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Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:48:34 GMT
Notice On Resumption of Addis Standard Publication and Further Clarification
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The management of Addis Standard newsroom would like to announce to its esteemed readers that after clearing the misunderstanding with the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA), which led to the temporary interruption of its...

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 06:18:12 GMT
Defence Force Head Warns TPLF to Drop Preconditions to Ceasefire
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Birhanu Julla, the Chief of General Staff of Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF), delivered a televised statement on Monday, July 19, 2021 addressing multiple issues including the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (G...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:18:47 GMT
What to Expect From Elected Government
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopians who participated in the 6th General Elections in one way or another are expecting the elected government to address the country's pressing political, economic and social challenges.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:18:45 GMT
Accomplishing Second Phase Filling of GERD
[Ethiopian Herald] Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE) announced that the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been completed successfully. It is remembered that the country has been undertaking the second fil...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:18:44 GMT
How Pastoralism Can Help Maintain Safe Ecosystem
[Ethiopian Herald] Pastoralists and agro-pastoralists are one of the most climate-change-vulnerable groups on the planet. It is necessary to increase their resilience to protect their livelihoods in the short term. Increased climate variability could...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:18:40 GMT
Nation Embarks On Water Tariff for Environmental Protection
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia has planned to facilitate environmental protection financed from a water tariff that will be operational soon, Basins Development Authority announced.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:18:46 GMT
Ethiopian Muslims Celebrate Eid Al-Adha
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA (ENA) - Ethiopian Muslims across the country celebrated the 1442nd Eid-al-Adha yesterday.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:18:46 GMT
Supporting the Homegrown Economic Reform Through Proper Budget Allocation
[Ethiopian Herald] Parliament of the House of Peoples Representatives of FDRE approved 561 billion Birr for the federal government 2021/22 budget year recently.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:18:45 GMT
Country Undertakes Participatory, Fair Election - Actors in Election
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Election actors running activities at national and Oromia levels announced that the country undertook the first participatory, free and fair elections.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:18:45 GMT
Success Speaks for Itself
[Ethiopian Herald] Last Monday, Ethiopia has announced the successful completion of the second round reservoir impoundment on its flagship Dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). It has also declared as the Dam may commence generating energy...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 04:51:25 GMT
Fear Tigray Conflict Could Trigger All-Out War
[DW] More regional militias have pledged to march into Tigray. Some fear that this could send Ethiopia into a spiral of ethnic violence. Others see the move as a sign of Ethiopian unity.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 04:42:51 GMT
As Ethiopia and Tigray Face Tough Options, the West Needs to Be Even-Handed
[The Conversation Africa] War broke out in Tigray in November 2020, pitting the Ethiopian National Defence Force alongside Eritrea against the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 07:57:51 GMT
'GERD's 2nd Filling the Outcome of Increased Building Capacity'
[Ethiopian Herald] The successful second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that is 13.5 million meter cubic shows that the supervision and follow up is very close and strengthened. The fact that the buildup of such capacity within...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 05:26:03 GMT
Police Confirm Holding 300 Tigrayans - But Say Arrests Not Ethnically Motivated
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian police have confirmed the arrest of hundreds of ethnic Tigrayans in the capital Addis Ababa in recent weeks. The police said they were supporting the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which authorities banned aft...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 05:22:49 GMT
Addis Standard to Resume Operations After Govt Suspension
[VOA] Ethiopia's news website Addis Standard says it has been given approval by the government to resume operations this week after it was suspended over accusations it advanced the agenda of fighters in the war-torn northern Tigray region.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:31:17 GMT
Djibouti, Ethiopia to Launch Second Power Link
[East African] Djibouti and Ethiopia have secured finance to build a second electricity transmission line after the two neighbours enjoyed the returns from the first project that linked their power grids.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:15:53 GMT
Ethiopia's PM Abiy Vows to Crush TPLF 'Once and for All'
[Nation] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday vowed to wipe out the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), a group that was once the country's ruling party, but which Addis Ababa now considers a terrorist movement.

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 02:00:06 GMT
How Covid-19 Undermines Democracy in Africa
[allAfrica] As the recorded number of infections in Africa edges towards the six million mark, it has become clear that Covid-19 is not only a public health challenge. Apart from the devastating economic impact of lockdowns and related regulations, t...

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:12:59 GMT
Ethiopia Successfully Completes Second Phase Filling of GERD
[ENA] Ethiopia announced on Monday that it has successfully completed second phase of the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 19:05:05 GMT
Tigray War Spills Into Neighbouring Regions
[RFI] Rebels in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray have carried out operations against pro-government troops in neighbouring Afar region, a spokesman said Sunday, opening a new front in the widening eight-month conflict.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 05:06:01 GMT
Statement of Fact On the Suspension of Addis Standard Content Publication
[Addis Standard] What happened?

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:18:34 GMT
Some Seven People Found Dead On Boat Accident in Lake Tana of Amhara Region
[ENA] Bahir Dar -- Police disclosed today that 7 people who have capsized in a boat on Saturday in Lake Tana of Ethiopia's Amhara Region were found dead.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 14:08:00 GMT
Can Agriculture Be Ethiopia's Growth Engine?
[Ethiopian Herald] COMPILED BY HAFTU GEBREZGABIHER

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 19:09:23 GMT
Red Cross Visits Captured Federal Troops in Tigray
[ICRC] Geneva -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has started visiting members of the Ethiopian armed forces in the Tigray region earlier this week.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 09:30:33 GMT
Ethiopia Gains U.S.$82 Million Revenue From Diary Exports
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- The Meat and Milk Industry Development Institute stated that it has earned over 82 million USD from exporting milk and meat during last Ethiopian fiscal year.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 09:30:32 GMT
What Do Citizens Expect From the New Parliament?
[Ethiopian Herald] The responsibilities of members of the House of Peoples' Representatives are set out briefly in the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), Rules of Procedures and Members' Code of Conduct. Accordingly, ...

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 09:30:32 GMT
The Untold Story of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
[Ethiopian Herald] (Ethiopian Ambassador to the U.S., Special to the NNPA Newswire)

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 09:34:59 GMT
War Resumes, and This Time, Even Children Are Not Spared
[East African] Ethiopia's unilateral ceasefire in the war in Tigray has all but broken down after Amhara militia allied to the national defence forces engaged with fighters from the troubled north region.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 19:07:16 GMT
Blinken, Omamo Discuss "Shared Priorities" On Regional Security
[Nation] The US says Kenya could be helpful in bring stability to the Horn of Africa, especially in Ethiopia and South Sudan.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 09:30:33 GMT
Ethiopia Repatriates Over 41,000 Undocumented Citizens From Saudi
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) announced that the government has been working hard to rescue its citizens residing abroad and has repatriated over 41,000 undocumented Ethiopian citizens from Saudi Arabia over the ...



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