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Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:11:59 GMT
Monkeypox Cases in Sudan Refugee Camps Spike to 120: UNHCR
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Total number of suspected and confirmed cases of Monkeypox in two of Sudanese refugee camps has reached 120 people as of September 28, the UN refugee agency says.

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:08:34 GMT
Federal Prosecutor Presses Multiple Charges Against Journalists
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Federal prosecutor has filed multiple charges against journalists Gobeze Sisay, Meaza Mohammed as well as author and activist Asaye Deribe, who has been detained since mid-September the Ministry of Justice has anno...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 05:07:25 GMT
Tigray Rebels Withdraw From Parts of Amhara
[VOA] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Ethiopia's Tigray rebels have said they are withdrawing from parts of the neighboring Amhara region, which they entered shortly after renewed hostilities broke out with federal government forces in August.

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:57:48 GMT
Gambella Region Rejects Rights Commission's Report, Calls It 'Irresponsible'
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- The Gambella regional government has rejected and condemned Ethiopian Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) report on extrajudicial killings of at least 50 civilians in the region following a clash in June between security ...

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:56:26 GMT
Dialogue Amid Civil War and Violence: Mission Impossible?
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The ruling Prosperity Party (PP) is dead set on getting Ethiopia to experience its first ever "national dialogue" and has subsequently micromanaged the creation of a "National Dialogue Commission (NDC)" through a parli...

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 21:58:49 GMT
Joyciline Jepkosgei Relinquishes London Marathon Title to Ethiopia's Yehualaw
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ethiopia's Yehualaw Yalemzerf pulled away from defending champion Joyciline Jepkosgei in the final five kilometres of the race to clinch the London Marathon title in 2:17:26 on Sunday.

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:01:44 GMT
You Are Better Than All of Us, I Respect You! - Kenenisa to Kipchoge
[Capital FM] London -- Ethiopia's long-distance star Kenenisa Bekele has hailed legendary Eliud Kipchoge who he recognized as the Greatest Marathoner of All Time (G.O.A.T).

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 08:00:09 GMT
Somalia, Ethiopia Agree to Strengthen Bilateral Ties
[Shabelle] Addis Ababa - At the end of the official state visit by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the two leaders issued a Joint Communiqué.

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 05:48:11 GMT
EU Alarmed Over 'Totally Blocked' Humanitarian Access in Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The European Union (EU) said it was "alarmed at the deterioration of the humanitarian operating environment" in Tigray, Amhara and Afar regional states since the resumption of militarized hostilities in 24August. The E...

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 05:47:28 GMT
Ethiopia, Somalia Call On UNSC to Lift Somalia Arms Embargo
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a joint communique issued at the end of a two-day official visit by Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Ethiopia and Somalia called upon the UN Security Council (UNSC) "to consider the request of the Federal ...

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:40:46 GMT
At Least 50 Civilians Killed in Extra-Judicial Execution By Security Forces, Armed Groups in Gambella - Report
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Following the June 14th clash in the capital of Ethiopia's Gambella region between the region's security forces and coalition of armed groups Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and Gambella Liberation Front (GLF), civilian in...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:30:44 GMT
Security Forces Accused of Killing Civilian
[VOA] Adis Ababa -- Ethiopia's government-funded human rights commission says security forces killed dozens of civilians following clashes with rebels in the country's Gambella region in June.

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:30:43 GMT
Safaricom Expands Ethiopia Network Rollout to Awoday, Gondar Cities
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Safaricom has expanded its network coverage in Ethiopia, with a recent large-scale customer pilot in Awoday and Gondar cities.

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 04:57:36 GMT
Is There a Path to Peace in the Tigray Conflict?
[The New Humanitarian] Nairobi -- 'There's no confidence on either side that the other can be trusted.'

