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ADDIS ABABA, JANUARY 26, 2022 — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it made its first delivery of medical supplies since last September into Mekelle, the capital of Tigray. With the support and through the facilitation of the authorities, the urgently needed supplies, including essential drugs, arrived in Mekelle on Wednesday. It said the supplies will be distributed to the region's health facilities. Although, the Ethiopian government had declared humanitarian ceasefire on June 2021, by September, 2021, Tigray People's Liberation Front's (TPLF) forces had expanded the conflict and occupied a significant portion of Amhara and Afar regions drastically affecting the delivery of humanitarian assistance into these regions as well as Tigray either by air or through land. "It is a huge relief that this first shipment is reaching hospitals," said Apollo Barasa, health coordinator at the ICRC delegation in Ethiopia. "This assistance is a lifeli

  ADDIS ABABA, JANUARY 26, 2022 — The Afar Regional State released its second statement this week stating that forces from Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) have penetrated 150 km into Afar region capturing Ab'ala, Magale and Erebti Woredas while the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), on the other hand, said in a statement that it was defending itself against an invasion from what it called a "Red Sea Force" of Afar and Eritrea. TPLF publicly admitted that it has captured parts of Afar region which it claimed will allow it to "neutralize" these "Red Sea Forces". Even though the TPLF forces have been pushed away from Brhale by Afar forces, reports indicate that TPLF has yet again opened new offensive at Konnaba, North of Ab'ala, shelling civilian population with heavy weapons from the mountains of Saridlu. "This is the third attempt by the TPLF to ethnically cleanse the Afar people. Although, it is attempting to dissuade the in

  ADDIS ABABA, JANUARY 26, 2022 - In the 2nd Extraordinary Session convened today, Ethiopia's Council of Ministers agreed to lift the State of Emergency imposed nationwide on November 02, 2021. Ethiopia declared a nationwide State of Emergency on November 02, 2021 to defend its sovereignty against the impending threat from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). The aim was to protect civilians from atrocities being committed by the terrorist TPLF group which at the time had captured two key towns in Amhara region, Dessie and Kombolcha. Soon after the State of Emergency was declared, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced , on November 22, 2021, his decision to go to the battlefront and lead Ethiopian forces in the fight against the TPLF. In just a matter of weeks, the TPLF forces were forced out of Amhara and Afar regions and many cities were liberated after months of brutal occupation. However, the federal government decided , on December 23, 2021, not to pursue the TPLF t

Left: Dr. Tedros and Dr. Amoth ADDIS ABABA, JANUARY 25, 2022 – Ethiopia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations Geneva released a statement today expressing its regrets for not being allowed to deliver a statement on the 24th of January 2022 at the 150th session of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO). The Permanent Mission of Ethiopia in Geneva said such mistreatment against a member country is unacceptable. Ethiopia’s statement comes after WHO Executive Board Chair Dr. Amoth blocked Ambassador Zenebe Kebede from his speech that was about to expose Dr. Tedros’ misconduct. “Dr. Tedros hails from Ethiopia. Ethiopia nominated him for the post of Director General of the WHO. It mobilized Africans and other friendly countries to support him. As soon as the conflict was triggered by the TPLF, he showed his true colors. He chose his political affiliation to TPLF over his country. In the process, he betrayed his oath of office as a Director General of the WHO. He abu

Dr. Tedro’s apparent “untouchability” means that certain elites have an interest in protecting him. This adds further credence to the suspicions of his many critics that he wasn’t carrying out his misconduct unilaterally and independently, but as part of a coordinated Hybrid War campaign to destabilize his homeland. By Andrew Korybko —  American political analyst WHO Executive Board chair Patrick Amoth started a hybrid meeting of the body by declaring that it had “set aside” Ethiopia’s request to investigate Dr. Tedros for misconduct and then twice stopped its Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Zenebe Kebede Korcho from criticizing the Director-General prior to outright cutting him off . Addis Ababa had formally accused Dr. Tedros of misconduct earlier this month for supporting the terrorist-designated TPLF . His actions arguably violated the WHO’s code of conduct yet the body is obviously covering for him despite it being in its best interests to at least take up the inves

  ADDIS ABABA, JANURARY 24, 2022 – Afar Regional State said in a statement today the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) terrorist group infiltrated and captured Ab’ala and Magale. It also said the TPLF group is attacking Brahle with heavy artillery injuring scores of civilians and forcing thousands to flee. “The Junta, which has been prolonging its life through fraud and false propaganda, has infiltrated various woredas in the Afar region and is still hurting innocent people by pretending to have been attacked. Today, the terrorist TPLF captured Magale and Abala, and also heavy fighting broke out in Aseda area of ​​Barahle district”, read the statement from the Afar regional government. The terrorist group which has no compassion or humanity is terrorizing innocent civilians, said the statement from the Afar regional government. The Afar regional government said the TPLF terrorist group is working day and night to make a profit by pitting the two peoples, the Afar and the

Left: Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, PM Abiy Ahmed and Minister of Defense Dr. Abraham Belay [Picture: SUNA] ADDIS ABABA, JANUARY 23, 2022 — General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (Hemetti) second in command of Sudan's Sovereign Council arrived in Addis Ababa on Saturday to discuss bilateral relations and issues of common interest with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Field Marshal Birhanu Jula and Minister of Defense Dr. Abraham Belay.    After his arrival in Addis Ababa, he was welcomed at Bole International Airport by the Ethiopian Defense Minister Dr. Abraham Belay and Temesgen Tiruneh, the Director of the National Intelligence and Security Service. During his visit, Hemetti “will discuss bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and ways to strengthen and develop it in all fields in the interests of the two countries,” said the Sudanese official news agency.  "I am pleased to welcome today Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, Vice-President of the Sove