— Noteworthy that like the Sudanese Junta, right now, Ethiopian Government under Prime-Minister Abiy Ahmed (an evangelical Oromo politician) is facing a major internal pressure by Amhara Paramilitary groups, which Mr. Abiy seeks to dissolve and integrate into the Ethiopian Army.

Amharas, which alongside Tigrayans ruled Ethiopia for thousands of years, in Ethiopia are mostly Orthodox Christians

🇪🇹 Ethiopia protests against militia disbandment continue

Protests have continued in several places in Ethiopia’s Amhara region for a sixth consecutive day.

Demonstrators clashed with security forces and three cities have imposed night-time curfews. Despite such restrictions - including a ban on public gatherings - protests are showing no sign of subsiding.

Rallies have been held in multiple towns with clashes reported in Debre Birhan, 130km north of the capital Addis Ababa and one of the cities where curfews have been announced.

The advocacy group the Amhara Association of America has accused government troops of firing at and killing civilians on Monday and Tuesday.

#Ethiopia

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🇪🇹 Civilian killings reported in Ethiopia's Amhara unrest

At least two civilians who had sheltered in a displacement camp have been killed during clashes in the Ethiopian city of Debre Birhan as protests intensify in the country’s Amhara region.

Residents have told that Tuesday’s clashes between federal security forces and local militias in Debre Birhan, 130km north of the capital, Addis Ababa, lasted for hours.

According to one resident, the two individuals killed had been sheltering in a camp in the city after fleeing ethnic-based violence in the western Oromia region. Another resident said protesters raided a police building in the city, vowing to free people detained in connection with a massive anti-government rally on Sunday.

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🇪🇹 Businesses reopen after Ethiopian militia protests

Businesses have been reopening in towns and cities across Ethiopia's Amhara region following six days of violent protests over plans to reorganise the armed forces.

At least five people have died in the demonstrations.

People took to the streets after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said he intended to integrate the country's regional forces into one national army in order to improve security and unity.

Some in Amhara fear that without its own special forces the region would be more vulnerable to attacks.

#Ethiopia

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🇪🇬🇪🇹 Egypt accuses Ethiopia of "buying time" in Nile dam row

Egypt’s deputy foreign minister on African affairs has accused Ethiopia of “buying time” through negotiations while continuing to fill its disputed Nile dam without an agreement.

In a statement on Wednesday, the minister condemned statements by Ethiopia that had accused Cairo of “politicising” the Nile dam dispute.

Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been embroiled in a years-long dispute over the dam, which Sudan and Egypt fear would reduce their shares of water from the River Nile.

#Egypt #Ethiopia

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia rights watchdog calls for probe on Amhara killings

Ethiopia’s state-linked rights watchdog has called for investigations into the killing of civilians and humanitarian workers during recent protests in Amhara region.

The killings were reportedly carried out by security forces and other unknown people.

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said that worsening insecurity could lead to abuse of rights and urged security forces against using excessive forces.

#Ethiopia

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Vaca Muerta Oil Fields: Current forecast shows that oil exports will double this year, projecting a level of shipments of 45 million barrels for this 2023.

It is expected that together with natural gas exports, they will exceed USD$ 4B.

it's not all bad news for the future of Argentina.

🇨🇳❌🇺🇸 — 🏴 ZeroHedge | China 'Surgically' Hits Foreign Firms As US Tech War Worsens | April 18, 2023:

"The US-driven "technology blockade" has greatly infuriated China, causing them to surgically target Western companies as the relationship between the two nations continues to deteriorate, according to Financial Times.

In the last two months, Chinese officials have hit US defense firms Lockheed Martin and Raytheon with new sanctions, raided US due diligence firm Mintz and arrested staff, detained a top executive from Japan's Astellas Pharma group, hit London-headquartered Deloitte with a massive fine, and launched an investigation into US chipmaker Micron.

"China has not abandoned its strategy of restraint to shift to a new position of wide-ranging retaliation, but they're going to surgically select companies to demonstrate their frustration," said Paul Haenle, a former China adviser to President George W Bush and Barack Obama."

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