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Ethiopia

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:00:52 GMT
Govt Declares State of Emergency as Tigray Fighters Consider Marching on Addis Ababa
[VOA] New York -- The Ethiopian federal government declared a nationwide state of emergency Tuesday, as its battle with Tigrayan forces reaches the one-year mark and fighting has escalated in northern Ethiopia.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:02:49 GMT
U.S. Suspends Ethiopia's Duty-Free Access Over Tigray Violations
[VOA] Citing "gross violations of internationally recognized human rights," the United States on Tuesday said it suspended Ethiopia's duty-free access to the U.S. market.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:47:19 GMT
White House Announces End of Agoa Preferences for Guinea, Mali and Ethiopia
[White House] Washington, DC -- STATEMENTS AND RELEASES TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:09:54 GMT
UN Chief Extremely Concerned By Escalation of Violence in Ethiopia
[UN News] The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, is extremely concerned by the escalation of violence in Ethiopia and the recent declaration of a state of emergency.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:09:01 GMT
Details of Ethiopia's State of Emergency Proclamation
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Earlier today, the Council of Ministers has declared a nationwide state of emergency effectively as of today and for six months to come. The news was announced by Gedion Timoteos, Minister of Justice, accompanied by Dr...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:08:05 GMT
Breaking - US Gives Ethiopia Ultimatum to Access AGOA Privileges
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- U.S. President Joe Biden has informed the Congress of his decision to revoke Ethiopia's AGOA privileges as of January 01/2022 and that he will continue "to assess whether the government [of Ethiopia is] making continua...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:06:44 GMT
Addis Ababa City Administration Cautions Residents to Register Weapons
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Addis Abeba city administration cautioned residents to register weapons within two days. In a statement discussing current affairs, the city's peace and security bureau called on residents who own weapons including...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:05:39 GMT
Addis Ababa Task Force Announces Measures Against 'TPLF Nostalgic' Individuals
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The joint task force established to safeguard the peace and security of the city of Addis Abeba announced that it has intensified taking strident legal measures against those who are "supporters: and are "nostalgic of ...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:08:22 GMT
Developing Countries Quest for Binding Agreement to Curb Impact of Climate Change #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Ethiopian Herald] The 26th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, popularly known as COP26, held for the past two days when the world has just experienced one of the warmest years on record. T...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:05:24 GMT
Ethiopia's Open Up to New Telecom Operators Enhances Digital Economy
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's opening up of telecommunication industry for new telecom service operators will facilitate its digital transformation efforts and attract related businesses, Innovation and Technology Digital Transformation...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:04:39 GMT
A New Milestone for Ethiopian Airlines, Djibouti Free Zone As Sea-Air Cargo Launches
[Ethiopian Herald] The first Sea-Air Cargo Operation that discharge 17 tons of electeonic & home appliances from Shenzen to Lagos & Kano in Nigeria via Djibouti is launched (October 28) with the presence of the Chairperson of Djibouti Ports & Free zo...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:09:59 GMT
Swarms of Locusts Invade Mandera's Rhamu Dimtu Area From Neighboring Ethiopia
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Desert locusts have reinvaded the country with a new swarm arriving from Ethiopia reported in Mandera's Rhamu Dimtu.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:06:28 GMT
Harnessing Irrigation Potentials, Meeting Food Self-Sufficiency
[Ethiopian Herald] Researches indicate that Ethiopia has a total arable land of more than 70 million hectares but it only cultivated 12 million hectares of land. The population engaged in agriculture is estimated to be 80 million. Some years back the...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:02:28 GMT
Farmers Applaud Cluster Farming Wheat Production Immense Role
[Ethiopian Herald] DURAMIE - Farmers in Kelama locality, Anegacha district of Kenbata Tenbaro zone of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' state (SNNPs) who have employed cluster farming announced that they have expected eight plus fold whea...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:14:00 GMT
Corporation Creates Over 79,000 Jobs in Three Months
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) announced that it created over 79,000 job opportunities for unemployed citizens exclusively over the past three months.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 10:09:07 GMT
More Than 50 German Companies and Stakeholders Met to Discuss Opportunities for Trade and Investment for German Companies in Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] A webinar Business Forum organized by Afrika Verein (German Africa Business Association) in cooperation with the embassy of Ethiopia in Berlin and the Ministry of Foreign Affair of Ethiopia was held on Friday (October 29).

