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Wed, 15 Dec 2021 05:01:44 GMT
Residents Fear Retribution As Tigrayan Forces Recapture Lalibela
[DW] Locals say Tigrayan forces took over Lalibela without firing a single shot, while the Ethiopian military claims to have captured strategic locations in the regions of Afar and Amhara.

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 07:52:43 GMT
Growing Concern for Nuns and Deacons Arrested in Addis Ababa
[Agenzia Fides] Addis Ababa -- "We are very worried about their fate. We have no news and we still do not understand the reason for such an act. In the meantime, the concern increases".

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 06:24:34 GMT
Ethiopia War - Kenya Issues Advisory
[East African] Kenya says it will restrict any movements of military or diplomatic redeployments through its territory in the wake of temporary relocation of foreign staff from Ethiopia over security reasons.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:41:11 GMT
Commercial and Environmental Gains of Urban Agriculture in Addis #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Ethiopian Herald] Urban farming is becoming both a fashion and an additional investment for urban dwellers in addition to their normal business in Ethiopia. Urban agriculture is introducing new and easy technologies and modern farming activities wit...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:23:16 GMT
Kenya Issues Advisory Over Ethiopia War
[Citizen] Kenya says it will restrict any movements of military or diplomatic redeployments through its territory in the wake of temporary relocation of foreign staff from Ethiopia over security reasons.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:59:21 GMT
Human Rights Council to Hold a Special Session On 17 December to Address the "Grave Human Rights Situation in Ethiopia"
[OHCHR] The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday, 17 December, to address the "grave human rights situation in Ethiopia".

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 07:48:58 GMT
Family of Journalist Tamrat Negera Say He is Missing After Arrest
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Tamrat Negera, the editor in chief of the online media Terara Network was arrested last Friday from his house. The YouTube based media network said in a statement today that the family of Tamrat were unable to find him...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 06:14:49 GMT
Ethiopia Conflict - South Sudan Denies Supporting Tigray Rebels
[East African] Juba -- South Sudan's government has dismissed claims that it is supporting the rebel group, Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 06:06:10 GMT
18 WFP Aid Trucks Commandeered in Northern Ethiopia, UN Says
[VOA] For the second time in a matter of days, food aid for starving Ethiopians has been stolen from the World Food Program in northern Ethiopia, the United Nations said Monday.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:23:54 GMT
Tigrayan Forces Recapture Lalibela - Report
[allAfrica] Rebel Tigrayan forces have recaptured the Ethiopian town of Lalibela, Reuters reports from Addis Ababa

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:41:22 GMT
Sudan Govt Denies Ethiopian Claim of Support for Tigray Liberation Front
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudan government has denied accusations reported by the Ethiopian government radio agency Fana Broadcasting alleging Khartoum support for the Tigray Liberation Front*, in the ongoing internal violence in Ethiopia.

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 06:02:43 GMT
Tigray Rebels Said to Recapture Lalibela, UNESCO World Heritage Site
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- Residents of the Ethiopian town of Lalibela, a U.N. World Heritage site, say Tigray rebels have captured the area from federal forces for a second time.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 11:25:22 GMT
Ethiopia Hails Good Relationship With Tanzania
[Daily News] ETHIOPIA has cherished the good relationship with Tanzania whose foundation was laid by founding fathers of the two nations, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere and Ethiopian King, Haile Selassie.

