Ethiopia
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 06:43:53 GMTAmhara Declares Emergency, Curfew, No Govt Activities
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Amhara National Regional State Council, in its 6th round, first year, 4th emergency meeting held today has declared a nine point emergency decree which includes the suspension of regular activities by all governmen...
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 06:20:05 GMTTigray Rebels Capture Kombolcha City in Amhara Region
[Nation] Tigrayan rebels, Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on Sunday claimed that their forces had taken control of another strategic city in Ethiopia's Amhara region.
Sun, 31 Oct 2021 09:41:39 GMTImpartiality of Mainstream Media Trigger Prolonged Conflicts
[Ethiopian Herald] The reluctance of humanitarian partners and impartiality of international media outlets caused the people in Amhara and Afar people to face food stress, said Prof. Ann Fitz-Gerald.
Sun, 31 Oct 2021 09:27:39 GMTHome Grown Economic Reform Alleviates Nation's Challenges
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The implementation of homegrown economic reform that aimed at tapping the country's development potentials, has an undeniable impact in stabilizing nation's economy despite the outbreak of Corona virus and conflict aro...
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:31:16 GMTCement Industries Face Severe Supply Shortage, Lack of Quality
[Reporter] Local coal supply sharply dropped since May 2020 following waves of conflict that continue to break out in Kamashi, a major coal mining belt in Benishangul Gumuz regional state.
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 13:24:03 GMTImplications of the Coup in Sudan
[Reporter] The situation in Sudan has become so dynamic over the past few weeks. The rift between the military and civilian sections of Sudan's transitional administration has grown tremendously since the failed coup attempts at the end of September....
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 12:10:40 GMTWar Leaves Two Thirds of Sesame Farm Uncultivated
[Reporter] Over 500,000 hectares of sesame farm, which is 70 percent of Ethiopia's annual cultivation for the cash crop, skipped a season without being cultivated due to the ongoing war in northern Ethiopia.
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:58:50 GMTEthiopia Concerned By Sudan Coup, Woes Despite Its Own Year-Old Tigrayan Crisis
[East African] Ethiopia is agonising over the political chaos in neighbouring Sudan, even as it faces the crisis in its backyard of Tigray, which will be marking a year this coming week.
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:51:11 GMTIGAD's Absence During the Horn's Crises
[Reporter] The East African region, especially the Horn of Africa, is exhibiting uncertainty that was unseen in the past. After decades of economic prospects, regional integration, potential grounds for democratic transition, as well as international...
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 10:27:08 GMTEthiopian Women's U-20 National Team to Take Part in Cecafa Tournament
[Reporter] The Ethiopian Women's U-20 national team is set take part in the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup hosted by Uganda. Ethiopia, Burundi, Eritrea, Djibouti, Tanzania and Uganda have been preparing for the tournament, which will take place from Oct...
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 08:13:53 GMTTigrayan Rebels Seize Key City of Dessie
[Nation] The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) said on Saturday that its forces have taken control of the strategic city of Dessie in Ethiopia's Amhara region.
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 12:32:00 GMTAuthorities Order Local Outlet to Stop Broadcasting Foreign News
[VOA] Ethiopia's media authority on Friday ordered a local radio and TV broadcaster to cease sharing foreign news reports.
Sat, 30 Oct 2021 12:00:37 GMTCoups in Africa Manifestations of Increasing Foreign Intervention - International Relations Expert
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The increasing military coups in Africa are manifestations of the ever-increasing foreign intervention in the continent, according to an Ethiopian political scientist and international relations expert.
Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:39:39 GMTResidents Say 6 Dead, Homes Demolished in Latest Tigray Airstrike
[VOA] Mekekke, Ethiopia -- At least six people were killed and 21 injured in an Ethiopian army airstrike Thursday on the Tigray regional capital, Mekelle, hospital sources told VOA.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 05:21:42 GMTICRC President Calls for Humanity As Fighting Intensifies
[ICRC] Addis Ababa/Geneva -- The President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, called on parties to the conflict to show humanity as fighting intensifies in northern Ethiopia, deepening the suffering of families who ...
