Officials in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa have called on residents to register their weapons and get ready to protect their neighbourhoods amid fears that rebels could advance on the city. The appeal came days after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said it had captured two cities about 400km from Addis Ababa. The federal government […]
Continue ReadingThe United States and Russia have issued travel advisories to their nationals asking them to strongly reconsider travel to Ethiopia. The notice comes at a time two major rebel groups have threatened to march into the capital Addis Ababa to overthrow the Abiy Ahmed-led government. The US advisory read in part: “We strongly suggest that […]
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON — Here’s a look at what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats have been doing this week: Ethiopia The U.S. State Department raised the travel advisory for Ethiopia to Level 4 on Tuesday, asking Americans not to travel to the country because of “armed conflict, civil unrest, communications disruptions, crime, and the potential […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the current heavy-handed efforts to tarnish the reputation of Ethiopia are a ploy to facilitate the path for Ethiopia’s fate to be that of Libya and Syria. Abiy made the remark in his message he delivered to commemorating the November 3, 2020 attacks on the Northern Command of the Ethiopian […]
Continue ReadingNEW YORK — The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday that U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will travel to Ethiopia Thursday for a two-day visit out of growing concern over violence in the country’s northern Tigray region. The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa said earlier that “the security environment in Ethiopia has […]
Continue ReadingGENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief said Wednesday that Ethiopia’s yearlong war has been marked by “extreme brutality” as a joint investigation into alleged atrocities faulted all sides for committing abuses, but avoided saying who was the most to blame. The investigation was hampered by authorities’ intimidation and restrictions and didn’t visit some of the war’s worst-affected locations. The […]
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