ENDF SAYS IT KILLED 50 FIGHTERS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS FROM SUDAN

 Yesterday, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) said it has killed 50 mercenaries working with Tigrayan Forces who attempted to cross into Ethiopia from Sudan to attack the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and halt the continuing of its operation. The statement quoted Metekel Zone Command Post Operational Coordinator, Colonel Seife Ingi as saying, “The enemy planned for a long time to disturb this region, our forces have taken decisive action against enemy movements. Despite the stiff resistance put on by the...

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UN Peace Operations Chief Will Travel To Ethiopia, Sudan

 UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix will travel to Ethiopia and Sudan next week to discuss with senior government officials issues related to the UN peacekeeping in the region, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Friday.Lacroix will be joined during his trip by UN Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Parfait Onanga-Anyanga."The head of our peace operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, will be traveling to Ethiopia and Sudan....

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Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Millions at risk under aid blockade – UN

Aid supplies are not reaching the conflict-area in the north of Ethiopia. An aid blockade is in effect on the Tigray region while a spokesperson for the government denies that supplies are being halted. Millions of civilians are depending on food, nutrition supplies, medicine and other aid. The UN approximates that 5.2 million people need urgent assistance to avoid a famine situation that would be the worst in decades. Aid can move easier within Tigray itself, however, getting trucks into the region is proving to be difficult. The only land...

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