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 05:15:39 GMT
The Three Key Mistakes UN Must Avoid in Search for Peace in Ethiopia
[The Conversation Africa] There are growing demands for the UN Security Council to act on the war in Tigray. The Security Council has held 11 sessions on the war that started in Tigray a year ago. But each session ended without even a single official...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 05:12:40 GMT
Decades of Progress Gone in One Year - Tigray's Healthcare System Has Been Destroyed
[The Conversation Africa] The war in Ethiopia's Tigray region broke out on 4 November 2020. A survey done in parts of Tigray and investigative reports by human rights bodies Amnesty International and the Human Rights Watch show that thousands of civi...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:33:29 GMT
Oromia Prosperity Party Calls On Oromo Youth, the Oromo People To 'Bury the Junta'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Fekadu Tesema, head of the Oromia Prosperity Party office, called on all Oromo youth and the Oromo people to do their part to "bury the junta", party affiliated FanaBC reported.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 06:24:11 GMT
Prime Minister Says Non-Ethiopian Nationals Joined TPLF Forces in Wello
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that non-Ethiopian nationals have joined TPLF forces in the war in the Wollo frontier.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 06:23:21 GMT
Federal Court Suspends Prosecutor's Witness Hearing Against Jawar
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The prosecutor's witness hearing against the defendants in Jawar Mohammed's file which was set to be held today was suspended after the defense team appealed to Federal Supreme Court cassation Bench objecting an earlie...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 06:22:38 GMT
Oromia State Asks Leadership, People to Join the Fight 'To Save Country'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Oromia National Regional State Government called on all regional government leaders to diligently lead the struggle and make the "necessary sacrifices for tomorrow's victory". It also calls on Qeerroos and Qeerrees...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 06:21:41 GMT
Ethiopia Takes Part in UN Climate Summit in Glasgow
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia is participating in COP26 climate crisis summit that kicked off on October 31, 2021. A delegate led by Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commissioner Professor Fekadu Beyene is attending the conference. T...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 06:02:24 GMT
U.S. Expresses Alarm Over Reports of Escalation of War in Ethiopia
[VOA] Washington -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed "alarm" Monday over reports that forces from Ethiopia's Tigray region have advanced into Dessie and Kombolcha, two towns in the neighboring Amhara region.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 05:44:42 GMT
Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Feltman to Speak On Ethiopia
[State Department] On Tuesday, November 2, Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will give remarks at an event hosted by the United States Institute for Peace. As the crisis in Ethiopia nears its one-year anniversary, Special Envoy Fel...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 04:57:42 GMT
A Perspective On the Ethiopian-U.S. Relationship After a Year of Conflict
[State Department] Jeffrey Feltman, U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, United States Institute of Peace, November 1, 2021: Had someone previewed for me in 2015 -- in the middle of my six-year tenure as United Nations Under-Secretary-General f...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 06:43:53 GMT
Amhara Declares Emergency, Curfew, No Govt Activities
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Amhara National Regional State Council, in its 6th round, first year, 4th emergency meeting held today has declared a nine point emergency decree which includes the suspension of regular activities by all governmen...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 06:20:05 GMT
Tigray Rebels Capture Kombolcha City in Amhara Region
[Nation] Tigrayan rebels, Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on Sunday claimed that their forces had taken control of another strategic city in Ethiopia's Amhara region.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 05:17:13 GMT
Tigray Fighters Claim Control of Major Northern Towns
[DW] Ethiopian authorities called on people to join the armed struggle against the Tigrayan insurgents. Amhara government officials declared a state of emergency in the region.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 06:42:26 GMT
Abiy's Offensive Against Tigray Collapses - Dreams of a 'New Ethiopia' Arise
[Daily Maverick] One year after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent in troops who committed unspeakable atrocities in an attempt to crush the rebellious Tigray region, the army that he sought to vanquish is heading down the highway towards Addis...



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