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Author: Yonas Mikael

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, center, with officials in a photo the Office of the Prime Minister posted on X on October 16, 2026, with its announcement of a trustee administration for Tigray

Ethiopian Gov’t says Tigray war is over and names six-month trustee administration

October 16, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi (Irro) speaks at a podium beside the Somaliland flag in Hargeisa on October 15, 2026

Somaliland’s President Irro says Somaliland stands with Ethiopia

October 16, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
The Home Office building at 2 Marsham Street, London, September 3, 2010 (Steph Gray, Wikimedia Commons via Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0) [file photo]

UK threatens Eritrea with full visa ban unless it takes back more migrants

October 15, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
OCHA Ethiopia flash update graphic announcing a US$8.5 million CERF allocation for northern Ethiopia, October 14, 2026 (UN OCHA Ethiopia on X; photo credit on graphic: OCHA, Liz Loh Taylor)

UN allocates $8.5 million in emergency funds for northern Ethiopia

October 15, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
The Prophet's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, March 13, 2010 (Meshari Alawfi, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0) [file photo]

Saudi coalition says it intercepted cruise missile over Medina

October 15, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
The Obelisk of Axum at the Northern Stelae Park in Aksum, Tigray, January 2018 (A. Savin, Wikimedia Commons, Free Art License) [file photo]

Ethiopian forces and Tigray Peace Force enter Aksum, Anadolu reports, citing ACLED

October 15, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Official portrait of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, January 2025 (U.S. Department of State, public domain) [file photo]

Rubio and Abiy Ahmed give diverging readouts of call on Eritrea tensions

October 15, 2026October 15, 2026Yonas Mikael
Women in Mbarali District, Tanzania, near Ruaha National Park

84,000 Tanzanians Still Seek Redress Over World Bank-Funded REGROW Project at Ruaha, Oakland Institute Says

October 15, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
Stone and thatch houses in the Amhara highlands between Weldiya and Lalibela, January 2014 (Ji-Elle, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0) [file photo]

Residents say fighting intensifies in Wollo and Shewa between Fano and federal forces

October 14, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
National Bank of Ethiopia delegation in bilateral talks on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, October 2026

IMF projects Ethiopia growth at 9.2 percent for 2026, slowing to 7.8 percent in 2027

October 14, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Saudi-led coalition evacuation map for the Al-Sabaha central fuel station near Sanaa, dated October 13, 2026

Houthis hit Aramco building in Dhahran

October 14, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
AfriMEOSINT map of control in Tigray marking Zalambessa on the Eritrean border, October 13, 2026

Ethiopian forces reach Zalambessa on Eritrea border, Reuters and OSINT say

October 14, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
The terminal of Alula Aba Nega Airport in Mekelle, Tigray, in 2008 (Simon Temple, Wikimedia Commons, public domain) [file photo]

U.S. and UK warn citizens over northern Ethiopia

October 14, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Graphic posted with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's announcement of his call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Image: Abiy Ahmed on X)

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed holds call with Netanyahu on bilateral ties

October 13, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
1988 U.S. Defense Mapping Agency chart of Assab and its hinterland, labeling Debaysima inland of the port (Wikimedia Commons) [file photo]

DW says Ethiopian army has not entered Eritrea and Debay Sima capture claims are false, Natna News reports

October 13, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Aerial view of the Saudi Aramco refinery at Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, in 1979 (Paul Palmer, Saudi Aramco, Wikimedia Commons, public domain) [file photo]

Houthis call Saudi Aramco facilities legitimate targets

October 13, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Satellite image showing burn scar at Egela High School in Gerhu Sirnay, north-central Tigray, after a reported drone strike (Rich Tedd / AfriMEOSINT)

Residents say life is returning to normal in Mekelle

October 13, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
United Nations Headquarters in New York City (David Shankbone, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0) [file photo]

UN Security Council holds closed Horn of Africa consultations after northern Ethiopia escalation

October 13, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
A statement card from Sudan's Sovereignty Council on the miners killed near the Egypt border, shared by AfriMEOSINT on October 12, 2026 (AfriMEOSINT on X)

Sudan army chief orders probe after airstrike kills at least 72 gold miners near Egypt border

October 12, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
A flight-tracking chart of UAE-China cargo flights shared by AfriMEOSINT on October 12, 2026 (AfriMEOSINT on X)

OSINT analyst Rich Tedd says UAE cargo airlift to Ethiopia is stepping up

October 12, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
A frame from security camera footage of the October 10, 2026, strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh (Channel 4 News via X)

New strike hits Riyadh airport a day after Houthi attack killed 13

October 12, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
Federal forces stand near the Obelisk of Axum in a photo geolocated to Axum on October 12, 2026 (Zaryon OSINT via X)

Federal forces enter Adwa without resistance, residents report looting

October 12, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in an official portrait from January 17, 2022 (Government of Somalia, Wikimedia Commons, public domain)

Somalia says it is neutral in Ethiopia-Eritrea tension after joining El Alamein declaration

