allegations of spreading false information and defamation.
Eyob, founder of the TikTok-based outlet #Sidama News, which reports on corruption in the Sidama Region, was arrested outside his home in #Hawassa and taken to Addis Ketema Sub-City Police Station in Addis Abeba, according to two individuals familiar with the case who spoke to CPJ on condition of anonymity. They said police questioned him about recent reports alleging abuses by regional officials.
“It is alarming that a journalist exposing alleged corruption is being met with arrests and intimidation,” CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Muthoki Mumo said. ....
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid0Jco6LwZZk4fUSMBDHL5gutPLLq1buY5ow9vVMsLtYcPb7q2R6ceMSnueFEPUMSmql
👍1🥴1
#African Rights Commission opens proceedings on RSADO petition accusing #Eritrea of abuses against #Afar community
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (#ACHPR) has formally seized & registered a human rights complaint filed by the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (#RSADO) against the State of Eritrea, the group said in a statement.
RSADO said the Commission confirmed its decision through official correspondence, designating the case Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization v. The State of Eritrea.
The complaint, submitted on 4 June 2025, alleges widespread and systematic violations against the Indigenous Red Sea Afar people in Eritrea’s #Dankalia region.
According to RSADO, the Afar community has long faced “state-engineered” abuses, including displacement, persecution, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and the confiscation of ancestral lands along the...
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid0oto2C2BU31GCzEMjLr73e9tzV9pCcjiPCTx9g4DHrUKVnwhFkoxbtyymdX6oKjTnl
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (#ACHPR) has formally seized & registered a human rights complaint filed by the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (#RSADO) against the State of Eritrea, the group said in a statement.
RSADO said the Commission confirmed its decision through official correspondence, designating the case Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization v. The State of Eritrea.
The complaint, submitted on 4 June 2025, alleges widespread and systematic violations against the Indigenous Red Sea Afar people in Eritrea’s #Dankalia region.
According to RSADO, the Afar community has long faced “state-engineered” abuses, including displacement, persecution, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and the confiscation of ancestral lands along the...
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid0oto2C2BU31GCzEMjLr73e9tzV9pCcjiPCTx9g4DHrUKVnwhFkoxbtyymdX6oKjTnl
👍1
#UN chief to meet #Sudan's warring parties in #Geneva
United Nations officials are to meet with Sudan's warring parties in Geneva, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya in Riyadh on Thursday, without disclosing a date for the discussions.
Since April of 2023, the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced 12 million more.
"We will be having in Geneva meetings with both sides," Guterres said in the televised interview.
The war prompted global outcry in October, as reports of mass atrocities emerged after the RSF seized the city of El-Fasher - the army's last stronghold in the western Darfur region - following a bitter 18-month siege.
Guterres also said the UN had been promised access "in the very near future" to El-Fasher, which remains cut off from communications, with the RSF controlling access to Starlink satellite services.
"Nobody behaves well but there is one side that clearly is committing atrocities of the worst character, and that's the RSF," the secretary-general added.
Asked about the prospect of dialogue, UN spokesman Farhan Haq said in New York that the body currently envisions "technical-level talks" between the sides, adding "we're hopeful that we can move ahead".
"And certainly the importance of technical-level talks is to pave the ground for something more productive down the line," he said.
Guterres had met with Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Wednesday.
Hopes for a breakthrough in talks on Sudan's war were rekindled last month when US President Donald Trump said he would help end the conflict after Prince Mohammed urged him to intervene during a visit to Washington.
Saudi Arabia is a member of the so-called Quad of four mediating nations that has intensified efforts for peace in Sudan in recent months.
Along with the US, the grouping also includes Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, two key Washington allies seen to wield the most influence over the warring sides.
https://www.newarab.com/news/un-chief-meet-sudans-warring-parties-geneva
United Nations officials are to meet with Sudan's warring parties in Geneva, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Saudi broadcaster Al Arabiya in Riyadh on Thursday, without disclosing a date for the discussions.
Since April of 2023, the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in a conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced 12 million more.
"We will be having in Geneva meetings with both sides," Guterres said in the televised interview.
The war prompted global outcry in October, as reports of mass atrocities emerged after the RSF seized the city of El-Fasher - the army's last stronghold in the western Darfur region - following a bitter 18-month siege.
