Ethiopia
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:42:58 GMTRights Commission Says Inability to Compile Information On Detainees 'Gravely Concerning'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopia Rights Commission (EHRC) in a press release today expressed concerns over its inability to gather information and compile a report on detainees detained under the state of emergency decree. The Commission ...
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 05:17:32 GMTBlinken Calls for Immediate End to Hostilities in Ethiopia in Meeting with Regional Bloc
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Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:41:18 GMTOCHA Says Humanitarian Needs in Afar, Amhara Regions Rising Amid 'Large-Scale Displacement'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United Nations Office Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated that the ongoing conflict in the Amhara Afar and Amhara regions have resulted in large-scale displacements from North Gonder, Wag Hemra, Nort...
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 05:30:29 GMTWho is Human Rights Commissioner Daniel Bekele?
[DW] Daniel Bekele, head of Ethiopia's Human Rights Commission, is this year's winner of the German Africa Prize for championing human rights. But in his native country, not everyone agrees.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:40:10 GMT'Certain Rights Are Non-Derogable Even in a State of Emergency': UN Human Rights Office
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- At yesterday's Geneva briefing, the spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Liz Throssell stated that contrary to arrests and detentions currently occurring in Ethiopia under the powers o...
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:36:47 GMTBlinken, in Kenya, Pushes for End to Ethiopia War
[VOA] Nairobi -- U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in Kenya as part of efforts to pull Ethiopia back from the brink of civil war. The visit is the first stop on a three-country tour for Blinken.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:29:03 GMTBriefing With Senior Officials On Efforts to Facilitate the Departure of American Citizens From Ethiopia
[State Department] Via Teleconference -- MODERATOR: Thank you, Operator, and good afternoon, everyone. I'd like to thank all of you for joining us today for this on-background briefing to learn more about the Department of State's ongoing effort to h...
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:47:28 GMTThe Kicking Off Private Mortgage Bank Shows Public Private Partnership
[Ethiopian Herald] The private company announced to engage in house construction to support the government scheme and improve the lively hood of middle and poor - income citizens through providing loan up to 1 billion Birr.
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:58:22 GMTMass Arbitrary Arrests Target Tigrayans, Says UN Rights Office
[UN News] Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and elsewhere, the UN rights office said on Tuesday.
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:30:02 GMTFive Questions Antony Blinken Faces on His Nairobi Visit
[Nation] US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Nairobi on Tuesday night. This is his first trip to sub-Sahara Africa since he took over the office from Mike Pompeo.
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:56:11 GMTReligion Was Once Ethiopia's Saviour. What It Can Do to Pull the Nation From the Brink
[The Conversation Africa] Ethiopia is at war with itself --- all over again. Again, it is in the global media spotlight for the wrong reasons: war, displacement, rape, and killings. A nation with a long but turbulent history and a rich religious heri...
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 06:31:24 GMTResidents Say Drought in Borana Worsening, Regional Govt Says Use of Underground Water Could Be Lasting Solution
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Gumi Suricho, a resident of the Borana zone Dilo woreda told Addis Standard, "Since the breaking of news about drought in Borana everyone from individuals to institutions is rallying to support us," admiring the respon...
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 05:35:29 GMTOromia Region Imposes Curfew Amid State of Emergency
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Oromia Regional State on Friday imposed curfew effective Saturday, November 13, 2021. The regional attorney general and peace and security bureau in a joint statement announced directives under the recently enacted...
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 05:11:09 GMTUN Announces U.S. $40 Million in Aid Relief for Victims 'Living On a Knife-Edge'
[UN News] As the humanitarian crisis grows in Ethiopia's conflict-affected north, the UN announced on Monday that $40 million in funds have been made available to scale up emergency operations.
Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:31:10 GMTUN Warns of 'Disturbing' Mass Arrests of Tigrayans
[DW] Police have previously denied that the arrests are ethnically motivated. Almost 200 young children have starved to death in Tigray.
