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Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:38:06 GMT
Govt Vaccinates 1,400, Says 'No Serious' Side-Effects From Covid-19 Jab
[Nation] Ethiopia on Saturday reported some 35 cases of Covid-19 vaccine side-effects since the horn of Africa nation begun administering the AstraZeneca jab one week ago.

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:06:57 GMT
Imperialist Past That Started Dam Politics Between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia
[The Conversation Africa] Ever since construction began a decade ago, there's been serious contention between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a huge project straddling the Blue Nile in Ethiopia.

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:07:11 GMT
UNICEF Points to Continuing Crisis for Children in Tigray Region
[VOA] As conflict escalates in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, UNICEF is underscoring the need for continual aid for affected children amid a worsening situation.

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:02:22 GMT
Expert Urges Egypt, Sudan to Acknowledge AU's Role, Comply With Dop
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - An expert stated that downstream countries calling for international mediation has portrayed their stance to disregard the African Union (AU) role, and is against the agenda of African solutions to African problems.

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 08:02:19 GMT
Premier Says Wenchi Project Invigorates Ethiopia's Ecotourism
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Ph.D) said that the Wenchi Dendi Integrated Ecotourism Project, which is part of his national greenery initiative, would have a paramount importance to invigorate Ethiopia's ecotourism poten...

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 15:02:54 GMT
Are Other Nations Involved in the War in Tigray?
[DW] The Ethiopian government has warned multiple times that the international community must not interfere in its handling of the war in Tigray, claiming it is solely a domestic matter. But that's not the case.

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 12:25:53 GMT
Empowering Women With Digital Technology
[Ethiopian Herald] Women in Africa are more likely to be entrepreneurs, than men. They make up 58 percent the continent's self-employed population and women's formal ownership of SMEs currently stands at around a third of all registered SMEs in Afric...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:29:14 GMT
Nation Rolls Out First Covid-19 Vaccines
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] More serious cases of the disease are piling pressure on hard-pressed staff and straining limited resources, says Natnael Bekuretsion, medical director of an Addis Ababa hospital

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 07:45:17 GMT
Ethiopia Open to AU Probe Into Tigray Rights Abuse Allegations
[East African] The Ethiopian government has agreed to the African Union's involvement in investigations of allegations of human rights violations in the northern region of Tigray.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 07:17:15 GMT
Hunger, Disease Rife Among Displaced in Tigray
[Norwegian Refugee Council] Emaciated children and pregnant women are among 37,000 displaced people that have arrived into Sheraro, northwestern Tigray, over the last few weeks. They are among thousands of people in urgent need of aid and medical att...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 05:51:29 GMT
Sudan Requests UN, U.S., EU Help to Resolve Dam Conflict With Ethiopia
[VOA] Khartoum -- Sudan has formally requested four-party mediation on the standoff with Ethiopia over Addis Ababa's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a hydropower dam on the Blue Nile River.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:10:17 GMT
Research Shows Land Policy Absence Causing Dev't Bottlenecks
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- A research conducted by Land for Life-Ethiopia has revealed that the absence of comprehensive land policy in Ethiopia has affected the country's agricultural, environmental and related developments as land management h...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:10:14 GMT
Food Science Research Towards Curbing Malnutrition, Food Insecurity Challenges
[Ethiopian Herald] Food Science and Nutrition Research Directorate of Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) has been envisioning to develop novel and nutritious food products and technologies, come up with improved traditional food proc...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:10:13 GMT
Ministry Refutes Doctors Without Borders Report
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Peace Minster Muferiat Kamil said that Doctors without Borders' recent report that claimed most health facilities in Tigray State destructed or looted does not reflect the reality on the ground.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:10:02 GMT
Nebe Names Media, Organizations to Election Debate
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced that it has identified three news media companies and eight organizations that will stage debate forums for contending political parties and candidates running ...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 07:36:55 GMT
Sudan Rift With Ethiopia Continues as Links With Egypt Increase
[Ayin English] On Monday, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok made a formal request to the African Union (AU), United Nations, European Union and the United States to mediate in an increasingly bitter regional dispute over the filling of Ethiopia's ambitio...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:10:15 GMT
Regional Integration Said Key to SDGs Energy Goals
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy Sileshi Bekele (PhD) said that African countries involvement to tap energy resources and enhance regional cooperation and integration constitute major factors to attain Sustaina...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:05:01 GMT
President Says Digital Technology Crucial in Retrieving Time Lost Due to Covid-19
[ENA] President Sahlework Zewdie emphasized on the significance of digital technology in regaining time lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 08:44:21 GMT
Police Impound Marijuana Along Kenya/Ethiopia Border
[Nairobi News] Police officers in Marsabit county have impounded 700 kilograms of bhang which they say was being transported in a water bowser.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 07:46:52 GMT
Ethiopia Says It Won't Delay Second Round of Filling Nile Dam
[East African] Ethiopia on Wednesday said it will not delay a planned second round water filling of its controversial hydroelectric dam project known as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 05:35:24 GMT
U.S. Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Tigray Crisis Response
[State Department] The United States is providing an additional nearly $52 million in assistance to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region. The United States has provided a total of nearly $153 million in humanitarian assistan...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:02:00 GMT
Opposition's Lidetu Ayalew Banned From Travelling Abroad for the Second Time
[Addis Standard] Founder and leader of the opposition Ethiopian Democratic Party Lidetu Ayalew was banned from travelling to the United States yesterday evening. This is the second time Lidetu was prevented from travelling to the US to get medical tr...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:08:53 GMT
Ethiopia's 'Field of Blood'
[Daily Maverick] Although it is no longer headline news, the civil war in Ethiopia continues. An Ethiopian refugee in South Africa explains and reflects on the conflict in his homeland.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:37:18 GMT
All Rounded Support for Fishery Development in Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] Planet Earth

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:37:18 GMT
Small Scale Irrigation and Rural Development in Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia is one of the largest and highly populated countries in Africa. It has tremendous natural wealth including land and water resources. It has, however, mixed experiences with promoting irrigation and other modern agricultura...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:37:18 GMT
Civic Institutions Appeal UN to Force Sudan to Roundtable
[Ethiopian Herald] Four Ethiopian civic institutions have filled the letter to United Nations and the UN Security Council (UNSC) to exert diplomatic pressure in the invading Sudanese troops to withdrew from Ethiopia's territories and to bring the Sud...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:37:14 GMT
Authority Develops Software to Monitor Election Coverage
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian Mass Media Authority (EMMA) said that a new automated software technology is developed to systematically allocate airtime and newspaper columns for political parties that are running in the forthcoming Gener...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:37:14 GMT
Ethiopia Reaffirms GERD 2nd Filling in Coming Rainy Season
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy has reaffirmed second round filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in the coming rainy season and refuted the unfair claim of monopoly over the Nile waters.

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:37:14 GMT
Rescuing Jimma's Precious Heritage From Collapse
[Ethiopian Herald] Jimma city is located in the south western part of Oromia State. The city is marked for its coffee, green environment, suitable weather and friendly people. In addition to this, it was a capital City during the 19th century, during...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:37:14 GMT
Stemming the Spread of Covid-19 Pandemic Is Everyone's Responsibility
[Ethiopian Herald] MENGISTEAB TESHOME



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