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Ethiopia's deal to build a port in Somaliland had infuriated Somalia, prompting fears of wider conflict. ... BBC News. December 12, 2024 at 5:44 AM ... BBC Africa podcasts. Africa Daily. Focus on ...
Somalia says no concessions were made to Ethiopia in the Turkey-brokered deal, but Ethiopia has not commented. ... BBC News. January 3, 2025 at 6:25 AM ... BBC Africa podcasts. Africa Daily. Focus ...
During July 2024, Fano began a broad offensive in the Amhara region which enabled it to seize control of rural territories. [3] [2]Fano units in Gondar started attacking the B30 Highway in September after a lull in August and launched an offensive to gain control over the C34 road, [4] which links Amhara to neighboring Sudan.
2024 South African general election: The ANC party fails to win a majority of the vote for the first time in South Africa's democratic history. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] 2024 Malagasy parliamentary election : President Andry Rajoelina 's party, Tanora Malagasy Vonona , loses their majority at the National Assembly , winning only 80 seats out of 163.
When Ethiopia's government and rebellious forces from the Tigray region agreed in November to end their conflict, diplomats hailed the peace deal as a new dawn for Africa's second most populous ...
Ethiopia Human Rights Council: Listed the names of detainees and condemned the mass arrests of media groups and public defenders. [25] Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center (EHRDC): the group called on the Ethiopian government to the immediate release of journalists and to stop the restriction of access to the free flow of information. [26]
The conflict has quickly become Ethiopia's most serious security crisis since a two-year civil war in Tigray region, which neighbours Amhara, ended in November.
The exacerbation of the conflict in 2016 is speculated to be caused from competition arisen from a prolonged drought. [15] From December 2016 at the border of the Oromia and Somali regions, the Oromia and Somali communities territorial tension boiled, notably near the town of Deka, leaving at least 30 people dead and more than 50,000 displaced.