Year: 2019
- Ethiopia
Art News: Dr Senait Mario: Promoting the colors of Ethiopia through fashion
Addis Abeba, July 05/2019 – Dr Senait Mario is a sociologist with a passion for fashion designing and promoting Ethiopia’s untapped yet rich cultural diversity through her collections. Born and raised in Wolaita, Sodo in southern Ethiopia, she left Ethiopia ten years ago and lived in Kenya and Uganda before finally settling in Rome, Italy, where she currently lives. Dr…
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Crisis Group: Time for Ethiopia to Bargain with Sidama over Statehood
Caption: Right: A group of young Sidama activists participating in this year’s Chamballala celebrations. Left: An elederly woman taking part in the women only rally in support of the Sidama statehood in Hawassa. Pictures Credit: Social Media Nairobi /Brussels, 4 July 2019 What’s new? Officials representing the Sidama, southern Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, are threatening to unilaterally declare the formation of…
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News: Ethiopian Medical Student Earns International Award for Project to Improve Community Health
Yidnekachew’s project is titled Sexual Health Education for Better Awareness (SHEBA) Addis Abeba, July 04/2019 – Yidnekachew Girma Mogessie, a medical student at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, is one of 12 students from around the world named recipients of the 2019 Student Projects for Health awards presented by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical…
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News: European Patent Office launches reinforced partnership with Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, July 03/2019 – Following the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding on Reinforced Partnership with Ethiopia in April of this year, European Patent Office (EPO) President António Campinos and the Director-General of the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office (EIPO), Ermias Yemanebirhan, signed their first Biennial Work Plan for 2019-21 on the occasion of a visit by a high-level Ethiopian…
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News: Lawyer for suspects detained in wake of assassinations says his clients kept isolated, in cold, dark room
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, July 03/2019 – Henok Aklilu, the lawyer representing four suspects detained in connection with the June 21 killing of high level regional and federal officials, told Addis Standard that his clients are detained in “inhuman” condition inside the Addis Abeba Police Commission compound in Piassa which hosts a prison quarter. On June 27 the federal police…
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News: PM Abiy appoints head of spy agency to replace slain army chief, two others
Addis Abeba, June 28/2019 – PM Abiy Ahmed has today appointed General Adem Mohammed, head of the National Intelligence & Security Service (NISS), as the new Chief of Staff of the National Defense Force. General Adem replaces slain General Seare Mekonnen, who was shot dead at his house on Saturday June 22 along with retired General Gezai Abera. In Addition…
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News: Government names suspect in Army Chief Gen. Seare’s killing, says more attacks were planned
Photo: አስር አለቃ (Corporal/Private?) Mesafint Tigabu Addis Abeba, June 27/2019 – A statement issued by a “Security and Justice Task-force” has named the suspect in Saturday’s killing of Army Chief, Gen. Seare Mekonnen & Maj-Gen. Gezai Abera (rtd), as አስር አለቃ (Corporal/Private?) Mesafint Tigabu. He is one of Gen Seare’s security details. The statement said the suspect was “injured by…
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News: Ethiopia police seek terrorism charges on suspects detained in connection with coup plot; NaMA says 56 of its members arrested
Members of the “Addis Abeba Bale’adera Mikir Bet” (roughly, Addis Abeba caretaker council). Photo: Social Media Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, June 27/2019 – Six individuals arrested over the weekend have appeared yesterday at the federal first instance court Arada branch. The police accused the individuals of having connections with as well as involvement at various levels in Saturday’s failed coup…
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Commentary: After a bloody Saturday of 22 June Ethiopia needs a new national consensus, urgently
From left: General Seare Mekonnen, Chief of staff of the National defense force of Ethiopia, Migbaru Kebede, the Attorney General of Amhara regional state Ambachew Mekonnen (PhD), President of Amhara regional state, and Azeze Wasse, Amhara regional state administration’s public organization advisor all in their respective coffins ready for burial Solomon A. Dersso, PhD, For Addis Standard Addis…
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Latest update: Amhara region Attorney General the latest victim in wave of assassinations targeting Ethiopian high level officials; alleged coup ringleader killed by state security
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, June 24/2019 – Migbaru Kebede, the Attorney General of Amhara regional state, died of his injuries while receiving medical treatment, the state television said. Migbaru became the latest victim in a wave of political assassinations that saw the shooting to death of General Seare Mekonnen, Chief of staff of the National defense force of Ethiopia,…
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