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Fri, 06 Aug 2021 04:45:07 GMT
Tigrayan Forces Take UNESCO Heritage Site of Lalibela - Eyewitnesses
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Forces from Ethiopia's Tigray region have taken control of the town of Lalibela in the country's neighbouring Amhara region, Reuters reports.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 08:00:54 GMT
USAID Chief Wraps Up Visit With Calls to End Hostilities
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- USAID administrator Samantha Power finalized a day-long trip to Ethiopia without an audience with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. She however used her short visit to reiterate her earlier calls for dialogue and cessation of...

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 05:26:24 GMT
Ethiopia Rejects Sudan's Mediation Plan on Tigray Conflict
[Nation] Ethiopia has rejected efforts by neighbouring Sudan to mediate between Tigrayan rebels and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government.

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 05:26:03 GMT
Tigray - USAID Boss Samantha Power Calls for Dialogue in Ethiopia War
[Nation] The head of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Samantha Power, has called on all parties to the conflict in Tigray to immediately ceasefire and begin dialogue.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:10:22 GMT
Of Books, Writers and Reading in Addis in the Cold and Rainy Season
[Ethiopian Herald] MULUGETA GUDETA

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:10:22 GMT
Safety Is Like a Lock - but You Are the Key
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has managed to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic encouragingly and lessening its severe consequences. Owing to the coordinated efforts of the government, partners, and the public, the country has enabled to exec...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:10:21 GMT
UAE Desirous to Set Up Climate Partnership With Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The United Arab Emirates (UAE)has expressed desire to set up a strong partnership with Ethiopia in the climate change and environment frontier that is aligned with the latter's priority to a climate resilient green eco...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:10:23 GMT
'Gondar Foster Family Project' Role Model to Other Universities
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA--The "Gondar Foster Family Project" has been successful in maintaining the quality of education and restoring the eroded Ethiopian unity, disclosed the University of Gondar (UoG).

