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Sun, 19 Sep 2021 10:19:28 GMT
Tigray Rebels Say Ready to Cooperate With U.S. to End Conflict
[Nation] Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), an armed rebel group which is fighting Ethiopian national army and its allied forces in northern Ethiopia, on Saturday said it is ready to cooperate with the US government to end a nearly one year-long...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:33:32 GMT
Harari Prosperity Party Finalising Preparations for Election
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Harari Prosperity Party said it has finalized preparations for the up coming election to be held on September 30, 2021 in Harari region.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:32:10 GMT
Civic Council Strongly Objects to Biden's Executive Order
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ethiopian American Civic Council (EACC) has expressed its strong objection to President Joe Biden's executive order authorizing sanctions against officials in Ethiopia for simply taking part in defense of the territorial inte...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:30:04 GMT
Harari Prosperity Party Conducting Election Campaign in Addis Ababa
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Harari Prosperity Party has been conducting election campaign in the capital Addis Ababa.

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 10:10:37 GMT
Ethio Telecom Launches 4g LTE Advanced Service in West Region
[Ethiopian Herald] NEKEMTE- The state-owned operator ethiotelecom launched yesterday 4G LTE Advanced Service in its West Region in cities such as Nekemte, Shambu, Bako, Dembidolo and Gimbi.

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 10:10:37 GMT
School Provides Support to Childhood Cancer Center
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA-IMS Makeup School donated various food items including oil, eggs and detergents to cancer patients at Tesfa Addis Parents Childhood Cancer Organization (TAPCCO).

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 10:10:36 GMT
The Challenges of the Absence of Land Use Policy and Plan On Natural Resources
[Ethiopian Herald] Recently CIFOR, water and land resource centre, Ethio Natural Resource Organization, and PHE Ethiopia Consortium had organized a consultative meeting on challenges and opportunities on conservation of renewable natural resources. A...

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 10:10:33 GMT
Nation Foresees World Tourism Day Revitalize Sector
[Ethiopian Herald] Sidama State hosts grand event

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 10:10:37 GMT
New Parliament, New Hope
[Ethiopian Herald] Following the successful and historic sixth national general election held last June, many Ethiopians are optimistic about the next parliament which will be formed on October 04, 2021. The lawmakers are expected to work for the com...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:17:29 GMT
Ethiopian Airlines Announces Date for Resumption of Flights to Enugu
[Premium Times] Ehiopian Airlines says there will be a flight each on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays with a B787 Dreamliner.

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,

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:28:49 GMT
Ethiopia, Morocco Agree to Establish U.S.$6.1 Billion Integrated Fertilizer Complex
[ENA] Ethiopia and Morocco have inked an agreement that enabled them to execute over 6 billion USD joint fertilizer development project in the eastern city of Dire Dawa.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:27:36 GMT
ONLF Withdraws From the National Elections
[Reporter] The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) announced its withdrawal from the second round of the national elections scheduled for September 30, 2021.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:26:46 GMT
Commission Calls On New MPs, Government Appointees to Declare Their Assets
[Reporter] Finalizes new code of conduct for Higher Officials

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:21:35 GMT
Ethiopia Talks Amnesty to Tigray Amid Accusations of Refugee Abuse
[East African] Ethiopia is offering amnesty to warring youth in Tigray region to dissuade them from fighting for rebels, even as Addis Ababa faced another round of accusations of atrocities against Eritrean refugees.

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 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...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 05:05:56 GMT
Ethiopia Embraces UNSC Calls for AU-Led Trilateral Negotiation on Grand Renaissance Dam
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs biweekly press briefing yesterday, Ambassador Dina Mufti, the Spokesperson of the Ministry discussed the recent UN Security Council calls on Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia, to resume negot...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:19:18 GMT
Executive Order On the Crisis in Ethiopia
[USAID] Statement by USAID Administrator Samantha Power - Today, President Biden signed an Executive Order (E.O.) establishing a new sanctions regime that authorizes the United States to target any party responsible for or complicit in actions or pol...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:17:21 GMT
Algerian Investment Delegation On Working Visit in Ethiopia
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- An Algerian delegation headed, by CEO of Industriel Sidi Bendehiba (GISB) Group Djilani Kobibi Bachir is conducting a working visit to Ethiopia.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 04:53:11 GMT
U.S. Issues New Executive Order Establishing Sanctions Related to Crisis in Ethiopia
[State Department] In the midst of ongoing violence, abuses against civilians, and growing humanitarian plight in Ethiopia, President Biden today signed an Executive Order (E.O.) establishing a new sanctions regime in response to the crisis. With it,...

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...



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