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20/01/2025

Lieutenant General Alemshet Degife, Military Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force ( ) and Chief of the Fire Command,) openly declared Eritrea and Egypt historical enemy.
He accused TPLF of making big mistake by giving away Ethiopia port access referring to Assab Eritrea.
https://tigrayherald.com/lieutenant-general-alemshet-degife-military-advisor-to-the-chief-of-staff-of-the-ethiopian-national-defense-force-endf-openly-declared-eritrea-and-egypt-historical-enemy/

approves $248 million disbursement for under $3.4 billion arrangementThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has app...
18/01/2025

approves $248 million disbursement for under $3.4 billion arrangement

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $248 million disbursement to Ethiopia following the completion of the second review of its $3.4 billion Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. The IMF stated that “implementation of ECF-supported reforms is advancing well” but noted challenges, including a “lower-than-targeted contribution” to social safety nets and delays in auditing the National Bank of Ethiopia’s accounts, with the deadline extended to March 2025.

IMF Deputy Managing Director Nigel Clarke praised Ethiopia’s progress, saying, “The transition to a flexible exchange rate has advanced further,” stabilizing the parallel market premium to single digits. However, Clarke called for “continued tight monetary policy” and stressed the importance of “carefully sequencing credit growth cap removals with policy rate changes” to maintain stability.

https://addisstandard.com/?p=48032

issues sanctions on army chief BurhanThe United States has sanctioned Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Bu...
17/01/2025

issues sanctions on army chief Burhan

The United States has sanctioned Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing him of escalating the civil war that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions. The U.S. Treasury Department stated that Burhan’s leadership has been marked by tactics including indiscriminate bombings of civilian infrastructure, attacks on schools, markets, and hospitals, as well as extrajudicial executions.

The sanctions, announced Thursday, come a week after similar measures were imposed on Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ( ).

"Under Burhan's leadership, the army has chosen war over negotiations," the Treasury Department said, adding that the measures freeze any U.S. assets linked to Burhan and restrict Americans from engaging with him or related entities. Washington also targeted arms suppliers, including a Sudanese-Ukrainian national and a Hong Kong-based company, for their role in providing weapons to the Sudanese army.

In remarks aired by Al Jazeera, Burhan appeared unfazed, stating, "We welcome any sanctions for serving this country." Meanwhile, Sudan's foreign ministry criticized the U.S. move, accusing it of "confusion and a weak sense of justice."

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-impose-sanctions-sudanese-leader-burhan-2025-01-16/

faced ‘dire’ human rights situation in 2024, reportsHuman Rights Watch (HRW) has described Ethiopia's 2024 human rig...
17/01/2025

faced ‘dire’ human rights situation in 2024, reports

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has described Ethiopia's 2024 human rights situation as “dire,” citing “widespread conflict, restrictions on civil society, and impunity for abuses.” The organization’s annual report documented “war crimes” in the region, including “extrajudicial executions, sexual violence, torture, and ill-treatment against civilians” by Ethiopian military forces, as well as “killings of civilians, attacks on civilian objects, and unlawful arrests” by militias. In , forces were accused of “rape, sexual violence against women and girls, and looting of civilian property.”

HRW criticized Ethiopia’s state of emergency for enabling mass arrests and restricting civil liberties, stating that “media remained under a government stranglehold,” forcing journalists into “self-censorship, harassment and arrest, or exile.” The report also called the government’s transitional justice policy “inadequate,” citing a lack of “transparency and independent oversight.”

https://addisstandard.com/?p=48007

15/01/2025

Warning Message!

is currently in a perilous position, trapped between ongoing genocide and systemic oppression. The Ethiopian federal government, dominated by the Oro-Mara elite, views a weakened Tigray as a means to secure perpetual power and as an exact revenge on all Tigrians.

The elite believe that, after six years of genocide, the Tigrayan people have surrendered and will not resist further aggressions and working accordingly.

Additionally, the COHA agreement, which once offered hope for peace, has been rendered null and void by the Ethiopian government, with no formal announcement made to the public. This is part of a strategy to keep Tigray’s leadership and people confused and disoriented.

Meanwhile, the people of Tigray are growing increasingly frustrated and are calling for an end to their suffering, demanding decisive action to ensure their survival.Though, someone may think, it has decreased,
the level of hostility towards Tigray and its people is at an all-time high across Ethiopia, putting the lives and property of Tigrians at even greater risk than before. This has only and timely covered by economic and security hardships.