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:10:23 GMT
Means for Vividly Portraying Cultural Values
[Ethiopian Herald] Nothing is much more exiting and appealing than putting what is abstract for mind into a tangible pictorial demonstration. Artifacts, sculptures, jewelries and souvenirs in general have had pivotal importance in providing people wi...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:10:23 GMT
Sustained Effort to Transform Outdated Agricultural Practices
[Ethiopian Herald] Since the beginning of the modern era in the earlier time of the 20th century, Ethiopian governments tried their level best to modernize agriculture but the sector is still remained subsistence and rain fed though it is the main st...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 09:10:22 GMT
Ethiopia's Potential in Red Pepper Production
[Ethiopian Herald] The red pepper has several names in different parts of the world. It is the most commonly used for spicing food around the world, with some variation in accent. In some countries, red pepper is kept in flower pots to give flavor to...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:42:18 GMT
U.S. Calls for End to Military Conflicts As Top Official Arrives in Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The US government has called for the restoration of the status quo ante and an end of the nine months military hostilities in order for aid to reach more than five million people in need of food assistance in Tigray re...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 04:49:58 GMT
'Heartbreaking' Devastation in Tigray - UN Humanitarian Chief
[UN News] The new UN Emergency Relief Coordinator ended a six-day mission to Ethiopia with a fresh push to get badly needed food and other supplies into the embattled Tigray region.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:55:53 GMT
Ethiopia Suspends Three Humanitarian Groups in Tigray
[Nation] The Ethiopian government has suspended the activities of three foreign humanitarian organisations which have been working in the restive northern Tigray region.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:45:58 GMT
MSF Seeks Dialogue with Federal Govt After Suspension of Operations
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement published on Ethiopia Fact Check today, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia's Agency for Civil Society announced the temporary suspension of MSF Holland, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Al-Makt...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:21:09 GMT
Three NGOs Suspended for Operating Outside of Mandate - Govt
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The government of Ethiopia has suspended MSF Holland, Norwegian Refugee Council and Al Mektoum Foundation for breaching rules of the nation and operating outside of their mandate, according to Ethiopian Current Issues Fact Check.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:20:08 GMT
What's Wrong With U.S. Policy for Ethiopia and Africa?
[Ethiopian Herald] Knowledgeable American analysts of U.S.-African relations are disturbed by the U.S. government's treatment of Ethiopia. In the first six months of the Biden Presidency, we have witnessed a dramatic reversal of U.S. support for a lo...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:36:05 GMT
UN OCHA Chief Warns Against Attacking Aid Workers
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Martin Griffiths, the newly appointed UN OCHA chief yesterday in a press briefing concluding his six day visit to Ethiopia, where he affirmed the solidarity of OCHA with the people of Ethiopia, discussed the status of ...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 12:07:57 GMT
USAID Head Pushes for Humanitarian Aid Access in Tigray
[VOA] U.S. Agency for International Development head Samantha Power is set to meet Wednesday with officials in Ethiopia as the United States urges the government to allow clear access for humanitarian aid to the Tigray region.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:49:06 GMT
Tigray - Our Suffering May Not Be Convenient, but It Is Real
[African Arguments] The state's one-sided narrative has not just shattered Ethiopians' shared understanding of reality but eroded the social fabric that held us together.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:30:24 GMT
'Pressure to Open a Corridor Through Western Tigray Unacceptable' - Risk Management Commissioner
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- "The pressure to open a corridor through western Tigray is unacceptable," Mitiku Kassa, National Disaster Risk Management Commissioner told a local news outlet today.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:38:02 GMT
Ethiopia, Djibouti Railway Link Restored After Protests
[Nation] A crucial trade route which links landlocked Ethiopia to the sea port of Djibouti has resumed operations after days of a blockade by protesters from the Somali region.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:37:55 GMT
Horror of 50 Bodies in River Fuels Push for Humanitarian Corridor
[Nation] Washington's aid chief Samantha Power is expected in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to push for a special corridor for humanitarian assistance to civilians in the troubled Tigray region by one of Ethiopia's biggest donors.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 15:05:36 GMT
Court Sentences Three Defendants for Involvement in Haacaaluu Hundeessaa Assassination
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Federal High court Lideta branch anti- terrorism and constitutional 2nd bench today has today sentenced on the three defendants accused of having involvement in the assassination of Hachalu Hundesa.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:34:37 GMT
A Catastrophe in the Making
[DW] Thousands of people have died, around 2 million have been displaced, more than 5 million rely on emergency food aid and 400,000 are at risk of starvation. But violence in Ethiopia is growing beyond Tigray province.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 04:58:00 GMT
Continent Can Prevent Ethiopia From Going Down Rwanda's Path - Here's How
[The Conversation Africa] When Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2019, I congratulated him in a public US and Africa dialogue forum. I thought he deserved the prize, given what he had done. In particular he sho...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:42:31 GMT
Safaricom Shareholders Approve Ethiopian Subsidiary
[East African] Safaricom shareholders have approved the telco's proposal to set up its Ethiopian subsidiary--Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc--that is expected to start operations next year.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:42:17 GMT
Around 90% of Tigray's People Depend On International Aid for Survival - UN
[VOA] Geneva -- A United Nations overview of conditions in northern Ethiopia's Tigray province after more than nine-months of civil strife finds a society of staggering devastation, of ruined lives and livelihoods.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMT
There Will Be No Winners in Addis Conflict
[East African] All through history, men have stood amidst the ruins of war, to declare victory. Often, however, in contrast to the scale of destruction and failed promises, such proclamations have over time developed a hollow ring to them.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:53:39 GMT
UN Special Adviser On Genocide Alarmed at Worsening Situation in Parts of Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Special Adviser of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, in a statement discussing the deteriorating situation in Ethiiopia expressed alarm at the continuat...



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