Ethiopia
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:07:19 GMTJoint Police Task Force Formed to Arrest, Prosecute 'Terrorists Dispatched By TPLF'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A joint task force was established by the Ethiopian Federal Police Criminal Investigation Bureau unit with the aim of upholding "the rule of law by arresting, and prosecuting, suspects dispatched by the TPLF and are in...
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:02:12 GMTElectoral Board Unveils New Date for Southwest Referendum, Regional Elections
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) yesterday announced that the election in Somali and Harari Regions as well as the south west referendum will be held Three weeks after the previously set date on Septembe...
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:03:35 GMTGovt Accuses Aid Agencies of Colluding With TPLF, USAID Rejects Accusation
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in a series of tweets on the account of the US Embassy in Addis Abeba, responded to accusations levied against it on social media platforms of obstructing ...
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:21:11 GMTChina Provides 300,000 Dose of Covid-19 Vaccines to Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- (ENA) The government of china has donated 300,000 doses of CoVID-19 Vaccines to Ethiopia, particularly to support the education sector.
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:20:04 GMTMinistry Confirms Indications of Covid-19 Third Wave Outbreak in Ethiopia
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Health Minister Dr. Lia Tadesse urged the general public today to take all the proper cautions as there are indications of COVID-19 third wave outbreak in Ethiopia.
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:30:33 GMTEthiopian Forces Leave Disputed Abyei Area on Sudan Request
[Nation] The Sudanese government on Tuesday announced that the United Nations (UN) has agreed to withdraw its Ethiopian peacekeepers deployed in Abyei, a disputed area that straddles the border Sudan and South Sudan.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:35:32 GMTGovt Rubbishes U.S. Sanctions Against Top Military Official
[Nation] Just hours after the United States imposed sanctions on a senior Eritrean military leader for engaging in "serious human rights abuse" in Tigray, the Horn country has come out to rubbish the move.
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:11:22 GMTU.S. Sanctions Eritrean Military Leader in Connection With Human Rights Abuse in Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned General Filipos Woldeyohannes (Filipos), the Chief of Staff of the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF), for being a leader or of...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:02:10 GMTSanctioning Eritrean Military Leader in Connection With Human Rights Abuse in Ethiopia
[State Department] The United States is designating the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) Chief of Staff General Filipos Woldeyohannes (Filipos) for his connection with serious human rights abuse committed during the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia. Filipos...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 04:45:03 GMTHow Conflict Has Affected Farming in Tigray
[The Conversation Africa] Since fighting broke out in November 2020 between the Tigrayan regional government and the Ethiopian army, the conflict has wreaked havoc on the lives of people living in the Tigray state. Over 9,500 civilian deaths have bee...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 08:12:57 GMTUganda's Chesang, Ethiopia's Wudu Win Appeal on DQ, Kenya's Cheptoo Loses Silver
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- There was late drama on the last day of the World Athletics Under-20 Championships on Sunday as Uganda's Prisca Chesang and Ethiopia's Melknet Wudu won an appeal on their earlier disqualification in the final of the women's 5,...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:03:36 GMTCompany Secures Over U.S.$6 Million From Export of Agricultural Products
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Biftu Baaha Oromia Share Company located in Dire Dawa City Administration of Ethiopia has secured over 6 million USD from export of agricultural products during the 2013 Ethiopian fiscal year.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:02:34 GMTAmbassador Meles Pays Courtesy Call On the Speaker of the Senate of Kenya
[Ethiopian Herald] H.E Ambassador Meles Alem, Ambassador of Ethiopia to Kenya, paid courtesy call on Honorable Ken Lusaka, Speaker of the Senate of Kenya, today (August 19, 2021).
