The office of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says he has returned to his usual work in the capital and has left the battle front. The Prime Minister has been at the front line in the civil war, which started in Tigray last year. The Ethiopian troops have been fighting rebels from the northern Tigray region.
Ethiopia’s prime minister has said he will himself go to the front line to face the rebels in the country’s civil war, now more than a year old. His statement, released on social media on Monday evening, came as there were reports of Tigrayan forces moving closer to the capital, Addis Ababa. The civil war with rebels…
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home after attending the second term inaugurating of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed. President Buhari, who traveled to Ethiopia on Sunday, arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 1:30PM today. The Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, was among top officials who drove to the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for peace and stability in Ethiopia amid the numerous challenges confronting the East African nation. President Buhari in his goodwill message at the inauguration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for a second-five-year term in office, pledged that Nigeria would continue to support the unity and territorial integrity of Ethiopia. The Nigerian leader…
At least twenty-eight dead bodies have been recovered in a river in Sudan, which is close to the border with Ethiopia. The dead bodies, which have gunshot wounds and hands tied behind their backs, are suspected to have come from Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where rebels are fighting the government’s army. However; the Ethiopian government has said fake…
Ethiopia has declared a ceasefire in the war-torn Tigray region. This comes as rebel fighters claim control of the regional capital, Mekelle, after eight months of fighting. Reports say thousands of people poured out on the streets to celebrate the development, waving flags and setting off fireworks. Meanwhile, the United Nations has said that more than five…