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Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:38:08 GMT
Uganda, Ethiopia Seek to Tighten Relations
[Nile Post] Uganda and Ethiopia government officials have discussed various matters ranging from regional security, increasing coordination and how to further strengthen the productive relationship and partnership between the two sister nations.

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:33:50 GMT
Renewed Deadly Shifta Incursions On Sudan-Ethiopia Border
[Dabanga] Galabat -- Renewed violent cross-border banditry by Ethiopian gunmen, referred to as shifta in the region, are reported from Galabat where Ethiopia borders Sudan's El Gedaref state. In the latest reports, police found the lifeless body of H...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:37:44 GMT
African Union Envoy to Horn of Africa Meets Tigray's Leader
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- AU High-Representative for the Horn of Africa and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo met with Tigray's leader Debretsion Gebremichael this afternoon, according to Getachew Reda, Advisor to the President of Tig...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 05:46:08 GMT
Ethiopian Human Rights Council Receives Amnesty Prize in Germany
[DW] The German chapter of Amnesty International has handed its Human Rights Prize for 2022 to the Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO). Despite threats from the Ethiopian government, the organization persists in its work.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:16:07 GMT
Ethiopia's Worst Drought in 40 Years Threatens to Derail Gains in Maternal and Newborn Health
[UNFPA] GODE, Ethiopia - "When I saw my baby's hand coming out, I ran for our lives. We travelled nearly 90 kilometres to the nearest health facility... We are both lucky to be alive."

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:31:12 GMT
Tigray Reports Fresh Conflict With Eritrean Forces
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Officials in Tigray state accused Eritrean forces of provoking fresh military attack over the weekend. Commenting on the statement, Ethiopia's federal government first said it was not aware of the reports by authoritie...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:29:56 GMT
Armyworms Devour More Than 3,000 Hectares of Crops in Southwest State
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Influx of Armyworm migrants devoured more than 3,000 hectares of crops in Ethiopia's Southwest Regional State, Masresha Belachew, the region's deputy president and head of the bureau of agriculture told state media.

Tue, 31 May 2022 05:33:36 GMT
Addis Abeba City Administration Inaugurates Dialysis Center in Public Hospital
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A Dialysis Center in Menelik II Referral Hospital was inaugurated today. The center was built in collaboration with the Addis Abeba City Administration and the US-based AB Medical Center. The inauguration ceremony was ...

Tue, 31 May 2022 05:33:09 GMT
Oromia Police Release Journalist Sabontu Without Charges
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The police in Oromia state released journalist Sabontu Ahmed of Finfinnee Integrated Broadcasting (FIB) who was detained on Thursday 26 May and was initially taken to the Addis Abeba Police Station located in the Lebu ...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:32:18 GMT
Afar People's Party Calls Attention to Region's Humanitarian Crisis
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Executive Committee of Afar People's Party (APP) issued a statement today in Semera City, the capital of Afar regional state, calling on the federal government to respond to the humanitarian crisis in the region an...

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:55:05 GMT
Ethiopia to Test Lesotho in Build-Up Ties Ahead of AFCON Qualifiers
[CAF] The Ethiopia national football team will play Lesotho in two international friendly matches as they shape up for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 qualifier.

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:05:52 GMT
Meaza Mohammed of Roha TV Latest Journalist Detained By Security Forces
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Journalist, Meaza Mohammed, the co-founder and host at the YouTube based media outlet, Roha TV, is the latest journalist to have been detained by security forces this morning, Robel Tesfaye told Addis Standard.

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:05:20 GMT
Bekalu Alamirew of Alpha TV Latest Journalist Detained By Security Forces
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Journalist Bekalu Alamirew of Alpha TV, YouTube online based independent media, is the latest journalist to have been detained by security forces, defense lawyer Tadele Gebremedihin told Addis Standard, adding Bekalu w...

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:04:42 GMT
Sabontu Ahmed of Finfinnee Integrated Broadcasting Latest Journalist Detained By Security
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Sabontu Ahmed, a journalist at Finfinnee Integrated Broadcasting (FIB) has become the latest journalist to have been detained by security forces. Earlier today FIB announced that Sabontu was taken by two security force...

