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Ethiopia

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:49:06 GMT
Tigray - Our Suffering May Not Be Convenient, but It Is Real
[African Arguments] The state's one-sided narrative has not just shattered Ethiopians' shared understanding of reality but eroded the social fabric that held us together.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:30:24 GMT
'Pressure to Open a Corridor Through Western Tigray Unacceptable' - Risk Management Commissioner
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- "The pressure to open a corridor through western Tigray is unacceptable," Mitiku Kassa, National Disaster Risk Management Commissioner told a local news outlet today.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:38:02 GMT
Ethiopia, Djibouti Railway Link Restored After Protests
[Nation] A crucial trade route which links landlocked Ethiopia to the sea port of Djibouti has resumed operations after days of a blockade by protesters from the Somali region.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:37:55 GMT
Horror of 50 Bodies in River Fuels Push for Humanitarian Corridor
[Nation] Washington's aid chief Samantha Power is expected in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to push for a special corridor for humanitarian assistance to civilians in the troubled Tigray region by one of Ethiopia's biggest donors.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 15:05:36 GMT
Court Sentences Three Defendants for Involvement in Haacaaluu Hundeessaa Assassination
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Federal High court Lideta branch anti- terrorism and constitutional 2nd bench today has today sentenced on the three defendants accused of having involvement in the assassination of Hachalu Hundesa.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:34:37 GMT
A Catastrophe in the Making
[DW] Thousands of people have died, around 2 million have been displaced, more than 5 million rely on emergency food aid and 400,000 are at risk of starvation. But violence in Ethiopia is growing beyond Tigray province.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 04:58:00 GMT
Continent Can Prevent Ethiopia From Going Down Rwanda's Path - Here's How
[The Conversation Africa] When Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2019, I congratulated him in a public US and Africa dialogue forum. I thought he deserved the prize, given what he had done. In particular he sho...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:42:31 GMT
Safaricom Shareholders Approve Ethiopian Subsidiary
[East African] Safaricom shareholders have approved the telco's proposal to set up its Ethiopian subsidiary--Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc--that is expected to start operations next year.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:42:17 GMT
Around 90% of Tigray's People Depend On International Aid for Survival - UN
[VOA] Geneva -- A United Nations overview of conditions in northern Ethiopia's Tigray province after more than nine-months of civil strife finds a society of staggering devastation, of ruined lives and livelihoods.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMT
There Will Be No Winners in Addis Conflict
[East African] All through history, men have stood amidst the ruins of war, to declare victory. Often, however, in contrast to the scale of destruction and failed promises, such proclamations have over time developed a hollow ring to them.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:53:39 GMT
UN Special Adviser On Genocide Alarmed at Worsening Situation in Parts of Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Special Adviser of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, in a statement discussing the deteriorating situation in Ethiiopia expressed alarm at the continuat...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:56:50 GMT
Kenya Repatriates 117 Ethiopian Prisoners
[Nation] The Ethiopian Embassy in Nairobi on Saturday said 117 Ethiopians jailed at various Kenyan prisons were being repatriated.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:34:14 GMT
TPLF Gives Five Conditions for Ceasefire, Wants Transition Process
[East African] The Ethiopian government is now blaming the Tigray People's Liberation Front [TPLF] for the problems in the country's northern region, including the ongoing humanitarian crisis, as the TPLF says it could consider a ceasefire, in light ...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:52:49 GMT
Number of Civilians Displaced After Tigrayan Forces' Attacks In Afar State Approaching 100, 000 - Report
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Citing various sources of humanitarian organizations, Wazema radio reported that the number of civilians displaced in Afar state is approaching about 100,000 people.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:58:05 GMT
U.S. Announces U.S.$149 Million More for Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ahead of the planned visit by Samantha Power, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, the US has announced additional $149 million to support the humanitarian response in Tigray state,...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:30:54 GMT
Explaining the Rare Weather That Stopped Flights to Bole Airport
[Ethiopian Herald] On late Sunday, due to bad weather at and around Bole International Airport, mainly due to cloud, aircrafts were forced to divert flights to nearby airports for short period of time. For safety reasons, flights to Addis were tempor...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:38:25 GMT
Neither the Security Council Nor the AU Is Grasping the GERD Nettle
[ISS] Location of GERD on the Nile River

