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ETHIOPIA KENYA

Kenyatta drives hard bargain over hosting Addis Ababa's evacuated diplomats

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's 9 December note verbale announcing that he would consider the move of international diplomats and military personnel currently based in Addis Ababa to Nairobi on a case-by-case basis has ruffled the international community. [...] (222 words)

Issue dated 20/12/2021

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Diplomacy

African Union makes a quiet exit

Ethiopia's civil war is prompting growing unease among ambassadors stationed in Addis Ababa, where the AU is headquartered. The pan-African organisation has discreetly told its staff it's time to leave. [...]

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ETHIOPIA Politics 01/12/2021

Who are the federal army veterans in charge of the Tigray offensive?

For their counteroffensive, the Tigray Defense Forces have been relying on a small team of highly experienced military leaders, lead by regional president Debretsion Gebremichael. [...]

ETHIOPIA KENYA Diplomacy 24/11/2021

Nairobi's reluctant change of tune on refugee camps

The UNHCR has obtained government approval from Kenya to start improvement works at the Kakuma refugee camp in the north-east of the country. This decision is urgent as the countries bordering Ethiopia may have to absorb a possible influx of refugees. [...]

ETHIOPIA Politics 24/11/2021

While Ethiopian conflict intensifies, Obasanjo takes his search for a solution to Moscow

The African Union's special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Olusegun Obasanjo, was in Russia this weekend to discuss the Ethiopian conflict. Meanwhile, the rebel coalition continues to close in on Addis. [...]

The African Union's special envoy for the Horn of Africa, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo. © [email protected]

HORN OF AFRICA Diplomacy 13/10/2021

After Paris and Brussels, Obasanjo heads to New York

The African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa is coordinating with his Western partners on the strategy to be adopted to encourage the parties to the Ethiopian conflict to negotiate. [...]

Olusegun Obasanjo, African Union (AU) special envoy to the Horn of Africa, was received on October 7, 2021 by French President Emmanuel Macron (right). © Xose Bouzas/Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect

ETHIOPIA Diplomacy 01/10/2021

Few signs of hope for meaningful peace talks between Abiy and TPLF

The parties in the conflict ravaging Ethiopia are sending out very different signals about their willingness to sit down and talk peace. Prime Minister Abiy for his part has shown no intention of talking to the Tigray People's Liberation Front after eleven months of civil war. [...]

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. © Twitter/@PMEthiopia

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