October 12, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
A small tugboat at the pier in the port of Obock, Djibouti, with the town in the background, in a 2008 file photo (U.S. Navy via Wikimedia Commons)

At least 139 migrants die as boat capsizes off Djibouti, IOM says

October 11, 2026October 31, 2026Yonas Mikael
Members of the Enat Party gather at the party's second regular general assembly in Addis Ababa on October 10, 2026 (Ethiopian Reporter via X)

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed names 62 state ministers, including EZEMA leader Eyob Mesafint

October 11, 2026October 31, 2026Yonas Mikael
Bodies wrapped in cloth on beds, with mourners standing beside them (Darfur Network for Human Rights via X)

Sudanese governor says drone that killed displaced civilians in Blue Nile was launched from Ethiopia

October 11, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
An Ethiopian Airlines Dash 8 aircraft on the runway at Alula Aba Nega International Airport in Mekelle on October 11, 2026, as flights resumed (Fana Media Corporation via X)

Getachew Reda says a federal command post will run Tigray until an election in six months

October 11, 2026October 31, 2026Yonas Mikael
Ethiopian Airlines Group Chief Executive Officer Mesfin Tasew speaks at a news conference in front of an Ethiopian flag (The Reporter via X)

Ethiopian Airlines paid about $6 million for carbon credits last year, CEO Mesfin Tasew says

October 11, 2026October 31, 2026Yonas Mikael
Satellite view of the Bab el-Mandeb strait and Perim Island (NASA ASTER, April 10, 2017, public domain) [file photo]

Military sources tell AFP Yemeni forces have not secured the Bab el-Mandeb strait

October 10, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
Officials in safety vests walk along the Awash-Kombolcha-Hara Gebeya railway track during an Ethiopian Investment Holdings visit on June 30, 2026 (Ethiopian Investment Holdings via X)

Ethiopian Gov’t takes over stalled Kombolcha railway

October 10, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission Chief Commissioner Birhanu Adelo speaks to journalists at the release of the commission's annual report in Addis Ababa on October 9, 2026 (Ethiopian Human Rights Commission via X)

Ethiopia’s rights commission reports killings, ransom abductions and detentions of alleged “Fano cells”

October 10, 2026October 31, 2026Yonas Mikael
Trucks carrying armed men move along a street in an image AfriMEOSINT posted on X on October 9, 2026, saying federal and allied forces had entered Shire; where and when it was taken is not verified (AfriMEOSINT / @AfriMEOSINT, via X)

Ethiopian forces enter Adigrat, residents tell Reuters

October 10, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
Gold bars on a steel table at the launch of the National Precious Metals Refinery at Bole Lemi Special Economic Zone in Addis Ababa on October 10, 2026 (Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia via X)

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed opens Addis Ababa refinery to stop sending raw gold to Dubai

October 10, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Perim Island and Yemen coast in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait (Wikimedia Commons)

Houthis deny Saudi envoy’s claim that Bab el-Mandeb is cleared

October 9, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
Cover of the US State Department's Trafficking in Persons Report dated October 2026, shared on X by the US Embassy in Addis Ababa on October 9, 2026 (US Embassy Addis Ababa via X)

US report keeps Ethiopia on Tier 2 for human trafficking, says ENDF used child soldiers

October 9, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Heavy traffic on Bole Road in Addis Ababa, November 2017 (Yonatan Solomon, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0) [file photo]

Some car asking prices jump as an Addis Ababa tax crackdown on brokers leaves showrooms quiet seven weeks on

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026Yonas Mikael
A soldier lifts the wing of a drone marked S-389 beside stacked ammunition boxes, in an image AfriMEOSINT posted on X on October 9, 2026; where and when it was filmed is not verified (AfriMEOSINT / @AfriMEOSINT, via X)

Ethiopia tells UN Security Council it has no option but self-defense against Eritrea

October 9, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
Wreckage of a drone marked S-355 lying on grass, in a photo posted on X by AfriMEOSINT on October 9, 2026, which said the drone was reportedly launched by the ENDF and brought down by Fano; where and when it was taken is not verified (AfriMEOSINT via X)

Residents tell DW a student and a deacon were killed in Menz fighting

October 9, 2026October 31, 2026Yonas Mikael
Satellite view of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait linking the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (NASA / Wikimedia Commons)

Small boat fired on Chinese-operated container ship off Mokha, security firm says

October 8, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
A farmer ploughs a field with oxen in Tigray, August 2013 (Rod Waddington, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0) [file photo]

Tigray disaster agency says 3.9 million need emergency food

October 8, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
A truck on the road that links Djibouti and Addis Ababa, between Lake Afdera and Awash in the Afar region, January 2014 (Ji-Elle, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0) [file photo]

Oil jumps 40 percent in two months while coffee slips, leaving Ethiopia’s new finance minister a costlier import bill

