Tigray Interim Administration Rules Out War Resumption
Oromo Liberation Army Attack in Dagem District
Oromo Liberation Army Attack in Dagem District
Gunmen from the rebel Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) killed at least 16 people, including several subdistrict officials and members of the local militia, in a grenade attack in Dagem district, North Shewa zone, Oromia region. The attack occurred while the officials and security personnel were gathered for lunch in a private house after conducting a security operation in the area targeting the rebels. Several others were injured in the attack.
Tigray Interim Administration Rules Out War Resumption
Tigray Interim Regional Administration (IRA) President Gen. Tadesse Worede has ruled out the potential resumption of war in Tigray, despite rising tensions between the Federal Government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). Gen Tadesse emphasized that the IRA will do everything possible to prevent any direct or proxy war in Tigray. He also reaffirmed that the IRA is committed to resolving the differences between Tigray security forces and the renegade armed group along the Tigray-Afar borders through peaceful and political means.
TPLF Accuses Federal Government of War Threats
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has accused the Federal Government of threatening to start another round of war in Tigray, following remarks from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warning of serious consequences in the event of renewed conflict. The TPLF claimed the Federal Government is mobilizing and arming armed non-state actors to attack Tigray, calling this action irresponsible and a violation of the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA). The TPLF urged the government to refrain from further threats and focus instead on the reconstruction of Tigray.
World Bank Explains Ethiopia’s Omission from Global Income Classification
The World Bank has attributed Ethiopia’s omission from the recent global income classification report to disparities and fluctuating foreign exchange rates between the formal and parallel markets. The Bank noted that it uses the formal foreign exchange rate for income classification and observed up to a 100% difference between the two markets before Ethiopia’s macroeconomic reforms in July 2024. The Bank stressed that it would be misleading to use pre-reform foreign exchange rates for income classification, and clarified that Ethiopia’s “unclassified” designation is temporary.
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