Ethiopia and Tigray forces have agreed to end their two-year conflict after Obasanjo’s intervention. Eko Hot Blog reports that the African Union (AU) mediator, Olusegun Obasanjo, has announced that the parties in the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have agreed to a “permanent cessation of hostilities”. The announcement came just more than … Read more
President Buhari will on Sunday leave Nigeria. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday depart Nigeria for the inauguration of the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, for a second five-year term in office on Monday in Addis Ababa. The latest development was made known via a statement by the Special Adviser to the … Read more
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced the completion of military operations in the country’s northern Tigray region after the army claimed control of the regional capital, declaring victory in a three-week-old conflict that has left many dead. “I am pleased to share that we have completed and ceased the military operations in the #Tigray … Read more
The UN said it flew 32 tons of emergency aid into Khartoum on Friday to help the growing number of refugees fleeing into Sudan from Ethiopia. UNHCR, a UN Refugee Agency, said a second airlift from Dubai was due to arrive on Monday, with more than 43,300 registered refugees now having crossed the border to … Read more
NOVEMBER 17, 2020 The United Nations, on Tuesday, said a full-blown humanitarian crisis was unfolding in northern Ethiopia, where thousands of people each day are fleeing the conflict in the Tigray region AFP reports that as international pressure mounted over his campaign against the dissident region, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared operations were entering … Read more
Sudanese security forces have arrested two prominent rebels and an opposition leader, a day after they met the Ethiopian premier during his reconciliation mission to Khartoum, their aides said Saturday. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who has emerged as a key regional leader, met representatives of both sides on Friday in a bid to revive talks … Read more