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Tue, 22 Feb 2022 04:26:17 GMT
China and Africa - Ethiopia Case Study Debunks Investment Myths
[The Conversation Africa] Common perceptions about Chinese engagement in Africa are that it is one-dimensional and sometimes biased. One common problem with this perception is the seeming acceptance of what's called 'methodological nationalism' - tha...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:26:09 GMT
GERD's Power Generation in Accordance With Declaration of Principles - Expert
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's commencement of generating electric power from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is in accordance with the Declaration of Principles (DoP) that was signed by Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan in 2015, according to a w...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:09:45 GMT
Construction of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Jumps Over 84%
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The overall construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has exceeded 84 percent, GERD Manager Kifle Horo said.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:09:28 GMT
Renaissance Dam Starts Power Generation
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially commenced today partial power generation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam that has been built in Guba, Benishangul Gumuz Regional State.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 10:50:10 GMT
Ethiopia Starts Generating Electricity At Controversial Nile Dam
[RFI] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated electricity production at the controversial, multi-billion-euro Grand Renaissance dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday. Downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan view the project as a threat to their share ...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:09:44 GMT
Ethiopia Proudly Generates Hydroelectric Power From Abay Dam
[ENA] Today February 20, 2020 is another day of victory registered by the people and government of Ethiopia adding to a checklist of victories the country has registered and continued to mark in the month of February every year.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:09:44 GMT
Ethiopians Do Not Want People of Sudan, Egypt to Starve and Thirst - PM Abiy Ahmed
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Water is flowing to Sudan and Egypt as usual while generating power to the Ethiopian people who do not want to starve and thirst the people of Sudan and Egypt, Prime Minister Abiy said today.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:09:31 GMT
Amnesty's Latest Report Debunks TPLF's Victim Playing Tactic - Lawyers
[Ethiopian Herald] Amnesty International's latest report that exposed the terrorist TPLF forces execution of crimes against humanity in Kobo and Chena towns of the Amhara State put the longstanding TPLF's tactic of putting itself in the victim's side...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:24:07 GMT
Ethiopia Starts Producing Electricity From Nile Dam
[DW] The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which pushed Ethiopia into a longstanding dispute with Egypt and Sudan, started generating electricity on Sunday, according to officials.

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 08:11:25 GMT
Germany Grants U.S.$22,6 Million to FAO's Drought Response in Ethiopia Kenya and Somalia
[Addis Standard] Germany is providing assistance to the tune of 20 million Euro via the United Nations in order to mitigate the suffering from the ongoing severe drought in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:05:19 GMT
Ethiopia to Start Generating Electricity From Nile Dam on February 20
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ethiopia will start generating electricity from its controversial dam on the river Nile on Sunday, officials have said.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:55:58 GMT
Ten Members of One Family Killed in Heavy Machine Gun Attack in Afar State
[Addis Standard] Humo Ibrahim, a resident of the Afar region bordering Tigray, where the ongoing fighting in northern Ethiopia has escalated, is deeply saddened by the loss of his wife and five children in a recent military attack. Residents and volu...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:55:43 GMT
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Says H.R. 6600 Bill Undermines Govt Peace Initiative
[Ethiopian Herald] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said the draft bill H.R. 6600, which was introduced by U.S.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:55:43 GMT
Survivors Tell Horrifying Stories About Terrorist TPLF's Atrocities
[Ethiopian Herald] "When they told my husband to go outside and kneel down, I told them that he was just a breadwinner of the family doing barber job and he has never engaged in politics or minded on government affairs.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:55:40 GMT
Rape, Gang Rape, and Sexual Assault of Amhara Women and Girls
[Ethiopian Herald] In the period beginning in July 2021 in which they exercised control over parts of the Amhara region, Tigrayan fighters have committed widespread rape and other forms of sexual violence against ethnic Amhara women and girls in seve...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:55:40 GMT
West Alarmed By Ethiopia-Eritrea Alliance
