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Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:39:39 GMT
Residents Say 6 Dead, Homes Demolished in Latest Tigray Airstrike
[VOA] Mekekke, Ethiopia -- At least six people were killed and 21 injured in an Ethiopian army airstrike Thursday on the Tigray regional capital, Mekelle, hospital sources told VOA.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 05:21:42 GMT
ICRC President Calls for Humanity As Fighting Intensifies
[ICRC] Addis Ababa/Geneva -- The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, called on parties to the conflict to show humanity as fighting intensifies in northern Ethiopia, deepening the suffering of families who ...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 06:33:40 GMT
International Community Should Back Obasanjo's Peace Mission - Report
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The international community should rally around former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo's peace mission in Ethiopia, or risk all-out civil war within the country and even a regional conflagration which draws in Sudan.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:57:29 GMT
The Imminent Threats of Climate Change in Africa #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has been striving to enhance green economic development in various ways. One of the outstanding efforts of the country in green development is the massive afforestation campaign of the "Green Legacy Initiative"

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 06:29:29 GMT
Fistula Survivor Fulfills Her Dream of Becoming Pregnant Again
[UNFPA] Mille, Afar, Ethiopia -- "When I had fistula, I never thought I would be able to have a normal life or get pregnant again," said 32-week pregnant Fatuma Hamad at the Barbara May Maternity Hospital in Afar Region.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:27:16 GMT
Ezema MPs Call PM Abiy to Appear in Parliament, Answer Questions On Ongoing War in Northern Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Four members of the Ethiopian Social Justice Party (Ezema) who recently joined the House of Peoples' Representatives (HoPR) called on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to appear in parliament to answer to their questions regar...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:39:19 GMT
International Community's Silence Amounts to Green Lighting TPLF's Brutality
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- The silence by some international mainstream media and the international community have given the green light to terrorist TPLF group to intensify its invasion and massacring people of Amhara and Afar, said Neamin Ze...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:38:27 GMT
EU Must Hold Terrorist TPLF Accountable for Aid Blockade
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- The European Union (EU) should hold the terrorist TPLF accountable for obstructing humanitarian assistance in Tigray, so said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonnen. Yesterday,...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:44:04 GMT
Situation for Tigray's Population Grows More Desperate
[DW] As Addis Ababa steps up its air offensive against the TPLF and Tigray forces advance on the ground, the situation for the civilian population is growing more desperate by the hour.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:49:27 GMT
Ethiopia's Civil War - Cutting a Deal to Stop the Bloodshed
[Crisis Group] The combatants in northern Ethiopia are digging in for a long fight, despite high fatalities and famine conditions for civilians. The war looks set to worsen. Outside powers should back the African Union's new envoy in urging the parti...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:42:46 GMT
Crested Cranes Hunt for Goals in Ethiopia
[Monitor] Crested Cranes coach George Lutalo made his intentions clear by naming seven forwards in his 20-man squad for today's return leg against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 07:43:12 GMT
Ethiopia Launches the First Ever nOPV2 Vaccination Campaign Alongside Commemoration of World Polio Day
[WHO-AFRO] On 22 October 2021, Ethiopia launched a polio vaccination campaign with type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) targeting over 17 million under-five children aiming to end the circulation of vaccine-derived poliovirus. The campaign was off...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:34:08 GMT
Army Launches Air Strikes Outside Tigray Capital
[Nation] The Ethiopian military on Sunday carried out airstrikes on two rebel-held towns in northern and western Tigray. The ongoing aerial offensive campaigns are aimed at weakening Tigray forces.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:36:34 GMT
TPLF's Strings of War Crimes Against Amhara and Afar States
[Ethiopian Herald] Following the declaration of the unilateral ceasefire by the government, the terrorist TPLF played a shameful drama attempting to show that they captured Mekele by their armed units while in reality they only entered the city simpl...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:35:30 GMT
UNHCR Must Break Silence on TPLF's Mistreatment of Eritreans
[Ethiopian Herald] Raphael Lemkin, a Polish lawyer, coined the word "genocide" in 1944 partly in response to the systematic murder of Jewish people by the Nazis. It was also a response to previous actions that targeted groups, such as the Herero by t...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:34:11 GMT
Some Western Media Blindly Propagate Terrorist TPLF's Propaganda
[Ethiopian Herald] Despite concrete proofs that show the recent airstrikes have been taken seriously targeting TPLF military armaments by Ethiopian air forces, CNN, New York Times and AP have been reporting stories in favour of the TPLF rebels, said ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:41:14 GMT
Ethiopian Gidey Letesnbet Breaks Half Marathon World Record
[Nation] Kenya's Abel Kipchumba and Ethiopia's Gidey Letesnbet were Sunday crowned the men and women's winner of this year's for the Valencia Half Marathon in Spain.

