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Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:21:06 GMT
Tigray - Why Are Soldiers Attacking Religious Heritage Sites?
[African Arguments] There are reports of Ethiopian and Eritrea troops going out of their way to loot and destroy beloved churches, mosques and monasteries.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:42:54 GMT
Women Army Members Cherish Political, Military Leaderships in Adwa Victory
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopians had been fighting just wars to defend their country's independence against successive foreign aggressions. The fight against Italian invaders is a peculiar example in this regard.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:03:35 GMT
Turkey Spreads a Foothold Across Africa
[ISS] Without much fanfare, Turkey has steadily spread its political, economic and even military foothold across Africa. It's gone from just 12 embassies and US$100 million in foreign direct investment in 2003 to 42 embassies and US$6.5 billion in 20...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 09:44:44 GMT
Visa Affirms Commitment to Digitise Payments During Inaugural Visa Payments Forum
[CIO] Visa Inc, the leading global payments technology company, has affirmed its commitment to expanding digital payments in Ethiopia by working closely with the financial ecosystem to bring the benefits of digital commerce and money movement to cons...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 07:25:12 GMT
Khartoum Accuses Ethiopia of Arming Rebels
[East African] Sudan and Ethiopia have disagreed on a third issue, with Khartoum now accusing Addis Ababa of arming rebels in its territory. Ethiopia has denied the allegations.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:50:25 GMT
Thousands of Starving People Flee Tigray, US Denounces 'Ethnic Cleansing'
[RFI] New photos from Ethiopia's Tigray region published on Thursday reveal more about the conditions thousands of people are suffering after fleeing the conflict in the country's north, as access for humanitarian aid remains difficult.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:08:49 GMT
Oromia Special Forces in East Wollega Kill a High-School Student Days Before He Sits for School Leaving Exam
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- As the Oromia regional state government renewed its vows to wipe out the rebel group Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), an intensified crackdown continued to claim the lives of civilians. In the latest such crackdown, member...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:09:37 GMT
State Embarks On Silkworm Farm
[Ethiopian Herald] GAMO--Young Entrepreneurs in Silk and Honey (YESH) project said silkworm farming development activities run in Gamo Zone, Arba Minch City of the SNNPs are increasingly becoming potential inputs to meet national silk demand of the c...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:09:37 GMT
Agency Discloses Population Census Run Next Year
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Central Statistics Agency (CSA) disclosed that it will conduct the national population and housing census, which was extended for various reasons, to properly put predictions as population growth, birth and mortality ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:09:35 GMT
Ministry Sets 53 Languages Script Pipeline
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced that of the total languages functioning in the country the number of languages incorporated in to the writing system has reached 53.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:09:38 GMT
Amb. Describes 2 Indian Factories' Resumption of Operation in Tigray As 'Welcome Development'
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Two Indian factories in Mekelle City, Tigray, have resumed operation with a-20 percent capacity at this time, Indian Ambassador to Ethiopia told The Ethiopian Herald.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:09:37 GMT
Zone Focuses On Wheat Irrigation Production
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Irrigation-based lowland wheat farming in various Woredas and Zones would play a significant role in ensuring food security thereby pulling many out of poverty, Jimma Zone Administration stated.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:34:08 GMT
Ambassadors, Diplomats Laud Women's Role in Covid-19 Response
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - 15 women ambassadors and diplomats residing in Addis Ababa said women leaders in Ethiopia, Africa and around the world have been playing iconic role in many sectors and in particular in combating the spread of COVID-1...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:34:07 GMT
Authority Freezes Near 4 Million Birr Food, Beverages
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Addis Ababa Food, Medicine and Healthcare Administration and Control Authority said that it has frozen nearly one million kilo gram of food items and 355 thousand beverages that amounted to four million Birr during th...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:19:37 GMT
ICG On Eritrea - Nuanced Analysis Short-Changed for Entrenched Bias
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Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:09:38 GMT
GERD Goes Beyond Hydro Project to Ethiopians - Scholars
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Scholars underscored that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is an emblem of all Ethiopians patriotism, unity, sovereignty and pride as well as a way out of poverty that should be passed down to the next genera...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:09:37 GMT
Artist Alemtsehay Urges Women to Emulate Taytu's Legacy
[Ethiopian Herald] Empress Taytu Betul educational, cultural center to be opened to public coming Saturday

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:09:36 GMT
Commerce DAs Encourages Prosperity Through Mutually Beneficial Business Engagement
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of Commerce for Middle East and Africa Global Markets Camille Richardson discussed trade and entrepreneurship with U.S. and Ethiopian businesswomen and encourages prosperity throug...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:22:47 GMT
Opposition Party Out of Upcoming Election, Calls for Release of Jailed Leadership
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The opposition party Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) has officially announced that it has withdrawn from the upcoming election. In an interview with Addis Standard the party's interim public relations head, Batte Urgessa,...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 07:06:12 GMT
Report On War in Ethiopia's Tigray Province Undermines Peace Efforts in the Region
[Daily Maverick] Ethiopia's ambassador to South Africa has strenuously objected to a report carried in Daily Maverick and first published in print in DM168.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:45:39 GMT
Gunmen Storm Church, Kill 29 in Horoguduru, Western Oromia - Residents
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Twenty nine people were killed in East wollega, Oromia regional state. Residents who spoke to Addis Standard said that that attack took place on March 05 in Abo church in Debos Kebele, where residents were celebrating ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:58:12 GMT
Overcoming Challenges of Early Marriage Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
[Ethiopian Herald] Eighteen years ago, in Oromia State, Kersa Woreda, Jimma Zone, a baby girl came to this world.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:58:12 GMT
Relief Agencies Urged to Enhance Support to Tigray
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has called on international relief agencies to meaningfully enhance the current 30 percent contribution in aid supply in Tigray State.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:58:13 GMT
Benefitting Community From Energy Sector Development
[Ethiopian Herald] Access to clean energy is the key to the development of a country. Securing and sustaining renewable resources in the energy sector are the solutions for those challenges. The cost competitiveness, the availability of resources and...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:58:13 GMT
Five Factories Become Fully Operational in Tigray
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA (ENA) - Five factories in Tigray region have become fully operational, the Interim Administration of the region disclosed.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:31:38 GMT
Ethiopia Gets First Orange Digital Center in Addis Abeba
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and Orange digital center established the first digital center in the horn of Africa that trains young people in digital technology and boosts the...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:50:32 GMT
Sudan's Engineers Work to Mitigate Effect On Nile System When Ethiopia Fills GERD
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Ministry of Irrigation in Sudan says that engineers are now working to anticipate all possible scenarios resulting from the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to mitigate the expected negative effect...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:49:43 GMT
PM Abiy Briefs AUPSC On Current Situation in Northern Ethiopia
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday delivered to the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) on current situation in Northern Ethiopia.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:44:17 GMT
Organizer Says More Than 350 Mainly Ethiopian Migrants Died in Yemen Detention Fire
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Abdullah, an organizer of Ethiopian migrant community in the war-torn Yemen who spoke to Addis Standard recounted the continued plight of Ethiopian migrants and refugees in Yemen and said there are no known survivors o...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:42:37 GMT
Ethiopia Stays Firm On Solving GERD Issue 'Under the Auspices of AU'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In his latest biweekly media briefing to local media, Ambassador Dina Mufti clarified Ethiopia's long standing position on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) vis a vis Egypt's and Sudan's position to get third ...



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