Ethiopia
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:11:41 GMTMilitants Recruit Child Soldiers, Mothers to Ongoing Conflict
[Ethiopian Herald] Child soldiers and mothers with young ones strapped to their backs sent into battle with little chance of return all because of a lust for power, said Valerie Browning, Ethiopia-based Australian nurse.
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 04:38:36 GMTTigray Needs Aid Now, With or Without the Ethiopian Government's Consent
[African Arguments] The aid blockade is illegal. The international community must call this out and not allow humanitarian needs to be politicised.
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:01:09 GMT#EthiopiaDrought in Numbers - 6,8 Million People Affected, More Than 260,000 Livestock Deaths
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia is experiencing a prolonged drought after three consecutive failed rainy seasons since late 2020 affecting 6.8 million people living in Oromia, SNNP, Southwest and Somali: several areas in southern and southea...
Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:13:01 GMTScholars Say Govt May Discuss With Tigray People's Liberation Front, But Not Negotiate
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA-The federal government needs to end the ongoing war with TPLF through dialogue, social science experts urged, emphasizing that there could be no negotiation between the two sides as they are not equivalent in their stat...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 06:31:41 GMTSomali Region Security Forces Disperse Meeting By Former Cabinet Level Officials, Arrest Three Local Journalists
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Several ex-officials of the Somali regional government and three local journalists were arrested last night in Jigjiga while attempting to attend a meeting at a hotel in Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali region, sourc...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 06:30:54 GMTCongress for Somali Cause Calls for Transparency, Impartiality, and Credible Convener for Planned National Dialogue
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Congress for Somali Cause, a recently established "group of like-minded political figures and groups, academics, activists that are united by the urgent need to articulate and build consensus around one overriding Soma...
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 04:40:38 GMTBuhari Returns to Abuja After Attending AU Summit in Addis Ababa
[Premium Times] Mr Buhari left Abuja on Thursday for the summit.
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 15:13:31 GMTAfrican Union Meets Amid Concerns Over Coups, Tigray War & Palestine
[DW] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made the appeal for Africa to gain more power at the UN during his opening remarks at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 15:41:53 GMTSeychelles' President Ramkalawan Meets With Diaspora in Ethiopia
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles President, Wavel Ramkalawan, met with around twenty members of the Seychellois community living in Ethiopia on the sidelines of the African Union summit for heads of state and government, State House said on Sa...
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 06:47:02 GMTFano Militia Not Informal, Negotiations Without Public Knowledge Unhelpful: Balderas Party
[Addis Standard] The opposition party Balderas For Genuine Democracy said the fate of armed militias should be decided in post-war national policy. Until such time, the party called an end of harassment against the Fano
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 17:00:37 GMTAU Summit Dispels Rumors About Ethiopia's Instability - Foreign Journalists
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The peaceful and colorful happening of the 40th Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council dispels the false rumors of some interest groups and the corporate media that largely strive to portray Ethiopia a...
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 16:24:19 GMTAfricans' Cooperation Key to Utilize Resources, Repel Pressure
[Ethiopian Herald] Fostering cooperation among African countries will improve the lives of people and overcome the pressure of external forces, social science experts said.
Sat, 05 Feb 2022 15:50:49 GMTPresident Kenyatta in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for AU Summit
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday to attend the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union.
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 06:04:14 GMTUN Agency Rushing Aid to 20,000 Refugees Fleeing Clashes
[UN News] UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and partners are rushing life-saving aid to more than 20,000 refugees after they fled clashes in Ethiopia's Benishangul Gumuz region, bordering Sudan and South Sudan.
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 07:49:08 GMTEthiopia Update - 10th ICRC Flight Carrying Vital Medical Supplies Reaches Tigray
[ICRC] Addis Ababa -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday flew in its tenth cargo plane in ten days carrying vital medical supplies into the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 06:46:26 GMTOFC, ONLF Say Dialogue Commission Process Unrepresentative, Not Impartial
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Three opposition parties Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) said the process of Ethiopia's planned National Dialogue and the nomination of Commissi...
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 06:33:50 GMTViolence Displaces Sudanese, South Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia
[VOA] Geneva -- More than 20,000 Sudanese and South Sudanese forced by violence to flee their refugee camps in northwestern Ethiopia are in desperate need of lifesaving aid.
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:44:49 GMTChakwera 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 GMTKenya, 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 GMTECA 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 GMTEthiopia 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 GMTKiir, 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 GMTRussian 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 GMTUNISFA 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 GMTChakwera 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 GMTEthiopian 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 GMTEconomists 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 GMTEthiopia 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 GMTUN 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...