ADDIS ABABA- The Ethiopian security service on Sunday announced the return of a dissident Ethiopian general to the country with 800 rebel fighters, and praised the neighbouring Sudan for securing their repatriation to the country. The official Ethiopian TV broadcast a statement welcoming the return of the Tigray People’s Democratic Movement (TPDM) fighters from Eritrea
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Over 700 Ethiopian rebels overpower Eritrean forces, enter Ethiopia in peace By Ethiomedia In military fatigues, TPDM leader Mollas Asgedom with his troops after crossing Ethiopian border via the Sudan. HUMERA, Northern Ethiopia – Over 700 Ethiopian rebels who were based in Eritrea routed Eritrean government forces in clashes near the Sudanese town of Omhajer
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By Morgan Winsor South Sudan’s parliament unanimously approved a peace deal Thursday aimed at ending a 20-month violent conflict between government forces and armed rebel groups, Parliament Speaker Manasse Magok Rundial told News24 in the capital, Juba. However, doubts lingered as to if the agreement will be implemented and respected by the warring factions. The
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Nairobi (AFP) – Eritrea has accused arch-rival Ethiopia of “sabre-rattling” and of threatening to invade, with the neighbours still in a tense standoff following a 1998-2000 border war. Asmara’s Ministry of Information said in a statement that war-like rhetoric from Ethiopia’s main party in the ruling coalition — the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) —
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By BBC The BBC is proposing to introduce a news service for Eritrea and Ethiopia on medium- and short-wave radio. In addition to Africa, the BBC has proposed expanding services in other countries, like Russia and North Korea. This is to enhance its coverage of “parts of the world where there is a democratic deficit
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Press Statement On August 28, 2015, the Governor of Sudan’s Gedaref State, Merghani Salih “called for redrawing borders between the Sudan and Ethiopia.” This call is intended to finalize secret deals that EBAC, in collaboration with Ethiopian opposition political and civic organizations, has rejected numerous times over the past decade. Once again, we are obliged
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Press Statement On August 28, 2015, the Governor of Sudan’s Gedaref State, Merghani Salih “called for redrawing borders between the Sudan and Ethiopia.” This call is intended to finalize secret deals that EBAC, in collaboration with Ethiopian opposition political and civic organizations, has rejected numerous times over the past decade. Once again, we are obliged
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By RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The flag-draped coffins of Ugandan soldiers killed in an attack by Islamic extremists on an African Union base in Somalia were offloaded from a cargo plane in Uganda on Thursday as troops stood at attention. A military official said 12 Ugandan soldiers had been killed. All
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Fighters from the al-Shabab militant Islamist group have overrun an African Union military base in southern Somalia, inflicting heavy casualties, witnesses have told the BBC. The militants said they have killed 70 AU soldiers at the Janale base, 90km (55 miles) south-east of the capital. AU forces say they are back in control after taking
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By Carole Landry United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The UN Security Council on Tuesday piled pressure on South Sudan’s president, warning it was ready to “act immediately” if he does not sign a deal to end the 20-month war ripping apart the world’s youngest nation. President Salva Kiir is scheduled to sign the power-sharing
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