Brussels 29.11.2020 The EU top diplomat Josep Borrell expressed his shock and sadness, and determination to continue to pursue cause of peace and stability in Africa, while reacting upon the massacre in Borno state, which took place during the weekend in Zabarmari village. “Deeply shocked by yet another horrific attack targeting innocent civilians in the…
Category: Conflict
Mekelle shrouded in unknown
Brussels 29.11.2020 While the EU multiples its calls for peace in Tigray region, the Ethiopian government launched a manhunt on Sunday, November 29, for leaders of the political leadership of The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) after announcing Federal troops had taken over the regional capital Mekelle and the military operations were completed. In the…
Ethiopia Foreign minister visits Brussels
Brussels, 24.11.2020 The EU top diplomat Josep Borrell expressed in meeting with Demeke Mekonnen, Ethiopia Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, “EU concerns on current conflict”. The head of the EU diplomacy reiterated the call for all parties to de-escalate. Expressed in meeting with Demeke Mekonnen, #Ethiopia Deputy PM and Minister for Foreign…
Abiy Ahmed sends troops to Mekelle
Brussels 22.11.2020 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the expiration of a three-day ultimatum for Tigrayan leaders to surrender, and from that moment aimed at sending federal troops to Mekelle, the Tigray region capital. (Image: Tigray refugees in Sudan, source: social media). Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says a three-day ultimatum for Tigrayan leaders to…
Ethiopia: rockets hit Amhara region
Brussels, 20.11.2020 Ethiopia’s Tigray region militia fired rockets on November 20 at the distant capital of the neighbouring Amhara region, Amhara authorities said, raising worries the conflict could degenerate into civil war. Ethiopia's Tigray forces rocket neighbouring region; U.N. plans for 200,000 refugees https://t.co/h6LgkDE4ay — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) November 20, 2020 “The illegal TPLF group…
Ethiopia: “final & crucial” military operation
Ethiopian military in Somalia have “disarmed” between 200 and 300 of their ethnic Tigray militia over the past week as conflict rages in the northern Ethiopian region, Reuters news agency reports, referring to their anonymous security and diplomatic sources. Exclusive: Tigrayan peacekeepers in Somalia disarmed by Ethiopian colleagues, sources say https://t.co/Kotenf0ITm — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica)…
Polisario declares “state of war”
Brussels, 13.11.2020 The Polisario Front claims to have caused fatalities in Morocco and “considerable material losses”, through four bombings carried out on four military bases, among them, those of Mahbes, Hauza, Auserd, and two guard posts, according to the Saharawi organization through a statement issued at early hours on November 13 and 14, according to…
Burkina Faso: 14 soldiers killed in ambush
Brussels, 13.11.2020 At least 14 soldiers perished and eight others were wounded in an ambush against a military convoy in Burkina Faso, the government said late Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday along the Tinakof-Beldiabe road in Burkina Faso’s northern province of Oudalan. “A unit of the Tin-Akoff military detachment in the province of Oudalan,…
Morocco clashes with Polisario
Brussels 13.11.2020 Morocco announced it launched on Friday, November 13 an operation to end what it assessed as “serious provocations” by the Polisario Front, a rebel national movement which for decades has called for regional independence in Western Sahara. (Image: illustration). Officiel : L'armée marocaine pénètre l'extrémité sud du Sahara pour briser le blocus routier…
Ethiopia: Borrell conveys concern
“Over the past days, I have been holding talks to support efforts to restore peace and political dialogue in Ethiopia” reads the statement of Josep Borrell (pictured) on the latest developments in Ethiopia. “During my talks with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, I conveyed the EU’s concern for the risks…
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