Tuesday, April 4, 2023: The Ethiopian Joint Security Intelligence Task Force announced that it has detained leaders of a covert terror group that was planning to target senior government officials in several cities across the country.
The group intended to target government officials in Addis Abeba, Bahirdar, Adama, and Dire Dawa, according to the state-owned Fana Broadcasting Corporate, in order to incite a nationwide conflict and capture state power.
The group which includes individuals with backgrounds in academia, media owners, and activists has been attempting to mobilize support in the Amhara region by claiming that they are facing oppression, the state media reported.
Those detained include Professor Maeregu Biyabeyn, Assistant Professor Sisay Awgachew, Dr. Wendesen Assefa, Dr. Meseret, Worku Tesfaye W. Maryam, Tesfaye Yehualashet Fasil, Solomon Lemeneh Ketema, and Menbere.
According to the report by the state media, the group has been organizing in all parts of the Amhara region as well as among Amharas living in other regions to achieve this goal.
The joint task force stated that the coordinated capture of other suspects on the run is still ongoing and that it will continue to provide the public with up-to-date information about the case. Curate Oromia
KIGALI, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda and Kenya Tuesday signed about 10 agreements aimed at enhancing cooperation in several areas, including education, ICT, health, gender and child development, youth and capacity development for the public service as well as correctional services.
Addressing a joint press conference in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto said the two countries had agreed to work together for the benefit of the people.
"Over the years Rwanda and Kenya have built strong relations. These new areas of cooperation will bring us even closer together," said Kagame.
He expressed hope that the two countries can leverage shared interest to equip youth with the skills and knowledge to innovate and compete.
Ruto said the memoranda and documents signed in the different sectors "will consolidate the relations between the two countries and present new momentum and create new impetus for the growing of our relations."
The presidents also said the two countries seek to expand trade and investment as well as help the region in terms of fostering peace and security.
Kenya is committed to working with Rwanda in advancing peace and security, trade and investment and the implementation of the continent's Agenda 2063, added Ruto.
The two leaders, meanwhile, agreed that the instability in South Sudan, Ethiopia and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo requires collaboration to address.
The signing ceremony of the cooperation agreements was preceded by a three-day meeting of the Joint Permanent Commission for Cooperation between Rwanda and Kenya in Kigali which discussed the areas of mutual interests to strengthen bilateral cooperation. - Xinhua
Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition leader Raila Odinga says parliamentary process may not address their concerns. Proposes formation of a team akin to the 2008 National Accord.
Mr Odinga said the coalition’s core issues on the table remain and must be addressed even has he revealed that he has not met President William Ruto and that only their emissaries met.
“We (Azimio) assure our people and Kenyans that our eyes are firmly on the ball, and reiterate that we shall go back to the people as the earliest sign of lack of seriousness by the other side,” he said.
The opposition chief also said there are attempts to tamper with the IEBC servers.
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