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Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:44:49 GMT
Chakwera Arrives in Addis Ababa
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has arrived in Ethiopia where he will attend the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union.

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 06:07:50 GMT
Kenya, Rwanda Leaders Commit to Finding Lasting Solutions to Conflicts in Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- President Uhuru Kenyatta and President Paul Kagame held one-on-one talks at State House, Nairobi, while President Paul Kagame was in the country on a working visit. The two leaders affirmed their commitment to working ...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 13:34:36 GMT
ECA announces its Annual Business Forum in the context of the AU Summit
[UNECA] Leaders meet to discuss boosting African transport, the key to continental free trade

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 06:05:56 GMT
Ethiopia Increases Use of Drone Strikes in Conflict, Prompting Worries About Civilian Toll
[VOA] Washington -- Workers in a flour mill were the most recent victims of the weaponized drones that have become a key tool of combat in Ethiopia's civil war.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:24:19 GMT
'Reasonable Ground to Believe' Death of Traditional Leaders Constitutes 'Extrajudicial Killing' - EHRC
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) today released a report on the killing of the Karrayu's Gadaa Michilee leaders on December 1 last year. The commission said that there's "reasonable ground to believe" that ...

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:46:53 GMT
Kiir, House Speaker Tagesse Chaffo Confer On Security Issues
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit and Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives (HPR) Tagesse Chaffo have discussed on security issues in the regions, bordering South Sudan and Ethiopia.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:02:25 GMT
Russian Company Eyeing Investment in Ethiopia's Energy Sector
[Ethiopian Herald] Major Energy Company of Russia keen to invest in Ethiopia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 06:34:12 GMT
UNISFA Gets Nigerian Interim Force Commander As Ethiopia Departs
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr of Nigeria as Force Commander for the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:55:31 GMT
Chakwera to Attend AU's 35th Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa
[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera is scheduled to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he will attend the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU).

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:50:54 GMT
Ethiopian Ambassador Calls for Speedy Probe Into Abduction of Samson Teklemichael in Nairobi
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ethiopian Ambassador to Kenya Meles Alem has called on the Kenyan government to help trace businessman Samson Teklemichael who was allegedly abducted three months ago in Kileleshwa area.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:04:46 GMT
Economists Highlight Local Investment in Mining Industry
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The government's move to engage local investors in the mining sector will boost Ethiopia's economy and improve the livelihoods of citizens. Economists said, calling for stiff measures to halt frauds in the production p...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:16:40 GMT
Ethiopia to Resume Flying Boeing 737 Max Three Years After Deadly Crash
[VOA] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Ethiopian Airlines, one of the largest carriers in Africa, has said it will resume flying Boeing 737 MAX planes beginning Tuesday, nearly three years after a deadly crash of the same plane.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 05:58:37 GMT
UN Chief Makes 'Strongest Possible Appeal' for End to Hostilities
[UN News] The United Nations' Secretary-General on Tuesday made the "strongest possible appeal" for all parties in Ethiopia to immediately end the fighting in Tigray and other areas, in the spirit of the General Assembly's Olympic Truce which began j...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 15:37:04 GMT
Four Ways the Ethiopian Government Manipulates the Media
[African Arguments] From targeted harassment to blackouts, Addis Ababa has tried to dilute, distract and deflect from coverage of atrocities in the Tigray war.

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:06:31 GMT
The Tragedy of the Witnesses of Massacres in Tigray
[Agenzia Fides] Adigrat -- "Since the beginning of the conflict in the Ethiopian region of Tigray, nothing is known about some parishes of the Eparchy of Adigrat. We know that foreign soldiers attacked several of them. People must listen to the cries...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:44:04 GMT
UN Chief Invokes Olympic Truce to Appeal for End of Hostilities
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -Shortly before his departure to attend the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022, the UN Secretary General António Guterres has issued yet another appeal to end hostilities in the 15 months old civil war in Ethiopia. In his...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:43:20 GMT
Nine Federal Police Officers Killed, Four Seriously Injured in Collision in Oromia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Nine members of the federal police commission were killed yesterday in a car crash in Goba Woreda of Bale Zone, Oromia regional state, state media quoted Goba Woreda Police as saying.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:42:13 GMT
Ministry to Administer Exit Exams in All Undergraduate Programmes
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ministry of Education said it will begin to administer exit examinations to all undergraduate programs in order to improve the quality of higher education. This was disclosed at a meeting held between Prof. Berhanu...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 06:15:14 GMT
Severe Drought Threatens Lives and Livelihoods of Millions
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. Children's Fund, UNICEF, warns three years of successive drought in Ethiopia's lowland regions of Afar, Oromia, The Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' and Somali is threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions ...

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:45:44 GMT
Appointment of Ambassador Jacobson As Chargé d'Affaires, A.I. At Embassy Addis Ababa
[State Department] Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, will serve as Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim, at the Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ambassador Geeta Pasi plans to retire t...

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:28:02 GMT
Ethio Telecom Generates Over 28 Billion Birr Revenue in Half Year
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethio telecom announced that it has generated over 28 billion birr in revenue from telecom services during the first half of this Ethiopian fiscal year.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 04:58:44 GMT
Eritrea Is Involved in Tigray to Boost Its Stature. Why the Strategy Could Backfire
[The Conversation Africa] The Eritrean military has been involved in the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region since the conflict broke out in November 2020. Eritrea shares a 1,000 km border with Ethiopia, including with Tigray. It sent thousands of soldie...

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 12:01:39 GMT
Venaani in Ethiopia On Working Visit
[Namibian] Popular Democratic Movement president McHenry Venaani is in Ethiopia on a four-day working visit.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 18:12:35 GMT
Humanitarian Operation in Tigray May Shut Down for Lack of Supplies
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, warns it may be forced to end its humanitarian operation in northern Ethiopia's embattled Tigray province because supplies are running out.

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 06:56:46 GMT
Improving Neglected Tropical Disease Services and Integration Into Primary Healthcare
[Malaria Consortium] Results from a research study conducted by Malaria Consortium to improve the integration of neglected tropical disease (NTD) services into primary healthcare in Ethiopia show improvements in the capacity of primary healthcare to ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 05:35:40 GMT
Northern Ethiopia - A Record 9 Million People Now Need Food Assistance, Says WFP
[UN News] After 15 months of conflict in Ethiopia, almost 40 per cent of Tigrayans are suffering an extreme lack of food, according to data released by the World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 05:55:48 GMT
Parliament Approves 90 Billion ETB Budget for Ministry of Defence
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The House of Peoples' Representatives (HoPR) has today approved an additional budget of 122 billion ETB out of which the biggest budget allocation was made for the Ministry of Defense. The HoPR assigned 90 billion ETB ...

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 05:54:44 GMT
UN Security Council Discusses Security Situation
[Addis Standard] Adddis Abeba -- The Security Council has today discussed the current security situation in Ethiopia and outlined directions that should be followed, state media reported.

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 05:53:27 GMT
U.S. Shares Additional 1,680,120 Doses of Pfizer Vaccine With Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Embassy of the United States in Ethiopia is pleased to announce the arrival of 1,680,120 doses of the Pfizer vaccine that the United States is providing to Ethiopia through COVAX. We are sharing these doses safely,...

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 04:44:20 GMT
'It's Like a Mafia State' - The Daunting Task of Reporting the Tigray Conflict
[DW] Ethiopia's Tigray conflict erupted in November 2020 and later spread to neighboring regions. Yet, covering the war is a huge challenge, with press freedom severely constrained and journalists facing intense pressure.



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