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Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:05:57 GMT
U.S. Accuses Federal Govt of Stalling Aid Access Into Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In corresponding statements, the United States States department and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) complained of the worsening humanitarian situation in Tigray, blamed th...

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:46:22 GMT
Tigray Aid Situation Worsening By the Day, Warn UN Humanitarians
[UN News] The aid crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region is worsening, the UN said on Thursday, with stocks of relief aid, cash and fuel "running very low or depleted".

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:08:31 GMT
Tigray War Will Not End Until It Is Ripe for Solving
[The Conversation Africa] All wars end. So will the Tigray conflict. But when and how will peace come, and will it be sustained? What can we learn from other experiences of war and peace?

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:57:19 GMT
Number of Aid Workers Killed in Tigray Climbs to 23
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The total number of humanitarians killed in Tigray since the outset of the conflict has climbed from 12 to 23 as reports of the murder of an additional 11 aid workers from the Relief Society of Tigray (REST, an NGO bas...

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:56:40 GMT
Ethiopian Catholic Church Says It Was 'Misquoted' As Saying Its Aid Activities Are Suspended in Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat issued a statement today asking for corrections of erroneous communication surrounding widely reported news of the church suspending aid in the Tigray region following the escalation ...

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:58:35 GMT
Ethiopia Shuts Down Embassy in Algeria
[Nation] The Ethiopian government on Wednesday announced it had closed its embassy in Algiers as it began to cut costs on its foreign policy obligations.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:41:21 GMT
Tigray Crisis - AU Juggles Perception Balls as Ethiopia, TPLF Dig in
[Nation] The African Union (AU) could be playing a tricky balancing act as it seeks to help Ethiopia mitigate a deadly conflict in the country's Tigray region.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:40:47 GMT
CS Raychelle Omamo in Addis at Ethiopia's Invitation
[Nation] Ethiopia on Thursday invited Kenya's Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary, Ms Raychelle Omamo, for a visit as it seeks to consolidate regional support amid two major crises.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:58:46 GMT
Kenyan Minister Raychelle Omamo Arrives in Ethiopia for Talks
[East African] Ethiopia on Thursday invited Kenya's Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo in a continuing series of shuttle diplomacy by Addis Ababa, in the face of an ongoing conflict in Tigray.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:20:12 GMT
Let's Contain Covid-19 Together
[Ethiopian Herald] Since recent time the number of people infected with the COVID-19 virus in Ethiopia is increasing from time to time alarmingly.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:20:12 GMT
'About Theatre' 100th Anniversary Festival Kicks Off
[Ethiopian Herald] About Theatre (Sile Theatre), a theatrical awakening movement by concerned artists and Ethiopian art community members has kicked off in various theatre centers including the Ethiopian National Theater. The festivals were co-organi...

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:20:09 GMT
Beating Common Enemy With Combined Hands
[Ethiopian Herald] The pandemic of COVID-19 is still causing severe social and economic consequences among the people of the world. Especially, most developing countries are still entangled with the pandemic owing to their poor health system and prot...

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 07:24:46 GMT
USAID Blames All Warring Parties for Food Aid Theft
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In an interview with Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) that was aired yesterday, Sean Jones, the USAID mission Director to Ethiopia, accused forces loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) of looting...

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 04:58:54 GMT
'How Do You Expect to Stop War Crimes With a Request?'
[African Arguments] From Tigray, where the government is trying to choke us to starvation, the international system's dysfunction is clear.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:05:42 GMT
Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework Aims to End Biodiversity Crises
[Ethiopian Herald] The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has enacted a new draft on biodiversity, The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework which is expected to be adopted during the 15th Conference of Parties on biodiversity ...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:05:40 GMT
Involving Community in Recycling Solid Waste
[Ethiopian Herald] Increasing populations, urbanization, industrialization, and changing consumption patterns result in increasing amounts of solid waste and its diversification. Solid waste comprises all the wastes arising from human activities that...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:05:38 GMT
Society Accentuates Space School Awareness Campaign Value
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA--The Ethiopian Space Science Society has accentuated the significance of space science and completed this year's Summer Space School awareness campaign that has been given for 550 students drawn from Addis Ababa and Ada...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:33:34 GMT
Tigray Fighters Looted Aid Warehouses in Amhara - USAID
[ENA] The TPLF terrorist group has looted warehouses of the USAID, Ethiopia Mission Director Sean Jones disclosed.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 06:04:52 GMT
Amhara State Calls On School, University Students and Teachers to Fight Tigrayan Forces
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement issued last night, the Amhara Regional State has called on middle and high school students, students of preparatory, technical and vocational training institutions, university students, graduates, teache...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:05:40 GMT
Parting Charismatic Artist Mehammed Awol
[Ethiopian Herald] As opposed to the destiny of the ordinary people, artists come to this world to lead their life uniquely and leave behind creative fingerprints which can instruct and entertain masses. The same works true for the prominent musician...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 06:06:03 GMT
Amid Suspension of Catholic Church Aid Activities in Tigray, Council to Issue a Call for Prayer
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Spokesperson for the Inter Religious Council of Ethiopia (IRCE), Fasika Tesfaye told Addis Standard, "The council is preparing to issue its call on Thursday and each religious institution has the mandate to issue a...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 05:18:41 GMT
Worldwide, Calls Grow for Mediation in Conflict
[DW] Africans around the world have signed an open letter enjoining the African Union to mediate in the war in Ethiopia. Analysts agree on the need for outside intervention to end bloodshed and prevent a major refugee crisis.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:16:21 GMT
Alarming Increase in New Cases of Covid-19
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- New cases of COVID-19 pandemic, has alarmingly been reported in Ethiopia over past few weeks, according to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI).

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 11:10:17 GMT
How Social Workers Help Displaced Families in Amhara State to Cope, Recover From Trauma
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The conflict that has spread across five woredas (districts) of the North Shewa Zone of the Amhara region in March displaced 246,000 people, according to the Zone Disaster Prevention and Food Security Programme Coordin...

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 07:21:27 GMT
USAID Mission Director Says TPLF Hindered Humanitarian Operations in Amhara Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In an interview with Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) that was aired yesterday, Sean Johnes, the USAID mission Director to Ethiopia discussed the status of humanitarian assistance the U.S. is providing to the c...

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 09:05:40 GMT
House of Federation Speaker Adam Congratulates New South Sudanese Counterpart
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA (ENA) Speaker of the House of Federation of Ethiopia, Adam Farah has conveyed a congratulatory message to the new Speaker of the Council of States of South Sudan, Deng Deng Akoon.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:15:16 GMT
Ethiopian Airlines, Boeing Sign MOU to Position Ethiopia As Africa's Aviation Hub
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian Airlines and Boeing have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on positioning Ethiopia as an aviation hub for Africa.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:49:07 GMT
Ethiopia Takes Part in Brussels Art Conservation Program
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA (ENA) - The Embassy of Ethiopia in Belgium participated at "Art Conservation Program in Ethiopia" held in Brussels.

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:49:06 GMT
Ethio - Telecom Striving to Be Preferred Operator in the Coming Years
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethio telecom, as an enabler for the socio-economic development of the nation, has been serving Ethiopia for the last 127 years since its foundation in Ethiopia in 1890 during the reign of Emperor Menelik II. According to the growt...

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:49:03 GMT
Soil, Water Conservation Indispensable for GERD Sustainability - Experts
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - The intensified soil and water conservation activities that have been carried out around the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) would have a pivotal importance to minimize soil erosion and ensure the mega project'...



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