Demeke has been replaced by an Abiy loyalist from Amhara region Temesgen Tiruneh...
Temesgen Tiruneh an Abiy loyalist former Amhara president and director of the National Intelligence and Security Service warned the feuding factions that the country is in danger and that he would take all necessary action if they do not resolve their differences...
The other members are Minister of Justice Gedion Timothewos Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Service Temesgen Tiruneh Ambassador Redwan Hussine security adviser of the Prime Minister Lt-Gen Berhanu Bekele Ambassador Hassan Abdulkadir and Getachew Jember...
They had included four leading Amharas: Demeke Mekonnen Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs; Gedu Andargachew current National Security Adviser; Agegnehu Teshager president of the Amhara region; and Temesgen Tiruneh Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Service; and a similar group of Oromos Shimelis Abdisa Oromo region president; Fekadu Tesema head of the Oromo PP; Adanech Abebe mayor of Addis Ababa; and Addisu Arega former head of the Oromo Democratic Party Central Committee office...
We hear that Temesgen Tiruneh Director-General of the National intelligence and Security Service as well as a former president of Amhara region has considered sounding out the TDF on negotiations...
And days after fighting began in Tigray Abiy increased the power of leading Amhara figures in government by adding the post of Foreign Minister to Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen's portfolio moving Gedu Andargachew from foreign affairs to the post of National Security Advisor and appointing former National Security Advisor and Amhara President Temesgen Tiruneh as intelligence chief...
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He has named the Oromo Berhanu Jula head of the military and appointed his former National Security Advisor and current Amhara President Temesgen Tiruneh as his intelligence chief...
The new head of INSA is Temesgen Tiruneh who is also Abiy's new National Security Advisor...
The other major change was at the Information Network Security Agency (INSA) where Major General Tekleberhan Woldearegay a Tigrayan resigned and was replaced by the former Amhara Police Commissioner Temesgen Tiruneh another former military officer...
