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🧵 Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF) have published evidence confirming that UAE Akinci drones, deployed at Bahir Dar Airport in northern Ethiopia 🇪🇹, have been used since early March to carry out strikes across Sudan, from Kordofan to the White & Blue Nile states, reaching Khartoum 1/
Egyptian Foreign Affairs on Tuesday May 5th 2026 released a statement condemning the targeting of Khartoum International Airport and the involvement of neighboring country without naming names. #Sudan #Egypt #Ethiopia
There has been a serious escalation in Tigray. Mekelle residents reported a military aircraft (likely a fighter jet) flying over Mekelle today. Other sources also reported a grenade explosion near the interim administration office in Mekelle. Reports also suggest Gen. Tadesse might succumb and leave his position without much of a fight. Both Addis and Mekelle want to avoid a return to war. But will there be an avenue for the federal government to back down without appearing very weak, or for the TPLF to reimpose the pre-November 2020 administration without inviting the federal government into conflict? The constant manoeuvring could easily lead to a disastrous conflict. It is time for the AU and Pretoria mediators to conclude the unfinished business of the Pretoria agreement and more.
Trading with the Ethiopian Birr (ETB) will be suspended on the 15th May. Your funds are safe, and you can still access your account. We’re working closely with regulators to support Ethiopia’s goals and hope to resume trading soon. We’ll share updates as soon as we have them. Thank you for your patience.
1/ Authorities in Ethiopia’s contested Western Tigray/Wolkait Zone are arbitrarily detaining ethnic Tigrayans and severely restricting their movements, employment, and access to services. New from @hrw 🧵 ⬇️hrw.org/news/2026/04/2…
Very sad to see these champions of Ethiopian women's rights take such horrible online abuse and safety risks for their courageous efforts. Their armchair abusers, incognito behind computers, have probably never done anything courageous in their lives. theguardian.com/global-develop…
At the end of February, a small delegation of #Eritrean military personnel led by Brigadier General Eyob Fesehaye travelled to Mekelle, capital of Tigray, to meet with the head of the region's Peace and Security Bureau, Tigrayan General Fisseha Kidanu. africaintelligence.com/eastern-africa…
Sudan’s descent into a fragmented theater for ideological militancy threatens to reshape the strategic map of the Red Sea, the Horn of Africa, and the Sahel. Ethiopia stands as the indispensable regional anchor, leveraging its diplomatic weight and humanitarian leadership to prevent a total security collapse. Read:ifa.gov.et/2026/03/11/how…
News: Demonstration held in #Kobo town, #Amhara region, supporting House of Federation decision; IDPs allege pressure to participate A public demonstration was held on Saturday in Kobo town, #North_Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, in support of a decision by the House of #Federation and the National Election Board of #Ethiopia allowing elections to be conducted in disputed areas of the Raya zone outside the administration of the Tigray Region. However, internally displaced people (#IDPs) and residents who participated in the gathering told Addis Standard they were warned that failure to take part could affect their access to humanitarian assistance. On 23 February 2026, it was reported that Ethiopia’s House of Federationhad ordered the upcoming federal parliamentary elections in five electoral districts previously under the Tigray regional state to be conducted outside the Tigray administration’s oversight until the “ownership claim is resolved.” The decision by the House of Federation triggered outrage in #Tigray, where demonstrations took place in different towns opposing the move. On 27 February 2026, in #Alamata, 30 km from Kobo town in the North Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, one of the districts excluded from Tigray oversight by the House of Federation, a large number of protesters gathered to oppose the decision by the House of Federation and the National Election Board. However, state-affiliated broadcaster Amhara Media Corporation reported that residents from Raya Alamata, Raya Bala, Zata, and Ofla districts, as well as Alamata and Korem towns, took part in the demonstration held in Kobo. According to the report, demonstrators framed the issue as a matter of identity, stating that “identity is non-negotiable” and arguing that preventing residents from exercising their right to vote would amount to a denial of democratic rights. Read more: addisstandard.com/?p=55671
