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ETHIOPIA ― 🔥A small protest took place in Addis Ababa today after a young man was reportedly killed by police in the Shiro Meda area. What began as a reaction to the incident later grew into broader anti-government demonstrations, with protesters voicing frustration over worsening political and economic conditions in the country. With the general election approaching, social media is already filled with Ethiopians venting despair over what many describe as a nation pushed to its breaking point. Today’s unrest may fade quickly, but one thing is increasingly difficult to deny: the patience of the Ethiopian people against the incompetent administration of Abiy Ahmed is wearing dangerously thin. #Ethiopia
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SUDAN ― ☀️A second round of people-to-people dialogue under the umbrella of #Ximdo has taken place in Port Sudan, bringing together representatives from the Tigray, Amhara, Oromo, Ogaden, Gambella, Benishangul-Gumuz, and Somali communities, as well as opposition groups. Participants included Abdirahman Mahdi, one of the founders of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF). Hajj Ibrahim Osman Aliyu of the Afar National Union Revolutionary Front (ANURF) also delivered a message of solidarity online. Organizers argue the grassroots #Ximdo (or #Tsimdo) initiative seeks to promote peaceful coexistence and relations among border communities of #Eritrea, #Ethiopia, and #Sudan. Supporters of the initiative argue that the initiative that started a years ago has already contributed in developing trust among the people and achieved relative peace in parts of the #Tigray, #Amhara, and #Afar regions bordering Eritrea, without any military involvement.
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ETHIOPIA — The country is entering a tense new chapter. The Oromo Liberation Army, known in Oromo as Waraana Bilisummaa Oromoo (WBO), is pushing forward village by village, gathering strength as public trust in PM Abiy Ahmed fades. In the Amhara region, #Fano forces are advancing along their own front, creating a parallel wave of resistance. To many observers, these twin surges signal a government losing its grip and a ruling party whose dominance is beginning to crack.
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Eritrea, given its strategic location along the Red Sea and its influence on stability in the Horn of Africa, has significant importance for both regional security and global trade routes. With its proximity to key shipping lanes and its role in counterterrorism and migration dynamics, it can serve as an indispensable partner. That is precisely why the Trump administration has signaled openness to resetting ties and exploring renewed diplomatic engagement.
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ETHIOPIA — 🔥 While pundits spin wild predictions of a looming war over #Eritrea's Red Sea ports, #Ethiopia is actually struggling to hold itself together. With insurgency gripping Oromia, war raging in Amhara, and a deep impasse in Tigray, the Abiy Ahmed regime looks far closer to collapsing from within than threatening anyone beyond its borders.
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#BREAKING — 🚨 Getachew Reda seems to have narrowly escaped arrest by the powerful TPLF-D faction, reportedly fled to Addis Ababa. His title as Interim Administrator, which he often referred to as "President," is no longer recognized in Tigray. The fateful dismissal letter that he issued to three top TPLF generals two days ago has now sealed his fate in Tigray for good. According to Debretsion, Getachew Reda's actions amount to 'national treason.'
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ETHIOPIA - 〽️There’s always a new “look over there” moment to keep the Ethiopian public busy when things get uncomfortable for the government, and this time the “urgent national issue” is … an Amharic album by Teddy Afro. Not unemployment, not inflation, not governance, just a microphone and some lyrics apparently powerful enough to rattle the entire administration of PM Abiy Ahmed. You have to ask, what kind of government hears a few songs and thinks, “this needs to be stopped”? Is it really about #TeddyAfro being Amhara, or is it that the lyrics might land a little too accurately? If anything, this just proves the point: when a government feels threatened by music, it’s not the music that’s the problem. Because banning an album like it’s contraband doesn’t make it look dangerous, it makes the regime look nervous, and if the goal was to keep it quiet, well, they’ve done the exact opposite. Nothing boosts an album release like turning it into forbidden content. Congratulations, they may have just turned an album release into the very national conversation they were trying to avoid.
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We Eritreans can’t help but be amused whenever Ethiopian elites accuse us of denying them access to our ports for "trade". Funny how short memories they can be. It was their own former PM Meles Zenawi who proudly declared that Ethiopia would rather pay millions of dollars to Djibouti than let Eritrea earn a cent (paid in birr) from port fees, and then abandon from using our ports altogether. Here is the receipt 👇
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#BREAKING - 🔥 Defections from #Ethiopia’s Afar region into Eritrea are no longer a trickle but a flood. The weekend saw the largest group of defectors constitutes from the police, militia, University students, and special forces, rally to the cause of Col. Ibrahim Osman Aliyu, whose influence continues to grow. Their departure is a powerful indictment of PM Abiy Ahmed and his Prosperity Party, whose corruption, exploitation of resources, and contempt for the Afar people have lit the fire of revolt. Their message is unmistakably clear: the Afar people will not be pawns, nor will their land be reduced to a mere military training grounds for Abiy’s reckless war schemes against neighboring #Eritrea, #Djibouti, and #Tigray.
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ETHIOPIA ― ⚡️ #BREAKING Dozens of militia members and police officers were reportedly killed in clashes with fighters from the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) on the outskirts of Asella, the capital of the Arsi Zone, on Thursday. The violence comes amid a reported increase in fighting across Oromia following the redeployment of the army to northern Ethiopia to fight the TPLF, and Fano, and by extension with Eritrea. Jawar Mohammed, an Oromo opposition figure, said on his post on X that OLA fighters had captured multiple security outposts in the Shewa and Arsi zones in recent weeks. He claimed that hundreds of militia members and police officers had been killed during that period. Among the incidents he cited were the reported deaths of 73 militia and police officers in the Shanan Haben area last week, and 23 in the Marti district of Arsi Zone. Further casualties were reported in West Shewa Zone. On 26 February, 16 militia members, including a kebele administrator, were said to have been killed in Winee Roge village in Gindeberet District. Eight (8) more were reportedly killed the same day in Qarre Dobi kebele, also in Gindeberet, while five (5) militia members were said to have died in Chobi District on 25 February. On the same day, 8 militia members were reported killed in Qarre Dobi kebele, also in Gindeberet District. Five (5) militia members were said to have died in Chobi District on 25 February. In Metta Robi District, 23 militia members and local police officers were reportedly killed on 26 February. Those said to have died include the district militia commander, while the district police commander was reportedly seriously wounded. In East Arsi Zone, 13 militia members were reported killed in Sibe Merero village in Robe District on 26 February. The claims have not been independently verified. #WBO #Jira #Ethiopia
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ADDIS ABABA — Just take one casual left turn off the approved, UAE funded, Chinese built three kilometer downtown routes, and the filter suddenly drops and that carefully sold postcard version of Addis Ababa suddenly ends. The rest of the city is still there, cracked roads, tired buildings, neighborhoods that go dark at night, and people getting by the way they always have. It is amazing what a well lit three kilometer stretch can do for a reputation.
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⏹️ "Around 66 years ago, #SaudiArabia experienced a heatwave prompting the king to spend the summer in Asmara, #Eritrea's capital—an exceptionally beautiful city at the time. Imagine, they were traveling by car and train at that time and cinema had been a popular pastime for a century. In the present day, this city you see has a harmonious coexistence of Islam and Christianity. It epitomizes peace, safety, and security, allowing residents to stroll confidently day and night without fear. Eritrea's greatest beauty lies in its people—warm, kind, and welcoming to strangers. This hospitality is the most remarkable aspect I've discovered in Eritrea." ------ 👉 سلطان المرواني, a passionate Saudi tourist, explores Eritrea for several weeks and documents his experiences on his TikTok page. ------
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