Month: December 2020
- Africa
News: Amhara region police says it’s requesting federal gov’t to intervene or be given the task to solve security crisis in neighboring Benishangul region
Abere Adamu, Commissioner of the Amhara regional state Police Commission. Picture: AMMA By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, December 08/2020 – Abere Adamu, Commissioner of the Amhara Regional State Police Commission, said that the region’s police was requesting the federal government to “either be given the responsibility or for the federal government to intervene” in Benishagul Gumuz regional state…
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News: Ethio- Djibouti railway suffers from theft and vandalism, leading to heavy revenue loss
A train runs on the Ethiopia-Djibouti railway during an operational test near Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, on Oct. 3, 2016. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo) By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, December 07/2020 – Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) said the 752.7km Ethiopia-Djibouti railway, an electrified, standard gauge international railway linking Addis Abeba to Djibouti,was not performing to its potential due mainly to theft and…
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News: A Federal High Court repeals lower court bail grant, remands four journalists for thirteen more days
Medihane Ekubamichael, product editor at Addis standard, the publication of JAKENN Publishing PLC By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, December 05/2020 – November 23, 2020 was the second court appearance for the four journalists including Medhanie Ekubamichael, product editor at Addis standard, and three journalists from Ethiopian press agency (EPA): Haphtom Gebre Egizabeher and Tsegaye Hagos, editors at the state…
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News: Number of civilians killed in recent violence in Konso reaches 66; 39 injured and more than 130, 000 displaced
Villages located in various localities of Konso zone in SNNPRS are often targeted. Picture: provided by eye witnesses Addis Abeba, December 02/2020 – Number of people killed in recent violence in Konso reaches 66; 39 people are injured and more than 130, 000 people are internally displaced, the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Regional State (SNNPRS), peace and security bureau…
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