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Fri, 18 Jun 2021 05:50:59 GMT
Ethiopia Calls On AU to Stop Commission of Inquiry On Rights Abuse in Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is "regrettable to note that the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights made a unilateral announcement on the establishment of a "Commission of Inquiry" and said ...

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 05:47:01 GMT
AU Launches Investigation Into Tigray Atrocities
[Nation] The African Union (AU) has launched an inquiry into human rights violations in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, becoming the first continental effort to investigate the conflict that began in November 4 when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a mil...

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 05:33:53 GMT
'We Have Hope for a Democratic Country' - Ethiopians Get Ready to Vote
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- Passersby called the raucous campaigns this week in Addis Ababa "beautiful," with many noting they had never seen political discourse like this before in Ethiopia.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:26:38 GMT
Ethiopia Commits to Blanket Humanitarian Access
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - The Government of Ethiopia has granted blanket humanitarian access across Tigray State to international aid agencies operating in the area, country's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN said.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:00:25 GMT
Balloting Will Not Ease the Country's Deep Crisis
[Crisis Group] Elections delayed from 2020 due to COVID-19 are set to take place on 21 June amid mounting crises across Ethiopia, including a grinding, brutal war in Tigray. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert William Davison outlines what to expect.

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 05:53:59 GMT
Court Postpones Hearing of Jawar and Others, Citing Election-Related Security Concerns
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- The Federal High Court Lideta Branch, First Constitutional and Anti-Terrorism Bench that today was scheduled to rule on hearing on the conduct of prosecutor's witness hearing against the defendants in Jawar Mohammed's ...

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 05:43:52 GMT
Oromo Liberation Army Says It Detained Two Afghani Employees of a Mining Company
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Oromo Liberation Army, OLA, said in a statement that its forces have "detained two Afghani nationals working for Moon Rock Mining and Marble Development PLC in western Oromia." The statement didn't specify as of wh...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:26:39 GMT
Nation to Enhancetransportation Program That Works With Renewable Energy
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA (ENA)- Ministry of Transportation announced yesterday that it would enhance a transportation program that works with renewable energy in the country.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:26:38 GMT
Office Urges Media to Enhance Role in HIV/Aids Prevention,
[Ethiopian Herald] BISHOFTU- To prevent and control the spread of HIV/AIDs, Media should enhance its role in this end, said Addis Ababa City Administration HIV/AIDs Prevention and Control Office.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:26:38 GMT
Addis Mega Projects Changing Livelihoods, Reviving Tourism Industry
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The inauguration of numerous mega projects in Addis Ababa have brought about significant outcomes for residents and the economy of the metropolis, according to the Deputy Mayor.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:26:38 GMT
Filling of GERD Will Go As Per Schedule - Minister Reaffirms
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA (ENA) - Water, Irrigation and Energy Minister Sileshi Bekele has reiterated that the filling of the second round of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will go as per the schedule.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:26:37 GMT
Ethiopia Rejects Arab League's Resolution On GERD
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said that Ethiopia has firmly rejected Arab League Member States' attempt to dictate the course of the tripartite negotiations over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopia...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:26:35 GMT
About 70 Percent Agricultural Land Ready for Farming in Tigray
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - About 70 % of agricultural land in Ethiopia's Tigray State has been made ready for Kiremt or Meher (summer) cropping season, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:26:38 GMT
Ethiopian Diasporas Launch 'Elect Ethiopia' Campaign
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopians in the Diaspora announced that they have launched 'Elect Ethiopia' campaign with a view to supporting the national efforts towards a successful conduct of the 6th General Elections and realizing overwhelmin...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 07:33:38 GMT
African Union Commission of Inquiry On the Tigray Region Begins Work
[African Union] The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission), in accordance with its mandate of promotion and protection of human rights in Africa under Article 45 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Afric...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 05:52:46 GMT
Post-Violence Recovery in Amhara At Risk as Thousands Remain Displaced
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Little is known about the aftermath of recent conflicts in North Shewa and Oromo Special Zone in Amhara Regional State. The two zones have been a scene of conflict since their establishments but the conflict has never ...

