Ethiopia
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:00:02 GMTHow to Build Peace in Ethiopia - 'We Need to Be Brave ... Look at Our Past, And Engage With It Honestly'
[allAfrica] Welcome to allAfrica's Silencing The Guns series where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. I am Mantsadi Sepheka from allAfrica and today our focus is Ethiopia.Fisseha Tekle is a researcher for Amnesty International and Zelalem Te...
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:34:09 GMTAmnesty - Hundreds of Women, Girls Raped in Ethiopia's Tigray
[VOA] Washington -- Amnesty International says Ethiopian government forces, Amhara region's militia group and Eritrean forces have been systematically raping and abusing hundreds of women and girls in the conflict in the country's northern Tigray reg...
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:38:32 GMTAmnesty's Latest Report Based On Flawed Methodology - Ministry
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The latest report of Amnesty International is based on a flawed methodology and relies heavily on interviews conducted in refugee camps in the Sudan and remote interviews facilitated by 'community workers', according to Ministry ...
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:30:45 GMTGovt Slams Amnesty Report on Rape in Tigray
[Nation] The Ethiopian government on Wednesday dismissed a fresh report by Amnesty international which details how Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers are systemically committing large-scale rape in the country's northern Tigray region.
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:17:10 GMTEconomic Commentary - PM Abiy's Inflation Test
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Inflation has become emblematic of the Ethiopian economy. Prices have gone awry the last three years that the popular perception is "there seems to be no one stopping them from increasing". The last parliamentary speec...
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:15:42 GMTDessie City Preparing Shelters for Thousands Displaced in Tigray Conflict - Mayor
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Dessie City Administration in a statement shared on its communication bureau official Facebook page, announced that it has prepared temporary shelters for internally displaced people (IDP) in relation to the ongoing co...
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:12:28 GMTJournalist Asks Court for Bail
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The trial of Journalist Yayesew Shimeles of Ethio-Forum, a Youtube based news outlet, began yesterday in Awash Fentale District Court in Afar regional state. Yayesew, who was in attendance, asked the court to release h...
Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:36:10 GMTGovernment Forced to Engage in Ascertaining National Sovereignty
[ENA] Right after the appointment of the new Prime Minister in Ethiopia some three years ago, the government had taken various measures with a view to healing the wounds of the people caused by decades of political tyranny orchestrated by the terrori...
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 06:09:00 GMTGovt Calls On All 'Capable' Citizens to Join Military Effort in Northern Tigray
[VOA] Updated August 10, 2021 08:12 PM - The Ethiopian government appealed Tuesday for its citizens to join the military to fight the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) in the embattled northern Tigray region.
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 04:46:46 GMTTroops, Militia Raped Women and Girls in Tigray Conflict - New Amnesty International Report
[AI London] Forces aligned to the Ethiopian government subjected hundreds of women and girls to sexual violence Rape and sexual slavery constitute war crimes, and may amount to crimes against humanity
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 06:16:10 GMTUNHCR Regains Access to Tigray Refugee Camps for Eritreans
[UNHCR] This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov -- to whom quoted text may be attributed -- at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:10:05 GMTEthiopia PM Urges Civilians to Join Armed Forces As War Escalates
[Nation] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday urged all eligible citizens to join the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and its allied regional forces and militias to fight against Tigrayan rebels.
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:18:20 GMTGovernment Directs Defense Forces to Halt Destruction By TPLF
[Reporter] The federal government announced the Defense Forces, Regional Special Forces and militia have been directed to halt the destruction by the TPLF.
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:09:01 GMTGovt Orders NDF, Regional Special Forces and Militia to Stop 'Treasonous and Terrorist' TPLF
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Government of Ethiopia has ordered today the National Defense Force, Regional Special Forces and Militia to halt the destruction of the treasonous and terrorist TPLF organization and the machinations of foreign hands once and...
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:05:55 GMTSudan Recalls Ambassador Immediately After USAID Administrator's Visit
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- Sudan recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia on Sunday 07, 2021 immediately after consultation with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power.
