Ethiopia
Sun, 24 Oct 2021 06:08:35 GMTUN Forced to Abort Humanitarian Aid Flight Into Ethiopia's Tigray
[UN News] A UN humanitarian aid flight destined for the capital of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, was forced to return to Addis Ababa due to airstrikes on Friday, raising "serious concerns" for the safety of staff working on the ground, said...
Sat, 23 Oct 2021 13:03:08 GMTUN Suspends Aid Flight to Ethiopia's Tigray After Airstrikes
[RFI] The United Nations (UN) has suspended flights to Tigray's regional capital after an aid flight had to abort landing in Mekelle. The humanitarian situation in the region is dire with civilians facing famine-like conditions.
Sat, 23 Oct 2021 05:46:16 GMTEthiopian Government Airstrike Hits Tigray Regional Capital
[VOA] Salem Solomon -- Ethiopian forces carried out an airstrike Friday on the city of Mekelle, their fifth on the Tigray regional capital since Monday.
Sat, 23 Oct 2021 06:16:44 GMTTigray - UN Cancels Aid Flight Amid Airstrikes
[DW] The UN has suspended flights to Tigray's regional capital after a plane had to abort landing in Mekelle. The humanitarian situation in the region is dire with civilians facing famine-like conditions, the UN added.
Sat, 23 Oct 2021 06:16:41 GMTEthiopia - Renewed Airstrikes Pummel Tigray Region
[DW] There's no end in sight to Ethiopia's Tigray conflict following days of airstrikes by federal government forces.
Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:07:30 GMTThird Govt Airstrike Hits Capital of Tigray Region
[VOA] Ethiopian forces carried out an airstrike Thursday on Mekelle, their third on the Tigray regional capital this week, as the government attempts to weaken the Tigrayan forces they've been fighting for almost a year.
Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:12:55 GMTA Meeting With Ethiopian Musician Alemu Aga and His Mesmerising Begena Lyre
[RFI] Alemu Aga is an Ethiopian musician, singer, and master of 'begena'. This multi-secular ten-stringed lyre has a special place for the Orthodox Christian Ahmaras, who live in the capital Addis Ababa.
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 05:01:14 GMTNew Airstrike Hits Tigray's Capital
[DW] Separatists accused the government of killing civilians in the strike that Adis Ababa said was targeting arms depots. Amid the turmoil, the UN announced withdrawing half of its staff from the country.
Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:47:21 GMTAddis Mourns Tirop, Packages for Great Ethiopian Run Ready
[Nation] Two-time Olympic 1,500 metres champion Faith Kipyegon will be the chief celebrity guest at this year's Total Energies Great Ethiopian Run planned on November 14 in Addis Ababa.
Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:34:49 GMTSurgical Operations Targeting Military Sites
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- The Ethiopian National Defense Force carried out effective surgical air operation against the terrorist military site yesterday, it was learnt.
Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:14:50 GMTGovt Says Conflict in the North 'An Internal Matter', Vows to Fend Off 'External Pressure'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) biweekly press briefing, Ambassador Dina Mufti, the spokesperson of the ministry discussed the the 39th ordinary session of the executive council of the African Union Com...
Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:14:07 GMTCiting Security Threats, Another Major City in Amhara Region Imposes Curfew
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Debre Berhan City Administration released a statement announcing that discussed various current affairs with the police and kebele administrators and reached many decisions including the imposing of curfew.
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:25:02 GMTGovt Admits Carrying Out Airstrikes in Mekelle
[Nation] Just hours after fervent denials, Ethiopia has admitted to carrying out Monday's deadly airstrikes that hit two locations in Mekelle, the capital of the troubled northern Tigray region.
Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:08:53 GMTFederal Court Commences Hearing Against Eskinder Nega, Others
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A hearing where prosecutors in Eskinder Nega's file presented their witnesses at the Federal High Court, Lideta Branch, First Constitutional and Anti-Terrorism Bench took place today.
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:46:08 GMTNew Army Strikes Kill Civilians in North, Rebels On the Move
[RFI] State media in Ethiopia has confirmed that the military launched air strikes on the capital of the northern Tigray region, a dramatic escalation in the year-long conflict. Both the United Nations and the United States have voiced alarm.
