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Tue, 31 May 2022 05:33:36 GMT
Addis Abeba City Administration Inaugurates Dialysis Center in Public Hospital
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A Dialysis Center in Menelik II Referral Hospital was inaugurated today. The center was built in collaboration with the Addis Abeba City Administration and the US-based AB Medical Center. The inauguration ceremony was ...

Tue, 31 May 2022 05:33:09 GMT
Oromia Police Release Journalist Sabontu Without Charges
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The police in Oromia state released journalist Sabontu Ahmed of Finfinnee Integrated Broadcasting (FIB) who was detained on Thursday 26 May and was initially taken to the Addis Abeba Police Station located in the Lebu ...

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:55:05 GMT
Ethiopia to Test Lesotho in Build-Up Ties Ahead of AFCON Qualifiers
[CAF] The Ethiopia national football team will play Lesotho in two international friendly matches as they shape up for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 qualifier.

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:05:52 GMT
Meaza Mohammed of Roha TV Latest Journalist Detained By Security Forces
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Journalist, Meaza Mohammed, the co-founder and host at the YouTube based media outlet, Roha TV, is the latest journalist to have been detained by security forces this morning, Robel Tesfaye told Addis Standard.

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:05:20 GMT
Bekalu Alamirew of Alpha TV Latest Journalist Detained By Security Forces
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Journalist Bekalu Alamirew of Alpha TV, YouTube online based independent media, is the latest journalist to have been detained by security forces, defense lawyer Tadele Gebremedihin told Addis Standard, adding Bekalu w...

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:04:42 GMT
Sabontu Ahmed of Finfinnee Integrated Broadcasting Latest Journalist Detained By Security
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Sabontu Ahmed, a journalist at Finfinnee Integrated Broadcasting (FIB) has become the latest journalist to have been detained by security forces. Earlier today FIB announced that Sabontu was taken by two security force...

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:03:56 GMT
Ministry Revokes 830 Business Licenses of Khat Exporters Due to Misuse, Illegal Activities
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ministry of Trade and regional Integration said it has revoked 830 business licenses of Khat exporters who are allegedly "involved in illegal activities" including failure to renew business licenses and misuse of t...

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:03:18 GMT
Over 30,000 People Living in Makeshift Shelters in Aftermath of War in North Wollo, Amhara
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The residents of Meket Woreda in the North Wollo zone of the Amhara region are living in makeshift homes, reports said. The woreda's city and infrastructure secretariat stated that over 34,000 IDPs have been living in ...

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:01:07 GMT
SNNP President Vows to Take "Irreversible Action" Against Anti-Peace Elements
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ristu Yirda, President of Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's (SNNP) regional state, said the region will be taking "irreversible action" against forces that are "destabilizing the peace of the people" in the ...

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:38:59 GMT
Fistula Cases Have Soared as a Result of Conflict, Says the Medical Director of Hamlin Fistula Center in Tigray
[UNFPA] Mekelle, Tigray -- "When Birchiko came to the centre, she only weighed 32kg. She was severely malnourished and her hips and knees were flexed and fixed," explains Dr. Melaku Abreha, Medical Director at the Hamlin Fistula Centre in Mekelle. "S...

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:27:49 GMT
Police Say Joint Operation Foiled Planned Al-Shabaab Terror Attack On Capital
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Federal Police and Addis Abeba police commissions today said that a joint operation foiled a planned terror attack by Al-Shabaab militants especially targeting the capital Addis Abeba.

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:26:18 GMT
More Than U.S.$500,000 Lost in Railway Infrastructure Theft Since 2021
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia has lost more than 26 million birr worth of railway infrastructure to theft since the year 2021, Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) said.

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:22:33 GMT
Govt Announces Loss of U.S.$2,4 Billion in Efforts to Stabilise Fuel Prices
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- : The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration said the government has lost 124 billion ETB in its efforts to stabilize fuel prices. This was indicated at the ongoing Fuel Marketing Reform Implementation Forum in Haw...

Fri, 27 May 2022 06:12:30 GMT
UN Says Ethiopia's Humanitarian Truce Accelerating Flow of Assistance
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The humanitarian truce declared by the Government of Ethiopia is helping to maximize all opportunities in the flow of assistance commodities to conflict affected areas, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia Catheri...

