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Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:46:18 GMT
Media Houses Should Refrain From Spreading 'Hate Speech and Fake News' - Media Authority
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) was reported to have stated that media establishments found to be 'forgoing of national interest and peace shattering' would be held accountable.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 06:45:37 GMT
Tigrayan Forces Deny Taking Town in Amhara Region
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- A spokesman for forces in Ethiopia's Tigray region is denying a report that Tigrayan forces have captured a town in the neighboring Amhara region. Renewed clashes broke out last week between the Tigray People's Liberation Front a...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 13:31:07 GMT
Woldiya, Dessie Cities in Amhara State Impose Curfew, Movement Restrictions
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The city administration bureaus of Woldiya and Dessie in Amhara regional states have imposed restrictions on movements of people and curfews effective Sunday 28 August.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 14:17:35 GMT
Fifth Failed Rainy Season Looms for Greater Horn Region
[allAfrica] Geneva -- Drought-ridden parts of the Greater Horn region are bracing for a fifth successive failed rainy season, which will aggravate the crisis in the region, impacting millions and bringing starvation to many, say United Nations agenci...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:13:17 GMT
Media, Communication Institutions Should Manage Crisis Time Reporting Carefully: Communication Service
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Federal Government Communication Service has said that the media and communication institutions should carefully manage their reporting and access to information in times of crisis in order to reflect the country's...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:12:45 GMT
Resignation Is the Honorable and Right Thing for President Obasanjo to Do
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The glimmer of hope that came from the joint announcement by the Special Envoys of the United States (US), Ambassador Mike Hammer, European Union (EU), Dr Annette Weber, and the United Nations' (UN), Dr Hannah Tetteh, ...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:41:09 GMT
UN Slams Airstrike That 'Hit Kindergarten', Killing At Least Two Children
[DW] UNICEF on Saturday condemned an air strike in Ethiopia's Tigray region that allegedly hit a kindergarten, killing at least two children.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 10:23:08 GMT
Ethiopia Braces for Deeper Drought as Govt Authority Predicts Fifth Failed Rainy Season
[Reporter] Drought-affected areas in the Southern and Eastern parts of Ethiopia may not get sufficient rain in the coming rainy season, according to a new projection issued by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:10:10 GMT
'We Are Being Tactically Pushed Out of the Export Market' - Khat Farmers, Traders
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Kahat farmers and traders in Hararghe, Oromia complained that they are being forced to leave the export market as the government has entered the export market through its own agencies. Traders who spoke to Addis Standa...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 05:26:59 GMT
UNICEF 'Strongly Condemns' Mekelle Air Strike Killing Children, Govt Denies Civilian Causalities
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF, said "UNICEF strongly condemns the air strike in Mekelle the capital city of the Tigray Region" and called "on all parties to agree to an immediate cessation of hostilit...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:05:42 GMT
First Certificate On Gas Reserves Shows Presence of Seven Trillion Cubic Feet in Ogaden Basin
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ministry of Mines & Petroleum today received the first gas reserves certificate following the completion of a four month study verifying the extent of oil and natural gas reserves in Ethiopia and how to extract the...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:07:47 GMT
Stay-At-Home Protests Against Command Post, Cluster Arrangement Ongoing: Welkite's Residents
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Residents in Welkite town, Gurage Zone have told Addis Standard that a two-day stay-at-home boycott is in progress opposing the command post and cluster arrangement.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:07:19 GMT
Huawei's Second Round Regional Job Fair Explores Local Talents in Bahir Dar Job Fair
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Aimed at discovering local talent, Huawei Ethiopia hosted its second-round regional job fair in Bahirdar on 24 and 25 August in Bahir Dar, the capital city of the Amhara regional state.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:06:31 GMT
Police Keeping Asefa Wodajo in Custody Despite Bail Grant: Family Members
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Former Assistant Professor at Dilla University, Wolaita National Movement (WNM)central committee member, and Wolaita statehood advocate, Asefa Wodajo, is still in Soddo police custody despite being granted 60,000 birr ...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 05:25:40 GMT
Federal Govt Calls On Tigray Residents to Avoid Military Equipment, Training Facilities
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement the federal government released to day it advised residents in Tigray to avoid military equipment, training areas.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 05:19:59 GMT
Govt Launches Airstrike On Tigray Capital Mekelle
[VOA] Gambella, Ethiopia -- An Ethiopian government airstrike hit the capital of the volatile Tigray region Friday, reportedly killing several people. The airstrike followed the collapse of a humanitarian cease-fire in northern Ethiopia that had halt...

