Ethiopia
Fri, 18 Feb 2022 04:45:55 GMTEthiopian Airlines Is Flying 737 Max Again - Here Are the Lessons Learnt
[The Conversation Africa] Ethiopian Airlines has announced that it plans to put its Boeing's 737 Max back to service for the first time since the aircraft model was involved in a crash that claimed 157 lives three years ago. Chrystal Zhang has studie...
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:44:08 GMTSomali Region Opposition Party Says Govt Downplaying Drought Effects
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The main opposition party in the Somali region, the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), released a statement on 16 February denouncing the Somali regional government for what it called "disinformation" and accused...
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:11:46 GMTTigrayan Forces Went on Killing, Raping and Looting Spree in Amhara Towns - New Evidence
[AI London] Numerous eyewitness accounts of civilian killings, gang-rapes and looting of medical facilities and schools in Kobo and Chenna
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:57:50 GMTEthiopia Govt Votes to End State of Emergency
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Members of Parliament in Ethiopia voted to end the country's state of emergency, which was declared in November and set to last for six months.
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 09:57:12 GMTEthiopia Rights Commission, U.S. Govt Call for Immediate Release of All Civilians Detained Under Emergency Decree
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba - Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the U.S. Government welcomed the 15 February lifting by the Ethiopian parliament of the war-time state of emergency, which was put in place since early November last year. Ho...
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:08:50 GMTRuling Party Reiterates Inclusive Dialogue Wont Include 'Militant' Groups
[Addis Standard] In a statement it released today, the ruling Prosperity Party (PP) said Ethiopia's planned national dialogue is aimed at and considering the establishment of consensus between the people of Ethiopia.
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:04:08 GMTAfar Mother Gives Birth Day After Fleeing Militant TPLF
[Ethiopian Herald] Right after the terrorist TPLF forces were expelled from the Afar State, Halima Mohammed, a mother, and her neighbors turned their face to pursue their daily lives without fear and have made every attempts to restore what had been ...
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:02:02 GMTH.R. 6600 Bill Most Malicious Humanitarian Imperialism - Andrew Korybko
[Ethiopian Herald] American political Analyst said that America's humanitarian imperialism has always been malicious and over 110 million people will be collectively punished as part of the U.S.' tacit regime change campaign against PM Abiy motivated...
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:53:20 GMTEHRC Says H.R.6600 Wrong Tool to Human Right Violations
[Ethiopian Herald] The proposed H.R.6600 bill, which facilitates the U.S. unjustified intervention in Ethiopia's conflict, is not the right tool to bring sustainable solutions to address human rights violations in the latter, the Ethiopian Human Righ...
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:49:38 GMTDoctors for Ethiopia Call for Health Facilities Restoration
[Ethiopian Herald] Doctors for Ethiopia has called on Ethiopians, friends of Ethiopia all concerned to restore health facilities wrecked by terrorist TPLF through a coordinated and well organized manner.
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:42:40 GMTSummary Killings, Rape and Looting By Tigrayan Forces in Amhara
[Addis Standard] Amnesty International in a new report revealed that fighters connected with the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) deliberately killed scores of people, gang-raped dozens of women and children - some as young as 14 - and plund...
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 06:03:50 GMTLawmakers Approve Lifting State of Emergency
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian lawmakers have voted (Tuesday) for an early end to the state of emergency declared in November as Tigray forces moved toward the capital.
Wed, 16 Feb 2022 08:39:07 GMTOn the Lifting of the State of Emergency in Ethiopia
[State Department] The United States welcomes the lifting of the state of emergency in Ethiopia. This is another important step by the Government of Ethiopia to pave the way for a peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflict. We urge that this move be...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:42:59 GMTPolitical Parties Ask Parliament to Suspend Choosing National Dialogue Commissioners
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopian Political Parties Joint Council (EPPJC), a coalition of more than 53 legally registered political parties in Ethiopia, has issued a statement today requesting the House of People's Representatives (HoPR) to "...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 06:06:01 GMTLack of Fuel Prevents Distribution of Critically-Needed Medical Supplies in Tigray Region
[WHO] WHO has been permitted to deliver medical supplies to Tigray, Ethiopia, for the first time since July 2021, but there is no fuel to distribute them to health centres.