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:08:35 GMT
UN Forced to Abort Humanitarian Aid Flight Into Ethiopia's Tigray
[UN News] A UN humanitarian aid flight destined for the capital of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, was forced to return to Addis Ababa due to airstrikes on Friday, raising "serious concerns" for the safety of staff working on the ground, said...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 12:29:50 GMT
UN Flight Nearly Caught in Tigray, Ethiopia Crossfire
[Nation] The United Nations (UN) on Friday removed its staff from danger zones in Tigray, hours after a humanitarian aircraft was forced to abort its landing in Mekelle amid continual bombardment by the Ethiopian Airforce.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:41:45 GMT
Eskinder Nega Tells Rights Commission Recent Attack Inside Prison Not 'Trivial Matter'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Eskinder Nega, founder of the opposition Balderas for Genuince Democracy, has expressed his concerns to visiting officials from the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) representatives that the recent physical atta...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:43:11 GMT
UN Received 'Necessary Clearances' for Humanitarian Flight
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Martin Griffiths, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, confirmed media reports that the UN humanitarian flight in Ethiopia "destined for Mekelle in Tigray wa...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 13:03:08 GMT
UN Suspends Aid Flight to Ethiopia's Tigray After Airstrikes
[RFI] The United Nations (UN) has suspended flights to Tigray's regional capital after an aid flight had to abort landing in Mekelle. The humanitarian situation in the region is dire with civilians facing famine-like conditions.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 05:46:16 GMT
Ethiopian Government Airstrike Hits Tigray Regional Capital
[VOA] Salem Solomon -- Ethiopian forces carried out an airstrike Friday on the city of Mekelle, their fifth on the Tigray regional capital since Monday.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 06:16:44 GMT
Tigray - UN Cancels Aid Flight Amid Airstrikes
[DW] The UN has suspended flights to Tigray's regional capital after a plane had to abort landing in Mekelle. The humanitarian situation in the region is dire with civilians facing famine-like conditions, the UN added.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 06:16:41 GMT
Ethiopia - Renewed Airstrikes Pummel Tigray Region
[DW] There's no end in sight to Ethiopia's Tigray conflict following days of airstrikes by federal government forces.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:07:30 GMT
Third Govt Airstrike Hits Capital of Tigray Region
[VOA] Ethiopian forces carried out an airstrike Thursday on Mekelle, their third on the Tigray regional capital this week, as the government attempts to weaken the Tigrayan forces they've been fighting for almost a year.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:12:55 GMT
A Meeting With Ethiopian Musician Alemu Aga and His Mesmerising Begena Lyre
[RFI] Alemu Aga is an Ethiopian musician, singer, and master of 'begena'. This multi-secular ten-stringed lyre has a special place for the Orthodox Christian Ahmaras, who live in the capital Addis Ababa.

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 05:01:14 GMT
New Airstrike Hits Tigray's Capital
[DW] Separatists accused the government of killing civilians in the strike that Adis Ababa said was targeting arms depots. Amid the turmoil, the UN announced withdrawing half of its staff from the country.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:47:21 GMT
Addis Mourns Tirop, Packages for Great Ethiopian Run Ready
[Nation] Two-time Olympic 1,500 metres champion Faith Kipyegon will be the chief celebrity guest at this year's Total Energies Great Ethiopian Run planned on November 14 in Addis Ababa.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:34:49 GMT
Surgical Operations Targeting Military Sites
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- The Ethiopian National Defense Force carried out effective surgical air operation against the terrorist military site yesterday, it was learnt.



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