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 06:33:40 GMTInternational Community Should Back Obasanjo's Peace Mission - Report
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The international community should rally around former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo's peace mission in Ethiopia, or risk all-out civil war within the country and even a regional conflagration which draws in Sudan.
Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:57:29 GMTThe Imminent Threats of Climate Change in Africa #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has been striving to enhance green economic development in various ways. One of the outstanding efforts of the country in green development is the massive afforestation campaign of the "Green Legacy Initiative"
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 06:29:29 GMTFistula Survivor Fulfills Her Dream of Becoming Pregnant Again
[UNFPA] Mille, Afar, Ethiopia -- "When I had fistula, I never thought I would be able to have a normal life or get pregnant again," said 32-week pregnant Fatuma Hamad at the Barbara May Maternity Hospital in Afar Region.
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:27:16 GMTEzema MPs Call PM Abiy to Appear in Parliament, Answer Questions On Ongoing War in Northern Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Four members of the Ethiopian Social Justice Party (Ezema) who recently joined the House of Peoples' Representatives (HoPR) called on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to appear in parliament to answer to their questions regar...
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:39:19 GMTInternational Community's Silence Amounts to Green Lighting TPLF's Brutality
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- The silence by some international mainstream media and the international community have given the green light to terrorist TPLF group to intensify its invasion and massacring people of Amhara and Afar, said Neamin Ze...
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:38:27 GMTEU Must Hold Terrorist TPLF Accountable for Aid Blockade
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- The European Union (EU) should hold the terrorist TPLF accountable for obstructing humanitarian assistance in Tigray, so said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonnen. Yesterday,...
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:44:04 GMTSituation for Tigray's Population Grows More Desperate
[DW] As Addis Ababa steps up its air offensive against the TPLF and Tigray forces advance on the ground, the situation for the civilian population is growing more desperate by the hour.
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:49:27 GMTEthiopia's Civil War - Cutting a Deal to Stop the Bloodshed
[Crisis Group] The combatants in northern Ethiopia are digging in for a long fight, despite high fatalities and famine conditions for civilians. The war looks set to worsen. Outside powers should back the African Union's new envoy in urging the parti...
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:42:46 GMTCrested Cranes Hunt for Goals in Ethiopia
[Monitor] Crested Cranes coach George Lutalo made his intentions clear by naming seven forwards in his 20-man squad for today's return leg against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.
Sun, 31 Oct 2021 11:53:39 GMT"We Thought He Was Dead" - Tigrayans Speak of Torture in Detention
[African Arguments] Many Tigrayans have been forcibly disappeared in recent months. Now some who have been released tell their stories.
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 07:43:12 GMTEthiopia Launches the First Ever nOPV2 Vaccination Campaign Alongside Commemoration of World Polio Day
[WHO-AFRO] On 22 October 2021, Ethiopia launched a polio vaccination campaign with type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) targeting over 17 million under-five children aiming to end the circulation of vaccine-derived poliovirus. The campaign was off...
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:34:08 GMTArmy Launches Air Strikes Outside Tigray Capital
[Nation] The Ethiopian military on Sunday carried out airstrikes on two rebel-held towns in northern and western Tigray. The ongoing aerial offensive campaigns are aimed at weakening Tigray forces.
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:36:34 GMTTPLF's Strings of War Crimes Against Amhara and Afar States
[Ethiopian Herald] Following the declaration of the unilateral ceasefire by the government, the terrorist TPLF played a shameful drama attempting to show that they captured Mekele by their armed units while in reality they only entered the city simpl...
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:35:30 GMTUNHCR Must Break Silence on TPLF's Mistreatment of Eritreans
[Ethiopian Herald] Raphael Lemkin, a Polish lawyer, coined the word "genocide" in 1944 partly in response to the systematic murder of Jewish people by the Nazis. It was also a response to previous actions that targeted groups, such as the Herero by t...
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:34:11 GMTSome Western Media Blindly Propagate Terrorist TPLF's Propaganda
[Ethiopian Herald] Despite concrete proofs that show the recent airstrikes have been taken seriously targeting TPLF military armaments by Ethiopian air forces, CNN, New York Times and AP have been reporting stories in favour of the TPLF rebels, said ...