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 07:37:27 GMT'The Biggest Challenge Is Ableism, Not My Disability'
[Africa Renewal] Meet lawyer Haben Girma, a fierce advocate for disability rights
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 06:06:17 GMTPrime Minister Calls for National Mobilisation Against Forces Loyal to TPLF
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement released today, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed discussed current affairs and issued a national call. The PM called on all forms of complete mobilisation against Tigrayan forces.
Wed, 11 Aug 2021 06:03:42 GMTUN Report Estimates 1 Million People Displaced in Violence Across Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Addis Abeba, August 10/2021 - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a report where it discussed the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Ethiopia. It disclosed in the r...
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:33:59 GMT10 Staff Members of Awlo Media Released From Prison in Afar - Trials Are Set for Four Journalists
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- It was reported that the federal police commission has released 10 Staff members of Awlo media yesterday by guarantee of their identification cards after 41 days of imprisonment in the Afar region.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:15:48 GMTTigray - Intensified Fighting Across Borders 'Disastrous' for Children
[UN News] UN agencies continue to sound the alarm over the growing "humanitarian catastrophe" in northern Ethiopia, sparked by the conflict in the Tigray region, now in its ninth month.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:08:45 GMTSudan-Ethiopia Tensions Rise Amid Diplomatic Wrangling and Famine
[RFI] After Sudanese efforts to help broker a ceasefire in Tigray were rejected by Ethiopia, Khartoum has recalled its ambassador to Addis Ababa.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 05:27:07 GMTShock of More Than a Hundred Children Killed at Internally Displaced People Camp
[Nation] Hundreds of people were killed after a relief camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Ethiopia's Afar region was attacked by an armed group.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:02:50 GMTA Frontline Health Worker in Ethiopia Shares Her Journey of Caring for Covid-19 Patients - How the Covid-19 Vaccine Encouraged Her to Do More With Less Fear
[WHO-AFRO] Asmera Seyum is one of the frontline workers in Ethiopia who has been caring for the COVID-19 patients since March 2020, when the first case was detected in the country. She is a senior nurse, and ward coordinator at Eka Kotebe General Hos...
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:59:26 GMTFood Aid Only Reaching Half of Tigrayans in Need
[VOA] Food aid from the United Nations only reached half of its intended recipients in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the World Food Program (WFP) said Monday.
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:32:52 GMTSudan's Ambassador to Ethiopia Recalled to Khartoum
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Ambassador to Ethiopia, Jamal El Sheikh, has been summoned "to consult and identify options" after Ethiopia refused offers by Sudan to mediate in the ongoing and escalating conflict in the Tigray region*, Sudan's F...
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:44:08 GMTComply or Leave - the Dilemma Facing Humanitarian Agencies
[The Conversation Africa] The Ethiopian government has suspended the activities of three foreign humanitarian organisations which had been working in the Tigray region. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked Mukesh Kapila, a specialist in...
Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:21:22 GMTAmhara Regional Govt Cautions Community Against 'Infiltrators'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Despite Amhara's regional government's recent calls for a "Survival Campaign" and a corresponding responses by other regional states, residents of Woldia complained about fresh attacks by forces allied to the Tigray Pe...
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 06:17:18 GMTOpposition Parties Call for Dialogue to End Tigray Conflict
[Nation] As conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region spills to neighbouring Amhara and Afar regions, two opposition political parties have called for a comprehensive national dialogue to resolve the crisis.
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:09:58 GMTUniversity Student Innovates Portable Energy Source for Rural Areas
[Ethiopian Herald] Yohanis Bimrew, 21, is a first-year student at Addis Ababa University. He is investing in innovations in renewable energy, agriculture and aviation sectors. Recently he launched his innovational technology product focusing on susta...
Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:09:58 GMTDiaspora Collective Remittance Mobilization Technology in the Making
[Ethiopian Herald] Recently Commercial Bank of Ethiopia launched a mobile app, entitled It Is My dam which aims to stream line the funding contributed by Ethiopians in the diaspora for the successful completion of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.