Month: October 2020
- Africa
Analysis: “Crisis staring” Tigray, Federal governments “in the eye” as army is caught in the mix, relations plummet to new low
Brig. Gen Belay Seyoum Akele, who is appointed as the new Commander of the Northern Command, cancelled his flight to Mekelle along with two othersPhoto: UNISFA By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, October 31/2020 – Tensions between the federal and the Tigray Regional State governments have picked up a new twist following a decision by the later to return Brigadier…
Click Here to read more. - Afar regional state
News: At least 27 killed in clashes in the border between Afar, Somali regions
Addis Abeba, October 29/2020 – At least 27 people were killed in what the Somali regional state communication affairs bureau said was a clash in the border between Afar and Somali regional states in recent days. Ten of them were killed on October 28, according to the condolences dispatch issued late last night. The news came amidst conflicting reports from…
Click Here to read more. - Africa
News: As COVID-19 slows manufacturing demand a US$6.5 m fund launched to help protect textile industry jobs in Ethiopia
Adama Industrial Park The fund is an international collaboration between the UK, Germany and Ethiopia that will protect some of Ethiopia’s most vulnerable workers Addis Abeba, October 29/2020: A landmark fund set up between the UK and Germany in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia could save thousands of jobs in Ethiopia’s textile and garments industry, while helping to support…
Click Here to read more. - Africa
In-depth: How Ethiopia’s transition to democracy derailed: Reflections by Jawar Mohammed
Jawar Mohammed. Picture: Screenshot taken from his last interview with Ahadu Radio Five days before his arrest By Jawar Mohammed @Jawar_Mohammed Introduction Addis Abeba, October 28/2020 – For the last half century or more, there has been a continuous struggle to establish a democratic system in Ethiopia. Starting with the Neway brothers’ aborted coup to the latest Qeerroo victory over…
Click Here to read more. - Politics
News: Military, police disperse crowds in Bahir Dar after authorities disallowed opposition rally
There were heavy presence of the regional police & special forces as well as members of the federal security forces in Bahir Dar ahead of a rally which was disallowed by regional authorities. Pictures: As sent to Addis Standard by activists By Etenesh Abera @EteneshAb Addis Abeba, October 28/2020 – Heavy military presence in Bahir Dar, the capital of Amhara regional state, has prevented several…
Click Here to read more. - Africa
Viewpoint: Can Ethiopia survive the Trump threats?
Picture credit: REUTERS/Carlos Barria By Dejen Yemane Messele @MesseleDejen &Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew @yeayalew “All sovereign states are equal…inequality of power does not affect this equality; a dwarf is as much a man as a giant; a small republic is no less a sovereign state than the most powerful kingdom.”Emer de Vattel, 1758 Addis Abeba, October 27/2020 – Trump’s sabre-rattling remarks…
Click Here to read more. - Africa
Analysis: Civilians continue to suffer from repeated violence in Metekel. What we know so far
Gumuz Elders meeting regional president Ashadli Hassan (Picture: Metekel Zone Communications Office) By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, October 26/2020 – News of sustained attacks targeting civilians has been coming out of Benishangul Gumuz regional state, Metekel Zone, since the first week of September, 2020. Ethiopian social media is replete with graphic images of victims whose lives are brutally cut…
Click Here to read more. - Africa
News: Eskinder Nega et.al object prosecutor’s request for closed session, behind a curtain witness hearing
Eskinder Nega, Keleb Seyoum and Sintayehu Chekol and among the five defendants facing terrorism charges By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, October 23/2020 – During a hearing held yesterday at the Federal High Court Lideta Branch, the defense team representing Eskinder Nega, Founder of the opposition Balderas for genuine Democracy, and four other facing terrorism charges with Eskinder, objected the prosecutor’s request for closed session and behind curtain…
Click Here to read more. - Africa
News Alert: Latest report by inter-agency mission, including four UN agencies, describes humanitarian, security situation in Guji zone as “grave”
Secondary displacement site near Yirgacheffe, Gedeo Zone, the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ (SNNP) Region, Ethiopia. (Photo by Refugees International -2018 archive) Addis Abeba, October 22/2020 – A report compiled after a recent inter-agency mission from 7 to 11 October 2020 to Guji zone in Oromia regional state, said the humanitarian and security situation in Guji zone is “grave.” “An…
Click Here to read more. - Africa
News: HoPR speaker says parliament will take measures against absent Tigray reps
HoPR Speaker Tagesse Chafo. Picture: HoPR Addis Abeba, October 21/2020 – Tagesse Chafo, Speaker of the House of People’s Representatives (HoPR) said parliament will take measures against parliamentary representatives of Tigray regional state who are absent from the House. The parliament is extending invitation to the representatives, FanaBC quoted the Speaker as saying, “if they continue to avoid meeting, administrative…
Click Here to read more.