Ethiopia
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 05:51:07 GMTSudan Says Ethiopian Forces Fired First in Border Row
[Nation] Sudan's military is accusing Ethiopian counterparts of firing first in the Saturday incident that caused half a dozen deaths in the Khartoum camp in a border row between the two countries.
Sun, 28 Nov 2021 09:08:11 GMTEthiopians Protest Against Western Interference
[Ethiopian Herald] These days, Ethiopians and friends at home and abroad are actively engaging in various demonstrations to denounce westerner's interference in country's internal affairs. The demonstrators alarmed some western countries mainly the U...
Sun, 28 Nov 2021 08:58:45 GMTU.S. Unwarranted Intervention in Ethiopia Destabilizes Horn
[Ethiopian Herald] The Biden Administration's unwarranted pressure on Ethiopia's legitimate government emanates from the former's tendency of supporting rebel groups and the intervention would destabilize the strategic Horn of Africa, Ethiopia's Amba...
Sun, 28 Nov 2021 08:30:11 GMTCeasefire First Step in Addressing Political Crisis in Addis, Says Envoy
[East African] Kenya's Envoy to the UN spoke to Aggrey Mutambo on why the conflict in Ethiopia matters to Kenya and what the international community can do to de-escalate tensions
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:21:18 GMTKenyatta, Blinken Agree On Importance of Unhindered Humanitarian Access in Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. A statement by the U.S. state department indicated that President Kenyatta and Secretary Blinken agreed on the importan...
Sat, 27 Nov 2021 08:25:47 GMTMilitary Action Fast Outpacing Diplomacy As PM Abiy Joins the Frontline
[East African] Western countries and UN missions have urged their nationals to urgently leave Addis as conflict rages. Is this it for Ethiopia?
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 06:58:17 GMT9.4 Million People Are 'Living Their Worst Nightmare' - World Food Programme
[UN News] The number of people in need of humanitarian food assistance across northern Ethiopia has spiked as a direct result of ongoing conflict, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:56:38 GMTEthiopians, Friends of Ethiopia Sang 'No More' At the African Peace Walk in Djibouti
[ENA] Ethiopians living in Djibouti have participated today in the 14th edition of the African Peace Walk held in Arta, Djibouti.
Fri, 26 Nov 2021 13:55:55 GMTAddis Abeba University Warns to Take Measures Against Academics Supporting TPLF
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Addis Ababa University (AAU) has issued warning against graduate academicians to refrain from acts of supporting the TPLF. The University said the measures may extend up to revoking academic degrees of individuals who ...
Fri, 26 Nov 2021 12:15:39 GMTEthiopia Asks Irish Diplomats to Leave the Country
[East African] Ethiopia's government is seemingly exacting revenge on Western countries that ordered its citizens out by demanding that some of their diplomats leave too.
Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:01:30 GMTEthiopia Bans Media From Reporting On Military Operations
[East African] The Ethiopian government has issued an order banning media from covering military operations as conflict heightens in the Horn of Africa nation.
Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:00:59 GMTSecurity Message - Commercial Air Availability From Addis Ababa
[U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa] The security situation in Ethiopia continues to deteriorate. The U.S. Embassy urges U.S citizens in Ethiopia to depart now using commercially available options. Although the Embassy continues to process emergency passports ...
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:20:13 GMTUN Reports Displacement, Damage to Infrastructure, Impeded Humanitarian Access in Amhara, Afar Regions
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) yesterday reported the increased humanitarian needs with additional large-scale displacement and loss of livelihood in the light of the spread o...
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:18:30 GMTAddis Abeba University Warns Graduate Academics Against Supporting TPLF
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Addis Ababa University (AAU) has issued warning against graduate academics to refrain from acts of supporting the TPLF. The University said the measures may extend up to revoking academic degrees of individuals who are...
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 07:17:26 GMTCommand Post Cautions Against Establishment of Transitional Govt
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The state of emergency command post said in a statement, "Measures shall be taken against those who are indulged in activities to form a transitional government or any other form of administration outside of the consti...
Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:53:13 GMTAddis Ababa Police Fail to Release Journalist Despite Court Order
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Kibrom Worku, the editor and head of the news department of Ahadu Radio and TV who was arrested by Addis Abeba police on October 22, 2021 the media reported that forces loyal to TPLF have taken over Hayik, a small town...
Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:00:27 GMTCivil War Fueled By Weapons From Big Powers
[IPS] United Nations -- In Hollywood movies, the legendary Wild West was routinely portrayed with gunslingers, lawmen and villains--resulting in the ultimate showdown between the "good guys and the bad guys".
Sat, 27 Nov 2021 07:31:38 GMTSpeed Schools Give Child Labourers a Second Chance
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] An accelerated schooling programme is helping Ethiopian children resume studies cut short by conflict, child labour and poverty
Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:51:10 GMTEthiopia Warns U.S. Embassy to Refrain From Spreading False Information
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Minister of Government Communication Service Kebede Desisaa said the government has warned the US embassy and organizations against their continued practice of spreading false information.
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:52:58 GMT40 Trucks of Humanitarian Supplies Allowed Entry, Humanitarian Flights Resume to Mekelle
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) yestserday announced that almost 40 trucks with humanitarian supplies, including food, departed Semera yesterday for Tigray. "This is the fi...
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 12:26:13 GMTEthiopian Leader At Frontlines of Tigray Conflict As World Powers Call for Truce
[RFI] Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived at the frontlines where government forces are battling rebels from the Tigray region, according to state media. The sudden military escalation has prompted US-led international calls for a diplom...
Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:54:31 GMTCatholic Diocese of Adigrat Warns of Impact of War in Tigray
[Agenzia Fides] Adigrat -- "Like all Tigrayans, the Catholic Church has been seriously affected by this genocidal war waged against us by the local army and by foreign armies. Physical, psychological and spiritual attacks on our laity, priests, nuns ...
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 06:34:24 GMTEthiopia Launches a Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign Targeting the 12 Years and Above Population
[WHO-AFRO] Addis Ababa -- 25 November 2021, - On 16 November 2021, the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH) launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign aiming to vaccinate people aged 12 years and above.
Fri, 26 Nov 2021 05:28:42 GMTUN and US Make Renewed Calls for Tigray Ceasefire
[DW] The US and UN made renewed appeals to the combatants in Ethiopia to de-escalate and work towards negotiating a truce. This comes as PM Abiy Ahmed goes to the front.
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:54:20 GMTOFC Calls for Establishment of Interim Govt - Negotiation Towards All-Inclusive Transitional Govt
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) issued a statement yesterday reiterating calls for peaceful resolution to what it called an avoidable war raging all over the country. In its statement the OFC listed steps to immediatel...
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 04:21:48 GMTHumanitarian Aid Needed As Situation Deteriorates in Tigray - United Nations
[UN News] With the dire humanitarian situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, continuing to deteriorate, it is critical to establish a regular flow of humanitarian aid into the region, the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday.
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 04:16:27 GMTPrime Minister 'Providing Leadership From Battlefield' - Govt Spokesperson
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Government Communication Service Minister Dr. Legesse Tulu said in the office's daily briefing to state media today that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was providing leadership to the armed forces from the front-line as of ...
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 04:13:32 GMTCivilians in Amhara Region Caught in Crossfire, Face Looming Humanitarian Crisis
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The conflict between the Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) and Tigrayan forces loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) expanded to Amhara and Afar region and reached Amhara region's Oromo Special zo...
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 06:48:30 GMTDebre Birhan City Prohibits Movement Without Resident IDs
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The administration of Debre Birhan city prohibited the movement of individuals without the city's resident ID as of today. In a statement released yesterday evening the biggest city in the North Shewa zone announced it...
Thu, 25 Nov 2021 05:21:31 GMTPeace Increasingly Elusive As Violence Escalates
[DW] Growing pressure from the international community to end the violence is falling on deaf ears. As the conflict escalates, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed himself is now on the front lines to personally conduct war operations.