[Ethiopian Herald] Some Western forces are alarmed by the new political dynamics which Ethiopia and Eritrea have created in the Horn of Africa and consider the partnership as a great threat for their interest in the strategic region, Eritreanbased in...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:03:39 GMT
Third Failed Rainy Season Leaves Farmers Desperate
[DW] Nearly 7 million people in Ethiopia's drought-hit regions need urgent help after a third failed rainy season devastates pastoralist communities.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:46:51 GMT
Fate of Thousands of Eritrean Refugees in Afar Region Unknown
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. refugee agency said Friday that the whereabouts of thousands of Eritrean refugees remained unknown two weeks after their camp came under attack in Ethiopia's northern Afar region.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:54:32 GMT
Ethiopia Conflict - Thousands of Eritrean Refugees Flee New Deadly Attack On Camp
[UN News] Thousands of Eritrean refugees sheltering at a camp in the Ethiopian Afar region, have fled following a deadly attack on the facility earlier this month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:41:43 GMT
Russian Navy Delegation Witnesses Ethiopia's Effort to Build Modern Navy
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A Russian navy delegation said that they witnessed Ethiopia was working to build a modern navy that its citizens can be proud of. The delegation said this after visiting Ethiopian Navy General Directorate and met with ...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:40:57 GMT
Bakery Closes, Leaving Addis Ababa's Low-Income Families in Despair
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Barely a year and half after its much-hailed inauguration, Sheger Bakery, a Bakery which was expected to cater millions in Addis Abeba with subsidized and consistent bread supply, has ceased production, leaving the cit...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:39:19 GMT
500 Million Euro Pledge for Resilient Health Systems in Africa
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), in close cooperation with the European Commission (EC) and the African Union (AU), announced a partnership aimed at mobilizing one billion eur...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 04:45:55 GMT
Ethiopian Airlines Is Flying 737 Max Again - Here Are the Lessons Learnt
[The Conversation Africa] Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it plans to put its Boeing's 737 Max back to service for the first time since the aircraft model was involved in a crash that claimed 157 lives three years ago. Chrystal Zhang has studie...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:44:08 GMT
Somali Region Opposition Party Says Govt Downplaying Drought Effects
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The main opposition party in the Somali region, the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), released a statement on 16 February denouncing the Somali regional government for what it called "disinformation" and accused...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:43:00 GMT
Ethiopian Government Rights Body Calls for Release of Prisoners Held Under State of Emergency
[VOA] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Ethiopian lawmakers voted Tuesday to lift a state of emergency in place since November, enacted when forces from the Tigray region threatened to move in on the capital. Tigrayan forces later pulled back to Tigray in lat...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:37:33 GMT
Ethiopia Won't Delist TPLF From Terrorist Designation: - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian government will not delist the Tigray Peoples' Liberation Front (TPLF) from terrorist designation, Ambassador Dina Mufti, Spokesperson the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) told local media tod...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:36:10 GMT
Despite End of Emergency Decree, Court in Oromia Grants Police Seven Days to Remand Journalist
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Judges at Gelan district court located in Oromia special zone surrounding Finfinne granted Oromia police to continue remanding journalist Tamerat Negera, the editor in chief of the online media Terara Network, for seve...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:35:16 GMT
Amhara State Replaces Special Forces Commander
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Amhara State Government announced today that it has made adjustments to the leadership and deployment regional special forces leadership to defend against threat to public safety threats to the regional state.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 06:34:18 GMT
WHO, UNFPA Ethiopia Launch Training On Clinical Management of Rape for First-Line Service Providers
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- WHO, in collaboration with UNFPA, Ministry of Health, and Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), has launched training on the clinical management of rape for health care professionals.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:11:46 GMT
Tigrayan Forces Went on Killing, Raping and Looting Spree in Amhara Towns - New Evidence
[AI London] Numerous eyewitness accounts of civilian killings, gang-rapes and looting of medical facilities and schools in Kobo and Chenna



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