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:19:26 GMT
Amid Communication Blackout, Rights Commission Says More Than 100 Civilians Killed in Western Oromia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has reported that more than 100 civilians were killed as a result of repeated identity-based violence perpetrated by irregular Amhara armed militia, members of the Oromo Lib...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:17:39 GMT
Politics of Nationalism and Federalism Without a Federation
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement made on Sunday September 11, 2022, the African Union Commission welcomed the announcement by the Regional Government of Tigray of its commitment for a peaceful resolution of the civil war as well as its ...

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:16:55 GMT
Bole Airport Customs Announce Seizing More Than 97kg Cocaine From Incoming Passenger
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopian Customs officials at Bole International Airport announced that they have seized 97.48 kilograms of cocaine from a passenger who arrived at Bole Airport from Nairobi, Kenya. The suspect was detained by the Cus...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:48:55 GMT
Somali President Arrives in Ethiopia On State Visit
[Shabelle] Hassan Sheikh, the president of Somalia on Wednesday touched at Bole international airport in Addis Ababa for a state visit to nighbouring Ethiopia.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:21:31 GMT
Renewal of the Mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts On Ethiopia (Ichree)
[HRW] In December 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council established a new mechanism to investigate allegations of violations and abuses of international human rights law, humanitarian law and refugee law in Ethiopia committed since 3 November...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:26:00 GMT
Ethio Telecom Unveils Three-Year Development Strategy
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The state owned telecom giant, Ethio telecom, has unveiled a three-development strategy called "Lead" covering the period from June 2022 - June 2025 today. The strategy will advance new business streams and solutions b...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:24:56 GMT
Federal Finance Intelligence Service Warns Against Illegal Money Transfer Activities
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Finance Intelligence Service (FIS) has warned agencies and local actors it accused of involving in illegal money transfer activities to refrain from their activities.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 06:22:21 GMT
Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa Wins Women's Berlin Marathon
[DW] Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge broke the record he set in 2018 by 30 seconds. This is the first Berlin Marathon held without restrictions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 10:34:43 GMT
Ethiopian Airlines Emerges Core Investor in Nigeria Air With 49% Shareholding
[Premium Times] The federal government will control five per cent equity while a consortium of MRS, SAHCO and the Nigerian Sovereign Fund will have 46 per cent.

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 10:22:21 GMT
Counter-Insurgency in Ethiopia - Civil War, Drought and Internal Displacement
[African Arguments] In 2021, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ethiopia was estimated at more than 5.1 million according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The country's ongoing civil war, started in November 20...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:40:10 GMT
Italy Approves €9 Million to Respond to Most Urgent Needs in Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Four initiatives have been approved on 15 September by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Italian Cooperation for a total of 9 million euros to respond to "Ethiopia's most urgent needs."

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:38:32 GMT
Security Forces Briefly Detain Famous Oromo Scholar Gemechu Megersa, Released With Demand to Report Back
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Security forces in Addis Abeba briefly detained and released a famous Oromo anthropologist and researcher, Gemechu Megersa (PhD), on 23 September before releasing him with a notice to report back to the police when nee...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:37:55 GMT
City Admin Says Organized Robbery At Private Residence By Group Posing As Fed. Security Forces Foiled
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Addis Abeba City Administration said an organized robbery attempt by a group of individuals who posed as federal security forces and targeted a private residence in the city was foiled after coordinated efforts by ...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 09:52:42 GMT
Jimma Uni. Suspends Two Staff for Production of 'Wrong and Illegal' Sociology Module - Ethics Committee Investigating
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Jimma University announced that it has suspended two staff members and will take various immediate measures regarding the "wrong and illegal" explanations on the history of the Oromo nation, which was provided inside t...

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 13:50:47 GMT
Oral Statement to the International Commission of Human Rights Experts
[HRW] The report of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia highlights the severity of the human rights crisis in Ethiopia and leaves no doubt of the need for ongoing robust international scrutiny.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 06:18:38 GMT
Ukraine Donates 50,000 Tons of Wheat to Ethiopia, Somalia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ukraine's Cabinet Ministry announced that Ukraine will reimburse Ethiopia and Somalia for $11.4 million worth of wheat.



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