Ethiopia
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:13:21 GMT'Elders' Call for Stronger AU Role in Ethiopia Conflict
[East African] Prominent former world leaders, commonly known as the 'Elders', want African leaders to take urgent leading role to help end the Ethiopian conflict.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:38:57 GMTGovt Clamps Down On War Coverage
[VOA] Washington -- Armed with placards that read "Stop BBC," "Stop CNN" and "Stop FAKE news on Ethiopia," supporters of Ethiopia's government are protesting in cities across the world.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 05:30:21 GMTRockets Fired as Ethiopia, Sudan Border Clash Escalates
[Nation] The Sudanese military has again accused Ethiopian forces of threatening its soldiers and civilians near a tense disputed border section as a decades-long tiff between them threatens to escalate.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 04:51:59 GMTGovt Claims Territorial Gains Over Tigrayan Forces Near Capital
[DW] The Ethiopian prime minister's office announced recent territorial gains by the army. Government forces said they had recaptured the UNESCO World Heritage site Lalibela.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 04:40:09 GMTUnderinvestment, Greed, Lack of Oversight - Scandal of Facebook's Role in Ethiopia's Conflict
[African Arguments] It is not news that Facebook - now Meta - can and does spread disinformation and hate speech, exacerbating division, discord and violence, and that extreme content is not a glitch, but rather integral to its algorithm-driven engag...
Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:30:23 GMTEthiopia, Sudan Clash Again in Border Row
[East African] The Sudanese military on Tuesday accused Ethiopian forces, for a second time in the past few days, of threatening its forces and civilians near a tense border section.
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:43:31 GMTOromia Region Struggling to Curb Worsening Food Crisis Amid Continued Donation to Battlefront
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Oromia region reported drought and death of thousands of cattle mainly in the Borana zone where people in several woredas in the zone suffered from severe food shortages resulting in death. The Bale zone, unlike Borana...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:12:37 GMTEthiopia PM Abiy Defends Going to Frontline, Declares 'Victory' Over TPLF
[East African] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday December 1 defended his frontline actions and declared 'victory' over the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:52:18 GMTClashes On Sudan-Ethiopia Border Escalate
[Radio Dabanga] El Gedaref -- Clashes resumed between Sudanese army troops and Ethiopian forces in El Fashaga, east of the Atbara River, in El Gedaref on Tuesday morning, one day after a visit by the Chairman of the Sovereignty Council Gen Abdelfatta...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:42:19 GMTWHO Donates 3,000 Oxygen Cylinders to Boost Covid-19 Treatment Centres
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- On 30 November 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) delivered to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) 500 of the 3,000 oxygen cylinders procured for the institute to improve access to oxygen for critical c...
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:31:39 GMTEthiopian Government Says It Recaptured UN World Heritage Site
[VOA] Pro-government forces in Ethiopia have recaptured the northern town of Lalibela, a United Nations World Heritage Site, from Tigray forces, according to the office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Wed, 01 Dec 2021 14:15:05 GMTWHO Donates 3,000 Oxygen Cylinders to Ethiopian Public Health Institute
[WHO-AFRO] Addis Ababa -- On 30 November 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) delivered to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) 500 of the 3,000 oxygen cylinders procured for the institute to improve access to oxygen for critical care an...
Wed, 01 Dec 2021 12:27:19 GMTNMG Petitions Ethiopia Over Detention of Journalist Tesfa-Alem Tekle
[East African] The Nation Media Group (NMG) has petitioned the government of Ethiopia over the detention of its Addis Ababa-based correspondent Tesfa-Alem Tekle, who was arrested on October 31 in the capital.
Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:37:20 GMTPrime Minister Calls On TPLF Fighters, Allies to Surrender Peacefully
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Prime Minister Abiy called on TPLF fighters to surrender peacefully and save themselves. In a televised broadcast, the PM said, "We have completed devising a plan to exterminate the enemy," adding, "The enemy has been ...
Wed, 01 Dec 2021 05:42:27 GMTEthiopia Launches Taskforce to Address Violations in Tigray War
[Nation] The Ethiopian government has launched a taskforce to address the human rights violations indicated in a previous joint investigation report between local and UN rights bodies earlier in the year.
Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:18:33 GMTWhere the Centre Cannot Hold
[Ghanaian Times] The viability of any state depends on whether its centripetal (unifying) forces outweigh its centrifugal (dividing) ones. The former includes government efforts to build infrastructure, provide services, and strengthen borders, as we...
Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:39:20 GMTJustice Ministry Establishes Task Force to Oversee Investigation, Legal Action Against Human Rights Violations in Conflict
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ministry of Justice announced the establishment of an Inter-Ministerial Taskforce on Accountability and Redress of Violations Committed to oversee redress and accountability measures in response to human rights vio...
Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:38:04 GMTProsecutor Files Appeal Against Detained Senior OLF Leader 6 Months After His Acquittal
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Colonel Gemechu Ayana, a senior leader of the Oromo Liberation Army was yesterday arraigned at court where prosecutors brought charges against him. He remains under police custody Six months after court ordered his rel...
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 07:11:28 GMTMore Than 1.2 Million Students Out of School Due to Ongoing Conflict - Ministry
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- State Minister of Education Dr. Samuel Kifle said more than 1.2 million students were out of school due to the ongoing war in northern Ethiopia.
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 07:16:28 GMT20 Sudan Troops Killed in Ethiopia Border Clash
[Radio Dabanga] El Gedaref -- At least 20 members of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have died during a clash with Ethiopian forces and militiamen, who reportedly ambushed them in the border area of El Fashaga El Soghra in El Gedaref. The SAF said in...
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 07:10:13 GMTEthiopia Dismisses Reports of Fatal Attack On Sudanese Forces
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- State Minister of Government Communication Service Selamawit Kassa in the Ministry's routine presser has dismissed recent media reports that Ethiopian forces have attacked Sudanese forces during clashes bordering the t...
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 07:12:12 GMTDrought in Somali Region Hits Hardest in Dawa Zone
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Drought yet again hit the Somali Region and affected different woredas in the hardest hit Dawa zone, according to regional officials as well as residents. The crisis led to displacement and continues to threaten a huma...
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 [Ambassador Martin Kimani] 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 12:48:15 GMTBlinken Decries Military Escalation in Ethiopia in Phone Call With Kenyatta
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken has expressed concern about the signs of military escalation in Ethiopia in a phone call with President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday.
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.