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Fri, 07 May 2021 05:39:20 GMT
UN Gives U.S.$65 Million in Aid to Ethiopia, Tigray
[VOA] New York -- The United Nations is disbursing $65 million for humanitarian needs in Ethiopia, $40 million of which will go to the aid operation in the northern Tigray region.

Thu, 06 May 2021 11:27:00 GMT
Two Underground Cells Plotting to Disrupt Election Foiled, Authorities Say
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The joint intelligence and security task force comprised of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), the Federal Police Commission, and Information Network Securi...

Thu, 06 May 2021 11:25:36 GMT
G7, EU Call Presence of Foreign Forces in Tigray 'Deeply Disturbing and Destabilizing
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Foreign and Development Ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) and the High Representative of the European Union called "the presence of foreign forces in Tigray is deeply disturbing and destabilizing."

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:50:50 GMT
Despite Challenges , Election Debates Going Well - Scholars
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA--The current election debates would play a significant role in holding democratic, credible and fair election in the country though some gaps have been witnessed, so disclosed East African Policy Research Institute (EAP...

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:50:50 GMT
A Walk-Through Union to Build an Integrated Industrial Park
[Ethiopian Herald] It is a Farmers' Cooperative Union in Awi Zone of Amhara National Regional State - Admas Multipurpose Farmers' Cooperative Union. The union was established in December 2013 with the vision of "Seeing strong and competitive cooperat...

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:50:49 GMT
City Administration Undergoes Jumbo Projects
[Ethiopian Herald] JIMMA- Jimma City Administration stated that it has commenced some 23 projects with a view to providing the city with majestic look and creating many jobs opportunities this year. Jimma City Deputy Administer Kassahun Jober said th...

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:50:48 GMT
Legal Cadaster Crucial to Well Administer Land - Agency
[Ethiopian Herald] HAWASSA--Urban and Land Related Property Registry and Information Agency and Sidama State Urban Development Construction Bureau jointly announced that they have been exerting efforts to put legal cadaster system on the parcels land...

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:50:47 GMT
Harnessing Garlic Production As Cash Crop in Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] Garlic is one of the most important vegetable crops produced in Ethiopia. Selected varieties of garlic are adaptable and high yielding with high market demand. Its quality is determined by its length and weight. The origin of garli...

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:50:46 GMT
ECA Appreciates Digital Business Amid Covid-19
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Digitization is the best opportunities for African countries to lift themselves from the trap of poverty they find themselves in at present, so confirmed Economic Commission for Africa. The COVID-19 has hit hard the ec...

Thu, 06 May 2021 11:03:41 GMT
Jubilee, Allianz Set Eyes On Ethiopian Market After Share Sale Deal
[East African] Regional insurer Jubilee Holdings Ltd (JHL) and Germany's insurance and asset management firm Allianz have put entry into the Ethiopian market on the radar after the conclusion of their multimillion dollar share sale deal relating to g...

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:50:51 GMT
Upcoming Rainy Season Promising to Fill GERD
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia would take advantages over upcoming and promising rainy season to secure the 13.5 billion cubic meters for the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) , A Water Engineer said.

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:50:51 GMT
Ethiopian Religious Practices
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has a long historical and cultural connection to both Christianity and Islam. Beside these dominant religious practices, there are also other religious institutions that are practiced by large number of society.

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:50:48 GMT
Sustained Solidarity to Contain Covid-19
[Ethiopian Herald] China is the first country to supply medical supplies to Ethiopia and dispatch a medical team to help Ethiopia fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. On March 30, 2021, a total of 300, 000 doses of China-aided vaccine arrived in A...

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:50:52 GMT
Sovereignty Never Be Bargained for Inappropriate Preconditions
[Ethiopian Herald] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia has recently said that the European Union's strange preconditions to deploy observers for the Sixth Round National Election of Ethiopia are totally against the sovereignty and security of...

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:50:49 GMT
Community Radios in Sensitizing Societies
[Ethiopian Herald] As we turn the historical account of technology, radio is the oldest and popular means of communication and efficient platform that can transcend nations towards prosperity through sensitizing societies with myriad of information a...

Thu, 06 May 2021 14:50:47 GMT
Media, Journalists Expected to Prepare Impartial Election Reports
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Journalists and media outlets are expected to well play their watchdog role by straightforward reporting the actual situation from the election polls , so remarked Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) .

Wed, 05 May 2021 22:01:12 GMT
Nation At a Democracy Crossroads Ahead of Elections in June
[Daily Maverick] Ethiopia's Covid-delayed elections take place on 5 June 2021. But the country has a fraught history when it comes to democratic elections. A free and fair election will transform Ethiopia's ossified authoritarian political culture, r...

Thu, 06 May 2021 05:32:27 GMT
66 Ethiopian Refugees Back Home From Kenya in Voluntary Repatriation
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United Nations refugees agency has launched a voluntary repatriation programme, to facilitate refugees in Kenya willing to return t their homes.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:47:31 GMT
Tigray Crisis - Many People in Rural Areas Are Cut Off From Aid, Says MSF
[MSF] When a small Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) mobile team reached the Ethiopian village of Adiftaw for the first time in mid-March, they found the health post had been looted and partially destroyed. Medical files, broke...

Tue, 04 May 2021 15:20:57 GMT
Govt Disappointed After EU Withdraws Election Observers Over 'Communications Equipment'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia said in a statement that "Ethiopia has learnt with disappointment" the EU's decision to cancel its planned election observation mission to Ethiopia.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:36:48 GMT
OLF Chairman's Residence Attacked At Night
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Reports of an attack on the residence of the chairman of Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) Dawud Ibsa have been coming out since last night. Addis Standard received footage of the incident where huge bangs on the gate could...

Wed, 05 May 2021 08:51:10 GMT
Fears of Exploitation Grow for Children Stranded in Tigray Conflict
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Addis Ababa -- Save the Children and UNICEF say 5,000 children have been separated from their parents and are at risk of abuse

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:40:42 GMT
PM Encourages Citizens to Get Voter Cards During Extended Registration Period
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has urged today citizens that have not registered yet to utilize the extended period and get their voter cards.

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:39:05 GMT
Validity, Legitimacy of Election to Be Determined Solely By Ethiopians - Ministry
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- While external observers could add some value to strengthen the quality of electoral processes, they are neither essential nor necessary to certify the credibility of an election; and the validity and legitimacy of Ethiopia's ele...

Wed, 05 May 2021 06:35:48 GMT
The Motive Behind the Recent Escalation of Protracted Conspiracy On Ethiopia By Western Powers
[Ethiopian Herald] It is very interesting to note that Ethiopia's allies in the western hemisphere are hundreds of times concerned about the relief and rehabilitation and human rights situations in Tigray only. All these situations are also visible i...

Tue, 04 May 2021 14:57:45 GMT
Six Months Since Start of Tigray Conflict, 5,000 Children Remain Separated From Parents
[savethechildren_uk] Thousands of children are currently separated from their parents as the result of the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia, with many living in unsafe and dire conditions in informal camps, according to Save the Children.

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 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 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...



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