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News Update: Tigrayan Forces take over capital Mekelle; Fed. Gov accepts interim admin’s call for unilateral ceasefire
Addis Abeba, June 28, 2021 – Reports of the take over of Mekelle city by forces formerly loyal to the TPLF which have since renamed themselves as Tigray Defence Forces (TDF) were coming out of Mekelle this afternoon. Addis Standard learned from residents of Mekelle that the city roads are …
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Breaking: The bodies of two Ethiopians, a Spanish MSF staffers found in Tigray after “brutal murder”
Addis Abeba, June 25/2021 – Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), said it is “horrified by the brutal murder of three MSF colleagues” in Tigray. Full Statement Today we are in mourning after receiving confirmation of the death of three of our colleagues who we were working in Tigray. Maria …
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Breaking: The EU cancels its planned deployment of Electoral Observation Mission to Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, May 03/2021 – The EU High Representative Josep Borrell said the block has canceled the deployment of its planned electoral observation mission to Ethiopia. Full Statement Despite all efforts by the European Union, it was not possible to reach an agreement with Ethiopian authorities on key parameters for the deployment …