Ethiopia Current Affairs, GK & News
Tigray Crisis: Ethiopia adds TPLF, OLF Shene to terror list
The Ethiopian Government has recently added the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and OLF-Shene to its terror list. In 2020, Ethiopia launched a mass military operation against Tigray People Liberation Front. Tigray People’s Liberation Front It is a political party. It was founded in 1975 in Ethiopia. Also, TLPF is an armed ethnic nationalist insurgent ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Eritrea • Ethiopia • liberation • Terrorism • tigray crisis • Tigray People’s Liberation Front
State of Emergency in Ethiopia
Ethiopia recently declared Emergency in the southern part of Amhara region as violence broke out in various parts. The violence in Ethiopia has been increased and insecurity is extending beyond war hit Tigray regions of Ethiopia ahead of National Elections planned in June. What is the issue? The violence in the region began after an ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Amhara • Elections • Ethiopia • Ethnic groups • Oromo people • tigray crisis • Tigray People’s Liberation Front
Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis: Key Facts
The Ethiopian National Defense Force conducted airstrikes against the forces of Tigray region as a result of the conflict between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). As of now, military operations as well as air strikes have been conducted against the forces of Tigray region since November 4. What is Tigray ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Civil wars • Conflicts • Ethiopia • tigray crisis • Tigray People’s Liberation Front
Nine-year-long dispute between Sudan, Ethiopia, and Egypt likely to end in Upcoming Weeks
On 26th June 2020, Ethiopia’s Water Minister has stated that a consensus had been reached between the three countries(Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt) over the USD 4.5 billion worth Giant Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the dam will not be filled unilaterally by Ethiopia. Three countries have been involved in continuous negotiations over the years to reach ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Egypt • Ethiopia • Khartoum • Nile River • Sudan
ETRSS: Ethiopia’s first satellite launched from China
Ethiopia launched its first satellite, ‘Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite’ (ETRSS) from China. ERSS is a remote-sensing microsatellite, that was launched in order to help African country’s research into climate change. It was sent into space together with 8 other satellites by a Long March-4B carrier rocket from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) in Shanxi Province ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: China • Ethiopia • Ethiopia’s first satellite • Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite • ETRSS • Satellite Launch