Month: August 2021
- Africa
News Alert: AU Chairperson appoints Olusegun Obasanjo as High Representative for the Horn of Africa
Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria Addis Abeba, August 26 /2021 – The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is pleased to announce the appointment of Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as his High Representative for the Horn of Africa region. This decision is part of the African Union’s drive to…
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News: Ethiopia calls on members of the UN Security Council to reject Tunisia’s biased resolution on GERD
Addis Abeba, August 26/2021 – Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia met today (August 26) with Ambassadors of the member states of the United Nations Security Council. DPM Demeke called on the ambassadors to reject the draft resolution submitted by Tunisia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Present at the meeting, Dr. Sileshi Bekele,…
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News Analysis: Conflicting narratives as violence hits East Wollega again, claiming hundreds of civilian lives
Photo:: Negasaa Deslagen/DW By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, August 26/2021 – The residents and the zonal administrator of East Wollega Zone in Oromia Region were quoted by BBC Amharic stating that several people had been killed in a series of clashes between militants as well as an onslaught on civilians in Kiramu Woreda of the zone since August 18,…
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News: U.N.S.C. convenes today for open briefing, closed consultations on Tigray
Addis Standard staff Addis Abeba, August 26/2021 – The U.N. Security Council will convene today in person for an open briefing and closed consultations on the situation in the Tigray region under the “Peace and Security in Africa” agenda item. On April 22, following a closed door meeting held on April 14, members of the SC reached at a consensus…
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News: Southern Command Military Court sentences army members accused of “direct links” with T.P.L.F. from eight to eighteen years in prison
Judges at the Southern Command First Instance Military Court. Picture: ENA Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, August 26/2021 – At a hearing conducted today, judges at the Southern Command First Instance Military Court have sentenced former members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (E.N.D.F) with prison terms. The sentences handed down today range from eight years to 18 years in…
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Editorial recall on erroneous insertion of a term in the news from August 25
From the editors Addis Abeba, August 26/2021 – The editorial of Addis Standard online publication would like to recognize an erroneous inclusion of a statement during the writing of news published on August 25 under the headline of “Intelligence chief vows to eliminate TPLF, followers of its ideologies; ramp up critic against foreign countries.” It has come to our attention…
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News: U.S. Trade Rep. hints “if unaddressed” rights violations “could affect” Ethiopia’s future AGOA eligibility
Katherine Tai and Mamo Mihretu. Picture: Twitter handles Addis Abeba, August 26/2021 – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai met virtually with Ethiopia’s Senior Policy Advisor and Chief Trade Negotiator Mamo Mihretu on August 25, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Global Public Affairs. She raised the ongoing violations of internationally recognized human rights amid the ongoing…
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News: Intelligence chief vows to eliminate TPLF, followers of its ideologies; ramp up critic against foreign countries
Temesgen Tiruneh issued the statement along with his picture in military uniform. By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, August 25/2021 – Temesgen Tiruneh, the Director General of the National intelligence and Security Service (NISS), has this morning, vowed to eliminate the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (T.P.L.F.), its ideologies and its followers. The intelligence chief has also ramped up a searing…
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News: Southern Command Military Court passes guilty verdict on army members accused of “working for TPLF”
Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, August 25/2021 – The Southern Command Military Court has passed guilty verdict on members of the army who were accused working for Tigray People’s Liberation front (T.P.L.F.). State media reported quoting the Military Court that the members of the armed forces were accused of “violating their commitments to the constitution and their country, endangering the…
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News: Ethiopia says Tunisia’s ongoing preparation to support Egypt on Nile issues puts “all riparian countries in a difficult position”
Ambassador Redwan Hussein. Picture: MoFA Addis Abeba, August 25/2021 – Ethiopia said that “Tunisia’s ongoing preparation to submit its inappropriate request again to the Security Council would put all riparian countries in a difficult position that necessitates cooperation to reverse it.” This was communicated during a meeting on August 24 held between State Minister Ambassador Redwan Hussein and Ambassadors of…
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