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Fri, 13 Aug 2021 06:25:28 GMT
Lawyer of Prominent Opposition Political Figures Found Dead in Adama
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Abduljebir Hussien, a member of the Oromo Political Prisoners Defense Team and the lawyer of major political figures such as Lidetu Ayalew, Bekele Gerba and Jawar Mohammed was found dead in Adama city yesterday.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 05:44:53 GMT
Govt Downplays New Military Alliance Announced By Two Major Rebel Groups
[Nation] The Ethiopian government on Thursday downplayed a new military alliance announced by the country's two major rebel groups.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:51:25 GMT
Amnesty International's Report On Rape and Sexual Violence in Tigray Is Conspiracy Against Ethiopia
[ENA] Remaining dead silent when more than 240 people including more than 100 children, their mothers and the elderly have perished due to inhuman and barbaric bombardment of hospitals and IDP centers in Afar Regional State and totally ignoring the i...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 06:23:34 GMT
Court Grants Federal Police Four Days to Remand Journalists for Investigation
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The trial of Journalists Abebe Bayu of Ethio-Forum, Bekalu Alamrew and Fanuel Kinfu of Awlo Media began today. The hearing took place at the premises of Awash Fentale District Court in Afar regional state.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:49:37 GMT
National Call Aims At Stopping TPLF Brutality, Protecting Country - PM Office
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Office Press Secretary Billene Seyoum said the aim of the national call is to stop the destruction being caused by the terrorist TPLF group on neighboring regional states and save the nation from the overt declarat...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:48:06 GMT
Ethiopia Plunges Deeper Into Conflict
[CFR] The scope of the conflict that began in November between Tigrayan and Ethiopian federal forces is expanding, with military pursuits taking precedence over dialogue.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 05:44:13 GMT
Widespread Rape in Tigray, Amnesty Says
[Nation] Mekelle -- The Ethiopian military and its allies are responsible for widespread sexual violence against women in Tigray, using rape as a strategy of war, Amnesty International says.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 05:40:49 GMT
U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Feltman Visits Djibouti, Ethiopia, UAE
[State Department] U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will travel to Djibouti, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates from August 15 to August 24. Special Envoy Feltman will meet with senior officials in the three countries to ...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:00:02 GMT
How 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 12:37:32 GMT
Renewed Fears as Lake Turkana at Risk of Bursting Banks
[East African] Climate change could trigger heavy flow of water leading to regular bursting of Lake Turkana's banks, imperilling millions of people in the next 20 years, warns the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep).

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:38:32 GMT
Amnesty'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 GMT
Govt 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 08:34:09 GMT
Amnesty - 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 06:17:10 GMT
Economic 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 GMT
Dessie 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 GMT
Journalist 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...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 06:09:00 GMT
Govt 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 GMT
Troops, 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

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:41:44 GMT
Ending the War Vital to Have Stabilized Economy
[Ethiopian Herald] It is not gone too long to see how things have been changed in this short time. There have been times which the proud Ethiopians were competent enough in the stages of the world and how Ethiopia was strong and bold in the eyes of t...

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 06:36:10 GMT
Government 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 06:16:10 GMT
UNHCR 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 GMT
Ethiopia 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 GMT
Government 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 GMT
Govt 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 GMT
Sudan 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 GMT
Prime 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 GMT
UN 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 GMT
10 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 GMT
Tigray - 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.



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