Year: 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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News: Ethiopia Rights Commission calls on gov’t to restore communications, basic services in Tigray; calls on independent, transparent investigation into grave rights violations
More than 43, 000 Ethiopian refugees who fled the conflict in Tigray region have crosssed into neighboring Sudan. Picture: UNFPA EHRC also said it has been “monitoring complaints of ethnic profiling of Tigrayan origin most notably manifested in forced leave from work and in stopping people from traveling overseas including on work mission, for medical treatment or studies.” Addis Abeba,…
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News: UAE, Ethiopia looking to cooperate in artificial intelligence
Addis Abeba, November 24/2020: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ethiopia are to consider possibilities of cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a statement sent to Addis Standard from the UAE embassy in Addis Abeba. This came at a meeting held between Mr. Talal Al-Azeezi, Head of the Political, Economic, and Media Affairs Section at the…
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News: Tigray Maikadra massacre of civilians is a crime of atrocity: Ethiopian Human Rights Commission
“It is now an urgent priority that victims are provided redress and rehabilitation, and that perpetrators involved directly or indirectly at all levels are held to account before the law,” Daniel Bekele Please click here to download EHRC preliminary finding Addis Abeba, November 24/2020 – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has found that an atrocious massacre of civilians has…
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News: Fed. court grants police eight more days to remand four journalists including Addis Standard’s editor and six others in one file
Medihane Ekubamichael, Addis Standard’s product editor who is currently in police custody By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, November 23/2020 – Judges at the Federal First Instant Court have today granted the federal police eight more day to remand and investigate ten detainees, four of them journalists including Medihane Ekubamichael, product editor at Addis standard. The arrest of journalists is…
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News: Dozens of civilians killed in sustained Konso zone violence, more than 94, 000 displaced
Villages located in various localities of Konso zone in SNNPRS are often targeted. Picture: provided by eye witnesses By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, November 23/2020 – Dozens of civilians were killed and more than 94, 000 displaced from various localities in the Konso Zone of Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s regional state (SNNPRS) in sustained attacks by armed men.…
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