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Ethiopia

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:44:19 GMT
We Must Safeguard 20 Million People Downstream of Dam - Govt
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's transitional government has made its position clear with regard to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, as negotiations on the issue between Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia remain at a deadlock. The Khartoum government'...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:59:26 GMT
UN Security Council Needs to Act On Ethiopia's Tigray Region
[HRW] Urgently Address Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:46:24 GMT
Egyptian Envoy to Meet Ramaphosa to Lobby Against Ethiopian Dam
[Daily Maverick] With tension mounting over Ethiopia's construction of a giant dam on the Nile, Egypt's foreign minister is to meet President Ramaphosa in Pretoria on Tuesday to seek support for Cairo's objection to Addis Ababa's unilateral filling o...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:52:33 GMT
Amid Renewed Violence and Conflicting Accounts Army Places Oromo Special, South Wollo & North Shewa Zones of Amhara Region Under Command Post
[Addis Standard] Despite previous eye witnesses and families of victims accounts and statements by the Oromia Regional state chapter of the ruling Prosperity Party, Oromia Prosperity Party (OPP) disputing the presence of the Oromo Liberation Army (OL...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:49:51 GMT
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Problem From Hell
[Nation] In one of his recent messages on Twitter, Ethiopia's Prime Minister posted a 23-second clip depicting domesticated animals cooperating to feed themselves. A hen on the back of a dog pecking grain and a cat on a hen's back delighting itself w...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:50:46 GMT
EU Following the Situation in Ethiopia Before Confirming Election Observation Mission
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Barely a month and half before Ethiopia's 6th national election scheduled on June 05 took place, the European Union's High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell said the EU will "continue following closely the si...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:57:17 GMT
IGAD to Inaugurate Regional Cancer Centre of Excellence Addis Ababa
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) will officially inaugurate its Regional Cancer Centre of Excellence on Monday at a ceremony in Addis Ababa.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:56:46 GMT
PM Abiy Says Ethiopia Has No Intention of Causing Harm to Lower Riparian Countries
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that Ethiopia, in developing Abbay River for its needs, has no intention of causing harm to lower riparian countries.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:16:23 GMT
'Wheelchair Basketball Became My Ultimate Source of Happiness'
[ICRC] "Wheelchair basketball has changed my life. It is helping me build my confidence and given me a sense of strength. It has become my ultimate source of happiness," says Woubrist Getnet, a person living with a disability and whose love for this ...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 05:56:42 GMT
UN Warns Sexual Violence Being Used As Weapon of War in Ethiopia's Tigray Region
[RFI] The United Nations aid chief has told the Security Council that sexual violence is being used as a weapon of war in Ethiopia's Tigray. The US ambassador to the UN said Washington was "horrified by the reports of rape and other unspeakably cruel...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:39:56 GMT
Two Bottom Outlets of GERD Completed, Operationalized - Water, Irrigation & Energy Minister
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Sileshi Bekele disclosed today that the construction two bottom outlets (BO) of the GERD that provides release of water into the downstream has been completed, tested and become operation...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:29:15 GMT
Cornerstone for Construction of U.S.$350M Metal, Cement Industry Laid in Dire Dawa
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- A cornerstone for the construction of a Metal and Cement Industry Complex with a cost of 350 million USD was laid today in Dire Dawa City Administration.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:22:22 GMT
Pulling More Women Into Lawmaking Bodies, Fueling National Change
[Ethiopian Herald] It is well comprehended that Ethiopia houses women constituting over half of its total population. Notably, the comprehensive strength of women, if possible, is instrumental in achieving other pillars of sustainable development, gr...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:21:48 GMT
Addis Panorama
[Ethiopian Herald] The city of Addis is expanding all the time. Starting from the time it was founded by the two visionary leaders Emperor Minilik II and Etege Tayitu. The city has never stopped expanding in all direction- vertically as well as horiz...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:20:43 GMT
Acknowledging Teachers to Nurture Rational Generation
