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Wed, 30 Jun 2021 21:46:12 GMT
'Opportunity Must Not Be Lost' - Five Former U.S. Ambassadors to Ethiopia on Events in Tigray
[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- This statement was provided to AllAfrica by five former American ambassadors who led U.S. representation in Ethiopia for 13 of the past 25 years. The career diplomats welcome the cease-fire declaration by the Ethiopian g...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:00:33 GMT
Uncertainty in Tigray After Rebels Take Control of Restive North
[DW] The rebel Tigray Defense Forces claimed Mekele and Shire were under their control. Experts warn of a precarious situation after Ethiopia's federal government called a unilateral cease-fire.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 07:44:12 GMT
Govt Claims Soaring Cost, Non-Existent Threat & Popular Resistance Led to Army Withdrawal From Tigray
[Addis Standard] Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed through a televised statement aired today said that the government declared a ceasefire to focus on other national priorities and the decision to leave Mekelle was made to avert a scenario where the military...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 05:30:41 GMT
Govt Threatens to Renew Fighting If Tigray Truce is Broken
[Nation] The Ethiopian government on Wednesday warned it will cancel ceasefire deal if fighters loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front violate truce.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:18:52 GMT
Electoral Body Starts Announcing Election Results
[Ethiopian Herald] Receives 618 election documents

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:18:49 GMT
Floods Prevention Efforts Underway in Different Regions of Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has allocated 600 million Birr for activities to prevent flooding from the overflow of some basins in the country to help the efforts of pre-flood prevention in 6 selected basins in 7 regions, according to the recent repor...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:18:44 GMT
Promoting Agricultural Investment for Stimulating Growth
[Ethiopian Herald] In the last two decades the government showed its commitment for the enhancement of agricultural productivity through attracting investment on agriculture both from local and foreign stake holders. Legal frame works crafted and ins...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:18:38 GMT
Bole Lemi Industrial Park Secures U.S.$44.5 Million
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Bole Lemi Industrial Park has secured 44.5 mln. USD as it targets at boosting manufacturing of export goods, said Executive Director of the Park.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:18:54 GMT
Govt Says Unilateral Ceasefire Ensures Better Humanitarian Access
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - The Ethiopian government announced that it has decided to enact a Unilateral Humanitarian Ceasefire (pause in military activities) with the conviction to ensure better humanitarian access and strengthen the effort to ...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:18:50 GMT
United Efforts for Sustainable Green Economy Via Preserving Green Environment
[Ethiopian Herald] It has been years since world nations shown concern and began to respond to the effects of climate change. The climate change resulted in the temperature rise sharply; ice is melting and various cities are inundated with floods. On...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:18:45 GMT
Adama Industrial Park Generates U.S$7.7 Million
[Ethiopian Herald] ADAMA - Adama Industrial Park has generated 7.7 million USD in the current fiscal year while all of the factory sheds have been transferred to manufacturers, according to the park's deputy executive manager.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:18:44 GMT
Company Transports Over 3.4 Million Tons of Imports, Exports
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ethio-Djibouti Railway Share Company disclosed that it has transported over 3.4 million tons of import and export goods over the last three years since it started operating.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:18:55 GMT
Projects Changing Face of Addis Ababa
[Ethiopian Herald] Peace, workable atmosphere and positive interaction among people provide Addis Ababa dwellers with a means to lead happy life. This optimistic gesture has been shared by many like university scholars. Taking this fact into account,...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:18:49 GMT
University Endeavors to Attain Quality Education
[Ethiopian Herald] DEBRE BERHAN - Debre Berhan University (DBU) disclosed that it has provided 19 high schools and one elementary school with 25 programmed computers worth 1.8 million Birr.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:18:45 GMT
Institute Emphasizes Greening Environment Value
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - The Ethiopian Environment, Forest Research Institute said, citing a recent study that unless wood utilization demand is balanced with the supply through cultivating man made forests Ethiopia will be forced to spend 6 ...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:18:44 GMT
Cooperative Societies in Building a Better Tomorrow
[Ethiopian Herald] The establishment of cooperatives in Ethiopia has a long history. Many believe that Ethiopians have traditions of cooperating in times of both good and bad times. Through establishing social associations and strengthening social bo...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:39:00 GMT
World Awaits Clarity On Tigray Cease-Fire
[VOA] A day after the Ethiopian federal government abruptly suspended nearly eight months of military operations against rebels in its Tigray region, communications with the country's northern region remained sketchy at best, and humanitarians were h...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:06:56 GMT
Kanu Now Dot in a Circle, Arrested in Addis Ababa, Remanded
[This Day] About three years after jumping bail, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, was yesterday re-arraigned before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, for the continuation of his trial...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:38:25 GMT
Canada and the Atrocities in Tigray, Ethiopia - Scholars Respond to Policy Options
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas is a new section that aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African contin...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:26:01 GMT
Decision by the Federal Government of #Ethiopia in Response to the Proposal of the Tigray Provisional Administration to Resolve the Challenges Facing the Tigray Region
[Ethiopia Government] Addis Ababa -- Today, the Tigray Provisional Administration has requested the Federal Government to enact a humanitarian ceasefire in the Tigray region. The provisional administration's request came after due consideration of th...

