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Tue, 13 Jul 2021 05:50:47 GMT
Tigrayans in Ethiopia Fear Ethnic Cleansing
[African Arguments] As hate speech and targeting of Tigrayans escalates in Addis Ababa, many are terrified and some are planning to flee.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:07:27 GMT
Rights Commission Closely Monitoring the Situation of Arrested Journalists
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) issued a statement discussing the arrest of Awlo and Ethio-Forum journalists and staff members and urging authorities to follow due process and release the detained journali...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:09:04 GMT
Despite Low Income, Industrial Park Workers Remain Hopeful
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Meaza, is a mother of two who came from rural kebeles around Dilla city in the South Nation, Nationalities and Peoples Region(SNNPR). She spent Six month while working in Hawassa's Industrial Park. She said, detailing ...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 06:08:12 GMT
Re-Elections, Recounts to Be Conducted in 23 Constituencies
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced the final results of the 6th national election on July 10, 2021. Out of 547 seats of the House of People's Representatives (HoPR), the election was contested for...

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 08:46:12 GMT
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Party Wins Vote in Landslide
[Ethiopian Herald] The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced yesterday the results of the 6th General elections in the presence of President Sahlework Zewde.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 08:39:15 GMT
UN Applauds PM Abiy Ahmed Commitment to Humanitarian Access
[Ethiopian Herald] The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres applauded the efforts of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Ph.D) in creating access to humanitarians to support Tigray State of Ethiopia.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 10:53:57 GMT
Commission Envisions Oromia Preferred Tourist Destination
[Ethiopian Herald] Oromia Tourism Commission said that it has been working tirelessly to promote the State's tourist attraction sites to both domestic and international visitors.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 10:49:13 GMT
State-Owned Telecoms Giant Telecom Reaches Six Million Customers
[Ethiopian Herald] The state-owned operator ethio telecom said that it has managed to access six million customers in the mobile payment system, Telebirr, in a two- month operation due to rapid penetration rate and advancement of telecom services.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 15:48:08 GMT
As Ethiopian Troops Exit Tigray, Time to Focus On Relief
[Crisis Group] Ethiopia's military withdrew from Tigray's capital on 28 June, having suffered a string of battlefield reversals. Addis Ababa and Tigrayan leaders should now work on extending immediate aid to a population at risk of famine. They shoul...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:51:18 GMT
It's Woe After War - Bloody Tigray Conflict Forces Austerity on Abiy's Administration
[East African] Ethiopia plans to restructure a $1 billion debt as the government grapples with ways of freeing up funds to support economic recovery in the midst of a devastating conflict in the north.

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 09:57:55 GMT
Tigray Conflict and Dam Dispute Dent Abiy's Image
[DW] With Ethiopia at the center of two conflicts, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has seen his international reputation tarnished.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:25:49 GMT
Mohammed Deksiso Free At Last After Being Missing for Weeks
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Mohammed Deksiso, the Jimma university graduate was released after nearly Five months of detention. Today he was freed from where he was held for over six weeks without his family's knowledge of his whereabouts. He was...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:22:50 GMT
Ethiopia Hails Diplomatic Success As UNSC Favors AU-Led Negotiations
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- UN Security (UNSC) Council members in a session yesterday, backed the African Union (AU) sponsored talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan in a dispute over the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and urge...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:46:14 GMT
Safeguarding Ethiopia Is Important Not Only for Ethiopians but Also the Region - Ambassador Mohammed Idriss Farah
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia and Djibouti have a long-standing political and socio-economic relations. The relations between the two countries go back to many centuries. Nevertheless, formal diplomatic relations were established in 1923 when Ethiopia ...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:12:46 GMT
Egypt Facing 'Existential Threat' Due to Ethiopia's GERD On Nile
[Egypt Online] Foreign minister Sameh Shoukry said on Thursday that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a threat to the life of Egyptians.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:25:08 GMT
News - World Food Program Trucks En Route to Mekelle and Semera Forced to Return From North Wollo
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Nine trucks of World Food Program (WFP) carrying food aid en route to Mekelle, Tigray and Semera, Afar states, were forced to return from North Wollo zone North Wollo Zone of Amhara State, local authorities told Ethiop...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:21:49 GMT
Govt Accuses OCHA of Misinformation, Discusses Conditions for Humanitarian Flights to Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Federal Government of Ethiopia in a statement released this afternoon expressed disappointment at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) for its inaccurate reports and stateme...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:08:29 GMT
Secretary-General Welcomes Ethiopia's Pledge to Allow Humanitarian Access to Tigray
[UN News] UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Ethiopia's commitment to ensuring aid workers can access the war-ravaged Tigray region, his Spokesperson said in a statement on Friday.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:56:04 GMT
UN Security Council Supports African Union Effort to End Nile Dam Dispute
[RFI] Following their Thursday meeting to consider the dispute between Sudan, Egypt and Addis Ababa over the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the United Nations Security Council has pledged full support for African Union efforts to mediate in the dispute o...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:20:46 GMT
Shoukry Asks UNSC to Shoulder Its Responsibility to Reach Binding Deal On GERD
[Egypt Online] Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asked the UN Security Council (UNSC) to shoulder its responsibility and work on resuming talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) under the sponsorship of the African Union till reachi...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 04:26:31 GMT
Egypt, Sudan Seek UN Help to Resolve Mega Dam Dispute With Ethiopia
[VOA] The foreign ministers of Egypt and Sudan appealed to the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to intervene in their dispute with Ethiopia over the operation of a mega dam on the Nile River.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:45:40 GMT
Egypt Facing 'Existential Threat' Due to Ethiopia's GERD On Nile
[Egypt Online] Egypt's foreign minister said on Thursday that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a threat to the life of Egyptians.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 06:59:53 GMT
UN Rights Body Needs to Act On Ethiopia
[HRW] Human Rights Council Should Adopt Resolution on Abuses in Tigray

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 09:10:58 GMT
Saied Holds Phone Call With Ethiopia's President
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kaïs Saïed, on Thursday, spoke over phone with Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:22:04 GMT
Parents of Students in Tigray's Universities Demand Transparency From Federal Govt
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Following the withdrawal of Ethiopian National Defense Forces out of Tigray, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MoSHE) addressed the concerns of parents of university students in the region through its offic...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:13:44 GMT
Govt Recalls Dozens of Diplomats, Closes Consulates in Various Countries
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Addis Standard learned from sources close to the matter that Ethiopia is closing down a number of its diplomatic posts and recalling a number of diplomats from missions that will remain operational. The move comes thre...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 04:24:53 GMT
UN Ready to Promote 'Win-Win Solution' for Blue Nile Dam Project
[UN News] The United Nations stands ready to support Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan in efforts to resolve their decade-long disagreement over the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), senior officials told the Security Council on Thursday.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 10:59:22 GMT
UN Security Council to Weigh in On Controversial Ethiopia Mega-Dam
[RFI] The UN Security Council is meeting Thursday to consider a resolution on giant hydroelectric dam being built by Ethiopia, which Egypt and Sudan say will block water access to millions of people downstream.

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 05:58:48 GMT
Donors Accuse UN of Mismanaging Tigray Refugee Response
[The New Humanitarian] London -- Tens of thousands of refugees who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region are facing security risks and assistance shortfalls in camps in Sudan, according to a group of Western embassies and donors who ...

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 07:25:25 GMT
Obituary - in Memory of Abebech Gobena, the Jewel of Indigenous Humanitarianism
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The death of Abebech Gobena, also known as "Eddaye" by thousands of children she raised, sent shockwaves through Ethiopians who know her for dedicating her life to philanthropy. Thousands of children across Ethiopia we...



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