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Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:28:37 GMT
Tigray Crisis - Ethiopia Summons Its Ambassador to Ireland
[Nation] Diplomatic sources on Friday said that the Ethiopian government has summoned, Eshetu Dessie, its ambassador to Ireland, after outraged by the actions of the Irish government in connection with crises in the troubled northern Tigray region.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:26:08 GMT
More Than 40 Civilians Killed in Western Oromia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A series of attacks in western Oromia regional state mounted by armed men against civilians since Saturday March 6 claimed the lives of at least 42 people so far, including women and children. The victims are members o...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:13:26 GMT
Ethiopians Across the Globe Denounce Meddling in Domestic Affairs
[Ethiopian Herald] Over the last week, the Ethiopian Diaspora community has been made to the streets to express their concern on the intervention of superpowers in the internal affairs of their home country. Thousands of Ethiopians and Eritreans have...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:58:36 GMT
Turkey Shows Interest to Boost Trade Relation With Ethiopia - Ambassador
[Ethiopian Herald] The relation between Ethiopia and Turkey reached to the level of best. Business and investment is growing. While Ethiopia exports agricultural products to Turkey, Turkey exports machinery, steel and iron to Ethiopia.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:32:56 GMT
Govt Takes On Discussions With Over 160,000 Community Members in Metekel
[ENA] The Government of Ethiopia said several discussions have been held with more than 160,000 community members to find a lasting solution to the problem in Metekel Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:59:19 GMT
Privately-Owned Abattoir Begins Exporting Meat to Middle East
[Ethiopian Herald] JIJIGA - A modern abattoir built in Jijiga, capital of Somali State, with an outlay of 200 million Birr is exporting meat to four Middle East countries.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:46:58 GMT
Rwandans Tipped On Investment, Tourism Opportunities in Ethiopia
[New Times] The Ethiopian Ambassador to Rwanda, Lulit Zewdie, has shared with Rwandans the opportunities available in her country in the areas of investment and tourism, saying that both countries have many areas of common interest.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:33:03 GMT
Reply to the Ambassador - the War On Tigray Is an Ongoing Genocide in Ethiopia
[Daily Maverick] This is a response to the Ethiopian ambassador's letter to the editor titled 'Report on war in Ethiopia's Tigray province undermines peace efforts in the region'.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:21:15 GMT
ICRC Concerned About Humanitarian Situation in Rural Areas of Tigray
[ICRC] Fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region erupted over four months ago. While electricity, communication networks and water supply are gradually being restored and markets are reopening in the main towns, humanitarian access in rural areas, and off...

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.

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 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...

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 ...



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