“Shaking up Ethiopia’s government risks exacerbating several long-simmering ethnic rivalries” Source: James Jeffrey/IRIN MEKELLE/ETHIOPIA, 14 February 2019 “Ethnic tensions…
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Tag: Tigray
Tigray acting regional president meets President Isaias
The BBC Tigrinya service reports on an interview they had with Debretsion Gebremichael, during which he explained how he held…
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Protests mar opening of Ethiopia-Eritrea border
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Eritrea’s President Isaias and Gedu Andargachew, President of the Amhara region, were in the Ethiopian…
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Tigray protest halts army’s attempt to move heavy weapons to Oromia
Popular protests on Monday prevented the Ethiopian army from transferring its heavy weapons from north-eastern Tigray. The events took place…
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Eritrea: Tension and Anger with Ethiopian cross-border merchants
The Eritrean people are angry and feeling disrespected in their own country By Seid Ali Hijay With the peace agreement between…
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Ethiopian PM, Abiy Ahmed, talks of relations with Eritrea in Tigray
Ethiopia PM visits Tigray region, asked to address conflict with Eritrea Source: Africa News Daniel Mumbere Ethiopia Ethiopian prime minister,…
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