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Tue, 19 Jan 2021 22:28:19 GMT
Outgoing U.S State Department's Top Africa Official Cites 'Significant' Achievements
[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- At the end of his tenureĀ as the top Africa policymaker in the State Department, Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy says the legacy of the outgoing administration includes a number of 'concrete achievements' that have streng...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 06:50:37 GMT
Food and Healthcare in War-Torn Tigray - Preliminary Insights Into What's At Stake
[The Conversation Africa] It is now over two months since a war broke out in Tigray between the regional government and the federal government of Ethiopia. The military hostilities have led to a sudden disruption in essential services and endangered ...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 06:07:01 GMT
Electoral Board Revokes Tigray People's Liberation Front's Legitimacy
[Nation] The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced that it has revoked the legal status of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as a political party.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:55:26 GMT
'Swift Action' Needed in Tigray to Save Thousands At Risk, UNHCR Warns
[UN News] Two months after conflict forced humanitarian workers to withdraw from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Tuesday, stressed the need for "swift action" to restore safe access to "save thousands of lives at risk...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:22:57 GMT
Tensions Escalate Between Ethiopia and Sudan
[DW] The already-uneasy relationship between the two countries is showing signs of simmering over into protracted conflict. But how did it reach this point?

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:48:44 GMT
Education Ministry Cancels Mask Orders
[Addis Fortune] The Ministry of Education has cancelled the contract it gave to five plants at industrial parks to supply 50 million face masks to be disbursed to schools after the plants supplied a little over half of the order. Regional education b...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:46:42 GMT
Ministry Writes Digital Literacy Plan
[Addis Fortune] The Ministry of Science & Higher Education, with the support of three consulting firms hired by the World Bank, has prepared the Plan, which passed consultative stages.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:36:00 GMT
How to Counter Rising, Unbridled Nationalism
[Addis Fortune] It was a sunny day on September 12, 1974. A machine gun mounted on top of a tank was standing in front of a fortified Jubilee Palace. There was a strange calm even as people gathered outside of the gates, if video documentaries are to...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:51:10 GMT
Universities to Undergo Accreditation Assessments
[Addis Fortune] Higher Education Relevance & Quality Agency

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:49:17 GMT
Profits Face Slight Hiccup At Bunna Bank
[Addis Fortune] Bunna International Bank netted 440.3 million Br in profit during the last fiscal year, a 4.6pc decline from the year before. The Bank's earnings per share (EPS) also receded by 21.6pc to 225 Br.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:45:38 GMT
Investment Income, Claims Cut Boost Abay's Profit
[Addis Fortune] Reduced claims and improved investment income ushered Abay Insurance toward increasing its net profit by 12.3pc to 63 million Br in the last fiscal year. Yet its earnings per share (EPS) declined slightly.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:38:24 GMT
Midroc Foundation, Ex-Manager Dispute Continues
[Addis Fortune] A dispute between MIDROC Foundation Specialist and a former employee and shareholder continues even after a court closed the six-year-old legal wrangling. Although the Court ordered the company to pay the former employee 23 million Br...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:36:54 GMT
Abyssinia Reintroduces Mobile Wallet
[Addis Fortune] Bank of Abyssinia has replaced its former mobile wallet application with Gizepay, which allows its customers and users to create a mobile wallet account without an account at Abyssinia. The new system replaces Enqupay, a platform that...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:37:40 GMT
Cemented Fate
[Addis Fortune] Bags of cement are stacked up high in Megenagna, one of the more famous retailing areas in Addis Abeba. But the closed warehouses in the photo betray the turbulence of a market where production is low, prices escalating, and the autho...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:04:43 GMT
New Dawn to Break for Ethiopia Soon - Premier
[Ethiopian Herald] It is a matter of time that the stockpiling challenges in Ethiopia will be overcome, and a new dawn is going to break for Ethiopia, said Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD).

