An Ethiopian-born American citizen has pleaded guilty to passing highly classified intelligence to Ethiopia, including information he hoped would help target and kill fighters from the Tigray region during the 2020-22 civil war.
The death of Ethiopian journalism? The Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) has indefinitely suspended the registration certificate of Media and Communication Center PLC, publisher of the Amharic Reporter and English-language The Reporter newspapers
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Reports from #Ethiopia's Tigray region allege the continued looting of essential industrial and technical machinery at #Tigray Polytechnic College.
Ethiopian federal forces face accusations of systematically dismantling the region's educational infrastructure and public institutions. The latest allegations concerning the college remain independently unverified.
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Tigray Poly Technique College
High tech machinery looting continued by Abiy Ahmed in #Tigray under endorsement of the Tigray prosperity force. footage shows Tigray Poly-Technique College funded from #South Korean International development agency valued at over $7 million had all its machinery looted and loaded to Addis Ababa and Adama.
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stop destroying #Tigray
There have been repeated, but unverified, claims of drone attacks on Addis Ababa overnight. Let's see what emerges, but it would be a change in the military situation if Ethiopia's capital came under fire, rather than the capital of Tigray
#Ethiopia: Political commentator, Mekelle University lecturer Shewit Gebregzabher detained in Mekelle
Shewit Gebregzabher, a political commentator, lecturer at Mekelle University and co-founder of #Romanat_Media, was reportedly detained by security forces in #Mekelle, the capital of #Tigray, on Friday morning.
Shewit was conducting his media work when a man in civilian clothing approached him, identified himself as a police officer, and took him away without presenting a court-issued arrest warrant, eyewitnesses told Addis Standard.
Kahsay Hailu, who was with Shewit at the time, told Addis Standard that he saw police taking Shewit to the police station. “I followed Shewit to the police station. He asked me to collect his media accessories, which I later gave to his wife, and informed her of his whereabouts.”
His wife, Zufan Teklehaimanot, also told Addis Standard that he is currently being held at the Adihaki Sub-city police station in Mekelle. She said authorities have not informed the family of the reason for his detention, adding that she and their four children are worried.
Separately, the opposition party Salsay Weyane Tigray issued a statement condemning what it described as the “arbitrary arrest” of its member Shewit Gebreegziabher. The party said that security personnel ordered by the TPLF-led administration detained him without a court warrant and called for his immediate release while urging human rights organizations to follow the case.
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Expert: Ethio‑Eritrea War Could Trigger ‘Africa’s WWII’
A new Ethio‑Eritrea could draw 10-15 countries three continents & risk becoming “Africa’s Second World War,” echoing how the 2nd Congo War was dubbed Africa’s World War, @KjetilTronvoll told Anadolu.
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Ethiopian Religious Leaders are Fano In Robes
This video from 18 Nov 2020 shows religious leaders, inc Cardinal Berhaneyesus, expressing support for the war on #Tigray, where 1m Tigrayan Christians were slaughtered. Yet when 21 Amharas were killed, they all issued condemnations.
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New intelligence reports and information have revealed a dangerous deal between the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the United Arab #Emirates, which is fueling unrest in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East.
The deal led to a heavily-equipped military camp inside Ethiopia, specifically near the Sudanese border, where it is said to be used to train fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighting the Sudanese military.
The base, located in the remote Benishangul-Gumuz region, has been confirmed to be capable of holding up to 10,000 fighters. This would be the first direct evidence of Ethiopia’s involvement in the civil war in neighboring Sudan.
Eight sources, including a senior Ethiopian government official, confirmed that the UAE government funded the construction of the facility and provided military trainers.
This issue emerged at a time when Somalia earlier this year terminated all agreements and understandings it had entered into with the United Arab Emirates, which concerned bilateral security and defense cooperation
Salsay Weyane: Tigray Faces Renewed Full‑Scale War
“While the Pretoria peace agreement brought a temporary reprieve, the continued occupation of #Tigray lands and new legislative maneuvers by the federal govt are pushing the region back to the brink of war,” the party warned. 1/