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:33:18 GMT
The Dangerous Expansion of Ethiopia's Tigray War
[Crisis Group] A rapidly escalating conflict has pushed Africa's second most populous country to the edge. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert William Davison explains why the main protagonists urgently need to strike a deal to avert a downward spiral t...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:32:19 GMT
100,000 Children in Tigray Suffering Life-Threatening Malnutrition - UNICEF
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. Children's Fund warns an estimated 100,000 children in northern Ethiopia's Tigray province are at risk of life-threatening severe acute malnutrition over the next 12 months. This is a tenfold increase over the annual average ...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:10:08 GMT
The Latest on the Crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray Region
[HRW] Fighting in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region is entering its ninth month, and it may intensify after leaders in several of Ethiopia's regions as well as its capital, Addis Ababa, called on residents, including youth, to mobilize against the Ti...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:30:53 GMT
Sudan's Border Aggression Continues - Spokesperson
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA-Sudan continues its stubborn aggression inside the Ethiopian territory, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (MoFA) Spokesperson Ambassador Dina Mufti said.

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:01:30 GMT
Ethiopian Meron Hadero Sweeps the Board At the Caine Prize
[East African] Meron Hadero, author of "The Street Sweep", is the 2021 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing winner, Goretti Kyomuhendo, the Chair of the AKO Caine Prize Judging Panel announced on Monday.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:51:08 GMT
Light for the World Launches a Covid-19 Related Humanitarian Response Project
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Light for the World in collaboration with Care Austria and the Austrian Red Cross launched a new project entitled 'Covid-19 responses across humanitarian development nexus in Ethiopia."

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:50:27 GMT
U.S. Calls for Urgent Ceasefire Without Preconditions Ahead of Top Official's Visit
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The spokesperson of the United States State Department Ned Price in a series of tweets discussing the armed conflict in the Tigray regional state of Ethiopia, called for the implementation "a ceasefire on an urgent bas...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:47:51 GMT
Media Authority Official Accuses Foreign Media of Misleading International Community
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Deputy Director of the Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA), Yonatan Tesfay, and General Manager of Ahadu Radio, Tibebu Belete, said foreign media organizations are disseminating distorted and untrue information about E...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:30:53 GMT
Ethiopia's Face in Global Sporting Competition
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has been partaking in the Olympic Games once every four years in a wide variety of Olympic events that bring the world together for the most part in track running, road running and across country running.

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:30:47 GMT
Ethiopia to Host All-African Leather Fair 2021
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA-Ethiopia will host the 12th All-African Leather Fair (AALF) and 5th world leather congress from 3-6 November 2021 in Addis Ababa, Ministry of Trade and Industry disclosed.

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:57:34 GMT
Gen Kibochi - Why Kenya Is Tense Over Ethiopia War
[Nation] Kenya is seeking the United Nations' intervention to prevent an influx of refugees and weapons into the country due to the ongoing war in Ethiopia.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:17:04 GMT
U.S. Strengthens Efforts to Fight Famine in Tigray With More Than $149 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance
[USAID] In response to growing needs in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the United States is providing more than $149 million in additional humanitarian assistance, including more than $105 million from the United States Agency for International Developmen...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:30:53 GMT
There Is Great Art in Ethiopia - but Is There Art Criticism?
[Ethiopian Herald] There is no doubt that Ethiopian art is one of the greatest in Africa if not in the world not only for its long life but also for its authentically Ethiopian characteristics, inspiration, themes and forms. Ancient Ethiopian artist ...



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