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 04:51:59 GMTTigray - One Thing the Warring Parties and Outside Powers Must Unite On
[African Arguments] Famine-prone Ethiopia can ill-afford a war, but the region of Tigray more so than others.
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 06:19:09 GMTRights Commission Warns Against Communal Violence in Oromia Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) issued a statement cautioning that the repeated attacks on civilians in different woredas of East wollega and Horogudru zones might lead to communal violence if the governme...
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 06:17:42 GMTAmhara Organisation Criticizes Federal Govt Track Record
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The National Movement of Amhara (NaMA) called for the public to participate in what it described as a survival campaign. In the statement NaMA recalled that the Amhara people, along with Ethiopian National Defense Forc...
Wed, 20 Oct 2021 06:03:09 GMTWitnesses Say Civilians Killed As Airstrikes Hit Tigray Capital
[VOA] Mekelle, Ethiopia / Washington -- Witnesses in Ethiopia's Tigray region said at least two people were killed and several others were injured in two airstrikes Monday carried out by government forces on the regional capital, Mekelle.
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:31:37 GMTUN Chief 'Deeply Concerned' At Reported Air Strikes On Tigray Capital
[UN News] The United Nations has received alarming reports of aerial attacks in the residential areas of Tigray's capital, Mekelle, on Monday morning local time.
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 05:03:48 GMTTigray Sources Claim Mekele Hit by Airstrikes, Govt Denies Reports
[DW] The announcement was made by regional TV controlled by the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front and confirmed by humanitarian sources. They are the first air raids on Mekele since the conflict began a year ago.
Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:43:35 GMTMilitary Airstrikes Kill 3 in Tigray Capital
[Nation] At least three people were killed after the Ethiopian military carried out air strikes in the capital of the troubled Tigray region on Monday.
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:37:58 GMTTigray Fighters Vow to End Abiy's 'Final Offensive'
[Nation] A rebel group from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region on Saturday claimed to have made major advances in a week of renewed heavy fighting that began on Sunday last week.
Sun, 17 Oct 2021 09:14:09 GMTHow Social Media Became a Battleground in the Tigray Conflict
[VOA] Washington -- When Ethiopian federal forces and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) started fighting in November 2020, a second front quickly opened online, where both sides seek to control the narrative.
Sun, 17 Oct 2021 18:42:32 GMTWhat Makes GERD a Pan-African Project?
[Ethiopian Herald] From the victory at Adwa to the establishment of the Organization of African Union (OAU) and many other continental achievements Ethiopia has been setting examples that promote the feeling of pan Africanism. The construction of the...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:35:54 GMTEthiopia Denies Launching 'Major Offensives' Against Tigray Rebels
[Nation] The Ethiopian government on Thursday confirmed reports of an ongoing large scale offensives in the country's northern regions.Addis Ababa however denied Tigray rebel group's allegations saying that the Ethiopian army was the one that started...
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:27:42 GMTThousands Face Malnutrition in Drought-Stricken Borana in Oromia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Some 6,398 children, 9,078 women and 2,226 elderly people are among thousands facing severe health problems associated with malnutrition following drought caused by lack of rain in Borana, Oromia regional state.
Sat, 16 Oct 2021 09:20:26 GMTSpecial Attention to Ethiopia's Avocado Products to Penetrate the Global Market
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopian farmers in the regions of Amhara and Oromia are preparing to export avocados to the international market. 447 farmers in the Amhara region, as well as several others in the Oromia region, are prepared to export high-quali...
Sat, 16 Oct 2021 08:45:51 GMTFood Heroes - Avocado Farmer's 'Transformational' Crop
[UN News] An Ethiopian farmer has been talking about how avocados have transformed the lives of not just his family but also of people living in his community.
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 06:20:45 GMTAs ENDF Vows Counter-Offensive Against TPLF, Major Cities Extend Curfew
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Dessie and Kombolacha, the major cities in the South Wollo zone of Amhara region extended the curfew that was imposed earlier in August and added additional directives citing the security situation of the region as we...