Executive Director @HornReview| Bachelor of Laws, MSc International Security & Global Governance @LondonU

England | Ethiopia
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That’s a wrap on #TanaForum2026! A huge thank you to all our participants and to our wonderful host city, #BahirDar. Relive the powerful discussions and key moments in our official video recap here:
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We hosted a roundtable on #Tigray war + regional escalation, esp. between Ethiopia 🇪🇹 & Eritrea 🇪🇷. A crucial time to analyse & consider deescalation options. Thanks🙏🏼 Dr Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe, @_PoliticsAddict & @Abele_a An @AfricaProg Africa Aware podcast coming soon!🎧
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It was a pleasure to host Dr. Ibrahim Mulushewa Eshete, Ethiopian historian, academic, and Executive Director of the Center for National and Regional Integration Studies (CeNRIS), for an engaging discussion on “Ethiopia and Its Neighbours” at Horn Review.
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Weekly Geopolitical Report Issue No 42 Download full copy here: hornreview.org/2026/10/19/we…
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A detailed analysis by Surafel Tesfaye on the El Alamein Declaration’s assertion of exclusive Red Sea governance and how it fails the law under UNCLOS Article 123(d). Download PDF here: hornreview.org/2026/10/19/do…
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A Pre-Tana Forum Dialogue was held today in Bahir Dar under the theme “Navigating a Changing World: The Role of Diplomacy and Dialogue in Advancing Peace and Security in Africa.” The event emphasized the importance of African agency, dialogue and diplomacy in addressing the continent’s peace and security challenges. Delivering opening remarks on behalf of Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos, Chief of Staff Adam Tesfaye highlighted the importance of dialogue amid rapid geopolitical shifts, global fragmentation and uncertainty. He noted that navigating the changing international landscape requires Africa to champion its own solutions, reinforce African agency and rely on durable instruments such as diplomacy, dialogue and mutual trust. Mr. Adam also emphasized the interconnection between economic sovereignty, development and peace and security, noting that lasting peace and stability require African countries to build economic resilience through regional integration, industrialization and trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). He further underscored the importance of platforms such as the Tana Forum in fostering strategic dialogue, strengthening trust, developing a shared understanding and advancing coordinated, African-led approaches to addressing the continent’s peace and security challenges. Highlighting Ethiopia’s longstanding commitment to collective security and peaceful coexistence, he reaffirmed that dialogue remains the only viable path to durable peace and security. The dialogue brought together diplomats, scholars and other stakeholders to assess changing global and regional dynamics, explore the role of preventive diplomacy and inclusive dialogue, and discuss the contribution of platforms such as the Tana Forum to advancing practical approaches to peace and security in Africa. The Pre-Tana Forum Dialogue precedes the 12th edition of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa, scheduled to take place from 23 to 25 October 2026 in Bahir Dar under the theme “Pathways to Peace in Africa: Economic Sovereignty and Geopolitical Transformation.”
