MS PORTER: Good afternoon and thank you so much for joining today’s briefing. I just have one announcement at the top, and then we will resume taking questions. As a part of our continued U.S. support for the people of Afghanistan, Secretary Blinken announced today that the United States is providing more than $266 million in new […]
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Tigray Rebels Say They Intend to Fight Until Victory
HAWZEN, TIGRAY REGION – Shops remained shuttered, some government workers hadn’t been paid and the town’s main hospital was laid to waste. But the Tigrayan fighters still claimed victory, swaggering through the streets of Hawzen with their guns. It wouldn’t last long. Hawzen, a rural town in the ethnic Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, is a […]
Attorney General Reveals Existence of “Tigray Military Command” Prior to Attack
(ENA) Federal Attorney General Gedion Timothewos disclosed that the TPLF leadership had established “Tigray Military Command” that comprising eight divisions and one mechanized unit as well as 23 regiments before it assaulted the Northern Command of the National Defense Force. The military command established through the decision of TPLF Executive Committee was run by retired […]
South Sudan Displacement Crisis: Cross-Border Population Movement Factsheet – Akobo Port and Road Monitoring Akobo County, Jonglei State, South Sudan (April 2021)
CONTEXT AND METHODOLOGY Akobo town is located in the eastern side of Akobo County, Jonglei State, close to the land and river border crossings with Ethiopia. Akobo is a key point of trade and transit between South Sudan and Ethiopia. Since the beginning of the crisis in 2013, this route has been used by South […]
GERD Strength Not Only to Ethiopia but Also to Africa: Professor Mammo
(ENA) The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a true gift to Africa as a whole, Science and Technology Department Chair at the National Research Foundation in South Africa, Professor Mammo Muchie said. In an exclusive interview with ENA, Professor Mammo said GERD provides strength not only to Ethiopia but also to the region and Africa […]
Department Press Briefing – June 2, 2021
MS PORTER: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining today’s briefing. I have three updates at the top and then we’ll resume taking your questions. I’d like to start off today by noting the tragic passing of our friend and colleague Tejinder Singh, who was the founder and editor of India America Today. Tejinder covered […]