Ethiopia
Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:07:24 GMTWFP Says Almost Half of People in Tigray in Need of Food Aid
[VOA] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- The World Food Program says that half the population of Ethiopia's Tigray region need food aid after nearly two years of civil war. Aid agencies say Ethiopia's federal authorities are limiting aid to the region, which t...
Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:15:47 GMTEthiopia - Half of Tigray Region Faces 'Severe' Food Shortage
[DW] Even with humanitarian convoys allowed to enter Tigray, rates of malnutrition have skyrocketed, according to the World Food Program. The UN officials warned that the situation is likely to get worse.
Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:58:03 GMTWolaita Zone Prosecutor Indicts Prominent Scholar Asefa Wodajo With 'Spreading Hate Speech, Disinformation'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The public prosecutor of Soddo town has charged former Assistant Professor of Dilla University, Asefa Wodajo, who is also a Central Committee member of the opposition party, Wolaita National Movement (WNM) , with tresp...
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:49:20 GMTEthiopian Airlines Removes Crew Who Allegedly Fell Asleep On Air, Pending Further Investigation
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopian Airlines said it has "removed from operation pending further investigation," its crew who were operating the flight number ET343 en route from Khartoum to Addis Abeba on 15 August, and that "appropriate corre...
Sat, 20 Aug 2022 07:17:04 GMTEthiopian Airlines Suspends Pilots After They Reportedly Fell Asleep, Missed Landing
[VOA] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Ethiopian Airlines has suspended the crew of a flight on which both pilots reportedly fell asleep and missed their landing window in Addis Ababa.
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 06:47:33 GMTTigrayan People's Liberation Front Alleges Govt Attacks in Region
[VOA] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Tigrayan forces have warned of renewed conflict in northern Ethiopia, accusing federal forces of firing on their positions this week, despite a months-long cease-fire. The office of the prime minister dismissed the alle...
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 06:53:46 GMTSomali Region Says Thousands Displaced in Clashes Bordering Afar State
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Somali regional states government said thousands of civilians who are displaced after renewed clashes in areas bordering the Somali and Afar regional states are in need of humanitarian assistance.
Fri, 19 Aug 2022 06:54:15 GMTUniversity Teachers Threaten Action If 'Administrative Abuse' Continues
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- University teachers have stressed that unless their demands for salary raises, promotions, housing, life insurance, credit mechanisms, and transfer rights for teaching staff are met, the Ministry of Education shall be ...
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:05:20 GMTCHAN 2023 Qualifiers - Amavubi Coach Names Squad for Ethiopia Tie
[New Times] Carlos Alòs, the head coach of the national football team, Amavubi has named a provisional squad to start preparations for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers.
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:21:03 GMTSNNP Command Post Bans Public Gatherings
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The military command post instated in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) regional state has held emergency meeting today and issued restrictions against holding any governmental and non-governmental...
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:20:59 GMTAnalyst, Community Members Caution Against Treating Gurage People's Quest for Self Administration As Threat to National Security
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- As the Ethiopian House of Federation (HoF) prepares to pass a decision on the status of the Gurage people's request for a regional state status, an expert in political science and members of the community who spoke wit...
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:20:55 GMTOn Tigrayans' Plight At Jarre Camp: Urgent Attention, End to Misleading Media Reports Needed
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Amharic version of the Reporter newspaper, which was published on 14 August 2022, stated that "more than 400 natives of Tigray are entering Raya Kobo city every day".
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:57:48 GMTWHO Chief Calls Tigray Worst Man-Made Humanitarian Disaster On Earth
[VOA] Geneva -- The director-general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Wednesday that Ethiopia's conflict-ridden province of Tigray is the worst humanitarian and man-made disaster on Earth.
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 04:42:15 GMTWorsening Drought Sees Hunger Numbers Soar
[The New Humanitarian] Dire Dawa, Ethiopia -- 'If rain doesn't fall this year, the future will be disastrous.'