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:03:56 GMT
Ministry Revokes 830 Business Licenses of Khat Exporters Due to Misuse, Illegal Activities
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ministry of Trade and regional Integration said it has revoked 830 business licenses of Khat exporters who are allegedly "involved in illegal activities" including failure to renew business licenses and misuse of t...

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:03:18 GMT
Over 30,000 People Living in Makeshift Shelters in Aftermath of War in North Wollo, Amhara
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The residents of Meket Woreda in the North Wollo zone of the Amhara region are living in makeshift homes, reports said. The woreda's city and infrastructure secretariat stated that over 34,000 IDPs have been living in ...

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:01:07 GMT
SNNP President Vows to Take "Irreversible Action" Against Anti-Peace Elements
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ristu Yirda, President of Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's (SNNP) regional state, said the region will be taking "irreversible action" against forces that are "destabilizing the peace of the people" in the ...

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:38:59 GMT
Fistula Cases Have Soared as a Result of Conflict, Says the Medical Director of Hamlin Fistula Center in Tigray
[UNFPA] Mekelle, Tigray -- "When Birchiko came to the centre, she only weighed 32kg. She was severely malnourished and her hips and knees were flexed and fixed," explains Dr. Melaku Abreha, Medical Director at the Hamlin Fistula Centre in Mekelle. "S...

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:27:49 GMT
Police Say Joint Operation Foiled Planned Al-Shabaab Terror Attack On Capital
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Federal Police and Addis Abeba police commissions today said that a joint operation foiled a planned terror attack by Al-Shabaab militants especially targeting the capital Addis Abeba.

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:26:18 GMT
More Than U.S.$500,000 Lost in Railway Infrastructure Theft Since 2021
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia has lost more than 26 million birr worth of railway infrastructure to theft since the year 2021, Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) said.

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:22:33 GMT
Govt Announces Loss of U.S.$2,4 Billion in Efforts to Stabilise Fuel Prices
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- : The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration said the government has lost 124 billion ETB in its efforts to stabilize fuel prices. This was indicated at the ongoing Fuel Marketing Reform Implementation Forum in Haw...

Fri, 27 May 2022 06:12:30 GMT
UN Says Ethiopia's Humanitarian Truce Accelerating Flow of Assistance
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The humanitarian truce declared by the Government of Ethiopia is helping to maximize all opportunities in the flow of assistance commodities to conflict affected areas, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia Catheri...

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:02:02 GMT
Benshangul-Gumuz State Kicks Off Three-Day Culture and Zumbara Festival
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State kicked of Culture and Zumbara Festival celebrations today; the festival will take place for the next three days until 29 May, the regional state said.

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:20:29 GMT
UN to Honor Three Peacekeepers Posthumously On International Day of Peacekeepers
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Three Ethiopian peacekeepers will be honored posthumously today at a ceremony to be held at UN Headquarters in connection with International Peacekeepers Day, the UN said.

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:39:26 GMT
Crackdown on Journalists, Activists - International Concern Grows
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United States government and Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Tuesday 24 May joined growing concerns over latest security crackdown against journalists, commentators and activists critical of the Ethiopian...

Wed, 25 May 2022 10:16:48 GMT
Wave of Arrests of Media Workers in Ethiopia
[Reporters Without Borders] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the release of the journalists and media workers in northwestern Ethiopia's Amhara region who have been the victims of a wave of arbitrary arrests and are being held incommunicado....

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:31:59 GMT
Senior Oromo Liberation Front Leader Free After Nearly Two Years in Detention
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Colonel Gemechu Ayana, senior leader Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), was today released after almost 2 years of detention, sources said. The Federal Supreme Court Cassation bench yesterday ruled to set free Colonel Gemec...

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:26:06 GMT
Oromia 8th Grader Generates Electricity for 16 People Using Biofuel
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Student Aden Hussien, an 8th grader at Tulu Wabi primary school in Borena Zone of Oromia state generated electricity using biofuel and provided it to 16 residents, regional state media reported.

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:19:25 GMT
Insect Physiology Center CEO Awarded 2022 Ellis Island Medal of Honor
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) Director General & Chief Executive Officer, Dr Segenet Kelemu, is the 2022 International Recipient of the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:12:12 GMT
Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines Announce Order for Five 777 Freighters
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing today announced the carrier is further expanding its all-Boeing freighter fleet with an order for five 777 Freighters. The order is currently unidentified on Boeing's orders and deliveries...



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