Ethiopia
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 07:40:31 GMTReports of Mass Detentions, Killings, and Forced Expulsions in Western Tigray
[State Department] The United States is gravely concerned by unconfirmed new reports alleging mass detentions, killings, and forced expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans in western Tigray by Amhara security forces. The UN reports that 1.2 million people h...
Sun, 19 Dec 2021 09:39:58 GMTEthiopia Rejects UNHCR Resolution
[Ethiopian Herald] The Ethiopian government said it will not acknowledge the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) resolution for the establishment of an independent investigation team for the alleged human rights violation in the northern conf...
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 15:49:22 GMTAmhara Region Shattered After Weeks of War
[DW] Two weeks ago, the Ethiopian army regained control of key territories in the Amhara region from Tigrayan forces. Their war has left communities displaced and in mourning, infrastructure looted and the economy shattered.
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 15:46:40 GMTUN Human Rights Council to Investigate War Crimes in Ethiopia
[DW] The UN's human rights body voted to set up an experts panel to examine allegations of war crimes in Ethiopia. The resolution was brought forward by the EU.
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 12:33:23 GMTUN Establishes Body to Monitor Human Rights Violations in Ethiopia
[VOA] Following last month's release of a joint report by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission and the United Nations citing widespread human rights abuses in the country, a U.N. human rights body voted Friday to establish a group of experts to furt...
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:22:28 GMTEthiopia Crisis - Human Rights Council Sets Up International Rights Probe
[UN News] Serious concerns over alleged severe human rights violations and abuses in Ethiopia should be investigated by an international rights probe, the Human Rights Council agreed in a vote on Friday.
Sat, 18 Dec 2021 15:50:56 GMTWhat Could Happen Next in Ethiopia's War of Attrition?
[African Arguments] While Abiy may control the plains, the TPLF are almost impossible to defeat in the mountains. The one factor that could change things is external.
Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:29:59 GMTAmhara Forces Kill, Expel, Detain Tigrayans - New Report
[HRW] Nairobi -- Amhara security forces are responsible for a surge of mass detentions, killings, and forced expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans in the Western Tigray territory of northern Ethiopia, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:37:21 GMTAbba Gadaa Union Says Missing Member of Karrayyu Gadaa Leadership Dead, Dozens in Custody
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The remaining people who were said to have gone missing after the contradicting reports surrounding the killing of 14 members of the Karrayyu Gadaa leadership were found in a detention center in Mojo, reports said. The...
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:36:18 GMTFrance Donates J&J Covid-19 Vaccines to Ethiopia Via COVAX
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The French Government donated 1,000, 800 doses of Johnson and Johnson covid-19 vaccines to Ethiopia, that will be delivered on December 17th in Addis-Abeba, through Covax mechanism.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:31:53 GMTReports of Mass Detentions, Killings, and Forced Expulsions in Western Tigray
[State Department] The United States is gravely concerned by unconfirmed new reports alleging mass detentions, killings, and forced expulsions of ethnic Tigrayans in western Tigray by Amhara security forces. The UN reports that 1.2 million people hav...
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:47:10 GMTEthiopia's Digital Technology Role in Africa
[Ethiopian Herald] Digital technologies are electronic tools, systems, devices and resources that generate, store or/and process data. Well known examples include social media, online games, multimedia and mobile phones. As well, digital learning is ...
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:14:45 GMTMore Reporters Arrested in Renewed Crackdown in Ethiopia
[RSF] Arrests of more journalists in recent weeks for their coverage of the 13-month-old civil war have confirmed the disastrous setback for press freedom seen in Ethiopia in 2021, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF), calling on the authorities to f...
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:44:01 GMTFederal Police Arrest Journalists Allegedly Promoting OLA Operations in Western Shewa Zone
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The federal police commission announced that it arrested Two journalists and a cameraman for allegedly promoting the Oromo Liberation Army, OLA) on an international level. "The journalists who were paid large sums of m...
