By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Caasimada Online
A four-day regional meeting on maritime security has ended in Addis Ababa, jointly organised by the Ethiopian Navy and the European Union. Military officials from Yemen, Oman and Djibouti, as well as authorities from Somaliland and Puntland, took part, Caasimada reports.
More than 60 Christians were killed in a series of attacks carried out in three areas of Shirka district, in Oromia, according to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Twenty homes were burned and residents fled the area, while regional authorities promised to pursue those responsible, BBC Amharic reports.
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Authorities in Ethiopia’s Amhara region say they have completed security preparations for the 12th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa. The meeting is due to take place in Bahir Dar from 23 to 25 October, with African and international delegates attending, according to the Amhara Regional Police Commission, cited by Fanamc.
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Getachew Reda, the Ethiopian prime minister’s adviser on East African affairs, has called for stronger institutional coordination in response to regional alliances and security risks in the Horn of Africa. He was speaking at a dialogue in Addis Ababa organised by the Ethiopian National Defence College and the Institute of Foreign Affairs, Fanamc reports.
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Ethiopian President Taye Atske-Selassie called on Africa to strengthen national statistical systems to produce reliable data and measure its own progress. He spoke in Addis Ababa at the 10th session of the Statistical Commission for Africa, where he also discussed Ethiopia’s reforms, the Ethiopian news agency FMC reports.
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Abiy Ahmed returns to Ethiopia after Russia-Africa summitEthiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has returned to Ethiopia after attending the third Russia-Africa summit in Moscow. The Prime Minister’s Office presented the visit as an opportunity to turn the strategic partnership between Ethiopia and Russia into concrete outcomes, according to Fanamc.
Uganda’s Buganda kingdom seeks action over online insultsBuganda, Uganda’s largest traditional kingdom, has petitioned several public officials over alleged online insults targeting King Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and the kingdom. Digital rights organisation Yiyo Buganda Yange is calling on the authorities to act against content creator Ibrahim Musana, CAJ News Agency reported.The week in Africa
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