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At least 10,000 civilians have reportedly fled Ethiopia’s Moyale town into #Kenya as deadly clashes between #Oromia and Somali regional forces continue.

AFP reports numerous civilian casualties, including a 13-year-old girl killed during the fighting along the #Ethiopia–#Kenya border.

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#Fano forces announced a coordinated offensive across nine towns in Gondar, #Ethiopia’s #Amhara region, on October 24.

The group claims to have killed at least 278 #Ethiopian National Defense Forces (#ENDF) personnel, seized 344 rifles and other military equipment, and freed more than 250 detained youths in Kimir Dingay.

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Türkiye’s National Intelligence Academy has published a new report on Israeli expansionism, and the Horn of Africa is at its center. It calls Somalia “one of the clearest arenas” of the Türkiye-Israel rivalry, describes the recognition of Somaliland as part of a strategy to encircle Türkiye, and says Israel indirectly backs Sudan’s war through allied states. @miaedutr

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#Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel sharply criticized #Ethiopia's calls for a role in Red Sea security discussions at the 12th Tana Forum.

He accused Addis Ababa of destabilizing #Eritrea and #Somalia, interfering in #Sudan's conflict and pursuing sovereign access to the Red Sea at the expense of regional stability.
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Potemkin Party Officials (speech at 12th Tana Forum by Director of NSA) are invoking "increasing Red Sea militarization... and its consequences on maritime security" to argue for a "seat on the table for its stabilization".

The unhealthy obsession/irony is too palpable to merit elaboration.

This regime has been embroiled in, and has become the principal incubator, of the multiple and perennial internal conflicts that have gripped Ethiopia (Tigray, Amhara, Somali Regions etc.) for most of its relatively short incumbency.

It continues to host a military base in the Beni-Shangul Gumuz Region in western Ethiopia for UAE sponsored military training camp; main conduit for mercenaries; and for launching Drone attacks against the Sudan.

For more than three years now, it has declared an unprovoked war of aggression against Eritrea under the mantra of "sovereign access to the sea" and projection of "naval power" in the sovereign territorial waters of its neighbour.

Its destabilizing act against Somalia is another dimension of its delusional pursuit of "regional grandeur" and insatiable appetite for the status of a "surrogate mini-hegemon" under the beck and call of other regional hegemons.

This charade has to stop before it entails further regional chaos and turmoil!

Time to tell the aspirant "mini-hegemon" to shed these hollow pipedreams and grapple with its intractable domestic agendas. Time to openly pronounce - as the saying goes - that "the Emperor has no clothes".

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#Ethiopia's Tigray Peace Force (#TPF) has reportedly called on TPLF cadres to register at their nearest police stations between October 25 and 29 for consultations.

The statement warns that those who fail to register will be considered to have chosen to continue working for the #TPLF.

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#Kenya's largest electricity producer, KenGen, has appointed Ronoh Kibet Charles as its incoming chief executive.

Currently General Manager for Commercial Services, Kibet will succeed Peter Waweru Njenga on February 1, 2027. His priorities will include renewable energy investment and operational efficiency.

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Search and rescue operations continue at the collapsed building site along Yusuf Haji Avenue in Eastleigh, #Nairobi.

The #Kenya Red Cross reported that 66 of the 67 construction workers had been accounted for, while emergency teams continue searching for others who may have been inside or near the building.

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#Kenyan President William #Ruto announced the construction of 10 new roads in Machakos County at a cost of KSh21 billion.

Addressing residents in Mwala, Ruto pledged that the region would no longer be marginalised and would receive its fair share of national development projects.

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#Kenya's Mwananchi Party, led by Babu Owino, has called for mandatory livestreaming of election results to be protected ahead of the 2027 polls.

The National Assembly, however, says its latest amendments retain the existing livestreaming requirement rather than abolish it.

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Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has vowed to challenge President William Ruto ahead of #Kenya’s 2027 elections.

Natembeya said he was following #Ruto’s own political playbook, citing his past opposition to Moi, Raila Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta. “I will not be intimidated by Ruto,” he declared.

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KANU leader Gideon Moi says his political reconciliation with President William #Ruto has collapsed, reigniting a struggle for influence in the Rift Valley.

Moi accused the government of failing to fulfil earlier promises and signalled an independent path ahead of the 2027 elections.

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#Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed welcomed Mozambican President Daniel Chapo ahead of the 12th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa.

The two leaders held bilateral talks focused on strengthening cooperation between Ethiopia and #Mozambique and advancing shared interests.

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#Oromia regional forces are accused of continuing attacks against #Somali civilians in #Ethiopia's Moyale for a third consecutive day.

Reports allege that armed personnel have positioned machine guns and snipers on rooftops across the town, targeting Somali residents.

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#Ethiopia's intelligence chief, Ambassador Redwan Hussien, warned at the #Tana Forum in Bahir Dar that growing Red Sea militarisation and competition among foreign powers threaten regional security.

He argued that maritime security should not be left solely to coastal states and called for stronger cooperation across the Horn of Africa.

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#Tigray's federally appointed caretaker official Redae Halefom reportedly acknowledged that #Ethiopian National Defence Forces (#ENDF) are dismantling and transporting industrial equipment and construction machinery out of Tigray.

He allegedly described the removal as a measure for “safekeeping.”

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#Eritrea and The #Gambia have formally established diplomatic relations through an agreement signed by their #UN Permanent Representatives, Sophia Tesfamariam and Lamin B. Dibba.

The agreement aims to strengthen bilateral ties and expand cooperation in politics, trade, economic development and culture

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More than 47 people have reportedly been killed or injured in clashes between #Oromia and #Somali regional forces in Moyale and surrounding areas.

Fighting has spread to Chamuq, Melka Guba and nearby settlements, with Oromia forces accused of burning and looting civilian properties in Chamuq.

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#Eritrea's Foreign Ministry declared that the country's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity are non-negotiable amid rising tensions with #Ethiopia.

#Asmara rejected Ethiopia's demands for sovereign access to the Red Sea, insisting that #Eritrean forces remain within national borders and that the country is prepared to defend its sovereignty.

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Armed attackers stormed the Finchaa Sugar Factory in #Ethiopia's Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, #Oromia Region.

Unverified reports attribute the assault to the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and claim over 150 federal police officers were killed. Local accounts instead report five deaths and the abduction of two factory workers.

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Thousands of #Ethiopians have fled fighting in Moyale and crossed into #Kenya’s Marsabit County.

The Kenya Red Cross has expanded emergency assistance for displaced families, mainly women and children, with an initial relief operation targeting 1,000 households.