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:43:10 GMTRights Commission Urges 'Immediate Disclosure' of Whereabouts of Missing Journalists
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) urged "for the immediate disclosure" of the whereabouts of Kibrom Worku and Tamerat Negera, two journalists who are missing after they were taken to police custody. EHRC als...
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:56:50 GMTTigray - New Wave of Abuse in Ethiopia, Rights Groups Report
[DW] Eyewitness accounts allege security forces aligned with Ethiopia's army are rounding up and killing Tigrayan civilians, rights groups have reported. The UN is set to consider investigating the country for war crimes.
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:51:41 GMTCrisis Group Rejects False Allegations Made Against Ethiopia Senior Analyst
[Crisis Group] In this statement, Crisis Group corrects the record regarding William Davison, Senior Analyst for Ethiopia.
Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:41:08 GMTGovt Reiterates Need for African Permanent Seat At UNSC Following EU's Request for Special Session On Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Ambassador Dina Mufti discussed during biweekly press briefings yesterday the recent request made by the European Union for a special session on Ethiopia at t...
Thu, 16 Dec 2021 07:28:21 GMTEthiopia Uses Emergency Law to Ramp Up Arrests of Journalists
[CPJ] Nairobi -- Ethiopian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all journalists held in custody for their work and should refrain from using the country's state of emergency law to imprison members of the press, the Committee to P...
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 05:01:44 GMTResidents Fear Retribution As Tigrayan Forces Recapture Lalibela
[DW] Locals say Tigrayan forces took over Lalibela without firing a single shot, while the Ethiopian military claims to have captured strategic locations in the regions of Afar and Amhara.
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 07:52:43 GMTGrowing Concern for Nuns and Deacons Arrested in Addis Ababa
[Agenzia Fides] Addis Ababa -- "We are very worried about their fate. We have no news and we still do not understand the reason for such an act. In the meantime, the concern increases".
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 06:24:34 GMTEthiopia War - Kenya Issues Advisory
[East African] Kenya says it will restrict any movements of military or diplomatic redeployments through its territory in the wake of temporary relocation of foreign staff from Ethiopia over security reasons.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:41:11 GMTCommercial and Environmental Gains of Urban Agriculture in Addis #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Ethiopian Herald] Urban farming is becoming both a fashion and an additional investment for urban dwellers in addition to their normal business in Ethiopia. Urban agriculture is introducing new and easy technologies and modern farming activities wit...
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 10:23:16 GMTKenya Issues Advisory Over Ethiopia War
[Citizen] Kenya says it will restrict any movements of military or diplomatic redeployments through its territory in the wake of temporary relocation of foreign staff from Ethiopia over security reasons.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:59:21 GMTHuman Rights Council to Hold a Special Session On 17 December to Address the "Grave Human Rights Situation in Ethiopia"
[OHCHR] The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday, 17 December, to address the "grave human rights situation in Ethiopia".
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 07:48:58 GMTFamily of Journalist Tamrat Negera Say He is Missing After Arrest
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Tamrat Negera, the editor in chief of the online media Terara Network was arrested last Friday from his house. The YouTube based media network said in a statement today that the family of Tamrat were unable to find him...
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 06:14:49 GMTEthiopia Conflict - South Sudan Denies Supporting Tigray Rebels
[East African] Juba -- South Sudan's government has dismissed claims that it is supporting the rebel group, Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF).
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 06:06:10 GMT18 WFP Aid Trucks Commandeered in Northern Ethiopia, UN Says
[VOA] For the second time in a matter of days, food aid for starving Ethiopians has been stolen from the World Food Program in northern Ethiopia, the United Nations said Monday.
Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:23:54 GMTTigrayan Forces Recapture Lalibela - Report
[allAfrica] Rebel Tigrayan forces have recaptured the Ethiopian town of Lalibela, Reuters reports from Addis Ababa
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:41:22 GMTSudan Govt Denies Ethiopian Claim of Support for Tigray Liberation Front
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Sudan government has denied accusations reported by the Ethiopian government radio agency Fana Broadcasting alleging Khartoum support for the Tigray Liberation Front*, in the ongoing internal violence in Ethiopia.