Ethiopia
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 16:43:08 GMTConfusion Prevails Over Withdrawal of Eritrean Troops
[Reporter] The absence of clarity on the withdrawal of Eritrean forces from northern Ethiopia is sending confusing signals locally and among foreign powers. It is undermining Ethiopia's efforts to regain the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) and s...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 17:06:33 GMTFormer Senior Health Bureau Official, Government Critic Detained in Somali Region, Accused of Hate Speech
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Siraj Adem, former Somali region senior health bureau official, has been detained on Thursday 17 November in Dire Dawa and taken to regional capital Jigjiga where he is currently jailed, according to information receiv...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 17:03:55 GMTPeace in Ethiopia Beneficial for Every Corner of the World - Iran's Ambassador to Ethiopia
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The peace in Ethiopia will definitely benefit the region and every corner of the World as the peace, security and development are globally interlinked together, Iran's Ambassador to Ethiopia, Samad Ali Lakizadeh said.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 16:44:02 GMTNo Respite for Low Income Residents, Sanitation Woes Escalate
[Reporter] In a run down and dusty section of Addis Ababa - far from its skyscrapers that have defined its progress for the last decade - is a suburb known as 'Autobis Tera', near Merkatto, one of Africa's largest open-air markets. The working-class ...
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 16:41:29 GMTNew Regulation Comes to Light to Govern Drone Operation, Imports
[Reporter] Officials at the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) finalized the drafting of a regulation that will govern the import, operation, and production of drones in the country.
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:08:15 GMTTwo Key Challenges For Lasting Ethiopia, Tigray Peace - Disarmament and Humanitarian Aid
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The northern Ethiopian region has been the centre of a battle for control between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) - which led the country's previous government - and the current administration of Prime Minister Ab...
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 18:10:19 GMT'The Horn of Africa Is Paying the Price for the World's Selfishness' #AfricaClimateCrisis
[allAfrica] Sharm el-Sheikh -- The fallout of a changing climate is indisputable as it is already disrupting the livelihoods of millions of people in Africa, especially the poorest and most vulnerable.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:30:09 GMTKenyans Out to Use Great Ethiopia Run as a Springboard to Success
[Capital FM] Addis Ababa -- Tirunesh Dibaba, Selemon Barega and Yalemzerf Yehualaw are among many athletes who have become world beaters after winning the prestigious Great Ethiopian Run, that is what is inspiring Kenyans ahead of the 2022 event.
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:23:55 GMTKenya Commences Power Trade With Ethiopia
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya commenced importing electricity from Ethiopia yesterday, receiving 75 megawatts from the Wolayta-Sodo substation, the Energy Petroleum and Regulatory Authority(EPRA) has revealed.
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:30:44 GMTPartnership Between Oromia Bank, Ethswitch Sees Mastercard Withdrawals Kick Off in Ethiopia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- For the first time, Mastercard debit, credit and prepaid cards are accepted in Ethiopia. The news follows partnerships between the financial services giant and two Ethiopian financial firms.
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:30:32 GMTUN Human Rights Office Condemns Execution of Seven People in Kuwait, Including an Ethiopian Woman
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United Nation Human Rights Office, in a statement it issued yesterday, has condemned the execution of seven people in Kuwait on Wednesday.
Sat, 19 Nov 2022 19:22:32 GMTCivet Musk, a Precious Perfume Ingredient, Is Under Threat.
[The Conversation Africa] The African civet -- an animal closely related to the mongoose and widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa -- is among four mammals known to secrete scented compounds. Civets produce this "musk" to mark territory and commun...
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:59:18 GMTGovt Prepares to Host UN Internet Forum Amid Tigray Blackout
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia is set to host the U.N.'s annual Internet Governance Forum later this month, despite an ongoing communications blackout in its war-damaged Tigray region. The government-imposed blackout in the Tigray region has left six ...
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:46:17 GMTU.S. Threatens Sanctions If Agreement Not Heeded
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- A senior U.S. government official told reporters yesterday that the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) between the federal government and representatives of the Tigray regional states signed in South A...
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:09:54 GMTPremier Establishes National Committee to Lead Anti-Corruption Campaign
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Prime Minister Abiy has announced the establishment of a national anti-corruption committee to coordinate the government's campaign against corruption, identify actors in addition to those identified in a study, and br...
