Ethiopia
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:59:18 GMTEgypt Wants Legally Binding Deal On GERD, UN Chief Told
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry asserted the necessity of reaching a legally binding deal on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in a way that serves the interests of all sides and in accordance with the UN ...
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 05:47:32 GMTOromia Re-Elects Shimeles Abdisa As Regional President
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Today, the Oromia regional council (Caffee in Afaan Oromoo) held the 5th and final session of the 5th regional council where a new proclamation finalizing final agendas from the previous regional council.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 05:50:48 GMTIllubabor, a Land of Unimaginable Beauty That Is Unknown, Underdeveloped
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Oromia regional state is a renowned tourist attraction known for its natural resources. The region is known for the biggest national parks in the country including: Bale Mountain national park, Awash national park,...
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 07:02:42 GMTMinister Calls for Peace Amid Fears of Tigray Reinvasion
[East African] Ethiopia's finance minister Eyob Tekalign has called for an end to the ongoing conflict in the northern part.
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 06:36:19 GMTThe Rise and Rise of Fascism in Ethiopia
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Mon, 27 Sep 2021 05:45:56 GMTRights Commission Expresses Concern After Killing of 29 People in Two Separate Attacks
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has expressed concerns over the security situation of civilians in Kiramu Woreda, in East Welega Zone of Oromia regional state after the killing of 18 people in Boka Kebele ...
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:06:44 GMTTigray War Antagonists Are Reluctant to Talk Peace - Why and What's Next
[The Conversation Africa] It is almost a year since the war in Ethiopia's northern state of Tigray broke out. It all begun with a "pre-emptive strike" on the North Command of the federal army by the Tigray People's Liberation Front on the 4 November ...
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 05:46:44 GMTOne Dead, in Cholera Outbreak in Bale Zone
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Gemechu Shumi, Oromia Public Health Institute Emergency Management Directorate Director, confirmed to Addis Standard that high numbers of cholera cases have been recorded in the Dallo Manna woreda of Bale zone.
Fri, 24 Sep 2021 06:48:40 GMTWomen Football - Rwanda Takes On Ethiopia in U20 World Cup Qualifiers
[New Times] Rwanda's credentials in the U-20 Women's World Cup 2022 qualifiers will be up for testing against Ethiopia when the two sides square off at Kigali Stadium on Friday.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 05:44:19 GMTBahir Dar Imposes New Measures Restricting Movement, Banning Unofficial Military Training
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Yesterday Bahir Dar city administration announced new restrictive measures, banning carrying of weapons in the city, penalizing businesses who violate new directive and banning military training outside official channe...
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 05:43:01 GMTDays Before Formation of New Regional Govt, Oromia Says It Is Ready to Pardon Members of 'Shanee'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Yesterday, Oromia regional government said that it is ready to pardon members of "Shanee" (a term used by government officials to refer to the Oromo Liberation Army) ahead of the formation of a new regional government....
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 05:42:08 GMTKOICA Funds New FAO Project to Improve Post-Harvest Management
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Project will build the capacities of stakeholders and promote post-harvest technologies for maize, wheat, honey, and milk.
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 05:40:30 GMTMinistry Rings Alarm After Record Covid-19 Deaths
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- "As a result of COVID-19 pandemic, the number of severe cases and deaths are on the rise," Minister of Health Dr. Lia Tadesse said yesterday in the weekly press briefing.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:48:36 GMT30 Organizations Issue Appeal on Ending Violence and Famine in Tigray
[Refugees International] As the United National General Assembly continues in New York, 30 organizations issued a joint open letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and permanent representatives of Security Council member states calling on th...
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 05:40:38 GMTDessie Has Taken in 170,000 Displaced People - Mayor
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Abebe Gebremeskel, the mayor of Dessie City told Addis Standard that more than 270,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) settled in Dessie City fleeing the ongoing conflict that spilled into the Amhara region after th...
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 05:34:15 GMTFKF-PL's Best Player Kapaito Joins Ethiopian Side
[Nation] Last season's Football Kenya Federation Premier League Most Valuable Player, Eric Kapaito, on Wednesday joined newly promoted Ethiopian Premier League side Arba Minch City on a two-year contract.
Thu, 23 Sep 2021 05:34:09 GMTKenya, Ethiopia Ink Cross-Border Trade Deal
[Nation] Ethiopia and Kenya have finally sealed a deal for a free trade area projected to make cross-border business dealings easier.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 07:35:07 GMTHow Conflict Has Made Covid-19 a Neglected Epidemic in Ethiopia
[The Conversation Africa] The number of COVID-19 cases in Ethiopia has been increasing. The delta variant has been identified recently in the country, but officials are still investigating if it is driving the resurgence.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 06:17:22 GMTMore Opposition Parties Pull Out of Upcoming Elections
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Somali region branches of the Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (Ezema) and Freedom and Equality Party (FEP) announced their withdrawal from the second round of the 6th national elections. This comes only days ...
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 06:07:08 GMTU.S. - Ethiopia, Tigray Actors Can Avoid Sanctions By Ending Conflict
[VOA] Nairobi -- The U.S. government is urging the Ethiopian government, rebel group Tigray People's Liberation Front, and other warring factions to end the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region and allow humanitarian aid to reach millions in...
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:56:29 GMTCity Administration Committed to Make Addis Ababa Fits Its Name
[Ethiopian Herald] When a new year comes, everyone plans to achieve better in any aspect. Governments and administrations too plan for the betterment of their country and people. All the plans of the government organs should be presented to the peopl...
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 06:43:49 GMTU-20 Women Football Team to Take On Ethiopia in World Cup Qualifiers
[New Times] The national Under-20 women has entered residential camp in preparation for a FIFA world cup qualifier against Ethiopia on September 24.
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:58:19 GMTRescuing the Macro Economy From Repercussion of the War
[Ethiopian Herald] According to the United Nations report, the war going on in the northern part of the country left 5 million Tigray people to misery, food dependent and other humanitarian crises. Two million people are displaced and 400 thousand ar...
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 06:15:19 GMTU.S. Defense Trade Controls Directorate Issues Notice
[Addis Standard] Full text by the U.S. Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)
Wed, 22 Sep 2021 06:16:35 GMTTime to Agree to a Negotiated Ceasefire and to Turn Away From Military Escalation - U.S.
[Addis Standard] The following is excerpts from telephonic press briefing with Bryan Hunt, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Africa and the Sudans, and Erik Woodhouse, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions on th...
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 02:11:30 GMTU.S. Sanctions Threat Tries to Change Equation - But Effect Likely to be Limited
[CFR] The impact of the Biden administration's threat to impose sanctions on certain individuals involved in the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia is likely to be limited.
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 06:14:42 GMTEthiopians Arrested in Makueni to Take Plea on Wednesday
[Nation] Sixty Ethiopians who were arrested at Daraja Mbili, a roadside market near Kiboko Township along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway, will remain in custody until Wednesday when they will be charged with being in the country unlawfully, a court in M...
Sun, 19 Sep 2021 10:19:28 GMTTigray 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 GMTHarari 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 GMTCivic 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...