Month: July 2021
- Africa
Exclusive: Tunisia asks UNSC to push for GERD binding agreement within six months; Ethiopia calls for respect for AU process
GERD construction site. Photo: Dr. Seleshi Bekele By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, July 08/2021 – Ahead of the planned in-person meeting later today, Tunisia, the outgoing non-permanent member of the African Group at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), has submitted a proposal to the 15-member states SC requesting a binding agreement on Ethiopia’s mega dam, the Grand Ethiopia…
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Breaking: Ethiopia recalls dozens of diplomats, closes consulates in various countries
Copy of a letter sent to all Ethiopia’s overseas diplomatic missions. Addis Abeba, July 08/2021 – Addis Standard learned from sources close to the matter that Ethiopia is closing down a number of its diplomatic posts and recalling a number of diplomats from missions that will remain operational. The move comes three days after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on…
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News: Ethiopia-Russia hold Military Technical Cooperation forum in Addis Abeba
Ethiopia-Russia hold The 11th Military Technical Cooperation forum in Addis Abeba. Photo: FDRE Defense Force By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Ababa, July 07/2021- Ethiopia and Russia today held the 11thEthio-Russia Military Technical Cooperation forum in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Abeba. The discussion aimed at strengthening the military cooperation of the two countries will start by evaluating and approving the agendas of…
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News Alert: MSF suspends its activities in Abi Adi, Adigrat & Axum; calls for immediate investigation into killings of its staff, aid workers safety
María Hernández, Yohannes Halefom and Tedros Gebremariam were killed on 24 June in Tigray, Ethiopia. Picture: MSF Addis Abeba, July 07/2021 – Following the brutal murder of three of its staff in the Ethiopian region of Tigray on 24 June, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) calls for an immediate investigation into the killings and insists that aid workers are…
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News Analysis: As Electoral Board announces more results, ruling party leads in Oromia, SNNP, Sidama regions, Opposition leads in Amhara region
Voters lining up to vote on election day, Bishan Guracha, Oromia regional state. By Bileh Jelan @Bileh Jelan Addis Abeba, July 07/2021 – The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) on Monday announced election in more constituencies in both Oromia and Amhara regional states. In addition, the NEBE announced results in a number of constituencies in both Southern Nations, Nationalities…
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News: UN says humanitarian access in Tigray improved but cautions resupply critically needed; gov’t says flights permitted
Meeting with affected population/host community in Nablet town, Emba Senyti Woreda, Tigray region, Ethiopia, June 2021. © OCHA Addis Abeba, July 07/2021 – The UNOCHA says that humanitarian access has improved within Tigray, with large areas now accessible, allowing humanitarian partners to gradually resume humanitarian operations including food distribution, water trucking, medical supplies and farming seeds. However, the resupply of humanitarian supplies is…
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News: US once again calls for full withdrawal of Eritrean forces from Tigray; unhindered humanitarian access
Women are cooking on makeshift stoves outside. As the only donation most people have received is wheat, they eat bread every day. Picture: MSF Addis Abeba, July 06/2021 – In a telephone call with prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken once again urged for full withdrawal of Eritrean forces from Tigray and full, safe and unhindered humanitarian access…
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News: Fed. Court orders Fed. police to bring absentee defendants on Jawar Mohamed’s file to the next hearing
Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba, Hamza Adane and Dejene Tafa explained to the court that they will no longer attend the hearing By Mahlet Fasil @MaheltFasil Addis Abeba, July 06/2021-The Federal High Court Lideta Branch, First Constitutional and Anti-Terrorism Bench at the hearing last week ordered the four defendants in Jawar Mohammed’s file Jawar Mohammed, Bekele Gerba, Hamza Adane and Dejene…
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News: Ethiopia tells UNSC it rejects “unwelcome meddling” by League of Arab States
Photo: Dr. Seleshi Bekele Addis Abeba, July 06/2021 – In a letter from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen and sent to the United Nations Security Council, Ethiopia says it “rejects the unwelcome meddling by the League of Arab States on the matter of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).” The letter followed the Arab League’s…
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News Analysis: Authorities in Tigray accept ceasefire in principle, lay out conditions as Amhara region president calls for more youth to mobilize to defend region
Agegnehu Teshager, the president of Amhara Regional State. Photo: Amhara Mass Media Agency By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, July 05,2021– Agegnehu Teshager, Amhara Regional State President, said in a statement on his Twitter account, ”The Operation is still going on.” He accused the Tigray People’s Libration Front (TPLF) of preparing to commit terrorism. “The youth must watch their surroundings;…
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