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:18:24 GMT
Ceasefire in Ethiopia's Tigray Region
[State Department] The Government of Ethiopia's announcement yesterday of a unilateral ceasefire in the Tigray region could be a positive step if it results in changes on the ground to end the conflict, stop the atrocities, and allow unhindered human...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 19:17:14 GMT
Addis Governors of Tigray Ask for Ceasefire
[ENA] The Interim Administration of Tigray region has requested the federal government to make a ceasefire agreement in a manner of humanity and in a way that does not cause further damage, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abraham Belay, told ENA.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 04:41:34 GMT
Rape As a Strategy of War - Demanding Protection and Justice for the Women and Girls of Tigray
[UNFPA] The 2018 Nobel Laureate, Dr. Denis Mukwege, a gynaecologist celebrated for his work with survivors of sexual assault in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said, "Rape is a strategy of war - it is meant to destroy women and communities physical...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:09:51 GMT
Federal Court Once Again Rejects Prosecutor's Request for Behind a Curtain Witness Hearing Against Eskinder Nega Et Al.
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Federal High Court, Lideta Branch, First Constitutional and Anti-Terrorism Bench today decided to hold prosecutor's witnesses hearing against the defendants in Eskeinder Nega's file in open sessions.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 14:19:53 GMT
Rebels Seize Capital of Tigray Region, Government Troops Flee
[RFI] Ethiopia's federal government has declared a "unilateral ceasefire" in its war-torn Tigray region, state media reported, as rebel fighters entered the regional capital Mekelle, sparking celebrations on the streets.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:59:16 GMT
Addis Building 3.8 Billion Birr Worth BRT Lanes
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Out of the 15 identified Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects in the metropolis, the construction of two BRT lanes have been commenced and are progressing well, so disclosed Addis Ababa City Administration Transport Burea...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:59:13 GMT
Ethiopia Secures U.S.$77 Million From Edible Oil Export
[Ethiopian Herald] In good- shape to edible oil self-sufficiency

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:59:05 GMT
news - How the Report Unveiled Ethiopia Remains the Largest LLDC Recipient of FDI in Africa
[Ethiopian Herald] Recently, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has revealed its world investment report as of the 2021 fiscal year. And the report stated that Ethiopia has collected USD 2.4 billion from FDI despite 6 percent...

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:59:04 GMT
Mofa Repatriates 4,188 Citizens From Saudi Arabia in Two Days
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA -? Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) yesterday announced the repatriation of 2,257 undocumented Ethiopian migrants from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:58:57 GMT
Third Round Green Legacy Campaign in Progress
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - The government of Ethiopia is carrying out the third phase green legacy initiatives nationwide having finalized preparations for the campaign.



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