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:02:02 GMT
Benshangul-Gumuz State Kicks Off Three-Day Culture and Zumbara Festival
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State kicked of Culture and Zumbara Festival celebrations today; the festival will take place for the next three days until 29 May, the regional state said.

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:20:29 GMT
UN to Honor Three Peacekeepers Posthumously On International Day of Peacekeepers
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Three Ethiopian peacekeepers will be honored posthumously today at a ceremony to be held at UN Headquarters in connection with International Peacekeepers Day, the UN said.

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:39:26 GMT
Crackdown on Journalists, Activists - International Concern Grows
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United States government and Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday 24 May joined growing concerns over latest security crackdown against journalists, commentators and activists critical of the Ethiopian...

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:31:59 GMT
Senior Oromo Liberation Front Leader Free After Nearly Two Years in Detention
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Colonel Gemechu Ayana, senior leader Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), was today released after almost 2 years of detention, sources said. The Federal Supreme Court Cassation bench yesterday ruled to set free Colonel Gemec...

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:26:06 GMT
Oromia 8th Grader Generates Electricity for 16 People Using Biofuel
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Student Aden Hussien, an 8th grader at Tulu Wabi primary school in Borena Zone of Oromia state generated electricity using biofuel and provided it to 16 residents, regional state media reported.

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:19:25 GMT
Insect Physiology Center CEO Awarded 2022 Ellis Island Medal of Honor
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) Director General & Chief Executive Officer, Dr Segenet Kelemu, is the 2022 International Recipient of the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:12:12 GMT
Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines Announce Order for Five 777 Freighters
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing today announced the carrier is further expanding its all-Boeing freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters. The order is currently unidentified on Boeing's orders and deliveries...

Wed, 25 May 2022 10:16:48 GMT
Wave of Arrests of Media Workers in Ethiopia
[Reporters Without Borders] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the release of the journalists and media workers in northwestern Ethiopia's Amhara region who have been the victims of a wave of arbitrary arrests and are being held incommunicado....

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:39:58 GMT
World Cup Trophy Touches Down in Addis
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The 2022 World Cup Trophy arrived in Ethiopia, as part of its global tour preceding the football games, which are set to take place between November and December in Qatar. Accompanying the trophy was former Chelsea and...

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:13:41 GMT
Motta City in Amhara State Issues Two-Day Ultimatum for Surrender, Revises Earlier Curfew
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Motta City Administration of Peace and Security Command Post has revised its earlier statement to include strict measures including a two day ultimatum for "suspects to surrender," changed curfew hours and renewed ...

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:03:45 GMT
NaMA Urges Amhara Regional Govt to Conduct Law Enforcement Operations in Harmony With Law
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The National Movement of Amhara (NaMA) yesterday issued a statement discussing the current state of affairs within the country, particularly in the Amhara region. NaMA extended support for regional and nationwide effor...

Thu, 26 May 2022 05:39:26 GMT
Nigeria, Ethiopia to Hold Bilateral Talks On Trade, Economy, Politics
[This Day] Nigeria and Ethiopia have concluded plans to hold a Joint Ministerial Commission meeting in Addis Ababa in June 2022 to discuss various areas of bilateral relationship and exchange perspectives on a wide range of international issues of mu...

Wed, 25 May 2022 07:43:58 GMT
Ten Journalists, Media Personalities Arrested in Just Three Days
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- About a dozen journalists and media personalities were arrested in a span of three days, reports said. The arrests were made in Bahir Dar, the capital of the Amhara region, and Addis Abeba according to information acqu...

Wed, 25 May 2022 10:08:38 GMT
FAM Starts Ethiopia AFCON Game Ticket Sales
[Nyasa Times] Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has started advance ticket sales for the Flames game against Ethiopia's Walias scheduled for Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe on May 5.

Thu, 26 May 2022 06:59:28 GMT
Federal Supreme Court Frees Senior Oromo Liberation Front Leader
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -The Federal Supreme Court Cassation bench has today ruled to set free Colonel Gemechu Ayana, one of the senior leader of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), and subsequently ordered his release from police custody.

Tue, 24 May 2022 07:21:22 GMT
Amhara State Security Detain More Than 4,000 People in Ongoing Crackdown
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Amhara Regional State Peace and Security Bureau chief, Desalegn Tassew, said 4,552 suspects have been arrested in connection with the ongoing "rule of law operation" in the region since a week ago.



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