Anti-Tigrayan sentiment is the unifying force for many in Ethiopia, and the situation is rapidly worsening.
In this critical moment, it is essential that the people of Tigray unite and take action, despite the immense challenges they face.

The first step is to force the TPLF factions to normalize their differences so as to come together and create leadership stability, avoid previous leadership structures, and elect entirely new leadership that represents the people’s true interests.

Second, the people of Tigray and the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) also should play constructive role to swiftly fix the leadership crisis and to change the course of their future. Then, the last but not the least will be establishing a truely inclusive government that represent all political actors.

The time to act is now, before it is too late.
we are in a big danger!
Written by Amene

: Interim Administration acknowledge IDPs grievances as three-day protest continues in The Tigray Interim Administra...
15/01/2025

: Interim Administration acknowledge IDPs grievances as three-day protest continues in

The Tigray Interim Administration ( ) has addressed grievances raised by Internally Displaced Persons ( ) during ongoing peaceful protests in Mekelle, which began on January 13 under the theme “Yak’el” (“Enough is Enough”). In a statement, the interim administration acknowledged that “The failure to implement key provisions of the Pretoria Peace Agreement has deepened political instability in the region,” and described the protests as a “constructive effort to bring attention to the urgent situation facing the people of Tigray.”

The protests, organized by Tsilal Western Tigray Civil Society, are still ongoing at Romanat Square in Mekelle. Demonstrators have chanted demands such as “Return us to our homes” and “Living in tents is enough.” Many IDPs continue to endure harsh conditions, with a recent report revealing nearly 300 deaths at the Hintsad center in Shire over the past three months due to hunger, inadequate medical care, and insufficient aid.

https://addisstandard.com/?p=47960

The war in Tigray has left the region devastated. Millions have been displaced, infrastructure destroyed, and institutio...
14/01/2025

The war in Tigray has left the region devastated. Millions have been displaced, infrastructure destroyed, and institutions paralyzed. Genocide-like atrocities committed during the conflict have deepened societal mistrust and created significant barriers to recovery and reconciliation. Challenges in Post-Genocide Tigray: Institutional Collapse: Governance structures need to be rebuilt from the ground up. Humanitarian Crisis: Millions require urgent assistance for food, healthcare, and shelter. Ethnic Polarization: The conflict has exacerbated divisions within Tigray and between Tigray and other Ethiopian regions.
https://tigrayherald.com/overcoming-dysfunctional-legacies-lessons-for-post-genocide-tigray-from-post-communist-romania/

The war in Tigray has left the region devastated. Millions have been displaced, infrastructure destroyed, and institutio...
14/01/2025

The war in Tigray has left the region devastated. Millions have been displaced, infrastructure destroyed, and institutions paralyzed. Genocide-like atrocities committed during the conflict have deepened societal mistrust and created significant barriers to recovery and reconciliation. Challenges in Post-Genocide Tigray: Institutional Collapse: Governance structures need to be rebuilt from the ground up. Humanitarian Crisis: Millions require urgent assistance for food, healthcare, and shelter. Ethnic Polarization:

The conflict has exacerbated divisions within Tigray and between Tigray and other Ethiopian regions.
https://tigrayherald.com/overcoming-dysfunctional-legacies-lessons-for-post-genocide-tigray-from-post-communist-romania/

Three opposition parties in Tigray — Tigray Independence Party, National Congress of Great Tigray (Baytona), and Arena T...
14/01/2025

Three opposition parties in Tigray — Tigray Independence Party, National Congress of Great Tigray (Baytona), and Arena Tigray for Democracy and Sovereignty (Arena) — issued a joint statement today in support of the ongoing peaceful demonstration by internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Western Tigray. In their statement, the parties highlighted the powerful message resonating from the protest, embodied in chants of “Enough is Enough” and “Return Us to Our Home.”
https://tigrayherald.com/three-opposition-parties-in-tigray-urge-action-hear-the-voices-of-idps/

Salsay Weyane condemned what it described as ‘deliberate state policy to annihilate Tigrayans’ as the Party issued state...
14/01/2025

Salsay Weyane condemned what it described as ‘deliberate state policy to annihilate Tigrayans’ as the Party issued statement on Monday. The party stressed that the IDPs’ protest is a legitimate and necessary appeal for their rights to be restored and their suffering to end. “This demonstration is a desperate plea to the Ethiopian government and the international community for urgent attention. Years of suffering, driven by the deliberate state policy to annihilate Tigrayans, have pushed our people to this point.”, Party stated. “Salsay Weyane Tigray expresses its unwavering solidarity with our people.
https://tigrayherald.com/salsay-weyane-tigray-stands-with-idps-protesting-in-mekelle-demands-urgent-action/

