Ethiopia
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 07:09:47 GMTFederal Forces Rain Drone Terror On Tigray
[Scrolla] After suffering heavy losses to the Tigrayan forces, Ethiopia's military has taken the war to the skies, launching drone strikes on Tigray's capital, Mekelle.
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:20:36 GMT#asdailyscoop - U.S. Welcomes Appointment of Uhuru Kenyatta As Peace Envoy to Ethiopia, Eastern DRC
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The U.S. State Department Bureau of African Affairs said the U.S. welcomes "the appointment of Uhuru Kenyatta as peace envoy for the conflict in Northern Ethiopia and in Eastern DRC."
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 11:20:33 GMTAuthority Vows to Hold CSOs Working Against 'Sovereignty, Public Interest' to Account
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Jima Dilbo, Director General of the federal Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) told state media that the Agency would strengthen its works to make civil society organizations "working against Ethiopia's s...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 14:52:36 GMTNews - Gurage Zone Council to Hold First Meeting After Rejecting Cluster Arrangement
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In statement issued today, Arshya Ahmed, the Speaker of the Gurage Zone Council, in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's (SNNP) regional state, said that the zonal council has called its members for a meeting s...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:01:07 GMTU.S. Bureau of African Affairs Lauds Kenyatta Appointment as Peace Envoy
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United States Department of State Bureau of African Affairs has lauded the appointment of former President Uhuru Kenyatta as the peace envoy for the conflict in Northern Ethiopia and in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 07:27:16 GMTZambia Deports 44 Ethiopian Irregular Migrants, One Migrant Dies At Airport
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Immigration authorities in Zambia have deported 44 irregular migrants to Ethiopia, a spokesperson told Zambian media. Namati Nshinka, the Public Relations Officer of the Immigration Department, however, said one of the...
Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:21:30 GMT'Aid Entering Tigray Remains Blocked Despite Ceasefire Talk'
[Ghanaian Times] Talk of a cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region is no green light for international relief operations to resume, United Nations (UN) humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Thu, 15 Sep 2022 12:49:17 GMTAbiy Awarded 2022 Laureate of Global Islamic Finance
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is awarded as the 2022 Laureate of the Global Islamic Finance Award for efforts made in reforming Ethiopia's finance sector.
Thu, 15 Sep 2022 05:15:07 GMTTen Killed in Second Day of Airstrikes in Tigray
[DW] Emergency workers are struggling to help victims in a region that has been cut off from the outside world and is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis.
Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:52:36 GMTTigray's Leadership Says Drones Used in Latest Airstrikes
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- As the civil war in Ethiopia rages on, the head of the main hospital in the Tigray region's capital says two airstrikes Wednesday morning have killed at least ten people.
Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:52:33 GMTFighting Puts Damper On Ethiopian New Year
[VOA] Kombolcha -- On Sunday, Ethiopians marked "Enkutatash," the new year holiday. However, renewed fighting in the country's two-year long civil war meant a curfew was in place in some areas close to the conflict, putting a damper on celebrations.
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 07:23:44 GMTDrone Airstrikes in Mekelle Endanger 'Very Fragile Hope for Peace - EU
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement it released last night, the European Union (EU) said said it regretted that "the two drone airstrikes that hit Mekelle", the capital of Tigray regional state on 14 on 13 September "endanger, once again, ...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 07:22:48 GMTAddis Abeba City Peace and Security Bureau Gets New Chief
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Addis Abeba City Peace and Security Administration Bureau appointed Lydia Girma as its new bureau chief, replacing Kenea Yadeta (PhD), according to the Bureau's Directorate of Communication Affairs.
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 07:22:22 GMTSalaried Govt Workers Scramble to Cope With Soaring Cost of Living
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A survey released by "Statista" in August 2022 ranked the city of Addis Abeba second among the fifteen African cities with the highest cost of living. Nowhere is the pain of that felt deep than among the city governmen...
Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:02:03 GMTMinistry Unveils New Factory Prices for Cement Products
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration has announced today that it has issued a new cement price regulation to curb the rising price of cement products in the country.
Wed, 14 Sep 2022 04:57:49 GMTAir Strike Hits Tigray Capital
[DW] Possible cease-fire talks have been thrown into doubt after the TPLF said its capital was hit by an air strike. The strike reportedly hit a university in Mekele.
Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:51:14 GMTA Wounded Ethiopia
[CFR] Once celebrated as a regional power broker, Ethiopia today is a ripe target for opportunists
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:57:31 GMTTigray Decision On AU-Led Peace Process Hailed
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The African Union, the U.S. government, the United Nations, and the European Union have responded with acceptance a statement released on 11 September by the Tigray regional state government announcing its stance that ...
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 04:18:50 GMTTigray Forces Open to AU-Led Peace Talks
[DW] Since November 2020, fighting has killed thousands and displaced millions leaving the region in the grip of a humanitarian crisis as it faces acute food shortages.
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 11:01:12 GMTSafaricom Expands Ethiopia's Network Rollout to Bahir Dar and Adama
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Safaricom has expanded its network coverage in Ethiopia, with a recent large-scale customer pilot in Bahir Dar and Adama cities.
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:19:54 GMTTigray Rebels Ready to Accept Ceasefire and AU-Led Peace Process
[RFI] Ethiopia's Tigray rebels said on Sunday they were ready for a ceasefire and would accept a peace process led by the African Union, removing an obstacle to negotiations with the Addis Ababa government to end almost two years of fighting.
Sun, 11 Sep 2022 19:47:03 GMTEthiopians Celebrating First Day of Ethiopian New Year 2015
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopians are celebrating the first day of the Ethiopian New Year 2015 today.
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 04:16:48 GMTOn the Occasion of the Ethiopian New Year - 2022
[State Department] On the occasion of the Ethiopian New Year, the United States stands with the people of Ethiopia and supports ongoing diplomatic efforts to realize their desire to live in peace, with economic opportunity for all. We commend the Afr...
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 04:16:02 GMTAU Commission Chair Welcomes Call ByTigray Govt for Peaceful Resolution of Conflict
[African Union] Addis Ababa -- The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the announcement by the Regional Government of Tigray of its commitment for a peaceful resolution of the conflict as well as its willin...
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:12:14 GMTIndustrial Hopes Dwindle As Conflict, Sanctions Take Toll
[VOA] Hawassa, Ethiopia -- Ethiopia once said it wanted to become the "China of Africa" -- that is, a manufacturing hub -- with the help of its industrial parks. But the global economic downturn and the country's ongoing conflict have prompted compan...
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 04:13:52 GMTPM Abiy Ahmed Extends New Year Best Wishes to All Ethiopians
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has extended best wishes to all Ethiopians on the New Year that will be celebrated on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 04:09:30 GMTBiden Extends Sanctions On Unnamed Officials Connected to Humanitarian, Human Rights Crisis
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- U.S. President Joe Biden has extended his September 2021 Executive Order "imposing sanctions on certain persons with respect to the humanitarian and human rights crisis in Ethiopia." Although the sanction is a year old...
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 04:11:33 GMTExplainer On Re-Detention of Journalists Meaza Mohammed and Gobeze Sisay
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- On Wednesday September 08, government security forces have re-detained journalist Meaza Mohammed, owner and managing director of "Roha Media" , a YouTube based media channel.
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:15:22 GMTWomen March in Capital Adds to Growing Calls for Peace
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A peace rally was held in Addis Abeba on Thursday 08 August organized by three women-centered indigenous civil society organizations based in Ethiopia. The march for peace adds up to the rare, yet growing calls from no...
Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:15:19 GMTEthiopia Rejects UN Experts Call for UNSC Meeting As 'Ultra Vires, Blatant'; Cautions It Forecloses 'All Doors of Cooperation'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was "dismayed by the statement of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia" and rejected it as "ultra vires and blatant call for action against ...