ENDF Withdrawals Allow Eritrean Troop Advancements in Eastern Tigray

Ethiopian Foreign Ministry Condemns Attack on Diplomatic Convoy in Pakistan

• Tigray Interim Administration Responds to Reports of TPLF Infighting
  The Tigray Interim Administration dismissed claims of conflict between itself and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) leadership, attributing the current issues to factional disagreements within the TPLF’s top leadership. The Interim Administration reaffirmed its authority and warned it would take legal action against efforts to undermine its decisions or structures. It stressed that regional security forces remained neutral and under its full control, despite political rivalries, and would continue appointing new officials, rejecting the opposition from Debretsion Gebremichael’s faction of the TPLF.

• Ethiopian Foreign Ministry Condemns Attack on Diplomatic Convoy in Pakistan
  The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned a "terrorist attack" targeting a convoy of foreign ambassadors, including Ethiopia’s ambassador to Pakistan, Jemal Bekir. The roadside bomb attack, which occurred in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, killed a police officer and injured four others. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

• ENDF Withdrawals Allow Eritrean Troop Advancements in Eastern Tigray
  The Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) have withdrawn from several eastern Tigray areas near the Eritrean border, allowing Eritrean forces to occupy more territory, including the border town of Zalanbesa. Eritrean troops are now stationed 30 kilometers from Adigrat, northern Tigray's largest town. Additionally, four of the eight kebelles (Sub districts) in the Irob woreda, home to the minority Irob community, are fully under Eritrean control. The ENDF has not officially commented on these developments.

• Kenya Increases Electricity Imports from Ethiopia by 88%
  Kenya's electricity imports from Ethiopia surged by 88% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. Ethiopia supplied Kenya with 672.26 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of power during this time, averaging 122 million kWh per month. This increase is part of a 2022 energy deal between the two nations, under which Kenya buys power at a rate of 8.6 US cents per kilowatt-hour. Meanwhile, Ethiopia has agreed to raise its domestic electricity tariffs by 10% every three months as part of an IMF arrangement.

• Somaliland Expresses Concern Over Egyptian Arms Transfers to Somalia
  Somaliland raised alarms over Egypt’s recent transfer of heavy weaponry to Somalia, citing concerns that Somalia's limited capacity to manage its arms stockpiles could lead to the weapons falling into the hands of al-Shabaab or clan militias. Somaliland warned that the arms shipment could trigger an arms race in the region, further destabilizing an already fragile security environment. It called on the international community to take swift action to address these concerns.

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