[Ethiopian Herald] These days President Sahlework Zewde is busy participating in several crucial events side by side with her official duties. She partook in various programs in which she shared her experiences to the audience through her concrete re...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 05:46:52 GMT
Two Killed in Addis Ababa Bomb Blast
[Nation] Two people were killed when a bomb exploded in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa on Sunday afternoon.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 05:29:40 GMT
Eritrea Announces Withdrawal of Troops From Ethiopia's Tigray Region
[RFI] Eritrea's government has said it will start pulling out its soldiers from Ethiopia's Tigray region, recognising for the first time the presence of its troops in the war torn region.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:56:24 GMT
No One Dies From Hunger in Tigray - Commission
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- The National Disaster Risk Management Commission (NDRMC) said that not a single person has died in Tigray regional state due to hunger.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:55:28 GMT
Journalists Rearrested in Tigray, Army Claims They Were Set to Broadcast 'False Propaganda'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Journalists Fitsum Berhane and Tamirat Yemane were arrested in Mekelle by members of the Federal Defense Forces, the army said.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:52:18 GMT
Eritrea Admits Involvement of Its Forces in Tigray War, Pledges to Withdraw
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a letter sent to Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, the current President of the U.N. Security Council, Eritrea's Ambassador to the U.N. Sophia Tesfamariam said "Eritrea and Ethiopia have agreed - at the highest levels - to ...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 10:53:14 GMT
Solar and Wind Power Could Break Big Dam Deadlock
[The Conversation Africa] For several years, political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict over the near-complete Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The GERD is Africa's largest hydropower plant. It dams...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:27:33 GMT
Tigray Crisis Worsening With No Withdrawal of Eritrean Troops in Sight - UN
[DW] The UN humanitarian chief has said that sexual violence and starvation were being used as weapons of war in Ethiopia's Tigray. He urged Eritrea to make good on its pledge and recall its troops.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:54:51 GMT
Report Received By the UN 'Just This Morning' Reveals 150 People Died of Hunger in Tigray - Eritrean Forces, Amhara Region Authorities Restricting Humanitarian Access
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has today delivered a grim assessment on the humanitarian crisis in Tigray to members of the UN Security Council at a ...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 06:14:25 GMT
The Tale of Eritrean Withdrawal From Tigray - but Where Is the Border?
[African Arguments] During a session in parliament on March 23, 2021 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia publicly acknowledged Eritrean involvement in his country's ongoing civil war in Tigray but indicated that it would take some time for Eritrea'...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:03:14 GMT
Fana Hagos, Former President of Tigray Supreme Court Appointed As President of Mekelle University
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Fana Hagos Berhane (PhD) has been appointed as President of Mekelle University replacing Professor Fetien Abay who has been serving as Acting President of the University since mid-September 2020.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:05:29 GMT
Ethiopian Airlines to Resume Enugu, Kano Flights
[This Day] The management of Ethiopian Airlines has assured passengers in the north and southern part of Nigeria that it would return to Enugu and Kano Airports once the new terminals are officially declared open for operations, just as the airline m...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 12:25:36 GMT
Humanitarian Agencies Warn Over High Gender-Based Violence Cases in Tigray
[Nation] United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and other humanitarian agencies have raised a red flag over the high cases of gender-based violence (GBV) in Tigray region of Ethiopia.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:00:49 GMT
Hamdok Calls for Prime Ministers to Hold Talks Over Nile Dam
[East African] Following a stalemate in the Nile dam talks in Kinshasa, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has suggested that further talks be held at heads of state level.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:08:47 GMT
UN - Hunger, Rape Rising in Tigray
[VOA] The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Thursday that an already dire situation in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region is getting worse five months into the conflict, with hunger and sexual violence rising and no sign of an Eritrean troop withdrawal.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:39:45 GMT
Three Killed, 19 Injured in Tigray As Eritrean Troops Open Fire On Civilians
[AI London] Amnesty International can confirm that Eritrean troops killed three people and injured at least 19 in an unprovoked attack on civilians in the centre of Adwa town on 12 April.



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