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:33:54 GMTEthiopia Stop Kenya's Gold 'Reggae' in Women's 5,000m
[Nation] Kenya's Zenah Cheptoo got to win silver in women's 5,000m on Sunday after Melknat Wudu from Ethiopia and Uganda's Prisca Chesang were disqualified at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships at Kasarani.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:33:39 GMTGutsy Chepkirui Reclaims 1,500m Title From Ethiopia
[Nation] Purity Chepkirui on Sunday afternoon delivered back the World Athletics Under-20 Championships women's 1,500m title to Kenya after nine years.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 05:33:08 GMT14 Ethiopians Arrested in Kirinyaga After Car Crash
[Nation] Police in Kirinyaga County have arrested 14 Ethiopians suspected to be in Kenya illegally.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:01:53 GMTWhy Abiy Is Strengthening Ties With Turkey
[Nation] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is now looking to Turkey for help with two major challenges facing Addis Ababa -- the Sudan-Ethiopia border dispute and the Tigray conflict.
Sat, 21 Aug 2021 09:25:28 GMTSome Western Journalists Escalating Conflicts in Ethiopia - Russia
[Ethiopian Herald] The irresponsible comments by some western media journalists do not contribute to resolving the conflict and only fuel the existing differences in Ethiopia, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakhariva said.
Sat, 21 Aug 2021 09:30:44 GMTU.S., EU Run Towards Quenching Hidden Interest - Ann Garrison
[Ethiopian Herald] Foreign independent Journalist, Ann Garrison, said that the main objective of the U.S. and EU is attaining hidden agendas via blaming the federal government taking terrorist TPLF unfounded allegations for granted.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:56:21 GMTThe Study to Restructure Embassies Comes to an End
[Reporter] In its effort to implement a cost effective diplomacy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) disclosed that it has finalized a study to restructure the headquarters, embassies and consular offices of Ethiopia.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:56:19 GMTFood Systems On the Edge
[Reporter] The COVID-19 pandemic has ruthlessly exposed the global food system's deficiencies, and a massive escalating hunger crisis now looms. A quarter of humanity lacks secure access to food, with one in ten people affected by severe food insecur...
Sat, 21 Aug 2021 09:28:19 GMTTerrorist TPLF Posing Threat to Horn Stability
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Office of the Prime Minister disclosed that the terrorist TPLF is not only a threat anymore to Ethiopia, but also to the stability of the larger Horn region.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:24:31 GMTGovt Now Targets Tigrayans Living in Addis, Says HRW
[Nation] Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised the alarm over the alleged conduct of Ethiopian authorities against Tigrayans living in Addis Ababa.
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:00:19 GMTEthiopian, Israel Aerospace Establish Global Standard Cargo Conversion Center
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian Airlines Group, in partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), has opened a new passenger-to-freighter conversion center that provides solutions for the rising demand for cargo aircraft of B767 models.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 12:28:03 GMTTwo Days After Visit By Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, USAID Chief Reiterate Call to End Hostilities, Start Dialogue
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Administrator of The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power, in a statement released yesterday, discussing the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, urged forces loyal to the Tigray...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 12:17:14 GMTFostering Science and Technology Vital to Gear-Up Development
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia values science and technology education. As it is one of the tools to gear- up the country's all-round development, the nation has given due attention to science and technology sector. This sphere has immense importance an...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 12:17:13 GMTEthio Telecom Plans to Earn 70 Billion Birr
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA ( ENA) - Ethio telecom announced that it plans to earn about 70 billion Birr this Ethiopian budget year by offering about 176 new and expanded local and international telecom service packages.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 12:17:12 GMTDesertification, Drought and Ethiopia's Mitigation, Adaptation Efforts
[Ethiopian Herald] Due to a decrease in forest coverage and increase in land degradation, drought and desertification are expanding and widening across the globe. Due to recurrent droughts, agricultural developments are facing serious challenges main...
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 06:08:32 GMTUN Chief Gravely Concerned About 'Unspeakable Violence' in Tigray
[UN News] Speaking outside the Security Council chamber on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres told journalists that he is gravely concerned about the situation in Ethiopia, particularly the "unspeakable violence" against women and others in Tigray.
Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:24:17 GMTFlash Floods Kill Seven as Heavy Rains Pound Addis Ababa
[Nation] At least seven people have been killed in Ethiopia after the capital, Addis Ababa, was hit by torrential rains that triggered flash flooding this week.