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የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት በሕገ መንግሥቱ አንቀጽ 62 (9) እና በዐዋጅ ቁጥር 359/1995 አንቀጽ 14/2/ለ/ መሠረት የትግራይ ክልል ጊዜያዊ አስተዳደር እንዲቋቋም ባስተላለፈው ውሳኔ እና ለሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት በሰጠው ሥልጣን መሠረት፣ የኢፌዴሪ መንግሥት የትግራይ ክልልን የሚያጸና ውሳኔ ወስኗል። እንደሚታወቀው፣ በትግራይ ክልል ተፈጥሮ የነበረውን ግጭት በፕሪቶሪያ ስምምነት መሠረት ለመፍታት የተደረገው ተደጋጋሚ ጥረት በሕወሐት ዕንቅፋትነት የተነሣ ሳይሳካ ቀርቷል። ሰላምን ያልፈለገው የሕወሐት አመራር ለአራተኛ ጊዜ የጀመረው አውዳሚ ጦርነት ለአራተኛ ጊዜ በሕወሐት ሽንፈት ተጠናቋል። የትግራይ ሕዝብ የራቀውን ሰላም እንዲጎናጸፍ፣ ራስን በራስ የማስተዳደር መብቱ እንዲረጋገጥ፣ እንዲሁም ላለፉት በርካታ ዓመታት ያላገኛቸውን የልማት ትሩፋቶች ለማጣጣም እንዲችል ከግጭት አዙሪት መውጣት አለበት። ለዚህ ደግሞ በፌዴሬሽኑ ውስጥ የሚገባውን ቦታ አግኝቶ ሰላሙን ማስከበር፣ ትኩረቱን በልማት ላይ ማድረግና ከሌሎች የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች ጋር በኅብረ ብሔራዊ አንድነት ጸንቶ መኖር አለበት። እነዚህን ሁኔታዎች ባጠረ ጊዜ ለማመቻቸት እንዲቻል የትግራይ ክልል የፌዴራል መንግሥት ባለአደራ አስተዳደር በሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት ደንብ መሠረት ተመሥርቷል፡፡ ይህ የትግራይ ክልል የፊዴራል መንግሥት ባለአደራ አስተዳደር ለሚቀጥሉት 6 ወራት ትግራይን የሚያስተዳድር ይሆናል። ዋና ተግባሩ፦ 1. በትግራይ ክልል ውስጥ ተፈጥሮ ያለውን የሰላምና የመረጋጋት ችግር በፍጥነት በመፍታት የተረጋጋ ሁኔታን መፍጠር፣ 2. የፈረሱ የመንግሥት መዋቅሮችን መልሶ በመዘርጋት ሕዝቡ የመደበኛ አገልግሎት ተጠቃሚ የሚሆንበትን ሁኔታ መፍጠር፤ 3. በጦርነት ምክንያት የተጎዱ መሠረተ ልማቶችን በመጠገንና ፈጥነው ወደ ሥራ እንዲገቡ በማድረግ በሀገር ደረጃ የሚታዩ የልማት ትሩፋቶች ትግራይ ውስጥም መስፋፋት የሚችሉበትን ሁኔታ ማመቻቸት፤ 4. የተፈናቀሉ የኅብረተሰብ ክፍሎችን ወደየቀያቸው መመለስ፤ 5. በክልሉ ውስጥ ተቋርጠው የነበሩ ማኅበራዊ አገልግሎቶች እንዲቀጥሉ ማድረግ፤ 6. እንዲሁም የተረጋጋ የፖለቲካ ሁኔታ ተፈጥሮ በ6 ወር ጊዜ ውስጥ ነጻና ግልጽ ምርጫ ተከናውኖ ትግራይ የፌዴሬሽኑ መደበኛ አካል የምትሆንበትን ሁኔታ ማመቻቸት፤ 7. ከፌዴራል የመከላከያ፣ የፖሊስና የደኅንነት ተቋማት እንዲሁም ከትግራይ የጸጥታ ኃይሎች ጋር በመቀናጀት ከክልል እስከ ቀበሌ ባለው መዋቅር ውስጥ የተረጋጋ ሁኔታ እንዲፈጠር፣ ታጣቂዎች ትጥቃቸውን በማስረከብ ወደ ሰላማዊ ኑሮ እንዲመለሱና ተሐድሶ እንዲያደርጉ ሁኔታውን ማመቻቸት፣ የክልሉን የጸጥታ መዋቅር እንደ አዲስ የማዋቀር ኃላፊነት ይኖረዋል፡፡ 8. ሰላም እንዲጸና ፣ የሕዝቡ ሥነ ልቡና እንዲስተካከልና ወደ ልማትና የመልሶ ግንባታ ሥራ ለመግባት የሚያስችለው ዝግጁነት እንዲኖረው ማድረግ፤ 9. የሚዲያ ሥራዎችን የማስተባበር፤ በየደረጃው የሚደረጉ የሕዝብ መድረኮችን የማዘጋጀት፤ 10. ለቀጣዩ ምርጫ ሰላማዊና አካታች እንዲሆን የሚያስችሉ ተግባራትን የማከናወን ኃላፊነት አለበት፡፡ የባለአደራ አስተዳደሩ በሚያከናውናቸው ሁሉም ተግባራት የኢትዮጵያን ብሔራዊ ጥቅሞች፣ የኢትዮጵያን የግዛት አንድነት፣ የትግራይ ሕዝብን መሠረታዊ ጥቅሞች መሠረት ማድረግ አለበት። በሕዝብ የተመረጠ መንግሥት እስከሚቋቋም ድረስ የክልሉን የዕለት ተዕለት አገልግሎቶች ከማቅረብና ለቀጣይ ምርጫ አስቻይ ሁኔታዎችን ከመፍጠር በዘለለ ረዘም ያለ ስትራቴጂያዊ አንድምታ ባላቸው ጉዳዮች ላይ አይንቀሳቀስም፡፡ ተግባሩንም ከፌዴራል መንግሥት በሚሰጠው አቅጣጫ እና መመሪያ መሠረት ያከናውናል። የባለአደራ አስተዳደሩ ዋና አስፈጻሚዎች 1. አቶ አሰፋ አብርሃ ሐጎስ የአስተዳደር እና የሕዝብ አገልግሎት ዋና አስፈጻሚ 2. ⁠ዶክተር ቴዎድሮስ አረጋይ ወ/ሥላሴ - የኢኮኖሚ እና መልሶ ግንባታ ዋና አስፈጻሚ 3. ⁠ብ/ጄ ገብረ እግዚአብሔር በየነ ኃይሉ - የጸጥታና ሰላም ዋና አስፈጻሚ 4. ⁠አቶ ረዳኢ ኃለፎም ወ/ሥላሴ - የፖለቲካ እና ሕዝብ አደረጃጀት ዋና አስፈጻሚ 5. ⁠ዶክተር ሽሻይ አማረ - የመቐለ ከተማ ከንቲባ በመሆን ተሹመዋል። ለሚያከናውኗቸው ሁሉም እንቅስቃሴዎች የፌዴራል መንግሥቱ መመሪያ፣ አቅጣጫ፣ ድጋፍና ክትትል ይደረግላቸዋል።
