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Tue, 11 May 2021 12:56:22 GMT
Ethiopia Must Set Right Environment for Election, U.S. Says
[VOA] Washington -- The United States said it "strongly supports democratization in Ethiopia" as it nears a national election June 5, while noting a "free, fair, and credible election" can happen only with a conducive electoral environment.

Wed, 12 May 2021 08:16:14 GMT
Nit, Ethiopian College Sign MOU for Exchange Programme
[Daily News] NATIONAL Institute of Transport (NIT) has signed a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) with Ethiopia's Dire Dawa Polytechnic College to explore collaboration in academic exchange programme and research activities.

Wed, 12 May 2021 07:41:55 GMT
Canada Gives U.S.$2.2 Million to FAO to Mitigate Effects of Covid-19, Desert Locusts
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Government of Canada has contributed USD$ 2.2 million to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)'s program safeguarding livelihoods affected by COVID-19 and desert locusts in Ethiopia.

Wed, 12 May 2021 05:20:01 GMT
President Tshisekedi Arrives in Addis Ababa
[ENA] President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the current head of the African Union, FĂ©lix Tshisekedi has arrived in Addis Ababa.

Wed, 12 May 2021 04:56:22 GMT
Election Expected to Deepen Rifts
[DW] Ethiopians will vote in June to elect a new parliament. But electoral registration is patchy and opposition parties plan to boycott the ballot. Experts fear that simmering ethnic tensions will escalate.

Wed, 12 May 2021 07:06:58 GMT
Ugandan Sides Draw Kenya, Ethiopia in Continental Qualifiers
[Monitor] Uganda and Ethiopia are slowly creating a women's football rivalry that might never go away.

Tue, 11 May 2021 05:41:18 GMT
Kenya-Ethiopia Peace Meeting Stalls Due to Heavy Rains
[Nation] The planned security meeting between Kenya and Ethiopia over the fast-deteriorating relationship between Garre and Degodia clans in Mandera has been postponed.

Mon, 10 May 2021 10:12:57 GMT
Ethiopia-Sudan Border Tensions Must Be De-Escalated
[ISS] A potential border war brewing between Sudan and Ethiopia threatens to destabilise the two nations and the entire region. How the issue is handled will also have severe consequences for political transitions in both countries.

Wed, 12 May 2021 07:39:57 GMT
Tigrayans Repatriated From Saudi Arabia Kept in Detention, Police Unwilling to Comment
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Among the ethnic Tigryans who experienced arbitrary arrest are refugees who were repatriated from Saudi Arabia on April 5, 2021. The returnees were jailed in Saudi Arabia and welcomed to Addis Ababa with yet another ar...

Tue, 11 May 2021 06:06:05 GMT
'A Lack of Food, Water, Sanitation and Blankets' in Shire
[Agenzia Fides] Shire -- Thousands of refugees from neighboring areas have fled the fury of the fighting in recent months. They gather in the city's state schools, where they are monitored and assisted by some international organizations, but are dep...

Tue, 11 May 2021 04:38:41 GMT
Muslim Clerics Demand Accountability After Crackdown On Planned 'Grand Iftar'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A Grand Iftar event organized by the Ethiopian-Muslim community of Addis Abeba, in collaboration with Halal Promotion Plc., was violently dispersed when security forces prevented thousands Muslims who descended on Mesk...

Tue, 11 May 2021 04:37:08 GMT
Orthodox Church Holy Synod Distances Itself From Patriarch's Remarks On Tigray - Govt Media
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Government media quoted the General Secretary of the Ethiopian Orthodox Twahdo Church Holy Synod and Archbishop of Sidama and Gedeo Dioceses, His Holiness Abune Yoseph, as saying that the remarks made by His Holiness A...

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:10:46 GMT
'I Am Alive, but I Feel Like I Am Dead' - A Migrant Grieves for 3 Children
[UN News] Misrah, an undocumented migrant worker, and her family, left their home in Ethiopia hoping for a better life. Instead, her three children are now dead, drowned during a perilous sea crossing across the Gulf of Aden, when the overloaded boat...

Wed, 12 May 2021 07:42:30 GMT
'Grand Ethiopian Street Iftar 2021' Event to Be Held Today, Muslim Clerics Praise Efforts By City Administration
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The organizers of the 'Grand Ethiopian Street Iftar 2021', an event that was originally scheduled to take place on Sunday May 9, 2021 and was violently dispersed by security forces, announced on social media that the e...

Mon, 10 May 2021 05:06:28 GMT
Orthodox Church Leader Accuses Government of Wanting to Destroy Tigray
[RFI] Abune Mathias, the head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, has accused the government of wanting to destroy Tigray.

