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Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:42:18 GMT
U.S. Calls for End to Military Conflicts As Top Official Arrives in Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The US government has called for the restoration of the status quo ante and an end of the nine months military hostilities in order for aid to reach more than five million people in need of food assistance in Tigray re...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 04:49:58 GMT
'Heartbreaking' Devastation in Tigray - UN Humanitarian Chief
[UN News] The new UN Emergency Relief Coordinator ended a six-day mission to Ethiopia with a fresh push to get badly needed food and other supplies into the embattled Tigray region.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:55:53 GMT
Ethiopia Suspends Three Humanitarian Groups in Tigray
[Nation] The Ethiopian government has suspended the activities of three foreign humanitarian organisations which have been working in the restive northern Tigray region.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:45:58 GMT
MSF Seeks Dialogue with Federal Govt After Suspension of Operations
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement published on Ethiopia Fact Check today, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia's Agency for Civil Society announced the temporary suspension of MSF Holland, the Norwegian Refugee Council and Al-Makt...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:21:09 GMT
Three NGOs Suspended for Operating Outside of Mandate - Govt
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The government of Ethiopia has suspended MSF Holland, Norwegian Refugee Council and Al Mektoum Foundation for breaching rules of the nation and operating outside of their mandate, according to Ethiopian Current Issues Fact Check.

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:20:08 GMT
What's Wrong With U.S. Policy for Ethiopia and Africa?
[Ethiopian Herald] Knowledgeable American analysts of U.S.-African relations are disturbed by the U.S. government's treatment of Ethiopia. In the first six months of the Biden Presidency, we have witnessed a dramatic reversal of U.S. support for a lo...

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 07:36:05 GMT
UN OCHA Chief Warns Against Attacking Aid Workers
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Martin Griffiths, the newly appointed UN OCHA chief yesterday in a press briefing concluding his six day visit to Ethiopia, where he affirmed the solidarity of OCHA with the people of Ethiopia, discussed the status of ...

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 12:07:57 GMT
USAID Head Pushes for Humanitarian Aid Access in Tigray
[VOA] U.S. Agency for International Development head Samantha Power is set to meet Wednesday with officials in Ethiopia as the United States urges the government to allow clear access for humanitarian aid to the Tigray region.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:49:06 GMT
Tigray - Our Suffering May Not Be Convenient, but It Is Real
[African Arguments] The state's one-sided narrative has not just shattered Ethiopians' shared understanding of reality but eroded the social fabric that held us together.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 07:30:24 GMT
'Pressure to Open a Corridor Through Western Tigray Unacceptable' - Risk Management Commissioner
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- "The pressure to open a corridor through western Tigray is unacceptable," Mitiku Kassa, National Disaster Risk Management Commissioner told a local news outlet today.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:38:02 GMT
Ethiopia, Djibouti Railway Link Restored After Protests
[Nation] A crucial trade route which links landlocked Ethiopia to the sea port of Djibouti has resumed operations after days of a blockade by protesters from the Somali region.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:37:55 GMT
Horror of 50 Bodies in River Fuels Push for Humanitarian Corridor
[Nation] Washington's aid chief Samantha Power is expected in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to push for a special corridor for humanitarian assistance to civilians in the troubled Tigray region by one of Ethiopia's biggest donors.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 15:05:36 GMT
Court Sentences Three Defendants for Involvement in Haacaaluu Hundeessaa Assassination
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Federal High court Lideta branch anti- terrorism and constitutional 2nd bench today has today sentenced on the three defendants accused of having involvement in the assassination of Hachalu Hundesa.

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:34:37 GMT
A Catastrophe in the Making
[DW] Thousands of people have died, around 2 million have been displaced, more than 5 million rely on emergency food aid and 400,000 are at risk of starvation. But violence in Ethiopia is growing beyond Tigray province.

