Ethiopia
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 08:57:17 GMTDPM & FM Demeke Urges Diaspora to Continue Efforts to Protect Ethiopia's Sovereignty
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen has urged the Ethiopian diaspora to make history once more by uniting and putting their country first in order to protect its sovereignty, conside...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:30:30 GMTU.S. Secretary of State Discusses Ethiopia Peace Talks with South African Foreign Minister
[State Department] The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
Sun, 23 Oct 2022 08:50:17 GMTResidents of Amhara Region Condemn Foreign Interference
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Residents of the Amhara region staged a demonstration condemning foreign interference under the motto "I Stand for Ethiopia, Raise my Voice."
Sat, 22 Oct 2022 19:02:21 GMTPeace Talks Set to Begin Monday
[Scrolla] African Union-brokered peace talks between the warring parties in Ethiopia are to be held in South Africa on Monday to seek a cease-fire and avert a humanitarian catastrophe in what is now the bloodiest conflict in the world.
Sat, 22 Oct 2022 10:04:20 GMTCOP27 Brings GERD Debate Back to the Table
[Reporter] Egypt still eyes legally binding agreement
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:43:54 GMTEthiopian Airlines Refutes Reference to 'Airline Police Station' in Charges Against Police Officers
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopian Airlines said that a reference to the presence of "Airline police Station" in the prosecutor's recent charges against members of law enforcement and their accomplices who are charged with crimes rape, grave c...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:42:40 GMTAt Least 30 People Killed in an Attacks in East Wollega Zone of Oromia Region: Local Official
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Fikadu Hunde, administrator of Kiramu district, told the VOA that at least 30 people were killed in the attack in four villages in Kiremu district, in East Wollega zone of Oromia regional state by armed Fano militants....
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:07:48 GMTOver Three Million People Expected to Vote in Referendum to Form 12th Regional State
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) says more than three million people are expected to vote in a referendum to be held in six zones and five special districts of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People'...
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 04:51:30 GMTGovt Announces New Date for Tigray Peace Talks
[DW] The African Union-led negotiations are to be held in South Africa on October 24. Top UN officials have renewed calls for an end to the escalating violence.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:48:08 GMTWelcoming the Announcement of AU-Led Negotiations to Resolve Conflict in Ethiopia
[State Department] The United States welcomes the planned launch of African Union-led peace talks next week between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigrayan regional authorities. We commend South Africa for hosting the talks and stand ready to sup...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 06:41:40 GMTEU Says It "Stands By" UNSG Statement As Ethiopia Plans Nationwide Rally to Denounce 'Interference By Some Western Powers'
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ahead of the planned UN Security Council meeting on Ethiopia later today, Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice-President of the European Commission, said "t...
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:23:57 GMTPress Statement on AU-Led Peace Process for Ethiopia, October 21, 2022
[African Union] The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) dedicated its 1115th meeting, held on 21 October 2022, on the AU-led Peace Process for Ethiopia.
Mon, 24 Oct 2022 04:57:33 GMTAfrican Union Peace and Security Council Meets On Tigray War
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- The African Union's Peace and Security Council is meeting Friday to discuss the escalating war in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:07:39 GMTAU PSC Meets On Ethiopia Ahead of UN's - Blinken, Guteress Discuss Need for Immediate Cessation of Hostilities, Withdrawal of Eritrean Forces
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba- -- The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) is holding a session today to receive a briefing on the AU-led peace process for Ethiopia.
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 10:56:14 GMTFrance Grants Five Million Euro for Preservation, Restoration of Lalibela
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ministry of Finance of Ethiopia and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed yesterday a ?5 million (260 000 000 Birr) grant agreement to conduct the preparatory phase of a program of Preservation and r...
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:46:24 GMTMalawi Police Exhume 25 Bodies of Ethiopians in Mass Grave
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Police in northern Malawi are investigating the deaths of 25 male foreigners, believed to be Ethiopians, found buried in a mass grave in a forest in the Mzimba district.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:33:10 GMTParents Struggle With Rising Cost of Education As Wars, Natural Disasters Force 13M Out of Schools
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- On 07 October, the United Nation's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) released a report revealing a staggering number of students missing out on schools across Ethiopia due largely to the effe...
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:24:41 GMTWHO Head Warns Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Tigray 'Genocide'
[RFI] Action must be taken immediately to prevent "genocide" in Ethiopia's Tigray region, World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters from WHO headquarters in Geneva.
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:52:36 GMTPostponed AU Peace Talks to Take Place in South Africa - Ambassador
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ambassador Redwan Hussien, National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, said that the African Union Commission "has informed us that the Peace talks is set for 24 Oct, 2022 to be held in South Africa."
Fri, 21 Oct 2022 06:51:25 GMTICRC Ethiopia Distributes Essential Household Items to Displaced People in Horo Guduru Wollega
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Ethiopia said that last week its team has distributed essential household items to 3,310 households (16,550 Individuals) who are sheltered in Horo Guduru Wollega, Sha...
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 06:46:49 GMTThere is a Very Narrow Window to Prevent Genocide in Tigray, UN Health Chief Warns
[UN News] The Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the international community and the media on Wednesday to give the crisis in Ethiopia "the attention it deserves".
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:06:54 GMTCivilians in Tigray Region at Heightened Risk
[HRW] International Community Should Act Now to Protect Population
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:03:29 GMTEthiopia Photo Contest - What Does Women's Financial Inclusion Mean to You?
[New Dawn] Ethiopia, prepare your cameras! Send us your best photos that capture what women's financial inclusion means to you.
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:02:19 GMTBenishangul Gumuz Regional Govt, Rebel Group Sign Peace Agreement
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Benishangul Gumuz regional government communication bureau said the regional government and and the Gumuz People's Democratic Movement (GPDM), a rebel group militarily active in the region, signed a peace agreement...
Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:01:44 GMTProsecutor Charges Three Law Enforcement Officers and Accomplices
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Prosecutor filed charges against three police officers and their accomplices, including the head of criminal investigation department at the Airport Police Station, who are accused of abusing their authority and co...
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:30:35 GMTGovt Security Forces Kill Member of Karrayyu Gadaa Leaders, Abduct Five Others in East Shewa Zone of Oromia
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Government security forces have killed Boru Roba, a respected member of the Karrayyu Gadaa leaders, and abducted his brother and sister along with two other individuals in Fentalle, East Shewa Zone of Oromia regional s...
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 05:49:41 GMTAfrican Union Has Failed to Silence the Guns in Tigray
[The Conversation Africa] The African Union pledged in 2016 to "silence the guns" by the end of 2020, an ambitious agenda of ending armed conflicts on the continent. Just two months before that deadline, the deadliest war in years erupted in Ethiopia...
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 04:45:46 GMTIn a Raging Civil War, How Can Ethiopia Get on Track Towards Peace?
[USIP] As the conflict enters its deadliest phase, U.S. leadership and collaboration with African partners are desperately needed to stop the slide.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:19:11 GMTEthiopian Forces Seize Three Towns in Northern Tigray
[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Ethiopian government forces and their allies have captured the city of Shire and two more towns in the Tigray region in an offensive that aims to take control of airports and federal infrastructure.
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 07:18:26 GMTUN Rights Chief - Fighting in Tigray Taking Toll On Civilians
[VOA] Geneva -- The U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Volker Turk, says the escalating hostilities in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region are taking a devastating toll on the civilian population and must stop. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from G...