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Diaspora Protesters in US, Canada Back Ethiopian Government
WASHINGTON By Habtamu Seyoum, Alula Kebede, Solomon Abate – Thousands of protesters mobilized by Ethiopian and Eritrean diaspora groups marched in Washington and several Canadian cities this week, condemning suggestions by U.S. officials that the Ethiopian government carried out atrocities in the Tigray region. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Ambassador to the…
Expanding Plantations in Southwest Farm zone
Eritrea’s Crops and Livestock Corporation (ECLC) launched vast farm projects in the southwest Gash-Barka region in places such as Haykota, Tesenai, and Goluj sub-zones as well as places in the Southern zones of the region in 2016 taking into account that the Gash-Barka region has vast fertile zones and is endowed with abundant water streams…
Somalia: UN urges elections “without further delay.”
United Nations (United States) —The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia until December, and called on Somali authorities to hold elections “without further delay.” The 13-page text drafted by Britain was unanimously approved by the 15 members of the Council, diplomatic sources…
“AMERICA FIRST” AND IMPLICATIONS FOR US STRATEGY IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
“America First” and Implications for US Strategy in the Horn of Africa By Richard McManamon Abstract Since taking office, President Trump has challenged the global order with his “America First” approach. He has questioned the role of the US and its Allies within NATO, exited the Paris Climate Accord, and entered into a trade battle…
Ethiopia: Allegations of “ethnic cleansing”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian government is indeed fully cognizant of its obligations under International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, to which Ethiopia is a party. That is why it undertook the law enforcement operations in the Tigray region with utmost precaution to avoid as much as possible collateral damage on…
Does Ethiopia Really Threaten U.S. interests in the Horn of Africa
WASHINGTON, March 12 – The State Department on Friday said Washington has decided not to lift the pause in assistance to Ethiopia for most programs in the security sector, days after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken described acts in Tigray as ethnic cleansing. State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Friday that while the…
Ethiopia: Where Two World Wars Began & Where the Third Is Brewing
By: ELIAS WONDIMU The account of world history we know today was created with a European world viewpoint at its core. This eurocentric narrative of world events is colonial by its nature, white supremacist by its objective, aggressive by its methods, and expansionist by design. A major part of its agenda is to create the illusion…
Ethiopia: The many crimes of the TPLF Western Countries Ignore
BY: Degeufe Hailu. For the past 26 years, Ethiopia has been ruled by an authoritarian government. The party in government is the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) — a very criminal group. The TPLF represents the interests of just one of the tribes in Ethiopia, the Tigrayan people. The control the TPLF has over Ethiopia…
White House Calls for Independent Probe of Abuses Tigray region
The White House is calling for a full, independent investigation into human rights abuses in the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. VOA’s Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine reports on the ongoing violence in Tigray that has left 3 million people in need of food assistance.
Ethiopia: EU floats sanctions over humanitarian aid
Ethiopian authorities and others obstructing humanitarian aid into the Tigray region could end up on an EU sanctions list, under a new idea floated by the European Commission. The Brussels executive, on Wednesday (10 March), said it will consider listing people who violated international humanitarian law under its EU sanctions regimes. The EU already has…
