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Tue, 11 Jan 2022 04:22:12 GMT
Guterres Calls for End to Conflict in Ethiopia after Deadly Attacks
[UN] New York -- The Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Monday he was deeply saddened by reports that more than 50 civilians were killed and injured in an airstrike in northern Ethiopia, last Friday. 

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:13:14 GMT
Readout of President Biden's Call with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia
[White House] Washington, DC -- President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia and opportunities to advance peace and reconciliation.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 21:06:16 GMT
Ethiopia Conflict Dynamics Shift As New U.S. Envoy Takes Over
[CFR] Recent signs out of Ethiopia are encouraging, but major issues standing in the way of a sustainable peace remain unresolved.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 07:09:03 GMT
Opposition Parties Protest Release of Former Top TPLF Officials
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Opposition parties, Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice, National Movement of Amhara (NAMA), and Enat Part denounced the release of top former TPLF officials Sebhat Nega, Mulu Gebre Egziabher, Kidusan Nega, Ambassado...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 07:15:18 GMT
First Phone Call With Biden, Abiy Says Discussion 'Candid'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a phone call discussion with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, U.S. President Joe Biden "discussed ways to accelerate dialogue toward a negotiated ceasefire, the urgency of improving humanitarian access across Ethiopia, an...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 07:04:01 GMT
UNICEF, Refugees International Condemn Airstrikes On IDP Settlements in Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Refugees International yesterday issued statements about the recent deadly airstrike on a camp for people displaced by the conflict in the Tigray region. Both aid agencies co...

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 06:15:19 GMT
Biden Voices Concerns About Fighting in Call to Prime Minister
[VOA] U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Monday, expressing his concern about ongoing hostilities in the country and recent airstrikes that killed dozens of civilians in the Tigray region.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:27:51 GMT
Aid Agencies Suspend Work in Northwest Tigray After Deadly Strike
[DW] Aid organizations have halted humanitarian efforts following the latest air raid in Ethiopia's Tigray region. The strike reportedly killed civilians in a camp for displaced people.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:59:37 GMT
91 Ethiopians Arrested for Being in Kenya Illegally
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Police have arrested ninety-one Ethiopian nationals who were in the country illegally during a crackdown in Kitengela, Kajiado.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 04:14:52 GMT
Tavares Header Downs Resilient Walias in Yaoundé
[CAF] The Blue Sharks of Cape Verde needed a first-half stoppage time goal to beat Ethiopia 1-0 in their TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 opener at the Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:49:15 GMT
Kenya's Exports to Ethiopia Up 68% On Increased Food Consignments
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Exports to Ethiopia more than doubled rising by 68 percent in the third quarter of 2021 compared to a similar period in 2020, data released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has said.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 10:07:49 GMT
Ethiopian Airstrike Kills 56 Civilians, Tigray Fighters Say
[DW] Tigrayan forces have claimed that dozens of civilians in a camp for internally displaced people were killed in a government airstrike -- indicating conflict is still ongoing despite recent reconciliation efforts.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 04:18:13 GMT
Children Feared Dead and Injured in Recent Attacks On Refugee and Internal Displacement Camps in Northern Ethiopia
[Unicef] New York -- Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 09:20:04 GMT
AFCON 2021 - Ethiopia 0-1 Cape Verde: Blue Sharks Start On Winning Note
[Premium Times] Cape Verde Sunday night got off to a winning start against Ethiopia at the Africa Cup Nations as the first set of games in Group A were completed.

Sun, 09 Jan 2022 10:05:36 GMT
Afcon - Ethiopia's Soccer Team Hopes to Unite Country
[DW] Ethiopia kicks off its Africa Cup of Nations campaign on January 9 in Cameroon. The national team is seeking to rally the country behind it as the Horn of Africa nation faces its worst crisis in decades.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 09:31:30 GMT
Match Facts - Ethiopia V Cape Verde
[CAF] Ethiopia faces Cape Verde on Sunday 9 January 2022 for the account of Group A Match Day 1 of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 09:13:45 GMT
Ethiopia V Cape Verde - for a Bright Start
[CAF] Ethiopia faces Cape Verde on Sunday 9 January 2022 for the account of Group A Match Day 1 of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 05:32:21 GMT
Airstrike in Tigray Reportedly Kills 56 People
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- Aid workers and eyewitnesses are telling media an airstrike in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has killed more than 50 people. The Reuters news agency reports at least 30 others have been wounded after a camp for the internally...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 08:44:43 GMT
Ethiopia Announces Pardon of Several Political Prisoners
[DW] The Ethiopian government pardoned numerous political prisoners. The effort is part of a larger drive to initiate a "national dialogue" after a year of civil war with forces from the Tigray region.

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 08:17:27 GMT
Ethiopia Announces Amnesty for Jailed Opposition Politicians
[DW] The Ethiopian government has pardoned numerous political prisoners. The effort is part of a larger drive to initiate a "national dialogue" after a year of civil war with forces from the Tigray region.

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 08:44:43 GMT
Ethiopia Releases Opposition Leader Eskinder Nega
[DW] Ethiopia has released opposition party leader Eskinder Nega after holding him in prison for a year and a half, his party said. Ethiopian state media has reported he was among several government critics set free.

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 08:44:38 GMT
Afcon - Ethiopia's National Soccer Team Hopes to Unite Country
[DW] Ethiopia kicks off its African Cup of Nations campaign on January 9 in Cameroon. The national team seeks to rally the country behind them, as the Horn of Africa nation faces its worst crisis in decades.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 05:45:09 GMT
Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba and Others Just Released
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Members of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) and several other individuals who were arrested shortly after the assassination of Hachalu Hundessa were released today. Members of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) suc...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 05:44:40 GMT
Eskinder Nega, Colleagues Released, Senior Justice Ministry Officials Visit Kality Prison
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Eskinder Nega, founder of the opposition Balderas for Genuine Democracy, and his colleagues were released this afternoon. Earlier today senior officials from the Ministry of Justice including Fikadu Tsega, deputy attor...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 05:43:49 GMT
Top Former TPLF Officials Released
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Top former TPLF officials among prisoners being released, state media reported. Among the released include Sebhat Nega, Mulu G/Egziabher, Kidusan Nega, Ambassador Abadi Zemu, Abay Woldu. Families of Sebehat Nega told A...

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 05:26:40 GMT
Release of Detainees a 'Significant Confidence-Building Step' - UN Chief
[UN News] The Ethiopian Government on Friday freed several high-profile political detainees, a move UN Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a "significant confidence-building step".

Thu, 06 Jan 2022 12:47:50 GMT
'We Need National Reconciliation': PM Abiy
[Addis Standard] In his annual message in connection with the Ethiopian Christmas, Gena, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed highlighted at the need for "national reconciliation."

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 08:24:16 GMT
Two Children Killed in Airstrike On Tigray Refugee Camp
[UN News] "Refugees are not and should never be a target", UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday, following reports of a deadly airstrike on the Mai Aini refugee camp in Tigray, northern Ethiopia.

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 07:38:15 GMT
Ethiopia Dismisses Accusations of Abusing Repatriated Tigrayans From Saudi Arabia
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's government has dismissed a Human Rights Watch report that says authorities illegally detained, abused, and caused the forced disappearance of thousands of ethnic Tigrayans repatriated from Saudi Arabia.

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 05:43:09 GMT
Addis Police Release Some Individuals Detained Under Emergency Law
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Addis Ababa Police Commission said they were releasing some individuals who were arrested suspected of having contacts with the terrorist organizations and were under investigations "are being carefully identified ...



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