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Sat, 03 Jul 2021 09:52:50 GMT
Ethiopia Charts New Course Declaring Unilateral Ceasefire
[Ethiopian Herald] Historian and Novelist Jeff Pearce announced that Ethiopia has now turned its face towards fresh opportunities and diversifying its economy after saddled with a mind-boggling debt created by the TPLF terrorist organization and its ...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 17:14:23 GMT
Egypt Main Source of External Pressure On Ethiopia - Policy Research Institute Director-General
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The main actor behind the undue pressures exerted on Ethiopia from different quarters is Egypt which attempts to maintain its hegemony over Blue Nile, East African Policy Research Institute (EAPRI) Deputy Director-General Birhanu...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:06:41 GMT
Ceasefire Showcases Govt's Commitment to Peace
[Ethiopian Herald] The unilateral humanitarian ceasefire the government announced in Tigray State changes the longstanding culture of fighting till the last bullet and showcases its commitment to peace and stability in Ethiopia and the East African r...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 17:20:45 GMT
Tigray Crisis - Kenya Speaks As Ethiopia Counts Losses
[Nation] Kenya and peers at the UN Security Council have endorsed an African Union commission of inquiry into atrocities in Tigray even as the Ethiopian government began to count the cost of the war it began in November.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 17:15:06 GMT
UNSC Diplomats Reaffirm Respect for Sovereignty of Ethiopia, Commend Unilateral Ceasefire
[ENA] Diplomats at the UN Security Council (UNSC) have reaffirmed their respect and commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ethiopia and commended the government for the unilateral ceasefire it declared over Tigray.

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 09:53:50 GMT
Ethiopia to TPLF - No More Free Lunch
[Ethiopian Herald] Part One

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 16:09:16 GMT
400,000 in Tigray Cross 'Threshold Into Famine', With Nearly 2 Million On the Brink, Security Council Told
[UN News] Senior UN officials appealed on Friday for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Tigray - and for an end to deadly attacks on aid workers - as the Security Council held its first open meeting on the conflict in the restive north...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:21:21 GMT
'Free, Unfettered Access' Needed to Assist Millions in War-Torn Tigray
[UN News] The World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed operations in Ethiopia's Tigray region, after fighting halted the emergency response last week, although the agency warned on Friday that "serious challenges" continue to threaten the entire humani...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 15:44:25 GMT
Summary of Statement by the Africa Group During the UN Security Council Session on Tigray
[Govt of Kenya] Uniyed Nations -- Speaking on behalf of the Africa Group #A3Plus1 [Kenya, Nigeria, Tunisia plus Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]. Kenya Representative Martin Kimani @AmbMKimani addressed the UN Security Council during the debate on t...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 15:33:39 GMT
OCHA Briefing to the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia
[OCHA] United Nations -- Statement by Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Ramesh Rajasingham -- As delivered

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 12:12:12 GMT
Authorities Arrest At Least 15 Employees of 2 Independent Media Outlets
[CPJ] New York -- Ethiopian authorities should immediately release all recently arrested journalists and media workers, and ensure that authorities cease harassing members of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:15:58 GMT
Five Steps to Sustain a Cease-Fire in Northern Ethiopia
[USIP] Washington, DC -- The U.S. and others can help strengthen a truce--and avert a famine--in Tigray.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 19:29:41 GMT
UN Security Council - End Inaction on Ethiopia
[HRW] Secretary-General Should Press for a Sustained Crisis Response

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:54:15 GMT
Security Situation in Tigray Remains Fluid and Unpredictable
[OCHA] OCHA says that the security situation in Tigray remains fluid and unpredictable, while humanitarian access is gradually improving in parts of Tigray.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:34:37 GMT
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on Ethiopia and the Situation in Tigray
[United States Mission to the United Nations] United Nations -- Thank you, Mr. President. And let me start by thanking our esteemed colleague from Estonia for chairing us last month in such an extraordinarily successful way. I'd also like to thank al...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:58:55 GMT
Fighting Abates in Ethiopia's Tigray - Getting Aid to Region Still a Challenge
[VOA] The International Rescue Committee said Thursday that a bridge that provides one of the main supply routes into Ethiopia's Tigray region has been destroyed.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:05:28 GMT
Storms Render Thousands of Ethiopian Refugees in Sudan Homeless
[VOA] Geneva -- Aid agencies are racing against time to provide temporary shelter for more than 16,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan whose tents were swept away during violent storm surges over the past few weeks.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 05:28:45 GMT
Aid Delivery in Tigray at Stake After Tekeze River Bridge is Destroyed
[Nation] A bridge over Tekeze River, which has been a crucial gateway to supplying food aid to many parts of Tigray region, has been destroyed.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:46:53 GMT
Ethiopia Threatens to Renew Fighting If Tigray Truce Is Broken
[East African] 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 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...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 07:34:34 GMT
Afar Council of Opposition Parties Complain About the Election, Demand a Re-Election
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Four opposition parties (Afar People's Party, Afar National Democratic Unity Party, Afar People Justice and Democracy Party and Afar Liberation Front Party) operating in Afar Regional State, voiced their complaints on ...

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:06:58 GMT
U.S. Issues Warning to Aircrafts in Tigray
[Nation] The US Federal Aviation Authority has directed aircraft flying over Ethiopia to either avoid Tigray region or maintain a high altitude.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:04:37 GMT
UN Agencies Warn of Worsening Humanitarian Catastrophe in Tigray
[VOA] Geneva -- U.N. aid agencies warn of a looming humanitarian catastrophe in northern Ethiopia's battle-scarred Tigray region if they are prevented from delivering life-saving assistance to this stricken area.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:43:55 GMT
Ceasefire - Peace or Calm Before a Storm?
[Nation] So what exactly will the ceasefire in Tigray mean or achieve? Depending on who you ask, the battle may just be starting.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:01:33 GMT
Ethiopian Journalist Abebe Bayu Abducted and Assaulted By Unidentified Men
[CPJ] New York -- Ethiopian authorities must thoroughly investigate the recent attack on journalist Abebe Bayu, hold those responsible to account, and ensure that all members of the press can work without fear, the Committee to Protect Journalists sa...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:15:54 GMT
Public Expectations From Govt Elect to Recover Economy High - Scholars
[Ethiopian Herald] The government elect has to work hard to soothe the ever-increasing inflation and ensure peace and security of the country, so remarked Economist, International Law scholar and Researcher at Addis Ababa University.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:15:13 GMT
Metropolis' Multi-Benefit Projects in Full Swing - Commission
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - The numerous development projects in Addis Ababa are in full swing and are going to benefit residents in many ways apart from paving ways to attract many anchor investors in tourism and hospitality industry , Addis Ab...

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:20:47 GMT
East & West Hararge Zones Projected to Face "Critical Food Security Situations": UN
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The shortage of belg season rains (April to June) due to late-onset and long dry spells has left communities in East and West Hararge Zones with no harvest and food products. The failure of the belg rains has also larg...

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.



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