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is at its utmost limit and risks collapse, expert warnsA Professor of Geology and Water...
14/01/2025

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is at its utmost limit and risks collapse, expert warns

A Professor of Geology and Water Resources at the Cairo University Abbas Sharaky explained that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was designed to hold 11 billion cubic meters, but its capacity was increased to 60 billion cubic meters – which raises many concerns, especially since Ethiopia is a country prone to earthquakes.
Ethiopia contains the largest number of volcanoes behind the passage of the biggest rift in the world in Addis Ababa, and this rift is 500 kilometers away, he said, which will potentially impact the dam especially if the earthquakes are particularly strong.
During his interview with the privately-owned Al-Shams satellite channel on Friday, Sharaky added, that there is great Ethiopian intransigence in reaching an agreement on the operation of the GERD.
He pointed out that the construction of the dam has been completed, and Addis Ababa has stored 60 billion cubic meters – the maximum limit of the dam.
Source; Egypt Independent

The Ethiopian government’s statement claimed that the incident was the result of a provocative act by unnamed parties, a...
14/01/2025

The Ethiopian government’s statement claimed that the incident was the result of a provocative act by unnamed parties, accusing them of seeking to undermine efforts to improve relations between the two countries. Ethiopia described these parties as "perennial spoilers of peace in the Horn of Africa." These words implicitly point to Egypt as a potential party responsible for these disruptive efforts, reflecting Ethiopia's intention to blame regional actors for these incidents without providing any clear evidence. Such baseless and implicit accusations only contribute to deepening the crisis rather than resolving it.
https://tigrayherald.com/ethiopia-follows-a-stick-and-carrot-policy-implicitly-accusing-egypt-of-escalation-and-sabotaging-relations-with-somalia/

Aid shortages affect over a million refugees in Ethiopia: officialsRefugees taking shelter in Ethiopia are grappling wit...
14/01/2025

Aid shortages affect over a million refugees in Ethiopia: officials
Refugees taking shelter in Ethiopia are grappling with a 40 percent fall in humanitarian aid rations as international donors turn focus to crises elsewhere around the globe, according to the World Food Program (WFP).

1.1 million refugees in Ethiopia are facing a 40% reduction in food aid due to global funding shortages. The World Food Program (WFP) reports that refugees are receiving only 60% of the necessary rations, leading many to resort to coping strategies like begging and selling assets. A donation of 1,630 tons of wheat from Russia is helping, especially in the Gambella region. However, reduced international support and increasing refugee numbers are causing malnutrition and tensions between refugees and host communities, with budget cuts worsening the crisis.

The shortages are affecting close to 1.1 million refugees residing in camps across Ethiopia, who have no choice but to make do with only 60 percent of the necessary humanitarian assistance as funding falls short and supplies dwindle.

Ethiopia hosts refugees primarily from Somalia, South Sudan and Eritrea, as well as a new influx of refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan.
Financial constraints for humanitarian organizations including WFP, mean the portion of humanitarian assistance package nearly halved to around 60 percent, Mulualem Desta, deputy director-general for the Refugees and Returnees Services (RRS) in Ethiopia, told The Reporter.

The refugees are getting less humanitarian assistance than they used to.
“We are trying to provide humanitarian assistance to all the refugees in Ethiopia. However, the rations in assistance packages per head have dropped to 60 percent, due to scarce funding. Every refugee is getting aid but the aid package per head is thinning. This is partly because the need for humanitarian assistance globally has surged due to increasing conflicts and disasters, diverting funding sources elsewhere,” said Claire Nevill, communications head at WFP Ethiopia.
According to a WFP report released this week, around 800,000 refugees have been receiving only 60 percent of the standard food ration for over a year. However, Sudanese refugees who have arrived since April 2023 are receiving full rations, and WFP plans to maintain this level of support for at least the next six months.
RRS officials and WFP Ethiopia representatives traveled to Adama this week to welcome a contribution of 1,630 tons of wheat from the Russian government. The aid is intended for refugee populations in the Gambella region.