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:09:45 GMTInnovation - Digitruck Ethiopia Launched, Aims to Enable Rural, Remote Students Benefit From Digital Technology
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The DigiTruck Ethiopia project, which enables the provision of digital skills training to Ethiopian students, is launched in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Huawei, and ICOG Anyone Can Code.
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:04:22 GMTMore Aid Reaches Tigray Following Cease-Fire
[VOA] Addis Ababa -- More international aid is arriving in Ethiopia's Tigray region, ending a months-long blockade after the warring sides agreed to a ceasefire.
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:46:18 GMTUp-and-Coming Oromo Singer Goes Missing From Police Custody
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Oromo singer Damiso Mosissa has gone missing after spending more than a year in police custody, a family member told Addis Standard, adding that his families were unofficially informed by a member of Oromia police that...
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:46:06 GMTNews Alert - Journalist Temesgen Desalegn Released On 30,000 Birr Bail
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Journalist Temesenge Dessalen, Founder and Managing Director of the Amharic weekly "Fitih" Magazine, is released on 30, 000 birr bail after five months of imprisonment. He was released following the decision yesterday ...
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:01:51 GMTTigray Starts to Receive Desperately Needed Aid
[DW] The first aid consignments have started to trickle into Tigray. The deliveries come just days after Ethiopia's government and Tigrayan fighters agreed to allow aid into the region.
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:10:13 GMTLaw Designating TPLF As 'Terrorist' Doesn't Prohibit Negotiations: PM Abiy
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In his address responding to questions raised by the House of Peoples' Representatives (HoPR) at the ongoing 4th regular session, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told lawmakers that the law they passed designating the Tigray...
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:20:46 GMTPeace Talks Not About Which Side of Wolkait Should Go to - Abiy
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told lawmakers this morning that the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) between the federal government and representatives of the Tigray regional states signed in South Africa...
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 07:50:14 GMTBriefing With Senior State Department Official On the Situation in Ethiopia
[State Department] Via Teleconference
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:20:57 GMTEthiopia, Kenya Ink Agreement to Jointly Prevent Organized Crimes, Terrorism
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- On November 14, 2022, the intelligence and security institutions of Ethiopia and Kenya agreed to jointly prevent terrorism, human trafficking, and organized crimes and terrorism, which are growing in East Africa, state...
Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:53:48 GMTProgress Towards Peace for Ethiopia's Tigray Conflict
[CFR] While the Nairobi agreement offers hope for a resolution to Ethiopia's Tigray conflict, uncertainties remain, and the damage done will reshape U.S.-Ethiopia relations.
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 06:03:20 GMTEvangelical Church Condemns Killing of Dozens of Its Worshippers in East, West Wollega
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus has condemned what it said was indiscriminate killing by armed group of its members at Muleta Gela congregation, in Galo kebele of East Wollega Zone in Oromia Regional stat...
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 06:01:12 GMTConflict, Drought Cause Humanitarian Crises in Southern and Western Oromia - UN
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Conflict, coupled with drought has inflicted heavy humanitarian crises in southern and western parts of Ethiopia's Oromia regional state, according to latest report by the UN Office of Coordination Humanitarian Affairs...
Sun, 13 Nov 2022 08:42:45 GMTFederal, Tigray Military Commanders Agree to Facilitate Unhindered Humanitarian Access
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The top military leadership of the federal army and Tigrayan forces who have concluded a five day meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, have agreed to form a joint committee to "elaborate on the modalities for the implementation ...
Sat, 12 Nov 2022 11:11:40 GMTMore Than a Dozen Civilians Killed in Clashes Between Afar, Somali Regions Militias Near Border Areas
[Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- At least 18 civilians were killed, several others were injured in fresh clashes in areas bordering the Somali and Afar regional states on 09 November, according to a source from the Somali region who spoke with Addis S...
Mon, 14 Nov 2022 05:40:53 GMTCommercial Bank Restores Banking Services in Seven Branches in Western Tigray
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Commercial Bank of Ethiopia announced that it has restored banking services in seven branches in Western Tigray which is currently under the occupation of the Amhara Region, where services were disconnected due to the ...