Month: August 2021
- Africa
News Analysis: Days After USAID Accused It Of Obstructing Aid Delivery Into Tigray, Fed. Gov’t Accuses Aid Agencies Of Colluding with TPLF; USAID rejects accusation
Mitiku Kassa, Commissioner of the National Disaster Risk Management Commission. Photo: Arts TV By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba, August 24/2021 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in a series of tweets on the account of the US Embassy in Addis Abeba, responded to accusations levied against it on social media platforms of obstructing aid delivery to…
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News Analysis: Amid concerns over arbitrary detention of Tigrayans, Ethiopia forms joint police task force to arrest, prosecute “terrorists dispatched by TPLF”
Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, August 24/2021 – A joint task force was established by the Ethiopian Federal Police Criminal Investigation Bureau unit with the aim of upholding “the rule of law by arresting, and prosecuting, suspects dispatched by the TPLF and are involved in organized crimes.” The joint task force is led by the Federal Police Criminal Investigation Bureau…
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News: Electoral board unveils new date for Southwest referendum, elections in Somali & Harari regions
Residents of Angolela Tera Woreda, Amhara region lining up to vote in the first round of National elections that took place on June 21, 2021 By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, August 24/2021 – The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) yesterday announced that the election in Somali and Harari Regions as well as the south west referendum will be…
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Breaking: US Treasury sanctions Eritrean military leader in connection with serious human rights abuse in Tigray
Tigrayan victims of the Axum massacre perpetrated by Eritrean forces at the the last week of November 2020. Picture EHRC Addis Abeba, August 23/2021– Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned General Filipos Woldeyohannes (Filipos), the Chief of Staff of the Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF), for being a leader or official of an entity that is engaged in…
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News: Two days after visit by Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, USAID chief reiterate call to end hostilities, start dialogue
Samantha Power, USAID Administrator at an event in Addis Abeba By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, August 20/2021 – The Administrator of The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power, in a statement released yesterday, discussing the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, urged forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) to halt its hostilities in neighbouring regions,…
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News: Fed. Court Denies Bail Request To Jailed TPLF Senior Officials, Orders Arrest Of Defendants at large
Left to right: Senior TPLF Members. Sebhat Nega (Captured), Debretsion Gebremichael (Leader of TPLF) and Getachew Reda (Spokesperson of TPLF/Tigrayan Forces) By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, August 19/2021 – Today the Federal High Court, Lideta Branch, First Constitutional and Anti-Terrorism Bench reject the bail application of 21 top TPLF leaders who are under federal police custody. The defense team…
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News: “Ethiopian Diplomacy in good shape, ” Says Amb. Dina Mufti In Bi-weekly Press Briefing
Ambassador Dina Mufti, Spokesperson of the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Today’s press briefing. By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, August 19/2021 – Ambassador Dina Mufti, the Spokesperson of the Ministry Foreign Affairs (MoFA), gave the ministry’s biweekly press briefing today to local and international media where he discussed top political, economic and citizen-centered diplomacy agendas. Addressing recent diplomatic approaches,…
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News: A fraction of required humanitarian cargo entering Tigray whereas air service for staff rotation improved: UN
Women are cooking on makeshift stoves outside. As the only donation most people have received is wheat, they eat bread every day. Picture: MSF/Archive Addis Abeba, August 19/2021 – The latest UN report on the humanitarian crisis in Tigray said that “a fraction of the required humanitarian cargo to meet the mounting needs,” was reaching Tigray where the situation “remains unpredictable…
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News: Ethiopia tells US special envoy to the region to condemn TPLF; Special envoy says Peace and Unity in Ethiopia remains top US foreign policy
US Special Envoy to the Horn Jeffrey Feltman yesterday met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen. Photo: MoFA By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, August 18/2021 – The United States Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman yesterday met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen as part of his…
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Innovation: Here’s what Cardano (ADA) has been up to with the Ethiopia project
Hoskinson reveals Cardano’s progress on developing blockchain infrastructure in Ethiopia and explains how the company discerns for whom it develops identity solutions. Ana Grabundzija, Contributor, CryptoSlate Charles Hoskinson, the founder of the Cardano (ADA) protocol and Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK) CEO revealed the company’s progress in Ethiopia, where one of the world’s biggest blockchain projects keeps unraveling. The blockchain research…
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