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:07:12 GMT
Scholars Acknowledge Revised Policy Importance
[Ethiopian Herald] The Ministry of Agriculture stated that Ethiopia has made clear and trusted policy revision regarding Lowland and Pastoralist communities that could profoundly facilitate inclusive development and enhance the pastoralists' liveliho...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:06:31 GMT
Ethiopian Diaspora Engagement Gaining Momentum
[Ethiopian Herald] The engagement of the Ethiopian Diaspora community in investment activities at home and in supporting flagship projects has gained momentum, Ethiopian Diaspora Agency disclosed.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:05:17 GMT
Timket - a World Heritage for Peace and Fraternity
[Ethiopian Herald] Have you ever visited Ethiopia to watch the colorful celebrations of Timket at Jan Meda? If not, I assure you that you have missed a major religious and cultural event that takes place in this country. Try it this time and do not f...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:55:11 GMT
Kenya, Ethiopia Won't Fight Because of Community Disputes - Administrators
[Nation] Kenya and Ethiopia have vowed not to be drawn into waging war against by the longstanding disputes related to ethnic antagonism between the Gabbra and Borana communities.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 09:55:49 GMT
South Sudan 'Ready to Mediate Between Sudan, Ethiopia' to End Border Conflict
[East African] South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has expressed readiness to mediate between Sudan and Ethiopia to end their border conflict, said Sudan's Sovereign Council on Thursday.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:19:03 GMT
Patriarch Calls On Faithful to Pass Down Timket's Values to Posterity
[Ethiopian Herald] Timket is one of Ethiopia's UNESCO inscribed intangible cultural heritages of humanity ,thus, the youths and the faithful have to work on passing down its rich traditions and values to posterity , said Abune Mathias ,Patriarch of t...

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:24:00 GMT
Gondar, Camelot of Ethiopian Epiphany Ready for Extraordinary 'Timket' Festivity
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Gondar, the ancient historical city and considered as the Camelot of Ethiopian epiphany (Timket), has finalized its preparation of the carnival that will be celebrated on Tuesday, announced the city administration.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 10:08:05 GMT
Killing of Respected Ex-Foreign Minister Needs International Investigation
[African Arguments] Seyoum Mesfin, who was killed in Tigray this week at the age of 71, was Ethiopia's longest-serving foreign minister. His untimely death robs Ethiopia of a man who exemplified the country's tradition of enlightened and progressive ...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 11:06:00 GMT
Tigrayan Leaders Killed Include Former Foreign Minister
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The TPLF junta senior leaders, including former Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin, have been killed, according to Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF).

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 20:58:51 GMT
Victims of Metekel Attacks Buried in Mass Graves - Taskforce Announces Curfew
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Following the latest attack in Metekel zone of Benishangul Gumuz regional state in which several dozens of people were killed, a mass funeral was held on January 13 afternoon with the support from members of the Nation...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 11:00:30 GMT
Former TPLF Officials Appear Before Court
[Reporter] Former high-level Officials of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Sebhat Nega and his comrades, including Abay Woldu, former President of Tigray, and Abraham Tekeste, Ex-Minister of Finance, appeared before the Arada Branch of th...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 09:57:15 GMT
Water Crisis Extends Beyond Impact of Ethiopia's Nile Dam
[African Arguments] The long negotiations between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia on the terms under which the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be filled and operated have shown little sign so far of agreement.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:32:23 GMT
Child Refugees Seen At Risk of Exploitation in Sudan
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Tracing their family members is complicated by camp relocations and lack of access to conflict-hit Tigray region, aid workers say

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 12:33:44 GMT
Humanitarian Crisis Worsens in Tigray
[DW] The conflict between Ethiopia's government and the TPLF is fueling hardship in the Tigray region as sporadic fighting continues.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:27:10 GMT
Safe Access and Swift Action Needed for Refugees in Tigray
[UN News] The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed his deep concern over the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, including its impact on Eritrean refugees hosted there.



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