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:04:39 GMTEmergency 'Causing More Damage' Than Benefits - MPs
[DW] Lawmakers lifted the emergency measures saying it was "causing more damage" than benefits. The state of emergency was imposed over the fighting in Tigray last November.
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:33:14 GMTSomali Regional Govt Accuses 'Anti-Peace Forces' of Attempting Coup, Colliding With Terrorist Organizations to Destabilize Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Following reports of deployment of federal security forces in Jigjiga, capital of Somali regional state, the regional government released a statement accusing what it described as "anti-peace forces" of attempting to o...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:21:10 GMTAddis Ababa Yet to Meet the Needs of Residents - What Has to Change
[The Conversation Africa] With an estimated population of more than 3.7 million people, Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is home to about a quarter of Ethiopia's urban population. The city generates well above 29% of Ethiopia's urban GDP and 20%...
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 06:32:04 GMTUSAID Providing More Than U.S.$39 Million in Humanitarian Assistance to Respond to Drought in Ethiopia
[USAID] In response to the devastating drought, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing more than $39 million in additional humanitarian aid to meet the needs of people in Ethiopia, where more than 6.2 million drought affec...
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:55:26 GMTDiaspora Ethiopians Vow to Rehabilitate War-Victims
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- Diaspora Ethiopians who paid visit to war-affected areas recently voiced commitment to contribute financial and material support to peoples affected by the terrorist TPLF aggression in the Amhara and Afar states.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:44:19 GMTSpecial Envoy for the Horn of Africa Satterfield Travel to Addis Ababa
[State Department] Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield will travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 13-14. Special Envoy Satterfield will meet with Ethiopian government, African Union, and United Nations officials, as well as rep...
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:16:42 GMTPrime Minister Abiy Urges CBE to Prepare for International Competition
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) is expected to join global financial competitions.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:42:45 GMT#NoMore Movement Condemns HR 6600 That Calls for Hostile U.S. Intervention in Ethiopia
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The No More, a global peaceful movement has denounced the Orwellian entitled "Ethiopia Stabilization, Peace and Democracy Act" (HR 6600), which calls for the imposition of harsh sanctions and violent measures against Ethiopia.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 06:42:42 GMTPM Abiy Inaugurates East Africa's Tallest CBE Headquarters Building
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has inaugurated the new state-of-the-art skyscraper headquarters of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) built at a cost of 303.5 million USD.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:54:05 GMTAU Summit Refutes Misrepresentation About Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The successful conduct of the 35thOrdinary Session of the AU Assembly in Addis Ababa told the global community that Ethiopia's reality is not what is portrayed by the corporate media, according to a wellacclaimed Ethio...
Sun, 13 Feb 2022 11:10:22 GMTU.S., Some Western Media Act Against Legitimate Govt
[Ethiopian Herald] The U.S. and some Western-led media have always sought to achieve their ulterior motives by appointing gangsters over African continent, so stated one of the Diaspora Community members.
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:55:26 GMTUN Deputy Chief Shaken By Ethiopian Conflict's Impact On Women
[DW] UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has met with the Ethiopian women facing some of the most horrifying consequences of the Tigray conflict. Their accounts, she said, left her near tears.
Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:05:59 GMTWHO to Airlift Much-Needed Medical Supply to Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The World Health Organization (WHO), with the Health Cluster, is airlifting 33.5 metric tonnes of critically needed medicines, medical supplies & equipment into Tigray in shipments of 10 metric tonnes per day, starting...
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:05:00 GMTM-Pesa to Open Operations in Ethiopia By May 2022
[The Exchange] Ethiopia is in the final stages of finalizing legal documentation which contains some changes that will see the Central Bank issue permits of operation and license to Safaricom, a giant telecommunication company for mobile financial se...
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 05:11:54 GMTSenior UN Official Urges Ethiopians to Find Path to Peace
[VOA] The U.N. deputy secretary-general on Friday urged Ethiopians to cease fighting, rebuild trust and begin reconciliation, as the conflict in the country's north continues to inflict unimaginable suffering on civilians.