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 17:15:11 GMT
Ethiopia, Human Rights, and The Internet
[Brookings] Washington, DC -- No African issue has absorbed as much time in the early months of the Biden administration as has the ongoing--and avoidable--tragedy in Ethiopia's Tigray province. President Biden was forceful and correct in calling for...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 04:53:37 GMT
Abiy's Home Region Is Volatile Ahead of Elections
[DW] Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's home region, Oromia, could be one of the hot spots during Ethiopia's upcoming regional and parliamentary election. Outbreaks of violence have created an atmosphere of instability.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 04:48:37 GMT
Escaped Eritrean Trafficker Given Life Sentence in Ethiopia
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Addis Ababa -- Kidane Zekarias escaped from court premises in Addis Ababa after nearly a year of trial on eight counts of human trafficking

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:58:37 GMT
Ethiopia Rejects Arab League Resolution Backing Egypt to Take GERD Meeting to UNSC
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia has "rejected in its entirety" a resolution by the Executive Council of the League of Arab States backing Egypt's position in calling for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to intervene to push Ethiopi...

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:59:29 GMT
Amnesty Calls for the Release of OLF's Chairman, Under House Arrest for Months
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Amnesty International yesterday wrote a letter addressed to the Minister of Peace, Muferiyat Kamil calling for the release of Dawud Ibsaa, the chairman of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). In the letter Amnesty recalle...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:54:41 GMT
Freelance Talent Marketplace Debuts
[This Day] Gebeya Inc. the Pan-African source for freelance professional talent has announced the launch of its revamped marketplace.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 05:55:22 GMT
The Current Crises in Ethiopia, Security Threats in the Horn and the Way Out
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- It is an established historical fact that contemporary Ethiopia is the result of a forceful annexation of nations and nationalities in the late 19th century. Ever since the conquest of Oromia and the greater South by t...

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 04:36:42 GMT
Ethiopia's Election - the Stakes Are High Amid Fear, Mistrust and Violence
[The Conversation Africa] Barely three years ago, little-known Abiy Ahmed burst onto the Ethiopian political scene at the height of another tumultuous period in the country's history. He quickly won national admiration and international attention. He...

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:42:06 GMT
PM Abiy Arrives in Jimma to Attend PP's Election Campaign Closing Event
[ENA] Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Jima town early this morning to attend the closing of Prosperity Party's election campaign.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:16:37 GMT
UN - Deaths From Starvation Reported in Tigray
[VOA] New York -- The United Nations humanitarian chief warned Tuesday that the 1984 famine that killed more than 1 million Ethiopians could occur again if aid access to that country's northern Tigray region is not quickly improved, scaled up and pro...

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 12:43:04 GMT
Ethiopians Ready to Choose Their Leaders
[ENA] The 6th National Election will be conducted in a couple of days under the back drop of all the previous five national elections that were beleaguered with complex and conflictual conditions in that all failed to express the peoples free, fair, ...

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:58:06 GMT
Tens of Thousands of Tigray Children Face Imminent Death, UNICEF Warns
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. Children's Fund warns at least 33,000 severely malnourished children in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region face imminent death if they do not receive immediate help to treat their condition.

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:58:04 GMT
Arab Foreign Ministers Meet in Qatar to Discuss Nile Dam Conflict
[VOA] Cairo -- Arab League foreign ministers met Tuesday in Qatar, focusing on efforts to resolve the Nile River dam conflict between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. Egypt's Foreign Minister said Cairo is seeking a diplomatic, not a military, solution to ...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 07:47:09 GMT
U.S. Playing Hardball With Govt, Rallies EU for More Addis Sanctions
[East African] The United States has rallied its allies in the European Union for more sanctions against Ethiopia, including further funding cuts, over the Tigray conflict.



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