Year: 2019
- Africa
News: Lemma Megerssa supports OLF-SG, government peace deal; preparations underway to bring rebels, committee says
Yared Tsegaye Addis Abeba, January 29/2019 – Freshly back from “a medical trip abroad”, Lemma Megerssa, president of Oromia regional state, expressed his support to the recent peace deal signed between the government and the rebel group OLF-SG, according to the committee formed to oversee the peace deal. Speaking to local journalists late this afternoon, Jawar Mohammed, OMN executive director,…
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Commentary: The Nextgen Carbon market: Turning our emissions to dollars, outcome of #COP24
Ambachew F. Admassie, for Addis Standard Part 3 Addis Abeba, January 28/2019 – Ethiopian online media outlets recently broke the news that there is a discussion going around some policy circles over reforming the regulation related to vehicle imports. It reportedly runs in the direction of prohibiting or levying higher tax over import of vehicles that are older than certain…
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News: Fourth day protests leave one dead, many injured in Dire Dawa city
Addis Abeba, January 25/2019 – What started as a protest against a group of people who were said to have thrown stones at a religious congregation during Timket celebrations in Dire Dawa city, a chartered city in eastern Ethiopia, have morphed into protests covering various parts of the city, leaving one child dead, ten injured, according to Ibrahim Ousman, Myor…
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Breaking: Somali region vice president says possible plot of treason against the region foiled; eleven cabinet members in Addis Abeba for emergency briefing
Mustefa Omer. Photo: Social media Addis Abeba, January 25/2019 – Mustafa Omer, Vice President of the Somali regional state, told Addis Standard that the regional government has “foiled a highly dangerous, sophisticated, and well planned attempt to plunge the region into chaos and collapse.” “A diverse network of anti-reform elements under the direction of ex-TPLF generals have allegedly tried to…
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News: Attorney General office says investigations into August Jigjiga violence complete, reveals discovery of mass grave
Addis Abeba, January 25/2019 – Zinabu Tunu, Public Relations officer at the Federal Attorney General’s office told local journalists this afternoon that its investigations into the three days violence in Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali regional state, in August 2018 were completed. The AG’s office also revealed extent of the three days damage which were previously unreported, including the…
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Op:Ed: The government’s approach to past human rights violations needs to be transparent
Wondwossen Demissie (PhD), For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, January 25/2019 – Ethiopia is in the process of opening up and widening the political space departing from the TPLF-dominated EPRDF-led government’s repressive approach. While the success of democratic consolidation remains uncertain, Abiy’s government tend to offer hope for significantly more democratic and rule of law based governance. One of the disrepute…
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News: Ethiopia, EU step up partnership and cooperation
Addis Abeba, January 24/2019 – The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker met with the Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed to discuss EU support to Ethiopia’s reform process and agree to an additional €130 million to support job creation. On this occasion, President Juncker said: “The partnership between Ethiopia and the EU is particularly strong and the meeting…
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News: Breakthrough as government, OLF-SG agree on immediate ceasefire, encampment of rebel army in 20 days
The Peace conference organized by the Abba Gada Council was held on January 22 in Addis Abeba Addis Abeba, January 24/2019 – As part of a continued peace conference held today in Ambo, 125 km west of Addis Abeba, a peace agreement was officially signed between the government and leaders of OLF-SG. Accordingly both parties have agreed for an immediate…
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