October 8, 2026October 8, 2026Yonas Mikael
Soldiers ride on a red truck on a paved road in a photo AfriMEOSINT posted on X on October 7, 2026, saying footage that day purportedly showed Eritrean troops entering Idaga Hamus in Tigray [file photo] (AfriMEOSINT / @AfriMEOSINT, via X)

Ethiopian drones hit Eritrean troops near Adigrat, witnesses and a conflict monitor say

October 8, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Members of the new Council of Ministers take the oath of office in the House of Peoples' Representatives in Addis Ababa on October 8, 2026 (Office of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, via X)

Parliament approves Abiy Ahmed’s new cabinet, moving Fitsum Assefa to Finance and naming nine women among 22 ministers

October 8, 2026October 15, 2026Yonas Mikael
Armed men stand in front of the gate of Mehal Meda General Hospital in North Shewa, in a photo posted on X on 7 October 2026 by Thomas van Linge, who said Fano had captured the town; open-source analysts geolocated the photo to the hospital, but its date has not been independently verified (Thomas van Linge / @ThomasVLinge, via X)

Fano captures Mehal Meda and other Shewa towns, residents tell Mereja Media

October 7, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
A damaged building at Aden International Airport, July 2017 (IOM, UN Migration, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0) [file photo]

Houthi missile lands near Aden runway minutes before a Cairo flight

October 7, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Farmers harvest teff in a roadside field between Axum and Adwa in Tigray, October 2007 (A. Davey, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0) [file photo]

One of the driest rainy seasons on record threatens Ethiopia’s main harvest as war in the north blocks aid

October 7, 2026October 7, 2026Yonas Mikael
Selam Street in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray, January 2018 (A.Savin, via Wikimedia Commons, Free Art License) [file photo]

Residents tell The Guardian Tigrayan forces are seizing boys as young as 15 for the front

October 7, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Armed men ride in the back of a yellow truck on a town street, in a photo posted on 7 October 2026 by AfriMEOSINT, which said footage circulating that day purportedly showed Eritrean troops entering Idaga Hamus; the place, the date and the identity of the troops have not been independently verified (Rich Tedd / @AfriMEOSINT, via X)

Eritrean troops reported in Adigrat and moving south

October 7, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Members of the House of Peoples' Representatives in the chamber in Addis Ababa during the first extraordinary session of the new term on 7 October 2026 (Fana Media Corporation)

Parliament turns the Planning Ministry into a Ministry of National Strategy

October 7, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Mokha city and port, Yemen

Yemeni Gov’t forces say they retook Mokha and the Bab el-Mandeb coast, raising stakes for Djibouti and Ethiopia

October 6, 2026October 8, 2026Yonas Mikael
The National Bank of Ethiopia building in Addis Ababa, April 2008 (Shagada, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain) [file photo]

Ethiopian Gov’t targets 10.1 percent growth and single-digit inflation this fiscal year

October 6, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
The hills around Adwa in Tigray's Central Zone, site of the 1896 Battle of Adwa, 31 January 2018 (A.Savin, via Wikimedia Commons, Free Art License) [file photo]

Drone strikes in Tigray kill at least 17, including displaced families in Shiraro

October 6, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael

EU warns Ethiopia-Eritrea tension risks a regional war

October 6, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Abiy Ahmed at talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, 23 October 2019 (Kremlin.ru via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0) [file photo]

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed begins new five-year term pledging sea access and constitutional change

October 6, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Birr Metrics regional inflation chart for 2025 showing Benishangul-Gumuz highest at 23.5 percent and Amhara lowest at 10.73 percent, citing Ethiopian Statistical Service figures (Birr Metrics / @birrmetrics, via X, 5 October 2026)

Economists doubt Ethiopia’s inflation data and NBE independence, EEA survey finds

October 5, 2026October 30, 2026Yonas Mikael
Birr Metrics graphic summarising Ethiopia's 5 October 2026 Foreign Ministry statement linking Nile and Red Sea interests to geography (Birr Metrics / @birrmetrics, via X)

Ethiopia says any Abay or Red Sea talks must account for its interests

October 5, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud shake hands during bilateral talks in Alamein on the margins of the four-country summit, 5 October 2026 (Yemane G. Meskel / @hawelti, via X)

Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan say only coastal states should govern the Red Sea

October 5, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael
Armed men in a pickup truck flying Ethiopia's flag on a town street during fighting around Erebti in the Afar region, 27 September 2026 (AfriMEOSINT / Rich Tedd, via X)

About 150,000 displaced in northern Afar during a week of fighting

October 5, 2026October 24, 2026Yonas Mikael
Mekelle on 22 July 2013 (MarcD., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0) [file photo]

Ethiopian Gov’t forces hold Mekelle, residents and aid workers tell Reuters

October 5, 2026October 24, 2026Yonas Mikael
Addis Mercato on 19 January 2024, photographed by Diego Delso (Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0) [file photo]

Most economists in an EEA survey are not convinced the birr float will last

October 4, 2026October 23, 2026Yonas Mikael

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