Tag: ethiopia

  • Ethiopia: Blaming Tigray for the failure of Eritrea

    Ethiopia: Blaming Tigray for the failure of Eritrea

    Addis Ababa (HAN) September 13. 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Author: Martin Plaut. Why apparently blame Tigray for the failings integral to the politics of Eritrea and Ethiopia? This is a strangely mistaken approach. The bottom line is that Eritrea’s President Isaias loathes the TPLF and is determined to destroy…

  • Ethiopia: Undermining reform again

    Ethiopia: Undermining reform again

    Over two-years passed since the new ‘reformist’ Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed of the Former ethnic apartheid ruling member OPDO party of the Ethiopian People Democratic Revolutionary Front (EPDRF) came to power and replace the 27-years old colonial modeled ethnic apartheid party of disunity, deception and ignorance led by Tigray People Liberation Front with Prosperity Party…

  • Ethiopia: U.S. Aid Suspension Regarding GERD “Makes No Sense”

    Ethiopia: U.S. Aid Suspension Regarding GERD “Makes No Sense”

    Addis Ababa (HAN) September 13. 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. U.S’s suspension of development aid to put pressure on Ethiopia regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), “makes absolutely no sense”, the former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Herman J. Cohen said. The U.S. Secretary of…

  • Ethiopian consul wants to see more Turks in Ethiopia

    Ethiopian consul wants to see more Turks in Ethiopia

    Ethiopia’s acting consul general in Istanbul said she would like to see more Turkish people visit her colorful home country and taste “coffee from the land of its origin.” Etsegenet Yimenu told Anadolu Agency on the occasion of the commemoration of Ethiopian New Year that she wants the capital Addis Ababa to be a favorite…

  • The Eritrea-Ethiopia peace deal is yet to show dividends

    The Eritrea-Ethiopia peace deal is yet to show dividends

    Addis Ababa (HAN) September 11. 2020. Monitoring Regional Issues. BY:Selam Tadesse Demissie. It’s been over two years since the much-heralded rapprochement between Eritrea and Ethiopia culminated in a peace and friendship agreement in July 2018. The settlement was internationally praised for its potential to stabilise the region beyond improving the two countries’ affairs. Abiy even…

  • Ethiopia: Landslide Win For TPLF, Makes things more complicated.

    Ethiopia: Landslide Win For TPLF, Makes things more complicated.

    Addis Ababa (HAN) September 11. 2020. Monitoring Regional Issues. The Tigray Regional State, on September 9, 2020, held its Regional election that many said was an unprecedented act of defiance to the Federal Government while it was also claimed “successful” by the Tigray Electoral Commission. The election was held amidst escalating tension that was given…

  • Ethiopia: GERD Negotiator Urges to Continue Supporting Dam

    Ethiopia: GERD Negotiator Urges to Continue Supporting Dam

    Addis Ababa (HAN) September 11. 2020. Monitoring Regional Issues. In his happy New Year message to Ethiopians, one of the chief GERD negotiators has called on all Ethiopians to continue with their unreserved support to the completion of the dam, which is expected to be one of the engines of the future national development of…

  • Kenya: Ethiopian Raiders Kill Four Herders in Turkana

    Kenya: Ethiopian Raiders Kill Four Herders in Turkana

    Addis Ababa (HAN) September 11. 2020. Monitoring Regional Issues. By Sammy Lutta. Armed raiders ambushed a group of herders in Turkana on Thursday afternoon killing four of them. Turkana police boss Samwel Ndanyi said one of the raiders, who are suspected to come from Ethiopia, was killed in the attack. The herders had just arrived…

  • Ethiopians welcome their new year with renewed hope

    Ethiopians welcome their new year with renewed hope

    Addis Ababa (HAN) September 11. 2020. Monitoring Regional Issues.Struggling to shake off the trauma of the past year, Ethiopians on Friday embarked on their new calendar year with hope and hype.  The markets in urban areas, despite the fears of the pandemic, were full of people, burning traditional torches and exchanging best wishes. In their…

  • Ethiopia warns signs of possible terrorist activity

    Ethiopia warns signs of possible terrorist activity

    Addis Ababa (HAN) September 11. 2020. Monitoring Regional Issues. Ethiopian authorities on Thursday warned of a possible “terror attack” in the capital Addis Abba.The warning came as nearly 110 million citizens across the country began celebrations on the eve of Ethiopia’s New Year. Addis Ababa Police Commission said security agents have found pre-incident indicators of a…

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