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Ethiopia

Tue, 04 May 2021 04:47:28 GMT
Djibouti Looks to Ethiopia to Gauge Its Economic Future
[ISS] President Guelleh's controversial fifth term is more likely to be tested by regional than domestic challenges.

Tue, 04 May 2021 01:04:27 GMT
EU Cancels Its Planned Deployment of Electoral Observation Mission to Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The EU High Representative Josep Borrell said the block has canceled the deployment of its planned electoral observation mission to Ethiopia.

Tue, 04 May 2021 07:53:29 GMT
Prime Minister Has Failed Test of Leadership
[Nation] In their widely acclaimed treatise known as The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels announced that the history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles. Suffice it to mention that class struggle is...

Tue, 04 May 2021 00:18:27 GMT
Eritrean Research Institute Statement on Conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray Region
[Eritrean Research Institute for Policy and Strategy] The war in Tigray region of Ethiopia is not just about Tigray or Ethiopia but also about Eritrea and the whole region.

Tue, 04 May 2021 05:14:04 GMT
Tepid International Response to Tigray Conflict Fuels Horrific Violations - Amnesty International
[AI London] African and other world leaders must urgently speak out and do more to stem the ferocious tide of human rights and international humanitarian law violations in the armed conflict that has now raged for six months in Ethiopia's Tigray regi...

Tue, 04 May 2021 05:11:25 GMT
Travel of Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa to Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan
[State Department] U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will travel to Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan from May 4 to May 13, 2021. Special Envoy Feltman will hold meetings with officials from the respective governments as wel...

Tue, 04 May 2021 05:00:10 GMT
EU Cancels Election Observation Mission to Ethiopia
[DW] EU High Representative Josep Borrell says Ethiopian authorities would not agree to key parameters regarding the bloc's observation mission. The June elections come amid an ongoing crisis in the Tigray region.

Mon, 03 May 2021 12:43:47 GMT
Nine People Including Children Killed When Wall Collapsed After Heavy Rain in Dire Dawa
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Nine people were killed yesterday when a 50 meter concrete wall collapsed on residential houses following four hours nonstop heavy rain in Dire Dawa city.

Mon, 03 May 2021 11:59:19 GMT
African Titans Vodacom, MTN Battle for Lucrative Ethiopia Deal
[East African] The battle for the lucrative Ethiopian telecommunications market has narrowed down to consortia led by two of Africa's telecom giants, Vodacom and MTN Group, setting another stage for their sustained competition for the continental mar...

Mon, 03 May 2021 12:45:02 GMT
Defense Force to Press Charges Against 'Prophet' Seen Performing Miracle Prayers to Army Members in Uniform
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Colonel Getnet Adane of the Public Relations Directorate at the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) said that ENDF was finalizing preparations to press charges against self-proclaimed controversial evangelical "Pr...

Mon, 03 May 2021 13:42:23 GMT
Building Peace in the Amhara Region of the Country - the Commitment of Catholics
[Agenzia Fides] Debre Berhan -- A delegation led by the Secretary General of the Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE), Abba Teshome

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:19:42 GMT
Govt Designates Two Tigrayan Groups as Terrorist Organisations
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- Council of Ministers has passed a resolution to designate Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Shene as terrorist organizations.

Sun, 02 May 2021 17:49:22 GMT
Ethiopia, Kenya Exchange Views
[Ethiopian Herald] The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, ambassador Meles Alem paid a courtesy call on the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya, Raychelle Omamo at h...

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:15:24 GMT
More Than 20 Civilians Killed in Two Separate Attacks By Armed Groups
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- At least 21 civilians were killed in two separate attacks. Fifteen passengers were killed by gunmen in a bus traveling from Bure town in West Gojam zone, Amhara regional state, to Nekemte city, East Wollega zone, Oromi...