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 04:58:00 GMT
Continent Can Prevent Ethiopia From Going Down Rwanda's Path - Here's How
[The Conversation Africa] When Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2019, I congratulated him in a public US and Africa dialogue forum. I thought he deserved the prize, given what he had done. In particular he sho...

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:42:31 GMT
Safaricom Shareholders Approve Ethiopian Subsidiary
[East African] Safaricom shareholders have approved the telco's proposal to set up its Ethiopian subsidiary--Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia Plc--that is expected to start operations next year.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:42:17 GMT
Around 90% of Tigray's People Depend On International Aid for Survival - UN
[VOA] Geneva -- A United Nations overview of conditions in northern Ethiopia's Tigray province after more than nine-months of civil strife finds a society of staggering devastation, of ruined lives and livelihoods.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMT
There Will Be No Winners in Addis Conflict
[East African] All through history, men have stood amidst the ruins of war, to declare victory. Often, however, in contrast to the scale of destruction and failed promises, such proclamations have over time developed a hollow ring to them.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:53:39 GMT
UN Special Adviser On Genocide Alarmed at Worsening Situation in Parts of Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Special Adviser of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, in a statement discussing the deteriorating situation in Ethiiopia expressed alarm at the continuat...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:56:50 GMT
Kenya Repatriates 117 Ethiopian Prisoners
[Nation] The Ethiopian Embassy in Nairobi on Saturday said 117 Ethiopians jailed at various Kenyan prisons were being repatriated.

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:34:14 GMT
TPLF Gives Five Conditions for Ceasefire, Wants Transition Process
[East African] The Ethiopian government is now blaming the Tigray People's Liberation Front [TPLF] for the problems in the country's northern region, including the ongoing humanitarian crisis, as the TPLF says it could consider a ceasefire, in light ...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:52:49 GMT
Number of Civilians Displaced After Tigrayan Forces' Attacks In Afar State Approaching 100, 000 - Report
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Citing various sources of humanitarian organizations, Wazema radio reported that the number of civilians displaced in Afar state is approaching about 100,000 people.

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:58:05 GMT
U.S. Announces U.S.$149 Million More for Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ahead of the planned visit by Samantha Power, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, the US has announced additional $149 million to support the humanitarian response in Tigray state,...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:30:54 GMT
Explaining the Rare Weather That Stopped Flights to Bole Airport
[Ethiopian Herald] On late Sunday, due to bad weather at and around Bole International Airport, mainly due to cloud, aircrafts were forced to divert flights to nearby airports for short period of time. For safety reasons, flights to Addis were tempor...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:38:25 GMT
Neither the Security Council Nor the AU Is Grasping the GERD Nettle
[ISS] Location of GERD on the Nile River

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:33:18 GMT
The Dangerous Expansion of Ethiopia's Tigray War
[Crisis Group] A rapidly escalating conflict has pushed Africa's second most populous country to the edge. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert William Davison explains why the main protagonists urgently need to strike a deal to avert a downward spiral t...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:32:19 GMT
100,000 Children in Tigray Suffering Life-Threatening Malnutrition - UNICEF
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. Children's Fund warns an estimated 100,000 children in northern Ethiopia's Tigray province are at risk of life-threatening severe acute malnutrition over the next 12 months. This is a tenfold increase over the annual average ...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 06:10:08 GMT
The Latest on the Crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray Region
[HRW] Fighting in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region is entering its ninth month, and it may intensify after leaders in several of Ethiopia's regions as well as its capital, Addis Ababa, called on residents, including youth, to mobilize against the Ti...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:30:53 GMT
Sudan's Border Aggression Continues - Spokesperson
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA-Sudan continues its stubborn aggression inside the Ethiopian territory, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (MoFA) Spokesperson Ambassador Dina Mufti said.

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:01:30 GMT
Ethiopian Meron Hadero Sweeps the Board At the Caine Prize
[East African] Meron Hadero, author of "The Street Sweep", is the 2021 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing winner, Goretti Kyomuhendo, the Chair of the AKO Caine Prize Judging Panel announced on Monday.



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