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:15:39 GMT
Rastafari Community in Jamaica Expresses Solidarity With People, Govt of Ethiopia
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Rastafari community in Jamaica joined by Pan-Africanists, members of the Ethiopian community in Jamaica, and the wider population of peace-loving people across Jamaica and elsewhere held a peaceful demonstration in front of t...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 04:59:37 GMT
Reports of Human Rights Abuses, Atrocities, and Destruction in Amhara and Afar Regions
[State Department] The United States notes with grave concern unconfirmed new reports alleging egregious human rights abuses, atrocities, and destruction of civilian infrastructure by Tigrayan forces in the Amhara and Afar regions of Ethiopia. We cal...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 18:13:47 GMT
Journalist Arrested At Her House in Addis Abeba
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Journalist Meaza Mohammed was taken from her house in Addis Abeba Nifas Silk sub city this morning, according to her husband, Robel Gebeyehu who told Addis Standard, "They were not wearing uniforms but they showed her ...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:07:02 GMT
More Misery for Millions As Aid Delivery Halted Amid Looting in Tigray
[DW] The United Nations has warned of increasing food insecurity for people living in northern Ethiopia after its warehouses, stocked with vital supplies, were ransacked.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:53:45 GMT
Police Detain Terara Network Founder and Editor-in-Chief Tamerat Negera
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Terara Network Editor-in-Chief Tamrat Negera was taken from his home by the police this morning, the YouTube based media network said in a statement.

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:07:05 GMT
Time to End Ethiopia's Unwinnable Civil War
[Crisis Group] Federal forces have recorded gains in recent weeks but Ethiopia's brutal civil war may well grind on without a winner. Addis Ababa must let more aid into blockaded Tigray and the region's dissident leadership should recognise the feder...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:00:44 GMT
Council of Ministers Approves Draft Proclamation to Form National Dialogue Commission
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Council of Ministers, in its second regular meeting held today, discussed the draft proclamation establishing the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission and passed a draft proclamation establishing Ethiopian Nation...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:28:06 GMT
Tigray Forces Summarily Executed Civilians - Human Rights Watch
[HRW] Nairobi -- UN Rights Body Should Create International Inquiry into War Crimes

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 07:12:05 GMT
'Ethiopia Among Worst Jailers of Journalists in Sub-Saharan Africa' - Committee to Protect Journalists
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In its 2021 report on the global status of press freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists ranked Ethiopia among the worst jailers of journalists in Sub-Saharan Africa after Eritrea. The report that was released to...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 13:40:18 GMT
UN Suspends Vital Food Aid After Looting, Attacks By Tigray Rebels
[RFI] The UN World Food Program (WFP) has suspended aid distribution in the northern Ethiopian town of Kombolcha after "mass looting" of its warehouses blamed on Tigrayan forces.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:17:14 GMT
Ethiopia's Civil War Dashes Once-High Hopes of Press Freedom
[CPJ] In a Facebook post at the end of October, Awlo Media Center, an Ethiopian online news outlet critical of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's administration, announced that the government's "pressure and obstruction" had forced it to shut down and lay o...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 12:49:48 GMT
Obasanjo Visits Nairobi as Ethiopia Mediation Proves Elusive
[East African] African Union's High Representative for the Horn of Africa, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday visited Nairobi as part of continued shuttle diplomacy over conflicts in the region.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 07:03:39 GMT
UN Food Stocks Looted in Northern Ethiopia - Some Aid Distribution Halted
[VOA] The United Nations said Wednesday that large amounts of food supplies have been looted from their warehouses in northern Ethiopia, leading to the suspension of food distributions in two towns.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 06:01:23 GMT
How International Bodies Can Help Prevent More Massacres
[The New Humanitarian] Rome -- 'The lack of consequences for the crimes committed in Tigray has made it easier for warring parties to commit further atrocities.'

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 07:46:00 GMT
Activist, Co-Founder of Online Media Ubuntu, Eyasped Tesfaye Arrested
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Activist and co-founder of youtube channel Ubuntu , Eyasped Tesfaye was arrested by police at his parents' house, his mother told the BBC Amharic. The former member of the Semayawi party was taken from his home yesterd...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 06:46:40 GMT
Ethiopia Claims It Retook Towns as TPLF Claim Retreat, Not Surrender
[Nation] Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has indicated further crucial victories against the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) even as the rebels claimed they had only retreated to strategise.

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:59:33 GMT
Tigray Conflict Threatens to Break Country Apart
[DW] After more than a year of war in Tigray, Ethiopia's ethnic divides now run deeper than ever. This will make it hard for the country to heal if peace ever comes.



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