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Dec
07
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopian forces recapture two strategic towns

Ethiopian forces recapture two strategic towns

NEWS
ETHIOPIAN forces have recaptured the strategic towns of Dessie and Kombolcha from rebellious Tigrayan forces, the government said on Monday, the latest sign of the government retaking territory. Forces aligned with the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) had taken control of the towns, in the Amhara region, just over a month ago, and then threatened to march on the capital Addis Ababa. TPLF spokesperson Getachew Reda could not be immediately reached for comment on the government's statement. Reuters was unable to verify the statement. Phone lines are down in the towns. The government's communication service that announced the victory has…
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Dec
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia’s PM, on frontline, urges troops to ‘destroy’ enemy

Ethiopia’s PM, on frontline, urges troops to ‘destroy’ enemy

NEWS
ETHIOPIAN Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said his foes had been defeated and promised to recapture territory in the region of Amhara from rebellious Tigrayan forces after praising military victories against the Tigrayans in the region of Afar. Footage from the front that aired on state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting on Tuesday showed Abiy wearing military jungle fatigues and cap and scanning the horizon with binoculars. "The East Command secured an unimaginable victory in just one day of planning and a day and a half long fighting," he said. "Now we will repeat that victory in this front." Fana said he was addressing…
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Aug
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Africa can prevent Ethiopia from going down Rwanda’s path: here’s how

Africa can prevent Ethiopia from going down Rwanda’s path: here’s how

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
WHEN Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2019, I congratulated him in a public US and Africa dialogue forum. I thought he deserved the prize, given what he had done. In particular, he showed a calm and responsible interest in listening to all community grievances to avoid outbursts of war. EDWARD KISSI, Associate Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, University of South Florida Today, under Abiy’s watch, Ethiopia has descended into a political and humanitarian crisis that threatens the very survival of the federal state. There are reports of ethnic groups in various regions…
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Jul
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Afar displaces 54 000

Fighting in Ethiopia’s Afar displaces 54 000

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW AND MAGGIE FICK ATTACKS by Tigrayan fighters in Ethiopia's Afar region have forced over 54,000 people from their homes, an official said on Thursday, and refugees in a camp in southern Tigray described heavy clashes nearby. Tens of thousands of people, meanwhile, rallied in the capital to support Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who has faced criticism for his handling of a conflict that threatens to undermine stability in Africa's second-most populous nation. Tigrayan fighters, who want the Ethiopian government to accept their terms before talks on a ceasefire can begin, have taken control of three districts in Afar…
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Jul
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Support for Ethiopia army, Amhara against Tigray forces

Support for Ethiopia army, Amhara against Tigray forces

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW  THREE more Ethiopian regions are sending soldiers to reinforce the national army in its fight against forces from the northern region of Tigray, regional officials said, widening a conflict that has so far largely affected the north. Officials from Oromiya, Sidama, and the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region said their forces had joined the army, known as the Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF), which withdrew from most of Tigray late in June. A fourth region, Amhara, has already been locked in conflict with Tigray since the war erupted in November. Both Amhara and Tigray claim the fertile…
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Jul
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia conflict heats up

Ethiopia conflict heats up

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW  ETHIOPIA’S war in the northern region of Tigray looked set to intensify as the prime minister signalled the end of a government ceasefire and the neighbouring Amhara region said it would go on the offensive against Tigrayan forces. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which has recaptured most of its home region in the past three weeks after an abrupt reversal in an eight-month war, has vowed to retake western Tigray, an expanse of fertile territory controlled by Amhara forces who seized it during the conflict. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed abruptly pulled central government troops out of most…
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Jul
12
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethopia PM’s party wins landslide victory

Ethopia PM’s party wins landslide victory

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW PRIME Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won the most seats in Ethiopia's parliamentary election, the election board has announced, a victory that assures him another term in office. Abiy hailed the June 21 vote as the country's first free and fair election after decades of repressive rule. However, an opposition boycott, war in the northern region of Tigray, ethnic violence and logistical challenges in some areas overshadowed the election. Voting did not take place in three of Ethiopia's 10 regions. Abiy's party won 410 of 436 parliamentary seats, election board deputy chairperson Woubshet Ayele announced in the capital…
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Jul
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawal

Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawal

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW ETHIOPIA'S Tigray region wants a full withdrawal of troops from Eritrea and the neighbouring state of Amhara before it can engage in any talks with the federal government about a ceasefire, it said in a statement. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the regional authority driven out last year by Ethiopian forces and troops from neighbouring Eritrea, returned to the region's capital Mekelle on Monday to cheering crowds. Their return was followed by a unilateral declaration of a ceasefire by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government, a move dismissed by TPLF spokesperson Getachew Reda as a "joke". A statement…
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Jul
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Tigray as no longer ‘centre’ of conflict

Tigray as no longer ‘centre’ of conflict

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW ETHIOPIAN Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed acknowledged government troops had left Tigray's regional capital Mekelle after months of fighting, saying it was because the city was no longer the "centre of gravity for conflicts". Another government figure said the troops could return in weeks if needed - the first statements by federal officials since Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces took the city this week in a major turn of events in the conflict. But a spokesman for the TPLF called Abiy's comments a "lie", saying that government troops lost and were forced to leave Mekelle. He also said…
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Jun
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Officials count ballots after Ethiopia’s election

Officials count ballots after Ethiopia’s election

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW and MAGGIE FICK OFFICIALS in Ethiopia have started counting ballots  after a parliamentary election billed as the first free vote in the country's history but marred by an opposition boycott, war and reports of irregularities in some areas. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hopes the national and regional elections will show the success of democratic reforms he launched after being appointed by the ruling coalition in 2018. But the vote also reflects a messy reality in the country of 109 million people. Authorities could not hold polls on Monday in four of Ethiopia's 10 regions, according to the election…
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