Sun, 09 May 2021 10:40:10 GMT
U.S. Senators' Call for Postponing Ethiopian Election Foolish - Lawrence Freeman
[Ethiopian Herald] The call five United States Senators made to the U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman for the postponement of Ethiopia's forthcoming General Elections displayed a 'shallow understanding and ignorance' about th...

Sat, 08 May 2021 13:41:28 GMT
Case for Ceasefire, Dialogue and Reconciliation in Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The war in Tigray is now in its 6th month. The human and material damage is yet to be fully assessed, but is expected to be exponential. Mounting reports of atrocities and war crimes committed by the warring parties ar...

Sat, 08 May 2021 10:33:00 GMT
Orthodox Patriarch Condemns Tigray War As 'Barbarism'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a video privately recorded by Dennis Wadley, international director, of Bridges of Hope, His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), sent out a message to millions of th...

Sat, 08 May 2021 10:41:23 GMT
Council Urges EU to Reconsider Election Observation Stance
[Ethiopian Herald] The Ethiopian Political Parties Joint Council urged European Union to reconsider its stance and observe the 6th Ethiopian general elections. Briefing journalists after a two-day consultative meeting with its members, Council Chairp...

Sat, 08 May 2021 10:25:01 GMT
Ethiopia Designates Tigray's Former Ruling Party As Terrorists
[East African] Ethiopian lawmakers on Thursday designated Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) as terrorist organisations.

Sat, 08 May 2021 10:40:08 GMT
Voters Decide Ethiopia's Election Credibility, Not EU - Scholars
[Ethiopian Herald] EU's cancelation of its electoral observation mission is not the crux of the matter for the upcoming 6th general elections of Ethiopia, what matters most is how the election process is being conducted with huge voter turnout, so re...

Mon, 10 May 2021 17:56:20 GMT
In Ethiopia, Peace Requires Domestic Reconciliation
[CFR] Ethiopia has the world's attention. The United Nations Security Council finally found its voice to call for improved humanitarian access and express concern over reports of sexual violence in Tigray. The crisis made it onto the crowded agenda o...

Sat, 08 May 2021 10:42:33 GMT
The European Union Conspiracy to Delegitimize the June 5, 2021 Ethiopian Election Exposed!
[Ethiopian Herald] For months, I have been predicting and warning the U.S. and the European Union are locked in a conspiracy to delegitimize the June 5, 2021 Ethiopian parliamentary election. In my February 14, 2021 commentary, I laid out my case on ...

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:47:23 GMT
Federal Attorney General Says Terrorist-Designated "Shene" Refers to Oromo Liberation Army
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The House of People's Representatives (HoPR) yesterday approved the bill presented by the council of ministers to designate Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) and "Shene" as terrorist organizations. The bill was abs...

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:46:16 GMT
Mayor of Karat City, Konso Zone, Imposes Curfew
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Gashaw Genale, the mayor of Karat city, in Konso Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's Regional State, imposed strict curfew in the city aimed at curtailing growing lawlessness and organized crime in...

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:33:27 GMT
Ethiopia Designates Tigray's Former Ruling Party as Terrorists
[East African] Ethiopian lawmakers on Thursday designated Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) as terrorist organisations.

Mon, 10 May 2021 08:15:02 GMT
IGAD, African Union Collateral Damages for Tigray War
[Nation] Ahead of this week's crucial visit to Ethiopia by President Joe Biden's new Horn of Africa envoy, Jeffrey Feltman could not have been blunt about the grim prospect facing Ethiopia. His warnings should send a chill down the spine of those fol...

Fri, 07 May 2021 15:26:17 GMT
Ethiopia's Communal Forests Good Governance Experiences
[Ethiopian Herald] Forest plays an important role in climate regulation and carbon sequestration. But efforts to restore it demands determination, resources as well expertise. According to forestsnews.cifor.org, written by Natasha Vizcarra, montane g...

Fri, 07 May 2021 15:26:15 GMT
Capitalize Hand Hygiene to Prevent Covid - 19 - Who
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA-, WHO Africa Regional Director Dr. Matshidiso Moeti said that : " Frequent hand washing is one of the key ways we each play a role in preventing the spread of COVID-19." In a press release sent to The Ethiopian Herald, ...

Fri, 07 May 2021 15:26:15 GMT
Agency Says Diaspora Contribution to GERD Augmenting
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian Diaspora residing in various countries of the globe donated over 136 million Birr for the construction of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) over the past nine months and 30 million Birr for the accompli...



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