BRIEFING 160 / AFRICA 14 AUGUST 2020 A disputed regional election plan has ratcheted up tensions between Ethiopia’s federal government and its rivals in…
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The population in Eritrea are starving and are crying for help
by Atv Asena 13th August 2020 The population in Eritrea are starving and are crying for help: by Petros Tesfagiorgis I…
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Ethiopian power play can electrify regional cooperation
Source: Ethiopia Insight August 11, 2020 by Tsedeke Yihunie Woldu The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam can transform Ethiopia even while it…
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Tigray-federal tit-for-tat threatens trouble
Military intervention by the federal government is unlikely given the probable catastrophic consequences. But it is possible given the precarious…
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Flooding hits Afar – thousands displaced
A report from the Famine Early Warning Network shows the scale of the flooding. This indicates that much of the…
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Ethiopia: Who and what is behind the Oromia crisis – a view from Abiy’s camp
This article is an interesting insight into the views of PM Abiy Ahmed. It could almost be entitled: “Blame it…
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Eritrea named as potential Russian military base
Note: This is unconfirmed, but it comes after a report in 2018 that said Russia planned to build a logistics…
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Eritreans take to London streets demanding an end to starvation at home
Hundreds of Eritrea’s diaspora protested in Trafalgar Square in the heart of London. Called by the Yiakl movement, and backed…
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Somalia-Somaliland: A Halting Embrace of Dialogue
Ethiopia, the U.S. and the EU have brokered surprise talks between the Somalia and Somaliland administrations, which are historically opposed,…
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Ethiopia: Aftershocks of an assassination
Hachalu’s murder in Addis Ababa was followed by days of violence in Oromia. It fueled anger as the singer was special to…
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