Guterres also said the UN had been promised access "in the very near future" to El-Fasher, which remains cut off from communications, with the RSF controlling access to Starlink satellite services.
"Nobody behaves well but there is one side that clearly is committing atrocities of the worst character, and that's the RSF," the secretary-general added.
Asked about the prospect of dialogue, UN spokesman Farhan Haq said in New York that the body currently envisions "technical-level talks" between the sides, adding "we're hopeful that we can move ahead".
"And certainly the importance of technical-level talks is to pave the ground for something more productive down the line," he said.
Guterres had met with Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on Wednesday.
Hopes for a breakthrough in talks on Sudan's war were rekindled last month when US President Donald Trump said he would help end the conflict after Prince Mohammed urged him to intervene during a visit to Washington.
Saudi Arabia is a member of the so-called Quad of four mediating nations that has intensified efforts for peace in Sudan in recent months.
Along with the US, the grouping also includes Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, two key Washington allies seen to wield the most influence over the warring sides.
https://www.newarab.com/news/un-chief-meet-sudans-warring-parties-geneva
❤2
#Ethiopia imports much more from #China than it used to — as do many other African countries
Ethiopia’s import patterns have shifted dramatically over the past three decades, reflecting a wider global trend in which China has become a central player in merchandise trade, according to data from ourworldindata.org, a project of the Global Change Data Lab, a UK-based nonprofit.
In the early 1990s, more than 40% of Ethiopia’s imports came from Europe, while imports from China were negligible. Today, those positions have almost reversed: China now accounts for about one-third of all goods Ethiopia imports, illustrating the country’s growing reliance on Asian markets.
The shift mirrors changes across Africa and South America, where Europe & North America once dominated import flows. Asia is now the largest source of imports for both regions, driven primarily by China’s rapid economic rise...
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid02rEyh5XSGHFg2SoTQnwzyjgtBHwpih6hTVteoMnzmGRrXzo5XjNPVV7QtWeAhczdSl
Ethiopia’s import patterns have shifted dramatically over the past three decades, reflecting a wider global trend in which China has become a central player in merchandise trade, according to data from ourworldindata.org, a project of the Global Change Data Lab, a UK-based nonprofit.
In the early 1990s, more than 40% of Ethiopia’s imports came from Europe, while imports from China were negligible. Today, those positions have almost reversed: China now accounts for about one-third of all goods Ethiopia imports, illustrating the country’s growing reliance on Asian markets.
The shift mirrors changes across Africa and South America, where Europe & North America once dominated import flows. Asia is now the largest source of imports for both regions, driven primarily by China’s rapid economic rise...
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid02rEyh5XSGHFg2SoTQnwzyjgtBHwpih6hTVteoMnzmGRrXzo5XjNPVV7QtWeAhczdSl
👍1
#Ethiopia embraces big projects but escalates regional tensions by seeking more access to the sea
Ethiopia’s leader loves big projects. With a contentious mega dam completed on the Nile, Prime Minister #Abiy_Ahmed now plans #Africa’s largest airport & a nuclear power plant, the Associated Press reports.
But AP said in its report that the landlocked nation risks escalating regional tensions with its most audacious stated aim of gaining greater access to the sea.
The capital, Addis Abeba, has seen a development boom. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was inaugurated in July, despite strong opposition from Egypt and Sudan. Ethiopia’s prime minister has called it a “harbinger of tomorrow’s dawn” that will end reliance on foreign aid for Africa’s second most populous nation. The country has been one of the world’s biggest aid recipients.
But multiple challenges lie ahead that could badly damage the economy, which has seen some of the strongest...
https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1999388942672482535?s=20
Ethiopia’s leader loves big projects. With a contentious mega dam completed on the Nile, Prime Minister #Abiy_Ahmed now plans #Africa’s largest airport & a nuclear power plant, the Associated Press reports.
But AP said in its report that the landlocked nation risks escalating regional tensions with its most audacious stated aim of gaining greater access to the sea.
The capital, Addis Abeba, has seen a development boom. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was inaugurated in July, despite strong opposition from Egypt and Sudan. Ethiopia’s prime minister has called it a “harbinger of tomorrow’s dawn” that will end reliance on foreign aid for Africa’s second most populous nation. The country has been one of the world’s biggest aid recipients.
