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A base in Somalia’s Puntland State used by the militant group al-Shabaab has been captured by state troops, media reports suggest on Wednesday.
The government of Ethiopia said it has credible evidence that some “foreign elements” have attempted to smuggle weapons to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) under the guise of humanitarian assistance.
The government of Ethiopia Friday announced that Eritrean troops have started leaving the embattled Tigray region where they were accused of committing crimes against civilians.
Fighters of the outlawed Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have killed 22 civilians including leaders and staff of the provisional administration, according to a statement released by the Ethiopian government on Wednesday.
Egypt has been instrumental in brokering a deal between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas who have been locked in a violent conflict that has left some 250 dead.
The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) has dismissed allegations that its members including army generals actively participated in the recent violence in Amhara State’s North Shoa Zone.
United Nations human rights Chief Michelle Bachelet has agreed to an Ethiopian request for a joint investigation in the country’s northern Tigray region, where possible war crimes may have been committed.
At least 80 fighters of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have been reportedly killed in a counteroffensive by a joint operation of the Ethiopian military and Amhara Special Forces.
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Saturday dismissed allegations of ethnic cleansing of people in the Tigray region by US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken as unfounded and spurious verdict against the government in Addis Ababa.
The special envoy of the Secretary General of the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) to monitor the situation in Mali has been in Bamako since Wednesday to assess the progress made with the transition process which should culminate in general elections.