Tag: Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, Blinken conditions US aid on “reconciliation” in Tigray
The highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Ethiopia since the outbreak of war in Tigray in November 2020, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met on Wednesday (March 15) with the…
Antony Blinken in Ethiopia to verify the application of the peace agreement
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Wednesday, the first country of his African tour. A visit which comes as relations between the two countries…
in the absence of the opposition, the TPLF proposes a civil administration for Tigray
The party that rules Tigray concluded its conference on Saturday aimed at proposing the formation of a civil administration for the province, in accordance with the agreement signed with the…
what progress for Zlecaf?
The establishment of the continental free trade area is among the topics at the center of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa this Saturday, February 18. Initiated in 2012,…
Israeli diplomat expelled from opening ceremony
Diplomatic incident at the opening of the 36th African Union summit in Addis Ababa. An Israeli diplomat was expelled from the opening ceremony. Israel denounces an act severe “. The…
an agreement reached after days of crisis within the Orthodox Church
Orthodox leaders say the crisis is over. The Church, one of the oldest in the world and which represents 40% of the 115 million Ethiopians, was in the midst of…
President Issayas Afewerki outlines his vision of the conflict in Tigray
In one of his rare televised interventions, this Sunday evening February 12, Eritrean President Issayas Afewerki exposed – for 90 minutes – his very personal vision of the conflict in…
the current split within the Orthodox Church is confirmed
Orthodox Christians make up 40% of Ethiopia’s 115 million people. However, at the end of January, dissident archbishops and bishops decided to create their own branch of the Church in…
Abiy Ahmed meets a TPLF delegation for the first time since the peace agreement
This Friday, February 3, the Ethiopian Prime Minister received a high-level delegation of TPLF leaders. A first since the signing of the Pretoria peace agreement three months ago. A few…
sharp tensions within the Orthodox Church
In Ethiopia, a group of three archbishops and 25 bishops were excommunicated by the synod, the central religious authority. They had tried to install priests in the Oromo language without…