But multiple challenges lie ahead that could badly damage the economy, which has seen some of the strongest...
https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1999388942672482535?s=20
❤1
News: Antonio Guterres urges #Ethiopia and #Eritrea to recommit to Algiers Agreement on its 25th anniversary amid renewed tensions
#UN Secretary-General #Antonio_Guterres has called on Ethiopia and Eritrea to reaffirm their commitment to the #Algiers Agreement, as the landmark peace accord marks its 25th anniversary.
The statement, delivered on Friday by his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, comes at a time of renewed tensions between the neighbouring countries.
The Algiers Agreement, signed on 12 December 2000, formally ended the bloody border war between Ethiopia and Eritrea and established mechanisms for border demarcation while affirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of both states.
The Secretary-General described it as a “crucial framework” that has underpinned peaceful relations for a quarter of a century.
Guterres also recalled that 7 years ago the leaders of ...
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid0kYQCEWPjNpi7MjRWprg8i2QAQomsjperDhWgpcnyq9VP6dYh49HMQfgXPTjX9ZA5l
#UN Secretary-General #Antonio_Guterres has called on Ethiopia and Eritrea to reaffirm their commitment to the #Algiers Agreement, as the landmark peace accord marks its 25th anniversary.
The statement, delivered on Friday by his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, comes at a time of renewed tensions between the neighbouring countries.
The Algiers Agreement, signed on 12 December 2000, formally ended the bloody border war between Ethiopia and Eritrea and established mechanisms for border demarcation while affirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of both states.
The Secretary-General described it as a “crucial framework” that has underpinned peaceful relations for a quarter of a century.
Guterres also recalled that 7 years ago the leaders of ...
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid0kYQCEWPjNpi7MjRWprg8i2QAQomsjperDhWgpcnyq9VP6dYh49HMQfgXPTjX9ZA5l
👍1
#Ethiopia: Gambella city officials held discussion on security amid rising regional tensions
#Gambella City officials met with local leaders and Kebele stakeholders on 11 December 2025 to address ongoing security challenges and emphasize the importance of coordinated efforts to maintain peace, the Gambella Regional Government Press Secretariat Office said.
The office noted that recent security disturbances in Gambella City “resulted in casualties” and described the incidents as “sporadic” conflicts that are disrupting public peace and causing harm. Officials stressed the need to hold perpetrators legally accountable and highlighted measures being undertaken to improve the security situation in the city.
Gambella City Mayor Tut Jok called on residents to actively contribute to establishing lasting peace, while Deputy Mayor Otor Ukugu and other officials said the city would continue ...
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid02X2GgE8VkFY86Kk8rkoDxXnnmwu1TeBpzQfQpUuNLpNLDKPRWRVMtw9m66U74p6Q2l
#Gambella City officials met with local leaders and Kebele stakeholders on 11 December 2025 to address ongoing security challenges and emphasize the importance of coordinated efforts to maintain peace, the Gambella Regional Government Press Secretariat Office said.
The office noted that recent security disturbances in Gambella City “resulted in casualties” and described the incidents as “sporadic” conflicts that are disrupting public peace and causing harm. Officials stressed the need to hold perpetrators legally accountable and highlighted measures being undertaken to improve the security situation in the city.
Gambella City Mayor Tut Jok called on residents to actively contribute to establishing lasting peace, while Deputy Mayor Otor Ukugu and other officials said the city would continue ...
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid02X2GgE8VkFY86Kk8rkoDxXnnmwu1TeBpzQfQpUuNLpNLDKPRWRVMtw9m66U74p6Q2l
#Op_ed: Cruel Hand of Externalization: How global migration shift imperils #Tigrayan women returnees
This op-ed written on behalf of GEM Tigray argues that as the war in #Tigray “formally settles,” a quieter crisis is unfolding: Tigrayan women migrants are being deported from Gulf States or pushed onto dangerous routes where “return does not mean safety; it means re-victimization.”
She notes that survivors of the war, many subjected to “gender-based violence,” come home to minimal support. Batseba links this to a global shift toward migration externalization, noting this policy “redistributes harm, not reduces it.”