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:38:29 GMT
Ethiopian Airstrikes Hit Tigray, 2 Children Among Dead
[DW] In the capital of northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, Mekele, four people have died after an air strike, the chief executive of Ayder Hospital said. The government denies targeting civilians.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 07:04:54 GMT
Floods Displace More Than 75,000 People in Gambella State
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- More than 74,000 civilians have been displaced due to floods in eight districts in Gambella regional state in eight districts, the region's press secretariat bureau said quoting Gatbel Mun, Gambella Regional State's Di...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 05:48:41 GMT
Massive Fuel Theft Puts WFP Operations in Tigray At Risk
[UN News] The robbery of over half a million tonnes of fuel from the World Food Programme (WFP) in Ethiopia's Tigray region will make it impossible to continue operations that support millions of hungry people, the UN agency said on Thursday.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:19:28 GMT
WFP Executive Director Condemns Seizure of Humanitarian Fuel Supplies by Tigray Authorities
[WFP] Rome -- It is reprehensible that millions of people will be pushed further into hunger by the resumption of fighting in Northern Ethiopia. In the past few months, the humanitarian truce has allowed WFP and our partners to reach almost 5 million...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 05:45:35 GMT
Govt Condemns Theft of Fuel, Imprisonment of Humanitarian Staff
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Government of Ethiopia has condemned the theft of 570,000 liters of fuel by the TPLF from the warehouses of the World Food Program (WFP) and the imprisonment of staff members of humanitarian partners who resisted the looting.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 05:08:46 GMT
Türkiye Following Resumption of Hostilities With Concern, Invites Parties Return to Dialogue
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Türkiye said it is following "with sadness and concern" the news that military conflicts have resumed in Ethiopia despite the indefinite humanitarian ceasefire declared by the F...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 04:48:14 GMT
Strong Global Action Needed as Fighting Flares in Tigray - Analyst
[DW] Security analysts say strong global action is needed after fighting resumed in northern Ethiopia between government forces and Tigray rebels -- scuppering a truce and dimming hopes for peace.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 04:43:15 GMT
Renewed Fighting Scuttles Five-Month-Old Ceasefire
[VOA] Gambela, Ethiopia -- Tigrayan forces say Ethiopia's federal allies have launched an offensive against their southern positions in violation of a months-long cease-fire, but Ethiopia's government blamed Tigrayan rebels for the flare-up in violen...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:48:37 GMT
World Health Chief Blames Lack of Attention to Tigray Crisis on Racism
[allAfrica] Geneva -- Without mincing his words, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has again attributed to racism the lack of international action to end the suffering of civilians in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region. ...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:44:04 GMT
Waiting for Ethiopia - Berbera Port Upgrade Raises Somaliland's Hopes for Trade
[The Conversation Africa] Berbera port is the main overseas trade gateway of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland. The port city is located on the Gulf of Aden - one of the globally most frequented seaways connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterr...

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 10:51:19 GMT
Federal Govt, Tigrayan Forces Exchange Blame for Resumption of Military Hostilities
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement issued this morning the Government Communication Service confirmed the resumption of militarily hostilities involving the federal army and Tigrayan forces after a lull in the past few months.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 06:55:42 GMT
National Electoral Board Accepts Request to Organise Referendum for Six Zones, Five Special Woredas
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has accepted a request by the House of Federation (HoF) to organize a plebiscite within the next three months on the efforts of 6 zones, Wolaita, Gamo, Gofa, South Omo, G...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 05:54:57 GMT
U.S. Concerned by Reports of Renewed Hostilities
[State Department] We are concerned by reports of renewed hostilities in Ethiopia. We call on the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) to redouble efforts to advance talks to achieve a durable ceasefire without preco...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 05:53:35 GMT
AU Commission Chair Deeply Concerned At Reports of Renewed Military Confrontation in Ethiopia
[African Union] Addis Ababa -- 24 August 2022 - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat is following with deep concern the reports of renewed military confrontation in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.



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