Ethiopia

Ethiopia on Wednesday warned that a new African Union-led mission for Somalia could worsen tensions in volatile East Africa, after Egypt said it sent military aid to the conflict-ridden nation. The new mission, known as AUSSOM, is due to…
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Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday accused Ethiopia of not accepting his country as a sovereign state. And he renewed his attack on Addis Ababa’s agreement with a breakaway Somali region. “Ethiopia refuses to…
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Maj. Gen. Mohammed Al-Moghedi, the secretary-general of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, received Maj. Gen. Seid Tikuye, the Ethiopian military attache in Saudi Arabia, and his accompanying delegation in Riyadh on Monday.…
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Turkiye has begun mediating talks between Somalia and Ethiopia over a port deal Addis Ababa signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland earlier this year, according to four officials familiar with the matter. The negotiations are the…
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Refugees from Sudan’s civil war who fled into neighboring Ethiopia say they have been forced to move on again and take shelter in a forest and on roadsides after repeated attacks by gunmen left their tents pock-marked with bullet holes.…
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Ethiopia lodged a complaint Thursday over statements by the US ambassador after he said the release of political prisoners could help the country engage in a productive dialogue and that detaining critics won’t resolve the country’s issues.…
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Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji met State Minister for Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Birtukan Ayano Dadi on Sunday in Riyadh. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and discussed…
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a message from the prime minister of Ethiopia on Sunday, Saudi Press Agency reported. The message was received by Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan during a reception at the…
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Saudi authorities arrested 17,896 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. According to an official report, a total of 10,874 people were arrested for…
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Egypt said on Tuesday that the latest talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have failed, but it will closely monitor the process of filling and operating the dam and reserve the right to defend its water. “Egypt reserves…
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