Willy NGOMA
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📍 Tigray's Central Command has accused Major General Yohannes Woldegiorgis (John Medid), of treason for defecting to enemy forces and contacting the Ethiopian government. The statement describes his defection as following his demotion from commanding the Southern Front and his subsequent refusal to participate in an internal leadership review
📍 Somalia Appoints Naval Chief Trained in Eritrea. Somalia has appointed Colonel Mohamed Abdulqadir “Shariif” as commander of its Navy and Coastal Defence Forces, replacing Brigadier General Abdiwahab Omar. Shariif received naval training at Eritrea’s Ras Hamash military academy.
📍 Ethiopia Hosts Regional Maritime Security Forum. The Ethiopian Navy is hosting a four-day forum in Addis Ababa from October 26 to 29, bringing together naval and maritime representatives from Yemen, Oman, Djibouti, Somaliland and Puntland.
📍Ethiopian government sources claim again that Brigadier General Abrha Tesfaye “Dinkul”, commander of the TPLF’s 42nd Army, has been surrounded in Naeder. This is the second such claim in the past 10 days (see Update 40).
📍 Moyale fears renewed clashes. Fighting eased yesterday, but gunshots were heard again after 7pm. Electricity and water remain cut off, while fighting has reportedly intensified outside the city. Fears of renewed clashes are growing. Separately, reports allege that the Oromia regional president ordered each zone to raise 10 million toward the conflict in Moyale.
📍 Artillery Strike Destroys School An artillery strike reportedly levelled a primary school in Goba Beteseb, Gojam despite no active fighting being reported nearby. All students and staff reportedly survived.
📍 Somalia Appoints Naval Chief Trained in Eritrea. Somalia has appointed Colonel Mohamed Abdulqadir “Shariif” as commander of its Navy and Coastal Defence Forces, replacing Brigadier General Abdiwahab Omar. Shariif received naval training at Eritrea’s Ras Hamash military academy.
📍 Ethiopia Hosts Regional Maritime Security Forum. The Ethiopian Navy is hosting a four-day forum in Addis Ababa from October 26 to 29, bringing together naval and maritime representatives from Yemen, Oman, Djibouti, Somaliland and Puntland.
📍Ethiopian government sources claim again that Brigadier General Abrha Tesfaye “Dinkul”, commander of the TPLF’s 42nd Army, has been surrounded in Naeder. This is the second such claim in the past 10 days (see Update 40).
📍 Moyale fears renewed clashes. Fighting eased yesterday, but gunshots were heard again after 7pm. Electricity and water remain cut off, while fighting has reportedly intensified outside the city. Fears of renewed clashes are growing. Separately, reports allege that the Oromia regional president ordered each zone to raise 10 million toward the conflict in Moyale.
📍 Artillery Strike Destroys School An artillery strike reportedly levelled a primary school in Goba Beteseb, Gojam despite no active fighting being reported nearby. All students and staff reportedly survived.