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Tue, 14 Sep 2021 04:18:58 GMT
Alleged Human Rights Violations in Tigray Committed By All Parties - UN Human Rights Chief
[UN News] UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored "multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations of human rights, humanitarian and refugee law" committed by all parties to the conflict in Tigray.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 05:43:13 GMT
Amhara State Deploys Forces to Neighboring Benishangul Gumuz
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Amhara special forces were deployed to Bulen woreda of the Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumuz regional state, Bulan woreda communication bureau announced on September 12.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:11:35 GMT
Ex-Wazito Skipper Joins Ethiopian Side
[Nation] Former Wazito captain Bernard 'Bena' Ochieng' on Monday sealed a two-year deal with newly promoted Ethiopian club Abra Minch.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 04:15:18 GMT
UN Rights Body Should Maintain Scrutiny On Tigray
[HRW] Oral Statement at HRC48

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:16:31 GMT
Largest Single Restitution of Looted Artifacts Set to Come Back Home
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has restituted its national treasures that were looted in 1968 at the Battle of Mekdela. The heritages were handed over to the Embassy of Ethiopia in London by the Scheherazade Foundation.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:16:31 GMT
Pagume - a Short Month With Many Feats
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia, unlike the other world, celebrates its new year on 11 September. Similarly, unlike the other world's calendar, Ethiopia has its unique calendar, with an additional month in its calendar, Pagume, the 13th month.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:16:31 GMT
Ethiopia Envisages Increasing Mineral Export By Three Fold
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Ethiopia has set a plan to increase the foreign earnings from mines export by three fold in the next three years whilst keeping gold's lion share in the export trade, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum disclosed.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:16:30 GMT
Cross-Border Road Network Expedites Economic Growth
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The on-going huge cross-border road programs being underway by Ethiopia has contributed greatly in expediting the country's economic growth and enhancing its access to neighbouring ports, the Ministry of Transport said...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:16:31 GMT
Ethiopian Ambassadors Covey New Year Message
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ambassadors who representing Ethiopia in various countries extended their wish and messages for Ethiopian New Year via social media.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:16:26 GMT
Contesting Parties' Resolve to Defended National Interest Ahead of New Parliament
[Ethiopian Herald] As per the Ethiopian constitution, a party which has got majority of votes in the election has to introduce its cabinet and form government till the end of September Ethiopian calendar. For the past three years, the ruling party ha...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:19:00 GMT
Addis Says TPLF Fate Lies With Yet-to-Be-Formed Govt
[East African] The world will have to wait a little longer to know whether Ethiopia will change the designation of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as advised by the international community to move towards a peace process.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 05:22:43 GMT
WHO Airlifts Largest Single Shipment of Humanitarian Cargo to Addis Ababa
[WHO-AFRO] Addis Ababa/Cairo -- The World Health Organization (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai delivered 85 metric tons of life-saving medical supplies to Ethiopia, the largest single shipment of humanitarian cargo to date airlifted by the Hub.

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 13:26:57 GMT
The G20 Must Recommit to Covax
[Reporter] It is one year since the international community gave its backing to the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access (COVAX) facility to lead a worldwide effort to end the acute phase of the pandemic. The initiative aimed to ensure that every country, ...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:39:26 GMT
Forced Suspension of Majority of MSF Activities, Amid Enormous Needs in Ethiopia
[MSF] The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has suspended all activities in the Amhara, Gambella and Somali regions of Ethiopia, as well as in the west and northwest of Tigray region, to comply with a three...

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:02:09 GMT
PM Abiy Says Ethiopia Enjoys Independence Because It Repelled Enemies Over Centuries
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy said Ethiopia has been enjoying its independence for centuries as a result of the struggles it made with the numerous enemies it encountered.

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:02:51 GMT
Deputy PM & FM Demeke Urges Ethiopians to Realize Self-Reliant, Prosperous Nation in New Year
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen has called on all Ethiopians to stand firm and join hands with the view to ensuring solidarity through combined efforts in a bid to realize a self-reliant and prosperous ...

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:01:38 GMT
Attempt to Grab Power By Force Is Playing With Fire - President Sahlework
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Attempting to grab political power by attacking the Ethiopian National Defense Force and expanding conflicts to other regions of the country is playing with fire, President Sahlework Zewde said.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 05:52:41 GMT
Tigray Conflict - Joint Investigation Finishes Field Work, Final Report Due November 1
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The joint investigation by the UN Human Rights Office and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) into alleged violations of human rights, humanitarian and refugee law committed by all parties to the conflict in T...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 05:50:46 GMT
More Than Two Dozen Organisations Call for End to of Hostilities
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A collective of 24 local civil society organizations have called for peace in Ethiopia in connection with the Ethiopian New Year, which will be celebrated on September 11.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:59:37 GMT
UN - Number of Ethiopian Refugees in Sudan Camps Reducing
[Nation] The number of Ethiopian refugees at camps in Sudan is dropping, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has confirmed, without stating their whereabouts.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:08:35 GMT
Malawi Immigration Deports 123 Ethiopians
[Nyasa Times] The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services has deported 123 Ethiopian nationals to their country. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) supported the return of the illegal immigrants back to their native country...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 05:37:24 GMT
U.S. Gravely Concerned by Ongoing Conflict and Human Rights Abuses
[State Department] The United States remains gravely concerned by ongoing conflict in multiple regions of Ethiopia. Reports of continued human rights abuses and atrocities by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces, the Eritrean Defense Forces, Amhara ...

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:52:38 GMT
Government, Stakeholders Alliance Key Factor for Better Coffee Export Performance
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has introduced itself differently for the entire world. In deed Ethiopia is also well known for its competitiveness on the long distance races coupled with being the land of origin and the birth place of coffee Arabica as ...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:53:06 GMT
Flood Affects Some 617,000 People, Displaces 214,000 Others Across Various Regions
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Flood incidences registered between April and July in Afar, Amhara, Gambella, Harari, Oromia, Somali and SNNP Regions left some 616,714 individuals affected, 214,124 others displaced, and 28 dead. Flooding also caused ...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:48:07 GMT
Looted Ethiopian Artefacts During Battle of Maqdala to Be Returned Home
[ENA] Ethiopian artifacts looted during the Battle of Maqdala in 1868 are to be returned to Ethiopia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed.

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:33:40 GMT
Renaissance Dam Turbines Generate Power in First Months of Ethiopian New Year - Minister
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The necessary preparations are underway to enable the two turbines of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) generate electricity in the first months of the coming Ethiopian New year, according to Minister of Water, Irrigatio...

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 05:51:37 GMT
Benishangul Gumuz State Vows to Take 'Final Measures' Against 'TPLF Agents'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State of Ethiopia has announced in the press briefing that it has finalized its preparation to take final and decisive measurements against what it called TPLF agents operating in Metekel...

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:53:46 GMT
Nearly 5,000 Ethiopian Migrants Stuck in Yemen Need Extra Support to Return Home: IOM
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- As the dangers for migrants in Yemen intensify against a backdrop of conflict and the COVID-19 crisis, nearly 5,000 Ethiopians stranded in Yemen are waiting for their chance to safely return home.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:01:27 GMT
Premier in Ghana for Official Visit
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA (ENA)- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) and his delegation are in Accra, Ghana for a one day working visit.

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:01:27 GMT
U.S. Donates TB Testing Machines Worth U.S.$1 Million to Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - The United States (U.S.) has donated through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), donated 46 cutting-edge tuberculosis (TB) testing machines worth one million USD to the people of Ethiopia.



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