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ETHIOPIA: EU “READY TO ACTIVATE ALL FOREIGN POLICY TOOLS”
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) March 23. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Josep Borrell, High representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the EU Commission, said the block is “ready to activate all our foreign policy tools against those responsible for human rights violations,” in connection with…
Ethiopia: Not the first time Eritrean troops have marched on Axum
A photograph dated November 1935 is a reminder to us all of a distant invasion of Ethiopia. Original caption: “After Adowa – the march on Aksum” dated 5 November 1935 This commemorates the start of the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in what is today called the Second Italo-Ethiopian war. The Eritreans who marched behind the Italian…
Ethiopia: Any Soldier Responsible For Crimes In Tigray Region Will Be Held Accountable
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) March 23. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Responding to inquiries raised by members of the parliament regarding latest developments in Tigray, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed underlined that any soldier responsible for raping women and looting communities in Tigray region will be held accountable. “Reports indicate that…
Ethiopia’s treacherous transition: In-depth OPINION
ROME (HAN) March 22. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. OPINION by Goytom Teklu. Since 3 November, Ethiopia’s federal military, allied with Eritrean and Amhara forces, has launched a devastating war on Tigray regional state. Thousands have been killed, millions displaced, cities demolished and looted, and millions are starving and suffering…
Eritrea condemns EU for ‘malicious’ sanctions
ASMARA (HAN) March 22. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Eritrea has condemned as “malicious” the European Union’s decision to impose sanctions on its National Security Office (NSO) for alleged human rights abuses. “The EU has no legal or moral prerogative for its decision and has merely invoked trumped-up charges…
Eritrea: EU’s Baseless and Offensive Resolution
Press Statement EU’s Baseless and Offensive Resolution Eritrea rejects the offensive and counterproductive resolution the EU Council of Ministers has adopted against it today. In what it termed as “restrictive measures for serious human rights violations”, the EU has specifically targeted Eritrea’s National Security Office in its malicious act. The EU has no legal or…
Somalia’s Leaders Plan to Move Forward with Polls Following US Call
MOGADISHU (HAN) March 22. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Somalia’s government says it is making a commitment to conduct delayed presidential and parliamentary polls after the U.S. urged the leadership to hold transparent elections. On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said leaders should set aside “narrow political…
ETHIOPIA: UNKNOWN NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED IN ONGOING VIOLENCE IN OROMIA
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) March 22. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Reports of an ongoing conflict between Amhara residents backed by Amhara Special Forces (Liyu Hail), a claim by Oromo witnesses and Oromo residents of both Oromia Special Zone and North Shewa Zone in Amhara Regional State flooded social media…
Madobe censures Farmaajo over additional troops in Gedo
MOGADISHU (HAN) March 20. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. The Federal Government deployed additional forces in the Gedo region on Friday, Jubbaland government has said warning of further instability amid a raging drought that has claimed lives. A statement from the state presidency Saturday said heavily armed military arrived…
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed issues warning to fugitive Tigray leaders
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) March 20. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Ethiopia’s prime minister issued a “final notice” Friday to the fugitive leaders of the country’s embattled Tigray region, saying they should surrender peacefully to avoid “severe punishment” and prevent the “misery of their people.” At the same time, Prime…
