Month: June 2021
- Africa
News: South West State referendum committee requests NEBE to reconsider postponement
South West Regional State Organizing Committee members By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay11 Addis Abeba, June 12/2021 – The South West Regional State referendum Organizing Committee has requested the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) to reconsider its decision to extend the planned referendum date. The Committee also requested that the 6th national and regional elections be held on time as…
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News: “6.3 million people in Tigray require immediate humanitarian assistance”: Tigray interim admin official
Gebreegziabher Aregawi, Tigray Regional State Agricultural and Rural Development Bureau Disaster Risk Management Directorate Director. Photo: Tigray Tv By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba, June 12, 2021 – In a press conference, Gebreegziabher Aregawi, Director of the Tigray Regional State Agricultural and Rural Development Bureau Disaster Risk Management Directorate, said that 6.3 people in Tigray require immediate humanitarian assistance. Tigray…
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Analysis: Oromia region police declares victory in Southern Oromia; Residents, OLF claim fresh deployment of Eritrean Soldiers
The aftermath of a claimed successful military operation against armed rebels. Photo: Oromia Police Commission. By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, June 11, 2021– The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) yesterday released another statement reiterating calls on the international community to press for immediate withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Oromia and Benishangul- Gumuz regions. The party spoke of a ‘new large…
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Op-Ed: Beyond Tigray, condemning political violence and conflicts throughout Ethiopia
07 July 2018, Oromia Region, West Guji Zone, Kercha Woreda. IDPs. Credit: UNOCHA/ Tinago Chikoto By Eyob Beyene Addis Abeba, June 12, 2021 – Ever since Abiy Ahmed was installed as Prime Minister in 2018 by the then ruling EPRDF party, following the 2016-2018 popular unrest, Ethiopia and Ethiopians have been continuously experiencing massive displacements, political violence, conflicts, and wars…
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News: US “gravely concerned” about election environment as lack of security, irregularities besiege the process; calls for post-election inclusive dialogue
Birtukan Mideksa, Chairwoman of NEBE. Picture: NEBE By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba, June 12/2021 – In a statement released last night by the State Department, the United States said it was “gravely concerned about the environment under which these upcoming elections are to be held,” and cited “the detention of opposition politicians, harassment of independent media, partisan activities by…
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News Alert: 33,000 severely malnourished children currently inaccessible in Tigray at high risk of death: UNICEF
UNICEF it requires US$10.7 million to provide ready-to-use therapeutic food to children in Tigray By Etenesh Abera @EteneshAb Addis Abeba, June 11/2021 – Henrietta Fore, UNICEF’s Executive Director, said “without humanitarian access to scale up our response, an estimated 33,000 severely malnourished children in currently inaccessible areas in Tigray are at high risk of death.” Speaking on behalf of the…
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News: Local officials denounce postponement of South West Region referendum
Belay Tessema, Kaffa Zone’s vice administrator. Photo: Kaffa zone prosperity party office By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay11 Addis Abeba, June 11, 2021 – Following an announcement of the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) to postpone the South West Regional referendum, Kaffa and Daworo zones voiced their disappointment. Officials from both zones said in statements that the unilateral decision did not…
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News: Defect in ballot papers leads to postponed election in dozens of constituencies, Somali region & SW referendum
Birtukan Mideksa, Chairwoman of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia at a media briefing on June 10, 2021 By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, June 10, 2021- At a presser the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) gave to the media today, it unveiled a date for a second round of elections in 54 constituencies despite scheduling the date for…
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Op-Ed: US government’s blind spots on the current crisis in Ethiopia
Jeffrey Feltman U.S. special envoy to the Horn of Africa (Left) and Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia during their discussion on May 10, 2021, in Addis Ababa (Photo: MFA) By Ayele Gelan @AyeleGelan Addis Abebe, June 10, 2021 – The recent US government sanction on Ethiopia has exacerbated polarization of public opinion among Ethiopians both…
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News: Egypt, Sudan Foreign Affairs & Irrigation ministers accuse Ethiopia of being ‘intransigent’, promise more pressure to reach agreement before GERD’s second filling
Meeting of Foreign Affairs Irrigation ministers of Egypt and Sudan in Khartoum on June 9, 2021. Photo: Sudan News Agency (SUNA). By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba, June 10, 2021 – Following an official one-day visit to Sudan by Egyptian ministers of Foreign Affairs and Irrigation and a meeting with senior officials in Sudan, the two sides issued a joint…
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