Ethiopia
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:39:57 GMTTigray Regional Govt Accepts AU Invitation To Peace Talks - But Requests Clarification
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement issued this evening, the government of Tigray regional state said it had accepted an invitation for peace talks extended by the African Union, but it requests clarification on who had been invited as par...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:26:19 GMTEthiopia Scrapped Visa On Arrival for Nigerians, 41 Others
[Vanguard] The government of Ethiopia has suspended Visa on arrival for Nigerians, along with travellers from 41 other countries.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:07:14 GMTGovt Says It Accepts Peace Talks Invitation By AU
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- The Government of Ethiopia says it has accepted a peace talks invitation issued by the African Union to resolve the 21 months war in Ethiopia.
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:32:51 GMTKenyatta to Attend Ethiopia, TPLF Peace Negotiation in South Africa
[Capital FM] Kenya, Nairobi -- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is among the African leaders who will mediate the African Union (AU)-led peace talks between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) after more ...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:26:21 GMTConfusion As Ethiopia 'Bans' Visa On Arrival for Nigerians
[Daily Trust] There is confusion in the travel industry following the purported ban of visa on arrival (VOA) for Nigerian travellers visiting Ethiopia.
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:30:34 GMTEntities Leading AU Peace Talks Made Official Invitation for Peace Talks to Begin - Govt Communication Service
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The entities leading the African Union (AU) peace talks have made an official invitation for peace talks to begin and have announced both the date and venue, Government Communication Service said.
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:06:40 GMTAfrican Union Invites Ethiopia, Tigray Region to Peace Talks
[DW] The African Union has invited the leaders of both Ethiopia's federal government and the country's embattled Tigray region to peace talks. It's still unclear whether the talks will take place at the highest level.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:07:18 GMTUN Experts Warn Women and Girls Fleeing War in Tigray, Amhara, Afar At Heightened Risk of Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- UN experts warn women and girls in the war affected regions of Tigray, Afar and Amhara, in Northern Ethiopia are increasingly vulnerable to abduction and trafficking for sexual exploitation as they flee the war.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:11:59 GMTMonkeypox Cases in Sudan Refugee Camps Spike to 120: UNHCR
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Total number of suspected and confirmed cases of Monkeypox in two of Sudanese refugee camps has reached 120 people as of September 28, the UN refugee agency says.
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:29:52 GMTAfrican Union Schedules Ethiopian Peace Talks in South Africa
[Daily Maverick] It is far from certain that the Tigray People's Liberation Front, which is fighting the federal government, will attend.
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:29:16 GMTThe World War in Africa in the Midst of a Media Blackout
[Agenzia Fides] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia is turning into a world war in Africa, with tens of thousands of deaths in recent months, potentially unreported, while Tigray rebels fight against a coalition of armies and militias in a total media blackout.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:08:34 GMTFederal Prosecutor Presses Multiple Charges Against Journalists
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Federal prosecutor has filed multiple charges against journalists Gobeze Sisay, Meaza Mohammed as well as author and activist Asaye Deribe, who has been detained since mid-September the Ministry of Justice has anno...
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 05:07:25 GMTTigray Rebels Withdraw From Parts of Amhara
[VOA] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Ethiopia's Tigray rebels have said they are withdrawing from parts of the neighboring Amhara region, which they entered shortly after renewed hostilities broke out with federal government forces in August.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:57:48 GMTGambella Region Rejects Rights Commission's Report, Calls It 'Irresponsible'
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- The Gambella regional government has rejected and condemned Ethiopian Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) report on extrajudicial killings of at least 50 civilians in the region following a clash in June between security ...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:30:54 GMTFight Against Human Trafficking Must Be Strengthened in Wartorn North
[UN News] Throughout Ethiopia's Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to abduction and sex trafficking as they flee ongoing armed conflict, a group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts warned...
