MINILIK SALSAWI

The religious tension stops but  Access to social media platforms has been restricted in Ethiopia   Social media and messaging apps restricted in Ethiopia amid religious tensions     Confirmed: Network metrics show that social media and messaging platforms Facebook, Messenger, TikTok and Telegram have been restricted in Ethiopia amid anti-government protests over a split in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewhado Church EOTC . At least 30 people have been killed in protests since Feb. 4, the church said in a statement on Thursday.   Access to social media platforms has been restricted in Ethiopia, Internet watchdog NetBlocks said, following violent protests sparked by a rift within the country's Orthodox Church. The statement called for demonstrations on Sunday, accusing the Ethiopian government of "meddling" in the church's internal affairs after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed asked his ministers to stay out of the dispute. The Ethiopian state has traditionally mai...

Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, is slated to visit the war-torn region of Tigray at the end of next week. This will be his second trip to Ethiopia since the Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) and the federal government struck a peace deal. At the 17th Internet Governance Forum, which was held in Addis Ababa about two months ago, Guterres met Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD). Later, the Secretary-General visited Abiy at his palace, where he reaffirmed his full support for the implementation of the permanent cessation of hostilities agreement (COHA) and the declaration on the modalities for its implementation, which was brokered by the African Union. The UN Secretary General is scheduled to arrive in Addis Ababa at the end of next week, according to diplomatic sources. “Guterres is coming to Ethiopia for two main purposes, the first is to attend the African Union summit that will be held at the end of next week,” the source told The Reporter. Following his pa...

  Breaking news: The palace discussion is over. It was decided to dissolve the "Synod of Nationalities" : they agreed that everything should be returned to the way it was. It is said to be a good deal. It is said that the rally can be held. The prime minister negotiated with the fathers on behalf of the condemned rebel group.    It has been reported that the Federal High Court has issued a suspension order against the respondents who were denounced by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Another progress for the rule of law over the rule of the jungle. The Sunday parade will be held. The instructions and statements of the fathers should be focused on. There are many issues that need to be addressed and there is no need to trust the government. Belief only in God and Fathers. So let's be alert and ready; No need to be distracted.

  The Union of Elders, led by Derartu Tulu Haile Gebreslase, including 15 Popes, has started talking face-to-face with Prime Minister Abiy. The meeting has just started. The Manbera Patriarch (Patriarch's residence) is filled with federal police. The reason given by the police is that we are here to wait for you. VIDEO > https://mereja.com/amharic/v2/798014 Religious violence is threatening Ethiopia and the government is behind it Yohannes Gedamu (Ph.D.) Second most populous African country and a strategically located state in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia could face an unprecedented new challenge; and this time, it is due to government intervention in religious affairs. Ethiopia’s fragile inter-ethnic relations caused by a divisive and globally anomalous federal arrangement and one that continues to be exploited by ethno-nationalist movements, have caused most of the country’s difficult challenges across the last three decades. During these tim...

Atrocities happening in Shashemene! State Terrorism We've previously reported that the Oromia police opened fire on innocent worshipers who were guarding their church after a group of illegals were said to be coming to West Arsi Diocese on Saturday 4th February and caused serious injuries.    According to the information gathered today, T.M.C. understood that the number of martyrs who were killed has reached 42 today. Among the martyrs, we find Kesis Haregeweyne, who led the divine Liturgy at Shashemene St. Michael Church that day and has died as a Martyr today.    Eyewitnesses stated that the bodies of martyrs who died in an attack by the government security forces in Shashemene city were taken out of Debre Sebhat St. Michael's Church in a car at 10:30pm last night. Also added that, the group of illegals taking pictures to satisfy their thirst for power before the bodies of martyrs were taken out from the church illustrates their extreme cruelty.    What's...

  Senior officials of the Ethiopian Federal Government and the People's Liberation Army of Tigray TPLF met and discussed today in Ethiopia. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonin and other senior officials from the federal government were present at the meeting held at Halala Kela, a recreational area in southern Ethiopia.   From the TPLF side, the members of the peace agreement committee led by the party's chief negotiator, Mr. Reda, participated. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met and discussed publicly with senior officials of the TPLF. Today is the first time since October 2013. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's security adviser, Ridwan Hussain, wrote on his Twitter page that the peace agreement was signed by the two sides. It's focused on the activism that has been going on so far. Prime Minister Abiy  has decided to increase the number of flights, banking and other services to Tigray. According to Ambassador Ridwan, the decision is aimed at establi...

 Washington Post Tigray residents in the towns of Axum, Adwa and Sheraro said some Eritrean soldiers were still present. In the Tigray region, doctors at hospitals in three cities said last week that women were still coming in and reporting that they had been raped by Eritrean soldiers. Residents said in interviews that the Eritreans were also routinely looting food, animals and any remaining phones or equipment from the impoverished population.  A three-month-old peace deal in Ethiopia has revived humanitarian aid and restored telephone links and electricity to the northern region of Tigray, but many families there are still fearful because of the continued presence of soldiers from neighboring Eritrea, blamed for a wave of atrocities during the two-year war. Despite widespread reports of a pullout by the Eritreans, who have supported Ethiopian government forces, residents in three Tigrayan cities said in interviews that they had seen Eritrean soldiers as recently ...