Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 117 – 01 April 2021 (Source: Martin Plaut News)

AFRICA, ERITREA, ETHIOPIA, HORN OF AFRICA

Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 117 – 01 April 2021

Agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia (as per 31 March)

–       Martin Plaut, a journalist specialised on the Horn of Africa has published following report, received from inside Eritrea. It is reproduced verbatim.

• “1. No plans to pull Eritrean troops from Ethiopia – the press release by the Ethiopian government is propaganda and far from the truth. Eritrean forces will not leave Tigray.
  • 2. What has been agreed is for 12 Division currently in Tigray to be assimilated with Ethiopian Defence Force immediately. This will be followed by the rest of Eritrean forces coming under Ethiopian command.
  • 3. All Eritrean army uniforms in Tigray will change to Ethiopian Defence Force immediately.
  • 4. One of Abiy’s delegates was Dr Abraham, security and spy expert, who will be responsible for the operations of both countries. He will align the necessary technological and satellite infrastructure of both countries.
  • 5. On the Eritrean side, Brigadier General Simon Gebredingel has been assigned to work with Dr Abraham.
  • 6. Current Eritrean Army Generals will be forced into retirement and replaced by Ethiopians.
  • 7. Federation talks are said to start soon.”

–       Much of this information supplements similar information that has come from Ethiopian sources. However none of it has been confirmed.