WFP reps say the donation is crucial in light of dwindling resources.
“This significant contribution from the Russian Federation will support individuals seeking refuge in Ethiopia, who have nowhere else to turn to for their food needs,” said WFP Ethiopia Deputy Country Director, Jennifer Bitonde. “This donation comes at a critical time, as WFP faces challenges to provide life-saving support to refugees who rely entirely on WFP for their daily food needs. We are deeply grateful to the people of Russia for their continued support and solidarity with refugees in Ethiopia.”
Source፡ The Reporter.

14/01/2025

Egypt expands African diplomatic push as Red Sea crisis hits economy

Egypt is stepping up diplomatic engagement with African nations as it seeks to bolster security in the strategically vital Horn of Africa and Red Sea region, where ongoing conflicts have sharply cut into its crucial Suez Canal revenues.
The diplomatic effort comes as Egypt grapples with a 60 percent drop in canal revenue over the past 11 months -- a staggering 7 billion U.S. dollars loss, according to President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi -- driven by shipping disruptions from attacks by Yemen's Houthi group on vessels in the Red Sea.
On Saturday, Cairo played host to the first meeting of a new trilateral committee with Somalia and Eritrea, following up on an October summit between the three nations' leaders in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea. Later that day, Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty spoke with his counterpart in Djibouti about protecting their shared interests in Red Sea maritime security.
"The increasing threats to regional security are a motivation behind the increased Egyptian interest in all African issues," said Amani el-Taweel, an expert in African affairs at Cairo's Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies. She noted that developments in East Africa affect both Egypt's water security and its economic interests in Red Sea shipping lanes.
The diplomatic push extends beyond the Horn of Africa. In recent weeks, Egyptian officials have engaged with leaders from Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, the Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Chad, where Abdelatty visited in December to discuss counterterrorism cooperation and trade ties.
The flurry of diplomatic activity underscores Egypt's renewed focus on building African alliances at a time when regional instability threatens both its security interests and its economy. The Suez Canal, which connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, has historically been a vital source of foreign currency for Egypt's struggling economy.
During Saturday's phone call, Abdelatty and Djibouti's foreign minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, emphasized the need for Red Sea states to coordinate their response to regional threats, according to Egypt's Foreign Ministry. They also discussed support for Somalia's stability -- a key concern in a region where political upheaval and militant activity have long challenged maritime security.
"Egypt is mainly affected by the developments in East Africa," El-Taweel said. "The intensified Egyptian approach with African states is logical and necessary."
Source, Xinhua

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Lieutenant General Alemshet Degife, Military Advisor to the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (#ENDF) and Chief of the Fire Command,) openly declared Eritrea and Egypt historical enemy. He accused TPLF of making big mistake by giving away Ethiopia port access referring to Assab Eritrea. https://tigrayherald.com/lieutenant-general-alemshet-degife-military-advisor-to-the-chief-of-staff-of-the-ethiopian-national-defense-force-endf-openly-declared-eritrea-and-egypt-historical-enemy/

Youth in Mekelle Calling for Implementation of Tigray Interim Regional Administration Decisions Amid Political Stalemate Youth in Mekelle, the capital city of Tigray, have taken to the streets in a peaceful demonstration demanding respect for and full implementation of decisions made by the Tigray Interim Regional Administration (TIRA). This comes after months of reported obstruction by a faction of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) led by Debretsion Gebremichael, which has allegedly rendered TIRA largely ineffective. One notable issue highlighted by the demonstrators is the absence of a functioning mayor in Mekelle since December 2, 2024. The mayor's office has been closed due to competing appointments—one made by TIRA and another by the Debretsion-led TPLF faction. The entrenched networks of the TPLF faction have reportedly hindered TIRA’s ability to appoint officials at various administrative levels, including zonal and district administrators. The situation has been further complicated by claims from the Debretsion faction that the leadership of the Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) supports its authority and recognizes it as the sole representative of the TPLF. This comes as the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) issued a February 10, 2025, deadline for the TPLF to hold its general assembly and legally register. The party has been in limbo since its delisting as a terrorist group in March 2023, following its initial ban in the aftermath of the 2020 war. Protesters are urging the Tigray Defence Forces to stay neutral and avoid involvement in partisan politics. The protest has drawn attention due to concerns over potential responses from security forces. In the summer of 2023, peaceful demonstrations in Mekelle were met with violent crackdowns. Protest organizers are urging participants to maintain discipline, with one coordinator seen instructing attendees to report anyone acting out of conduct directly to security officers. As the politica

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