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 13:11:24 GMTBureau Launches Campaign to Vaccinate About 1M City Residents With Anti-Covid-19 Doses
[ENA] Addis Ababa City Health Bureau has launched a 10-day campaign today to vaccinate about 1 million residents of Addis Ababa aged 12 or above with anti-COVID-19 doses.
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 05:39:47 GMTSome Salesians Released, Others Still in Custody
[Agenzia Fides] Addis Abeba -- There are 14 people still held in custody by the Ethiopian police, including Salesian religious, brothers, laity, employees.
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 04:51:17 GMTU.S. Supports African Union Peace Mediation in Ethiopia
[DW] The African Union is forging ahead with mediation talks in Ethiopia as the US warns of the potential far-reaching consequences of the conflict. But productive negotiations are still far from assured.
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 05:34:12 GMTU.S. Supports AU Peace Mediation in Ethiopia
[DW] The African Union is forging ahead with mediation talks in Ethiopia as the US warns of the potential far-reaching consequences of the conflict. But productive negotiations are still far from assured.
Tue, 16 Nov 2021 05:21:18 GMTKenyan, Ethiopian Leaders Discuss Tigray Conflict Ahead of Blinken Visit
[VOA] Nairobi -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs for Kenya on Monday, the first stop on a three-nation tour of Africa. Blinken will meet with Kenya's president, who just returned from Ethiopia, to discuss that country's internal war. S...
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:04:39 GMTCan Insurgencies Be Beaten - Can Outsiders Help? Oman's Lessons for Afghanistan and Ethiopia
[Daily Maverick] The failure of the West in Afghanistan has fed an opinion which holds that outsiders should stay away from such conflicts since nations cannot be built out of external assistance. Moreover, the international community has neither the...
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:10:41 GMTMiserable, Unacceptable, Terrible
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Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:01:54 GMTStatement On the Prospects for Peace in Ethiopia
[African Union] 13 November 2021, I note the recent statement by the Federal Government of Ethiopia through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 11th November 2021 highlighting the conditions and order of preference of the government with respect to a ...
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:42:29 GMTUhuru Kenyatta Meets Ethiopian Leaders Ahead of Antony Blinken Visit
[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday evening returned to Nairobi from a trip to Addis Ababa, his second in a month, as the region called for dialogue to end strife in Ethiopia.
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:42:10 GMTEthiopia Conflict a Sign of Failed Politics, Says Olusegun Obasanjo
[Nation] African Union's special envoy to the Horn of Africa Olusegun Obasanjo says Ethiopia's conflict that has lasted more than a year represents failed politics in the country.
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:41:45 GMTBlinken Trip - U.S. to Support Africa-Led Solutions to Ethiopia Crisis
[Nation] The US government says it will support an Africa-led solution to the crisis in Ethiopia, only as long as warring parties cease fire.
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 05:40:08 GMTU.S. Sanctions Are Aimed at Starving Our People - Eritrea
[Nation] Juba -- In response to the recent sanctions by the United States Foreign Assets Control Office on some individuals and entities, Eritrean government has said the move is aimed at inculcating suffering and starvation of its civil population.
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 06:12:03 GMTEthiopia Asks U.S. to Revoke Sanctions On Eritrea
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian government today asked the United States government to revoke its decision to impose sanctions on Eritrea. The government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia denounced the announcement made by ...
Mon, 15 Nov 2021 06:09:33 GMTGovt Denies Targeting Tigrayans in Arrests in Addis Ababa
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Amnesty International said that ethnic Tigrayans in Addis Abeba including children and the elderly were targeted arbitrary arrests and mass detentions after a state of emergency was enacted earlier in November. Most de...
Sat, 13 Nov 2021 16:00:11 GMTEthiopian Rights Body Reports Abuses 'By All Parties' in Tigray
[DW] A state-affiliated watchdog called for an end to the "continued suffering caused to civilians." It comes amid international pressure on Ethiopia over suspected human rights violations.