MINILIK SALSAWI

Tigray leaders dangerously torn between Addis Ababa and Asmara MINILIK SALSAWI » Tue Feb 25, 2025 1:02 am Relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea are at their lowest point since the end of the war in Tigray in 2022. Amid fears of a new conflict, both governments are trying to win over the Tigrayan leaders, who are more divided than ever. [...] https://www.africaintelligence.com/east ... 378687-eve Asmara .....

  The US is using the Renaissance Dam dispute as a tool to persuade Egypt to accept and resettle Gaza residents, the New Arab website reported, citing diplomatic sources. The report noted that a senior US delegation recently traveled to Cairo and discussed the issue with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdellatif and other officials. US officials reportedly told their Egyptian counterparts that if the US is to play a constructive role in resolving the Renaissance Dam dispute, Egypt must accept and resettle Gaza residents. Egypt, however, has rejected President Donald Trump’s proposal to partially resettle Gaza residents. It is worth noting that Ethiopia rejected the binding tripartite agreement proposed by President Trump during his first term in office to resolve the dam dispute.  

 By amnesty.org As today marks four months since the launch of a state-led campaign of mass arbitrary detention of thousands of people in Ethiopia’s Amhara region in September 2024, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, said:  “The international silence over the mass and arbitrary detention of thousands of people in Amhara region is beyond shameful. Ethiopia’s development partners, as well as African and global human rights bodies, must use their influence to publicly call for the release of all arbitrarily detained people. The world must stop turning a blind eye to Ethiopia’s human rights crisis as the Ethiopian government continues to trample on the rule of law.  “Keeping thousands of people locked up for months without charge or trial is a travesty of justice and a blatant human rights violation. Not only are thousands of people behind bars without any legal basis, but the Ethiopian authorities have also ...