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Ethiopia has officially joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), opening the way for domestic banks and financial institutions to process cross-border payments through a continent-wide network... 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘: birrmetrics.com/central-bank…
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KNIFE'S EDGE: The U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia is warning Americans of "long-range attacks" on military installations in and around Addis Ababa, as analysts say the Horn of Africa is barreling toward a regional war that could drag in multiple nations and disrupt global shipping. Ethiopia and Eritrea are at the center of the crisis. Reports of drone strikes on Ethiopia's capital — potentially backed by a foreign state — have rattled the region. A rebel coalition claimed responsibility for using drones, but a regional conflict analyst told Fox News Digital the weapons used exceed what domestic insurgent groups can field. Meanwhile, Eritrean troops have allegedly crossed into Ethiopian territory, and a coalition of Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea has formed what former CIA analyst Cameron Hudson calls "a veiled threat" against Ethiopia's ambitions in the Red Sea and on the Nile. The State Department is urging both sides to stand down, but Hudson warns the Trump administration needs to act now to prevent a miscalculation that could spiral into a full-blown regional conflagration — one that would be felt far beyond Africa. Full story here foxnews.com/world/african-na…
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𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟒 | 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲 Today, we honor Ethiopia’s diplomats for their dedication to advancing the nation’s global engagement. The Day reaffirms our commitment to serving with patriotism, integrity, and professionalism in safeguarding Ethiopia’s national interests and upholding the dignity of its citizens. Happy Ethiopian Diplomacy Day! #EthiopianDiplomacyDay #Ethiopia
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