Year: 2019
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News: Ethiopia charges eight former prison officials in connection with deadly Qilinto prison fire
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, February 19/2019 – The federal attorney general’s office has filed charges on eight former prison officials in connection with the September 2016 deadly fire at Qilinto federal maximum security prison located in the southern outskirt of the capital Addis Abeba. According to the charges, the eight former prison officials are accused of firing on inmates following…
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News: Court okays prosecutors’ request for witness protection in ex-Somali president case
Former Somali regional state president Abdi Muhamud Omer, a.k.a, Abdi Iley (center) as pictured at the federal high court premises on February 06 Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, February 15/2019 – Judges at the federal High Court 4th Criminal Bench here in the capital have, today, accepted federal prosecutors’ request to withhold list of witnesses from the defense team in high…
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Opinion: One more question, Dr. Abiy
One of the unanswered questions in the current euphoric discourse about Ethiopia’s democratic transformation is who gave PM Abiy (as this is becoming a Meles-like one-man-show) the mandate to put Ethiopia on a path to free-market capitalism Stephanie Jay, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, February 15/2019 – Prime Minister Abiy’s recent speech at the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos was not…
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News: U.S. announces $40 m to Support Goal of Universal Health Coverage in Ethiopia
Over the next five years, the new program will focus on mobilizing increased domestic resources and streamlining medical insurance schemes Addis Abeba, February 14, 2019 – Today the United States launched a new, five-year USD $40 million Health Financing Improvement Program to invest in expanding Ethiopia’s capacity to provide quality affordable healthcare to citizens across the country. Under the new…
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News: Despite court authorized bail police continue holding former COO of Ethio Telecom with fresh corruption allegations
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, February 13/2019 – Despite a month-long court authorized bail ordering the release of Esayas Dagnew, former Chief Operation Officer of Ethio Telecom, the police have today presented new corruption allegations at the federal high court and continued holding him in detention. On January 14, judges at the federal high court 10th criminal bench have granted Esayas,…
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News: Thousands displaced by fresh violence in central and western Gonder in need of urgent help
Some 2, 700 of them have not received any help as of yesterday Hayalnesh Gezahegn Addis Abeba, February 13/2019 – Thousands of civilians who were left internally displaced following a spate of fresh violence in central and western Gonder zone of Amhara Regional State say they are in need of urgent help, according to report by Amhara Mass Media Agency…
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News: Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council condemns two separate attacks on Mosques in South Gonder
“This is a tragic incident; it’s also a grave crime. We strongly caution for those responsible to face the law” Sheik Mohammed Amin Hayalnesh Gezahegn Addis Abeba, February 12/2019 – Sheik Mohammed Amin, President of the Ethiopian Islamic Affairs Supreme Council, said the Council “strongly condemns” the torching three Mosques in two separate Woredas in South Gonder Zone of the…
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The Interview: The Nabad Project: In pursuit of healing bitter divisions
Today Filsan is proud to call the ‘Nabad Project’ volunteers the ‘Peace Engineers’ in the making. Addis Abeba, February 11/2019 – Filsan Abdi, 27, is a UK based Speech and Language Therapy consultant and the founder of the ‘Nabad Project” – ‘Nabad’ in Somali means ‘Peace’. It is a recently established campaign for peace and reconciliation between various ethnic groups…
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News: Three killed when Ethiopian military helicopter crashes en route from Kadugli to Abyei
Ten passengers were injured with three in critical condition. The three are in critical condition Addis Abeba, February 09/2019 – An Ethiopian military helicopter registration Number UNO 379P with 23 passengers on board has crashed today at around 1310H inside the compound of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) killing three of its crew members. The MI-8…
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