US ‘Directly’ Presses Eritrea to Withdraw Forces From Tigray
Associated Press — The United States says it has directly “pressed senior levels” of Eritrea’s government to immediately withdraw its troops from neighboring Ethiopia, where witnesses have described them looting and hunting down civilians…
Ethiopia Moves Artillery to Sudanese Border After Deadly Clashes
Bloomberg | Sudan delegation met Saudi officials to discuss crisis. Tension adds to dispute over construction of giant hydro dam.
Ethiopia moved heavy weapons to disputed territory on its border with Sudan, according to people familiar with…
Biden administration puts hold on foreign arms sales, including F-35s to UAE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has put a temporary hold on several major foreign arms sales initiated by former President Donald Trump.
Officials say that among the deals being paused is a massive $23 billion transfer of stealth…
Sivilbefolkningens nye hverdag i Tigray: Frykter soldatene, jakter på mat
Folk dør av sult i den konfliktherjede Tigray-provinsen i Etiopia. Bønder er blitt drept og deres eiendeler plyndret av eritreiske soldater alliert med den etiopiske regjeringshæren. Folk flykter til hovedbyen Mekele eller ut på landsbygda…
Tigray-konflikten: Frykter hundretusener skal dø av sult
VG | Situasjonen i Tigray-provinsen i Etiopia har gått fra vondt til verre, mener norsk ekspert.
4. november 2020 beordret Etiopias regjering et militært angrep på Tigray-folkets frigjøringsfront (TPLF). Partiet har makten i landets nordligste…
Anger in Somalia as sons secretly sent to serve in Eritrea military force
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Ali Jamac Dhoodi thought his son was working as a security guard in Qatar, helping prepare for next year’s soccer World Cup. Then one day last April, officials from Somalia’s National Intelligence Agency arrived with…
Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 69 – 28 January 2021
Europe External Programme with Africa is a Belgium-based Centre of Expertise with in-depth knowledge, publications, and networks, specialised in issues of peace building, refugee protection and resilience in the Horn of Africa. EEPA has published…
How Egypt is supporting Sudan in border conflict
Al-Monitor — A delegation from the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, headed by Lt. Gen. Shamseldin al-Kabashi and Director of the General Intelligence Service Jamal Abdul Majeed, visited Cairo Jan. 14, where they met with President Abdel Fattah…
Tigray crisis: Biden administration calls for Eritrea troops to withdraw
BBC | The US has called for the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's Tigray region.
"Credible reports" had emerged of their involvement in human rights abuses, including sexual violence and looting, the state department said.
This…
Ethiopia’s privatization program threatened by security risks
(Ecofin Agency) - Ethiopia’s initiative to privatize public companies could be hampered by security risks.
"In recent months, the conflict between Ethiopia's central government and the leaders of the Tigray region has dominated the news.…