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Ethiopia

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 06:52:30 GMT
Govt Says Amnesty, HRW Recommendations Unhelpful - Vows to Examine All Allegations of Rights Violations
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ministry of foreign affairs issued a statement last night in response to the report by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International that documented abuses against Tigrayans since November 2020 that amount to war cr...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:28:55 GMT
War Crimes Committed in Western Tigray - New Report
[AI London] Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities have committed widespread abuses against Tigrayans since November 2020

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:06:08 GMT
Rights Groups Warn of 'War Crimes' and 'Ethnic Cleansing' in Tigray
[RFI] Two rights groups on Wednesday accused Ethiopian security forces and their allies of waging a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Tigray, a long-contested part of northern Ethiopia.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 05:30:44 GMT
Tigray Civilians Targeted in 'Crimes Against Humanity' - New Report
[DW] Tigrayans are being targeted with ethnic cleansing in the contested Western Tigray zone, according to a new report by human rights groups. The onslaught of rape and killings amounts to "war crimes," they added.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:24:05 GMT
Delegation Back After Attending OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assemblies
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ethiopian delegation led by Speaker of the House of People's Representatives, Tagesse Chaffo, has concluded its mission in partaking in the 60th OACPS and the 41st OACPS-EU Joint Assemblies, according to Ministry of Foreign A...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 06:54:23 GMT
Oromia Supreme Court Orders Release of Journalist Tamerat Negera On Bail
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Judges at the Oromia Supreme Court today ordered the release of journalist Tamrat Negera on 50,000 birr bail.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 06:53:42 GMT
Ministry to Temporarily Administer Planned Exit Exams for Higher Education Graduates
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Exit exams for higher education graduates will be temporarily administered by the Ministry of Education until institutions of higher education are fully developed and their academic and institutional independence is fu...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:23:02 GMT
Ceasefire Enables Aid Entry Into Tigray
[CAJ News] Addis Ababa -- The recent ceasefire between warring parties in northern Ethiopia will enable millions of displaced civilians in the region much-needed access humanitarian aid.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:00:58 GMT
Research Project to Get Rural Girls in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania Back Into School
[Graça Machel Trust] Scaling up accelerating learning models for out of school children

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:02:30 GMT
Oromia State Govt Warns That 'Extremist Forces Operating in the Name of Amhara' Have Infiltrated Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Oromia Regional State government issued a statement late this evening warning an unnamed group that it referred to "extremist forces operating in the name of Amhara" who are "the main enemies of the Amhara and Ethi...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:00:47 GMT
280 Hectares of Oromia Land Annexed to Amhara
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A large piece of land, 280 hectares in the Kimbibit woreda of the North Showa zone of the Oromia region has fallen under the administration of the Amhara regional government under 'unknown circumstances' according to a...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:59:25 GMT
Days After Officials Vow Renewed Offensive On Oromia Armed Group, Fighting Reported
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Several local media reports indicate that there has been fierce fighting between the Ethiopian national defense forces and members of the armed group Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), often referred by the government as OLF...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:11:10 GMT
Tech Center Graduates, Recognizes Etege Menen Girls' Boarding School Students, Winners of Internet Innovation Competition
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Abugida Robotics and Technology Center held a graduation and recognition program on Sunday 03 April for Etege Menen Girls only boarding school students and for the winners of an Internet Innovation Competition held in ...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:48:28 GMT
Ethiopia - ICRC Resumes Aid Convoys to Tigray After Six Months
[ICRC] Addis Ababa (ICRC) - An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convoy carrying medical assistance, food and water treatment supplies arrived in the Tigray region on Day, Date Month, through Afar. This is the first ICRC convoy reaching...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:22:05 GMT
PM Abiy Inaugurates Book on Betrayal of TPLF on Northern Command
[ENA] Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated today a book entitled "The Betrayed Northern Command" authored by Sergeant Gashaye Tenaw.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:21:20 GMT
Govt Providing Swift Response to Declaration of Humanitarian Truce - GCS
[ENA] The Government of Ethiopia is giving swift response to the declaration of indefinite humanitarian truce based on its pledges to save lives and reduce human suffering, according to Government Communication Service.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:33:10 GMT
Detention of Journalists in Ethiopia Serves As Example of Deteriorating Media Freedom
[VOA] Washington -- Case Against AP Journalist Reflects Dire Conditions for Ethiopia's Media

