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Fri, 27 Aug 2021 05:07:12 GMT
An Open Call By African Intellectuals for Urgent Action On Ethiopia
[African Arguments] Dismayed at the deteriorating conflict in Ethiopia, scores of African intellectuals call for dialogue and mediation.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:12:12 GMT
Violence Hits Oromia Region, Claiming Hundreds of Civilian Lives
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The residents and the zonal administrator of East Wollega Zone in Oromia Region were quoted by BBC Amharic stating that several people had been killed in a series of clashes between militants as well as an onslaught on...

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:00:29 GMT
UN Chief - No Military Solution to Ethiopia Crisis
[VOA] The UN Secretary General said Thursday that there is "no military solution" to Ethiopia's 10-month-old conflict, and he urged the parties to stop fighting and open a dialogue.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 15:39:41 GMT
U.S. Trade Rep. Hints 'If Unaddressed' Rights Violations 'Could Affect' Ethiopia's Future Agoa Eligibility
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai met virtually with Ethiopia's Senior Policy Advisor and Chief Trade Negotiator Mamo Mihretu on August 25, according to the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Global Pu...

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:16:57 GMT
About 4.5 Million People Affected By Attacks in Amhara, Afar Regions - Prime Minister's Office
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- About 4.5 million people are affected as a result of the recent attacks by the terrorist TPLF on Amhara and Afar regional states, according to the Office of the Prime Minister.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:15:56 GMT
PM Abiy Holds Talks With President Salva Kiir Mayardit
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan held discussion today on ways of enhancing bilateral cooperation and diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:09:42 GMT
Authority Urges Media Organizations to Abide By Professionalism, Ethical Obligations
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ethiopian Media Authority urged media organizations operating in Ethiopia to adhere to their professional and ethical obligations of maintaining balance and fairness in their reporting.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:09:13 GMT
Security Council Should Respect Sovereignty!
[Ethiopian Herald] Just as a human right is the most vital issue of individuals, the sovereignty of a nation also comes before anything. Priority for sovereignty prevails over anything. Safeguarding the sovereignty of a nation enables the protection ...

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:19:59 GMT
Ethiopia Calls On Members of the UN Security Council to Reject Tunisia's Biased Resolution On GERD
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia met today (August 26) with Ambassadors of the member states of the United Nations Security Council.

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 05:37:48 GMT
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Visits Ethiopia
[Nation] South Sudanese President Salva Kiir arrived in Ethiopia on Thursday on an official visit.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 15:40:42 GMT
Editorial Recall On Erroneous Insertion of a Term in the News From August 25
[Addis Standard] From the editors

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 15:38:42 GMT
UNSC Convenes Today for Open Briefing, Closed Consultations On Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The U.N. Security Council will convene today in person for an open briefing and closed consultations on the situation in the Tigray region under the "Peace and Security in Africa" agenda item.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 15:37:50 GMT
Southern Command Military Court Sentences Army Members Accused of 'Direct Links' With TPLF From Eight to Eighteen Years in Prison
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- At a hearing conducted today, judges at the Southern Command First Instance Military Court have sentenced former members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (E.N.D.F) with prison terms.

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:26:39 GMT
Ethiopia's Looming Covid-19 Third Wave Poses Serious Threat
[Ethiopian Herald] . Ministry warns citizens to take firm precaution

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:26:39 GMT
Coffee Farmers Reaped What They Sowed
[Ethiopian Herald] People from Africa, especially from Ethiopia have many things to say about their assets. Out of these, one of the unique things that Ethiopia is famous for is being the origin of coffee beans. Ethiopians can ask the rest of the wor...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:26:36 GMT
Authority Employs New Technology for Coffee Export, Contains Illicit Acts
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority disclosed that it has been carrying out various activities to get coffee trading technology oriented and contain illegal coffee trading.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:45:25 GMT
Ethiopia Unveils Ten-Year Power Project Plan
[Ethiopian Herald] Schemes some 71 power stations in years to come

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 12:45:30 GMT
USAID Denies Supplying Food Aid to Tigray Fighters
[East African] The United States Agency for International Development (USAid) has denied allegations that it has provided food aid to fighters of the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF).

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 06:27:07 GMT
Intelligence Chief Vows to Eliminate TPLF
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Note: The Addis Standard has published a correction to this article. The correction can be read here.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:07:19 GMT
Joint Police Task Force Formed to Arrest, Prosecute 'Terrorists Dispatched By TPLF'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A joint task force was established by the Ethiopian Federal Police Criminal Investigation Bureau unit with the aim of upholding "the rule of law by arresting, and prosecuting, suspects dispatched by the TPLF and are in...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 07:35:40 GMT
Ethiopian UNISFA Forces in Sudan to Be Replaced
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday welcomed the positive response of the United Nations to the government's request to replace the Ethiopian soldiers in the UN Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) by fo...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 06:27:58 GMT
Military Court Passes Guilty Verdict On Army Members Accused of 'Working for TPLF'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Southern Command Military Court has passed guilty verdict on members of the army who were accused working for Tigray People's Liberation front (T.P.L.F.).

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 06:24:37 GMT
Ethiopia Says Tunisia's Actions On Nile Puts 'All Riparian Countries in a Difficult Position'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia said that "Tunisia's ongoing preparation to submit its inappropriate request again to the Security Council would put all riparian countries in a difficult position that necessitates cooperation to reverse it."

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:45:30 GMT
Ethiopia Underlines Bamboo Development Significance
[Ethiopian Herald] Plants 56 million bamboo seedlings this rainy season

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:45:30 GMT
The Significance of Protecting Biodiversity
[Ethiopian Herald] The significance of protecting biodiversity is goes beyond safeguarding the life of a single wild animal or plant species. It is the diversity of life and the ecological interactions between diverse life forms that matters most.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:45:29 GMT
The Need to Synchronize Global Climate Change Response
[Ethiopian Herald] Climate is a global asset the protection of which needs global alliance and collaboration. The response of the international community to the problem of climate change is organized under the UNFCCC, adopted at the 1992 Rio Earth Su...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:02:12 GMT
Electoral Board Unveils New Date for Southwest Referendum, Regional Elections
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) yesterday announced that the election in Somali and Harari Regions as well as the south west referendum will be held Three weeks after the previously set date on Septembe...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:45:29 GMT
Blessings of the East African Rift Valley
[Ethiopian Herald] The East African Rift (EAR) or East African Rift System (EARS) is an active continental rift zone in East Africa. It began developing around the onset of the Miocene, 22-25 million years ago. In the past, it was considered to be pa...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:03:35 GMT
Govt Accuses Aid Agencies of Colluding With TPLF, USAID Rejects Accusation
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in a series of tweets on the account of the US Embassy in Addis Abeba, responded to accusations levied against it on social media platforms of obstructing ...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:21:11 GMT
China Provides 300,000 Dose of Covid-19 Vaccines to Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- (ENA) The government of china has donated 300,000 doses of CoVID-19 Vaccines to Ethiopia, particularly to support the education sector.



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