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:27:48 GMTSpecial Envoy for the Horn of Africa Hammer Travels to Kenya, South Africa, and Ethiopia
[State Department] Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Mike Hammer will travel to Kenya, South Africa, and Ethiopia October 3-18, 2022. Special Envoy Hammer is returning to the region as part of ongoing U.S. diplomatic efforts to achieve an ...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 11:56:26 GMTDialogue Amid Civil War and Violence: Mission Impossible?
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The ruling Prosperity Party (PP) is dead set on getting Ethiopia to experience its first ever "national dialogue" and has subsequently micromanaged the creation of a "National Dialogue Commission (NDC)" through a parli...
Sun, 02 Oct 2022 21:58:49 GMTJoyciline Jepkosgei Relinquishes London Marathon Title to Ethiopia's Yehualaw
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ethiopia's Yehualaw Yalemzerf pulled away from defending champion Joyciline Jepkosgei in the final five kilometres of the race to clinch the London Marathon title in 2:17:26 on Sunday.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:01:44 GMTYou Are Better Than All of Us, I Respect You! - Kenenisa to Kipchoge
[Capital FM] London -- Ethiopia's long-distance star Kenenisa Bekele has hailed legendary Eliud Kipchoge who he recognized as the Greatest Marathoner of All Time (G.O.A.T).
Sat, 01 Oct 2022 08:00:09 GMTSomalia, Ethiopia Agree to Strengthen Bilateral Ties
[Shabelle] Addis Ababa - At the end of the official state visit by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the two leaders issued a Joint Communiqué.
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 05:48:11 GMTEU Alarmed Over 'Totally Blocked' Humanitarian Access in Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The European Union (EU) said it was "alarmed at the deterioration of the humanitarian operating environment" in Tigray, Amhara and Afar regional states since the resumption of militarized hostilities in 24August. The E...
Mon, 03 Oct 2022 05:47:28 GMTEthiopia, Somalia Call On UNSC to Lift Somalia Arms Embargo
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a joint communique issued at the end of a two-day official visit by Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Ethiopia and Somalia called upon the UN Security Council (UNSC) "to consider the request of the Federal ...
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 04:40:46 GMTAt Least 50 Civilians Killed in Extra-Judicial Execution By Security Forces, Armed Groups in Gambella - Report
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Following the June 14th clash in the capital of Ethiopia's Gambella region between the region's security forces and coalition of armed groups Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and Gambella Liberation Front (GLF), civilian in...
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 14:30:44 GMTSecurity Forces Accused of Killing Civilian
[VOA] Adis Ababa -- Ethiopia's government-funded human rights commission says security forces killed dozens of civilians following clashes with rebels in the country's Gambella region in June.
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:30:43 GMTSafaricom Expands Ethiopia Network Rollout to Awoday, Gondar Cities
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Safaricom has expanded its network coverage in Ethiopia, with a recent large-scale customer pilot in Awoday and Gondar cities.
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 04:57:36 GMTIs There a Path to Peace in the Tigray Conflict?
[The New Humanitarian] Nairobi -- 'There's no confidence on either side that the other can be trusted.'
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:19:26 GMTAmid Communication Blackout, Rights Commission Says More Than 100 Civilians Killed in Western Oromia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has reported that more than 100 civilians were killed as a result of repeated identity-based violence perpetrated by irregular Amhara armed militia, members of the Oromo Lib...
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:17:39 GMTPolitics of Nationalism and Federalism Without a Federation
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement made on Sunday September 11, 2022, the African Union Commission welcomed the announcement by the Regional Government of Tigray of its commitment for a peaceful resolution of the civil war as well as its ...
Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:16:55 GMTBole Airport Customs Announce Seizing More Than 97kg Cocaine From Incoming Passenger
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopian Customs officials at Bole International Airport announced that they have seized 97.48 kilograms of cocaine from a passenger who arrived at Bole Airport from Nairobi, Kenya. The suspect was detained by the Cus...
Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:48:55 GMTSomali President Arrives in Ethiopia On State Visit
[Shabelle] Hassan Sheikh, the president of Somalia on Wednesday touched at Bole international airport in Addis Ababa for a state visit to nighbouring Ethiopia.