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:46:17 GMT
Ethiopia - ICRC Resumes Aid Convoys to Tigray After Six Months
[ICRC] Addis Ababa -- An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convoy carrying medical assistance, food and water treatment supplies arrived in the Tigray region on Saturday, 2nd April 2022, through Afar. This is the first ICRC convoy reach...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:10:09 GMT
Eritrea Replaces Ambassador to Ethiopia With Chargé d'Affaires, Yet to Accept Letter of Credence From Ethiopian Envoy
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The State of Eritrea has replaced its outgoing Ambassador Semere Russom, by Biniam Berhe, who presented his letter of credence as Chargé d'affaires representing Eritrea to officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:09:04 GMT
Four Killed Days After the Shooting of Woreda Official in Konso Zone
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A local official, militia, and two residents were killed in Segen woreda in the Konso zone on Thursday, the woreda's head of peace and security, Gadisa Karo told Addis Standard.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:08:18 GMT
Border Trade Checkpoint Linking Benishangul Gumuz State With Sudan Reopens
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Benishangul-Gumuz border trade checkpoint, which connects Kurmuk with Sudan, was officially reopened on 31 March.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 07:16:44 GMT
Aid Convoy Enters Territory Controlled By Tigrayan Forces
[DW] A convoy of aid trucks has entered Tigrayan-controlled Ethiopian territory for the first time in over three months. The UN food agency, the World Food Program, made the announcement on Twitter.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 14:58:24 GMT
Can a "Humanitarian Truce" Help End Ethiopia's Civil War?
[Crisis Group] After Almost Seventeen Months of Devastating Civil War in Ethiopia, the Federal Government On 24 March Announced What It Called a Humanitarian Truce. the Offer Would Ostensibly Allow Aid Into Ethiopia's Northern Tigray Region, Which Ha...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:44:10 GMT
Govt Fails to Block UN Funding for Human Rights Investigation
[VOA] United Nations -- Ethiopia on Thursday failed to block the United Nations from funding an international committee that will investigate human rights violations by all parties in the nation's recent war.

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:38:28 GMT
Yatreda - an Artistic Collective Using NFTs to Celebrate Ethiopian Legacies
[This is Africa] Yatreda is a family of artists that brings the history of Ethiopian kingdoms to life through stunning imagery. With storytelling at the base of their work, they use NFTs to preserve their history and culture for future generations.

Sat, 02 Apr 2022 08:44:25 GMT
Delivery of Humanitarian Assistance to Tigray and Afar Regions
[U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa] PRESS STATEMENT

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:12:09 GMT
Tigray Sees Eight Fold Increase in Pervasiveness of Scabies - UN
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The latest Humanitarian update from the UNOCHA revealed "the pervasiveness of scabies continues to be a major concern in Tigray, with cases increasing eight-fold [from] 384 cases identified at the start of the year to ...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:07:53 GMT
Ethiopia's Army Chief Calls On Member States to Strengthen East Africa Standby Force
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Chief of Ethiopian Defense Forces and Chairman of the Committee comprising Chiefs of the Defense Forces of East African countries, Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, said the East Africa Standby Force (EASF) should make p...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:45:44 GMT
WFP Aid Convoy Arrives in Ethiopia's Tigray After Months-Long Blockade
[VOA] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Aid convoys led by the U.N.'s World Food Program (WPF) have entered Ethiopian territory controlled by Tigrayan rebels for the first time since December, bringing much-needed food to starving communities.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:24:54 GMT
Govt, Rebel Group Blame Each Other for No Aid Reaching Tigray
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian authorities and rebels in the Tigray region are accusing each other of blocking aid deliveries to Tigray that had been agreed to a week ago. The ongoing fighting comes as the U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia visited the Afar...



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