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Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:14:54 GMT
Authority Revokes Licenses of 11 Private Schools
[Reporter] The Addis Ababa Education and Training Quality Professional Competence and Assessment Assurance Authority announced that it revoked the license and recognition of eight Kindergarten (KG) and three primary private schools for allegedly perf...

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:59:44 GMT
U.S. Authorizes Sanctions in Ethiopia's Tigray Conflict
[HRW] UN Security Council, Regional Bodies, Other Countries Should Also Target Rights Abusers

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 12:04:28 GMT
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Writes Open Letter to Us President Joe Biden
[Nation] Dear Mr President,

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 12:25:16 GMT
ONLF Pulls Out of Delayed Election
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Abdi Mahdi, the chairman of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) told Addis Standard that the party is withdrawing from the upcoming second round of the national elections scheduled to take September 30, 2021.

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 12:21:33 GMT
Ethiopia Conflict - Joe Biden Signs Order Authorising Sanctions
[Nation] US President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order that authorises a wide range of sanctions on those responsible for the Ethiopia conflict, if they refuse to choose ceasefire and dialogue.

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 12:26:27 GMT
Full Text - Pres. Biden's Executive Order On Imposing Sanctions On Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:27:51 GMT
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam - Tunisia 'Astonished' At Ethiopia's Statement
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia expressed "astonishment" at the statement issued Wednesday by Ethiopia's Ministry of foreign Affairs in which it warned that "Tunisia's historic misstep in advancing the council's pronouncement undermin...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 06:38:09 GMT
Eritrean Refugees Targeted in Tigray - Human Rights Watch
[HRW] Nairobi -- Need for Urgent Protection, Assistance; Thousands Still Missing

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 08:44:36 GMT
Radi - Egyptian-Bahraini Talks Covered Latest Developments in Ethiopian Dam Issue
[Egypt Online] "The session of talks held here Thursday 16/9/2021 between President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and King Hamad Bin Eissa Al Khalifa of Bahrain dealt with the latest developments in the issue of the Ethiopian dam in light of the recent presid...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 06:11:18 GMT
Ethiopia, Kenya Sign One-Stop Border Post Operational Procedure Manual
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The government of Ethiopia and Kenya yesterday signed the Moyale - Moyale One Stop Border Post (OSBP) operational procedure manual on a ceremony held in Addis Abeba. Ethiopia through the Ethiopia Customs Commission and...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 06:10:31 GMT
Defence Force Calls On Tigrayan Youth, Militia to 'Surrender Peacefully'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) has issued a statement today calling on Tigrayan youth and the militia, who it said were being used by the T.P.L.F "as instruments in the destruction of Ethiopia," to surren...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 06:09:47 GMT
Death Toll From Covid-19 in Ethiopia Surpasses 5,000
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The total death toll as a result of Covid-19 has exceeded 5,000. The Ministry of Health (MoH) disclosed the number of people who have died of and have been infected with coronavirus in its 24 hours updates. Since the o...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 06:09:13 GMT
Benishangul Gumuz Region Defends the Presence of Special Forces From Other Regions in Metekel Zone
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The regional special forces of Gambella, Sidama and Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's Region (SNNPR) are also deployed to Bulan woreda of the Metekel Zone in Benishangul Gumuz region, the head of the peace b...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 06:08:21 GMT
German Africa Foundation Gives Its Annual Highest Award to Ethiopia Rights Commissioner
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The German Africa Foundation (DAS) has announced today that the jury unanimously voted to award Dr. Daniel Bekele with DAS' highest award in Germany in recognition for "his lifelong advocacy for human rights in Ethiopi...

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 06:15:42 GMT
Govt to Take Punitive Measures Against Organisations Which 'Threaten Sovereignty'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Yesterday, Agency for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) said it will take punitive measures against aid agencies suspected of working on issues outside of the purpose for which they were established that threaten Ethi...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 09:45:24 GMT
Govt Announces Proposal for Partial Privatization of Ethio-Telecom
[ENA] The Government of Ethiopia has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Partial Privatization of Ethio-Telecom to invite proposals from interested parties who can add value to the Company by bringing in best practices in terms of operation...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:38:26 GMT
British Council Climate Connection Challenges Ahead of Cop26 in Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] The 26th session on climate change, the Conference of Parties (COP) session, the supreme decision-making body on climate change, is scheduled to be held from 01 November up to 12 November 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. The COP26 ...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:41:30 GMT
Rights Abuses Committed By All Sides in Growing Tigray Conflict - UN
[RFI] The UN human rights chief said Monday that gross violations were being perpetrated by all sides in Tigray and warned that the conflict risked spreading throughout the Horn of Africa.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 04:18:58 GMT
Alleged Human Rights Violations in Tigray Committed By All Parties - UN Human Rights Chief
[UN News] UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored "multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations of human rights, humanitarian and refugee law" committed by all parties to the conflict in Tigray.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:39:33 GMT
The Best and Worst of Ethiopians Food Cultures On Holidays
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopians are not only spiritually motivated and God fearing people. They are also resilient, hopeful having great survival instincts that no hardships can break. Life might sometimes be as hard as possible but Ethiopians have a w...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:34:26 GMT
Solution in Tigray Can Only Be Found Through a Political Process and Dialogue - UN
[OHCHR] Fighting was continuing unabated in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and had expanded to neighbouring regions, risking spilling over to the whole Horn of Africa, Michele Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, this after...

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 05:43:13 GMT
Amhara State Deploys Forces to Neighboring Benishangul Gumuz
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Amhara special forces were deployed to Bulen woreda of the Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumuz regional state, Bulan woreda communication bureau announced on September 12.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 07:11:35 GMT
Ex-Wazito Skipper Joins Ethiopian Side
[Nation] Former Wazito captain Bernard 'Bena' Ochieng' on Monday sealed a two-year deal with newly promoted Ethiopian club Abra Minch.

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 06:17:06 GMT
AMECEA Delegation Visits Ethiopian Bishops' Conference
[Agenzia Fides] Addis Ababa -- A sign of solidarity is an opportunity to seek the best possible ways to restore peace in the Country.

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 04:15:18 GMT
UN Rights Body Should Maintain Scrutiny On Tigray
[HRW] Oral Statement at HRC48

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:16:31 GMT
Largest Single Restitution of Looted Artifacts Set to Come Back Home
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has restituted its national treasures that were looted in 1968 at the Battle of Mekdela. The heritages were handed over to the Embassy of Ethiopia in London by the Scheherazade Foundation.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:16:31 GMT
Pagume - a Short Month With Many Feats
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia, unlike the other world, celebrates its new year on 11 September. Similarly, unlike the other world's calendar, Ethiopia has its unique calendar, with an additional month in its calendar, Pagume, the 13th month.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:16:31 GMT
Ethiopia Envisages Increasing Mineral Export By Three Fold
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Ethiopia has set a plan to increase the foreign earnings from mines export by three fold in the next three years whilst keeping gold's lion share in the export trade, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum disclosed.

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:16:30 GMT
Cross-Border Road Network Expedites Economic Growth
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The on-going huge cross-border road programs being underway by Ethiopia has contributed greatly in expediting the country's economic growth and enhancing its access to neighbouring ports, the Ministry of Transport said...

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:16:31 GMT
Ethiopian Ambassadors Covey New Year Message
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ambassadors who representing Ethiopia in various countries extended their wish and messages for Ethiopian New Year via social media.



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