Ethiopian General Appointed As a Commander of UNISFA 

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment of Major General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam of Ethiopia as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).
Major General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam is assigned in place of the departing Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede Tesfay of Ethiopia, who completed his assignment on 24 January 2013. The Secretary-General in his message expressed his gratitude to Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede for successfully accomplishing his duties during the course of his tenure with UNISFA.
Newly appointed commander Major General Yohannes has 35 years of experience with the Ethiopian National Defence Forces, including a number of important command and staff appointments.

He has served as the Head of the Peacekeeping Department and Head of the Military Intelligence Department in the Ethiopian Ministry of National Defence. He has also served as Commander of the Army Corps and the Government of Ethiopia Commissioner for the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE). Major General Yohannes has most recently occupied the position of Deputy Force Commander of UNISFA.