Ethiopia
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:47:39 GMTHow Tigrayan Food Experts Use Common Plants As Food to Prevent Starvation
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba - Faced with the worst food crisis that many fear has already turning into famine, Tigrayan food experts are adopting creative ways of using common plants, including cactus leaf, and cactus pear, locally known as Beles, a...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:05:03 GMTU.S. Expresses Grave Concern Over Terrorist Tigray People's Liberation Front's Atrocities in Amhara
[Ethiopian Herald] U.S. State Government Spokesperson Ned Price tweeted that his country is gravely concerned by the reports of atrocities and other abuses committed by the terrorist TPLF in the Amhara state of Ethiopia as described by Amnesty Intern...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:04:58 GMTTerrorist Tigray People's Liberation Front's Gruesome Attack Against Afar
[Ethiopian Herald] After suffering an embarrassing defeats and heavy human loss at the hand of Ethiopian military, the terrorist TPLF group was pushed back to Tigray state. But as the saying goes old habit dies hard, the ragtag group launched a fresh...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:04:54 GMTEthiopian American Civil Council Calls on Congress Members to Stop Supporting H.R.6600
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopian American Civil Council (EACC) requested the American people to urge their representative/Malinowski in congress not to support H.R.6600.
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:04:52 GMTTerrorist Tigray People's Liberation Front Inflicts Severe Water Sector Damage in Amhara
[Ethiopian Herald] Amhara state water and Energy Bureau announced that terrorist TPLF has ruined various resources of the water sector amounting to over one billion Birr in the state alone in a bid to get ethnic Amhara chronically thirsty.
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:48:34 GMTParty Expresses Fear About Dialogue Commission Shortcomings
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- - In a statement it issued last night, the political party Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (EzEMA) called for shortcomings observed in the formation process of the National Dialogue Commission (NDC) eleven commis...
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:38:17 GMTGERD Progressing Well, Won't Hurt Downstream Countries - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
[Addis Standard] The construction of the Great Renaissance Ethiopian Dam (GERD) is progressing well and will not hurt the downstream countries, Ambassador Dina Mufti, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in his biweekly press briefing...
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 19:28:31 GMTEthiopia's Crises Are Not Yet in the Past
[CFR] Washington, DC -- Ethiopia is moving in the right direction, but still has plenty of work to do to overcome multiple crises.
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:59:09 GMTCourt Grants Police Nine More Days to Remand and Investigate AP Journalists
[Addis Standard] The Police in Addis Ababa were given nine more days today by Federal First Instance Court, Arada Branch to remand and investigate journalist Amir Aman and cameraman Thomas Engida, who were working for Associated Press (AP) by the tim...
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 07:25:30 GMTCourt Overturns Bail Granted to Former Senior Intelligence Officials
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Judges at the Federal Supreme Court 1st Court of Appeals have today overturned a bail granted to former senior intelligence officials including Yared Zerihun, former deputy head of the National Intelligence and Securit...
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:59:06 GMTCommencement of Power Generation Testament to Cooperation of Ethiopians - HPR Members
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The partial commencement of power generation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a testament to cooperation of Ethiopians and exemplary to less developed countries like Ethiopia, Members of House of People's Represen...
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:59:04 GMTEthiopia Made No Deal to Seek Permission to Generate Power From Dam, Says Water Expert
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia made no deal with anyone to ask for permission to start power generation from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Water Administration Consultant Fekahmed Negash said.
Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:27:55 GMTEthiopia - Drought and Hunger Push People to the Brink
[WFP] With each dry season drier than the last, families inch closer and closer to losing all
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:20:51 GMTAttacks By Armed Group Continue to Displace Thousands in Western Oromia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The ongoing violence in East Wollega and Horogudru zones in western Oromia continue driving thousands of people out of their homes, according to multiple accounts received by Addis Standard from the displaced residents...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 05:47:30 GMTReports of Atrocities in the Amhara Region
[State Department] The United States is gravely concerned by the reports of atrocities, including sexual violence, committed by fighters affiliated with the Tigray People's Liberation Front in the Amhara region of Ethiopia in late August and early Se...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:58:14 GMTEthiopia Always Open for Win-Win Solution On GERD, Says Abiy
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia is always open for a win-win solution with regard to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) , according to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:58:12 GMTNo Negotiation Held With Tigray People's Liberation Front So Far - PM Abiy
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- No negotiation has taken place so far between the federal government of Ethiopia and the terrorist group TPLF, PM Abiy told members of the House of People's Representatives.
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:57:54 GMTPM Abiy Says Nation Saves One Billion USD By Import Substitution
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the country has been able to save 1 billion USD by substituting import goods during the first six months of the budget year.
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:57:51 GMTEthiopia Never Wants Sudanese, Egyptians to Starve, Thirst - Premier
[Ethiopian Herald] Water is flowing to Sudan and Egypt as usual while generating power to the Ethiopian people who do not want to starve and thirst the people of Sudan and Egypt, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed(PhD) said on Sunday.
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:48:29 GMTSudan - 'GERD Electric Start-Up a Breach of Legal Obligations By Ethiopia'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The government of Sudan has reacted angrily after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially inaugurated hydroelectricity production at the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Sunday, saying that the unil...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:15:00 GMTRape During Ethiopia War Triggers HIV/Aids Crisis
[CAJ News] RAPE and sexual violence during the conflict in northern Ethiopia have sparked HIV/AIDS and unwanted pregnancy crises in the region.
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:13:46 GMTWork Under Way to Accommodate People Displaced from Amhara in Temporary Locations
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Addis Abeba City Peace and Security Bureau announced that Oromia Regional State and the National Disaster Prevention and Management Commission were jointly working to accommodate the IDPs in temporary locations.
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:12:15 GMTNational Dialogue Commission 'Failed Before Formation' - Opposition Balderas Party
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The opposition party, Balderas for True Democracy, said that the National Dialogue Commission formation has "failed before its formation" because the government has "debilitated the National Dialogue Commission appoint...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:11:20 GMTAkobo Minerals, Oromia Bank Sign Memorandum of Understanding
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Akobo Minerals (Euronext Oslo - "AKOBO"), the Scandinavian-based Ethiopian gold exploration and mining company, on 21 February announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ethiopian commerc...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:10:06 GMTEthiopian Evangelical Church Launches Lifesaving Assistance for Drought Affected, Vulnerable Communities in Borana Zone
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Development and Social Services Commission (EECMY-DASSC) launched a project worth 23, 500, 000 ETB to address drought-hit areas in Borena Zone, in Oromia regional state. Th...
Tue, 22 Feb 2022 04:26:17 GMTChina and Africa - Ethiopia Case Study Debunks Investment Myths
[The Conversation Africa] Common perceptions about Chinese engagement in Africa are that it is one-dimensional and sometimes biased. One common problem with this perception is the seeming acceptance of what's called 'methodological nationalism' - tha...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:09:09 GMTHundreds of Displaced People from Amhara Seek Refuge in Addis Ababa
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Displaced by months-long violence and persecution, hundreds of civilian members of the Amhara community who lived in Wollega zone, western Oromia regional state, are seeking refuge in Addis Abeba; hundreds more have be...
Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:26:09 GMTGERD's Power Generation in Accordance With Declaration of Principles - Expert
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's commencement of generating electric power from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is in accordance with the Declaration of Principles (DoP) that was signed by Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan in 2015, according to a w...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:04:09 GMTParliament Set to Appoint National Dialogue Commissioners
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The House of Peoples' Representatives convene in a special session today to appoint eleven individuals who will become commissioners of the National Dialogue Commission.
Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:09:45 GMTConstruction of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Jumps Over 84%
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The overall construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has exceeded 84 percent, GERD Manager Kifle Horo said.