Sat, 01 May 2021 10:22:46 GMT
The African Union Should Take the Lead on Nile Dam Dispute
[ISS] The AU should bring all three parties together to de-escalate tensions around the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Mon, 03 May 2021 08:26:47 GMT
U.S. Senator Coons to Visit Sudan to Discuss Ethiopian Relations
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- US Senator Chris Coons, member of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Chris Van Hollen will arrive in Khartoum on Monday for a three-day visit.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:38:59 GMT
Opposition Parties Ask UN to Ensure Eritrean Forces Leave Tigray
[East African] Three opposition parties in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region have called for an internationally monitored immediate withdrawal of Eritrean forces from the northern Tigray region bordering Eritrea.

Sat, 01 May 2021 11:15:08 GMT
Why Egypt's and Sudan's "Fears" Over GERD Are Exaggerated!
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia is working to correct a century of injustice in the Nile politics, which has overwhelmingly favored Egypt's development over Ethiopia's, by constructing Africa's colossal dam since April 2011. Plans to fill the mega dam fo...

Sat, 01 May 2021 11:16:52 GMT
Sudan's Adherence to AU-Led GERD Talks Promising - Ambassador
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- Sudan's recent remark about its adherence to African Union-led talks in the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a promising step that would help the three negotiating countries to r...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 19:36:57 GMT
Tensions Rise Again Over Nile Dam Dispute
[ISS] Tensions are once again rising among Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan, along with the water in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The annual rainy season is fast approaching. Ethiopia will almost certainly undertake a second filling of the 74...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:46:26 GMT
Securing Voting Card, Cultivating Democratic Culture
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia is set to hold the 6th general elections in the coming June, 2021. As the country is undergoing social, economic and political reforms, the general election is drawing special attention. The government has vowed its resolv...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:46:25 GMT
No One Is Safe Until All of Us Are Safe - Overcoming Vaccine Inequality
[Ethiopian Herald] Nowadays, vaccines inequality is being manifested between developing and developed nations on the grounds that producers give prominence to the latter with a view to ending the COVID-19 pandemic at the earliest possible time. It is...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:46:25 GMT
Harnessing Ethiopia's Untapped Honey Production Potential
[Ethiopian Herald] What makes honey unique in Ethiopia is that it is harvested from the vast forests of South and South East Ethiopia as well as massively produced as part of the country's apiculture. Currently, honey is also processed in factories w...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:56:53 GMT
Ethiopian, Russian Firms Agree to Establish Vehicle Assembly Plant
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopian company Bazra Motors and Russian based Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant (UAZ) have signed an accord to set up UAZ cars assembly plant in Ethiopia.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:20:55 GMT
'Unpredictable Security' in Tigray Hindering Aid Delivery - UN
[UN News] A "complex and unpredictable security situation" in Tigray continues to impede the delivery of life-saving assistance to Ethiopia's northern region, the Deputy UN Spokesperson told journalists on Thursday.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 12:14:58 GMT
Ethiopian Airlines Ready to Restart Flights to Enugu
[This Day] Ethiopian Airlines said it is fully prepared to resume operations to Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, as soon the federal government gives the go ahead for international flights into the airport.

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 07:50:38 GMT
Shoukri - Ethiopia Rejected Regional, Int'l Mediations to Solve GERD Crisis‎
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri referred to Ethiopia's intransigence over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and that the Ethiopian side has turned down regional as well as international meditations to solve the crisis.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:10:46 GMT
Ethiopia's Untapped Potential of Geothermal Energy
[Ethiopian Herald] Historically, geothermal development begun in the early seventies and continued during the eighties and nineties leading to surface investigations, wells and test drilling in selected sites. The government established the first pil...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:10:45 GMT
Coordinated Effort Against Covid-19
[Ethiopian Herald] We recall days where community-level Coronavirus awareness raising and testing campaign reached to maximum level with the aim to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the efforts yielded the desired outcome and ...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:10:44 GMT
CBE to Undergo Financial Transformation
[Ethiopian Herald] - Targets inclusiveness, financial flow



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