Click the link below to read the full article and explore how the “externalization of migration governance,” a model in which destination states outsource border control and returns, harms vulnerable populations, including Tigrayan women returnees.
https://addisstandard.com/?p=54026
This op-ed written on behalf of GEM Tigray argues that as the war in #Tigray “formally settles,” a quieter crisis is unfolding: Tigrayan women migrants are being deported from Gulf States or pushed onto dangerous routes where “return does not mean safety; it means re-victimization.”
She notes that survivors of the war, many subjected to “gender-based violence,” come home to minimal support. Batseba links this to a global shift toward migration externalization, noting this policy “redistributes harm, not reduces it.”
Click the link below to read the full article and explore how the “externalization of migration governance,” a model in which destination states outsource border control and returns, harms vulnerable populations, including Tigrayan women returnees.
https://addisstandard.com/?p=54026
❤1👍1😭1
#Breaking: #Eritrea withdraws from #IGAD, again; cites ‘failure to meet aspirations of the region’
Eritrea has officially informed the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) of its decision to withdraw from the regional bloc, according to a statement released by the country’s Ministry of Information.
The Horn of Africa's country latest departure from the regional bloc comes after diplomatic efforts within IGAD commenced to bring Asmara back into the fold on 8 July 2018. Then-IGAD Executive Secretary Amb. (Eng.) Mahboub Maalim praised Ethiopia and Eritrea’s rapprochement following the commitment to implement the Algiers Agreement.
Eritrea’s fraught relationship with IGAD has seen earlier attempts at rapprochement. In July 2011, Asmara moved to reactivate its membership in the bloc, four years after walking out in protest over what it said was IGAD’s position on “Ethiopia’s military intervention in Somalia”.
https://addisstandard.com/?p=54029
Eritrea has officially informed the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) of its decision to withdraw from the regional bloc, according to a statement released by the country’s Ministry of Information.
The Horn of Africa's country latest departure from the regional bloc comes after diplomatic efforts within IGAD commenced to bring Asmara back into the fold on 8 July 2018. Then-IGAD Executive Secretary Amb. (Eng.) Mahboub Maalim praised Ethiopia and Eritrea’s rapprochement following the commitment to implement the Algiers Agreement.
Eritrea’s fraught relationship with IGAD has seen earlier attempts at rapprochement. In July 2011, Asmara moved to reactivate its membership in the bloc, four years after walking out in protest over what it said was IGAD’s position on “Ethiopia’s military intervention in Somalia”.
https://addisstandard.com/?p=54029
❤4
#Sudan’s fallout hits #Yemen
In a development that could redraw the map of Yemen’s conflict, the Southern Transitional Council (#STC) announced that it had taken control of wide areas in the country’s south, including the city of #Aden.
For nearly a decade, the coastal city has served as the seat of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, backed by #Saudi_Arabia.
The STC, which seeks an independent #South_Yemen, said several senior officials had left Aden, including the prime minister and the head of the eight-member body that replaced the presidency.
The #UAE backs the STC in the civil war, now nearing its tenth year. The council has previously clashed with other factions within the #Saudi-backed government.
Since 2022, the STC has been part of an administration governing southern areas outside the reach of the Houthis, who have controlled Sanaa since 2014.
About a week ago,.
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid033r9e81GAb3mTRDaFxii1XgRNjNXCbfJhqNx6JERAudvdc97n9Vf1nLWd2Qr3q1v1l
In a development that could redraw the map of Yemen’s conflict, the Southern Transitional Council (#STC) announced that it had taken control of wide areas in the country’s south, including the city of #Aden.
For nearly a decade, the coastal city has served as the seat of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, backed by #Saudi_Arabia.
The STC, which seeks an independent #South_Yemen, said several senior officials had left Aden, including the prime minister and the head of the eight-member body that replaced the presidency.
The #UAE backs the STC in the civil war, now nearing its tenth year. The council has previously clashed with other factions within the #Saudi-backed government.
Since 2022, the STC has been part of an administration governing southern areas outside the reach of the Houthis, who have controlled Sanaa since 2014.
About a week ago,.
https://web.facebook.com/AddisstandardEng/posts/pfbid033r9e81GAb3mTRDaFxii1XgRNjNXCbfJhqNx6JERAudvdc97n9Vf1nLWd2Qr3q1v1l
❤4