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 07:02:47 GMTUSAID Announces U.S.$7.7 Million Investment in Amhara Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United States Agency for International Development's (USAID) Ethiopia Mission Director Sean Jones announced a new $7.7 million investment to train the next generation of 750 Ethiopian disaster risk management profe...
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 07:01:58 GMTPeace Committee Wants 'Enabling Environment' After Ceasefire to Resume Basic Services in Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Main Peace Committee established by the ruling Prosperity Party (PP) briefed members of the diplomatic community including Ambassadors based in Addis Abeba today about "the peace process that the Ethiopian governme...
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 07:00:47 GMTAt Least Seven Casualties Reported in Bosat District, Residents Blame 'Fano Militants'
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Residents and local administrators in Bosat district of East Shewa zone of the Oromia region told Addis Standard that several people were killed in an attack by "armed groups from the Amhara region".At least eight peop...
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:59:54 GMTFaltering Dreams: the Fight for Inclusivity
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Social media has been ripe with stories of medical students facing salient administrational challenges, owing to their disabilities. It was a recent phenomenon that Dr. Biniam, a person with a disability, was solved af...
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:59:09 GMTA Mother's Call to Rescue Future Generations
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Sister Yirgedu Habtu, the founder and owner of New Life Addiction Rehabilitation Center, also known as 'Addis Hiwot' Addiction Rehabilitation Center, is the 2015 recipient of the Ethiopian Health Ministry's Ethiopian R...
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:53:36 GMTDetained Tigrayans Return to Home Town
[VOA] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- About 9,000 Tigrayans inhabiting camps for displaced people in the city of Semera, Ethiopia, are being allowed to return to their hometown of Abala, the U.N.'s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) ...
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 06:47:47 GMTThousands of Tigrayans Illegally Held in Afar Camps Begin Return to Ab'ala Town
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Thousands of Tigrayans who were forcibly kept in detention camps in Semera, in Afar regional state, began returning to Ab'ala town.
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 05:06:41 GMTDroughts and Flooding - Experts Blame #AfricaClimateCrisis
[DW] One part of Ethiopia is facing the worst drought in four decades and another is hit by flooding. Millions of people are at risk as climate change causes too much and too little rain.
Wed, 17 Aug 2022 06:58:09 GMTSafaricom Makes Assurances in Wake of Protests About Alleged Employment Discrimination
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Oromo online activists on Facebook and Twitter are protesting against alleged employment discrimination by Safaricom Telecommunications PLC. The protest is mainly centered around accusations that the company shows disc...
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 06:57:48 GMTAddis City Inaugurates Pushkin Square - Gotera Interchange Road Project
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The inauguration of the first modern road project covering the area from Sarbet - Alexander Pushkin Square - Gofa Mazoria to the end of the Gotera Interchange, and located in Nifas Silk Laphto District, took place toda...
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 04:27:05 GMTAbiy Ahmed Leads Regional Leaders in Congratulating President-Elect William Ruto
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Regional leaders from across the continent have sent congratulatory messages to President-Elect William Ruto and Kenyans at large for a successful election following the proclamation of presidential election results.
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 09:32:56 GMTSomali Civilians 'Massacred' By Afar Militia
[Shabelle] The armed militia from the Afar region attacked Andhufo town, the latest flare-up in a local boundary dispute that adds to broader tensions in Ethiopia.
Sun, 14 Aug 2022 09:32:58 GMTPrime Minister Inaugurates Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has today inaugurated the Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone, which is believed to improve Ethiopia's entire economy by boosting the import and export trade of the country.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 13:01:59 GMTThird Filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Complete
[Independent (Kampala)] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Ethiopia announced the successful completion of the third filling of its mega-dam on the Blue Nile.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 13:06:36 GMTThird Phase Filling of Grand Renaissance Dam Completed
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced today that Ethiopia has successfully attained its third filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:12:02 GMTTrials At Peace in Violence-Ravaged Metekel
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A conflict hotspot in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, Metekel has seen an escalation of violence since 2020 that has resulted in mass displacements, indiscriminate killings, and property damage. The first attack in Septe...