Ethiopia
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 15:12:14 GMTArmy Calls on Former Soldiers to Register, Stand By to Defend Country
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) has called on former members of the Ethiopian armed forces to register stand by the national army and contribute with their knowledge and experiences in order to thwart the...
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 19:17:44 GMTTigray, Oromo & Other Groups Form Anti-Govt Alliance
[DW] Nine factions opposed to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have joined forces to seek a political transition. Ethiopia has been mired in violent conflict for over a year.
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 14:27:14 GMTWithstanding the U.S. Harsh Economic Measures
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia and the US have a century old diplomatic relation and passed through upside down. In his formative years Emperor Haile Selassie I, established good attachment with the west particularly with the US.
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 04:51:23 GMTInternational Pressure for a Ceasefire in Ethiopia Grows
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- With Tigray forces advancing towards Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa and the humanitarian crises escalating, UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a Tweet on Wednesday (November 3, 2021) voiced concern "about the evolution...
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 01:11:01 GMTGovt Warns Those Spreading 'Fear', Says Facebook's Removal of PM's Post Shows 'True Colours'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement released titled: "This is not a Country that Crumbles under Foreign Propaganda." We are fighting an existential war!", the Federal Government Communication Service said "the government wants to warn ... ...
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:32:11 GMTUN Rights Body Blames All Sides For Human Rights Abuses in Tigray Conflict
[allAfrica] Geneva -- As the conflict between Ethiopia's federal government and the northern Tigray region escalates, the United Nations human rights chief has blamed all parties involved in the fighting for violating international human rights law.
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 12:56:40 GMTU.S. Suspension of Ethiopia From AGOA Disappointing, Regrettable - Investment Commission
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- United States government decision to suspend Ethiopia from Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is very disappointing and regrettable in many ways, said Ethiopian Investment Commission.
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 08:35:49 GMTHundreds March in Washington to Denounce Govt On 1st Anniversary of Tigray Conflict
[VOA] Hundreds of people marched in Washington on Thursday to denounce the Ethiopian government on the first anniversary of its deadly military conflict with forces in the country's northern Tigray region.
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 06:27:45 GMTOpinion - Ethiopia At Risk of Balkanization
[DW] Two years after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, his country is engulfed in a war with the potential to destabilize the whole region for decades to come, says DW's Ludger Schadomsky.
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 04:35:40 GMTGovt Claims Victory Is Near in Northern Tigray Region
[VOA] Washington -- The Ethiopian government marked the one-year anniversary of fighting between its forces and rebels in the northern Tigray region by suggesting its military is nearing victory.
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 01:32:21 GMTU.S. Senators Introduce New Sanctions Bill Targeting Parties Involved In Conflict In Tigray
[United States Senate] Washington, DC -- Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) were joined today by State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Senator Chris Coo...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 09:48:47 GMTNamibians 'Safe and Sound' in Ethiopia
[New Era] Namibians attached to the country's embassy in Ethiopia are safe and sound amid armed conflict and civil unrest rocking the East African nation.
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:54:02 GMTKenya Urges Protagonists in Ethiopia Crisis to Initiate Dialogue
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has called on Ethiopian allies to step up efforts towards ensuring a long-lasting solution to the ongoing conflict between the Federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which has been fighting P...
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:07:38 GMTInternational Investigation Needed Into Abuses in Ethiopia
[HRW] Joint Report Calls for Further Accountability in Widening Tigray Conflict
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:05:04 GMTThe Urgent Need to End the Conflict in Ethiopia
[State Department] As the conflict in Ethiopia marks a full year, Ethiopian leaders - both inside and outside government and from across the country - face an urgent need to act immediately and alleviate the suffering of the Ethiopian people. The Uni...
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:32:53 GMTBekele, in New York for Marathon, Appeals for Ceasefire in Ethiopia
[Nation] New York City -- Ethiopian distance running legend Kenenisa Bekele has addressed the political tension in Addis Ababa, calling upon the central government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) to sit down on the table and negotiate a c...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:38:00 GMTIGAD Joins Regional Blocs Calling for Immediate Ceasefire in Ethiopia
[East African] The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) has joined other regional blocs in calling for the cessation of hostilities between warring factions in Ethiopia.
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 04:30:05 GMTTigrayan Forces Say They Are Advancing On Addis Ababa
[VOA] Washington -- Ethiopia Thursday marks the one-year anniversary of brutal fighting between government forces and regional Amhara militiamen aligned with Eritrean forces against rebels in the northern Tigray region. Now, Tigrayan forces say they ...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:57:56 GMTNews - Parliament Approves State of Emergency Proclamation, Board of Inquiry Commission
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The first year, 6th round, 1st regular session of the House of Peoples' Representatives (HoPR), has today approved the State of Emergency proclamation forwarded by the Council of Ministers on November 02. (Please see t...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 09:53:41 GMTU.S. Embassy in Ethiopia Permits Voluntary Departure of Some Staff, Family
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Nairobi/Ethiopia -- The U.S. embassy in Ethiopia has authorised the voluntary departure of non-emergency government staff and family members because of armed conflict, it said on its website, as rebel forces in the north make a...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 05:42:41 GMTKenya on High Alert Amid Strife in Neighbour Countries
[Nation] The government has heightened security and vigilance along its borders and at critical installations in response to the fluid situation in some neighbouring countries.
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:52:34 GMTCecafa U-20 - Tanzanite Stumble to Ethiopia
[Daily News] TANZANIA Under-20 football team, the Tanzanite lost 2-1 to Ethiopia in the ongoing CECAFA Women's Championship at FTC Njeru Stadium in Uganda on Wednesday.
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 14:23:57 GMTMarginalization and Inequality
[Ethiopian Herald] Under the influence and pressure of donors higher education in Ethiopia had suffered from a series of institutional and systemic changes. Some policy documents indicated key neoliberal policy elements endorsed in higher education p...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:25:38 GMTKenya's Uhuru Kenyatta to Ethiopia Leaders - the Fighting Must Stop!
[East African] Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has appealed to the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) to stop fighting and end the suffering of their people.
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:22:04 GMTU.S. Envoy to Visit Ethiopia After Government Declares State of Emergency
[VOA] New York -- The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday that U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will travel to Ethiopia Thursday for a two-day visit out of growing concern over violence in the country's northern Tigray ...
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:23:50 GMTTigray Conflict - Report Calls for Accountability for Violations and Abuses by All Parties
[OHCHR] Geneva/Addis Ababa -- A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office has found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that all parties to the conflict in Tigray have, to varying degr...
Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:00:52 GMTGovt Declares State of Emergency as Tigray Fighters Consider Marching on Addis Ababa
[VOA] New York -- The Ethiopian federal government declared a nationwide state of emergency Tuesday, as its battle with Tigrayan forces reaches the one-year mark and fighting has escalated in northern Ethiopia.
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:30:56 GMT'Misguided' U.S. Plan to Suspended AGOA Privileges Affects 200,000 Low-Income Families - Govt
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said laments upcoming decision by the U.S. to remove Ethiopia from AGOA privileges "misguided and fails to take into account the commitment of the Government of the United Stat...
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:29:11 GMTOne Million Students, Teachers to Get Digital IDs This Year
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ministry of Education has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Input Output HK Limited (IOHK) to provide digital identifications to students and teachers.
Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:28:26 GMTTigray War Joint Investigation Says Crimes By All Parties May Amount to War Crimes
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office has found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that all parties to the conflict in Tigray have, to varying de...