Month: August 2021
- Addis Abeba
News: Seven dead, unspecified number injured as a result of floods in Addis Abeba; Deputy Mayor says rescue efforts ongoing, promises rehabilitation
Floods caused by heavy rains in Addis Abeba claimed seven lives so far and damaged properties including Mekane Yesus Seminary. Source: Addis Abebea Press secretary Office By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, August 18/2021 – Floods caused by heavy rains in Addis Abeba claimed seven lives so far and damaged properties including Mekane Yesus Seminary, a prominent theological college announced…
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News: Nearly 540,000 displaced in Benishangul Gumuz; 1.4 m people in SNNPR need assistance; & 51,000 secondary displacement in Wellega, Oromia: UN
violence-induced displacements in Benishangul Gumuz region and in East and West Wollega zones of Oromia region. Archive/2018. UN latest report indicated East and West Wellega has more than 51,000 secondary displaced persons. Addis Abeba: August 18/2021 – More than 538,000 people are displaced in Benishangul Gumuz regional state, while nearly 1.4 million people across 16 zones and 6 special Woredas…
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Ethiopia: Ethnic Tigrayans Forcibly Disappeared
Photograph: Britta Pedersen/dpa/Alamy Addis Abeba, August 18/ 2021 – Ethiopian authorities since late June 2021 have arbitrarily detained, forcibly disappeared, and committed other abuses against ethnic Tigrayans in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Abeba. The authorities should immediately account for Tigrayans’ forcibly disappeared, release those being held without credible evidence of a crime, and end all discriminatory treatment. On June 28, following eight…
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News: Fed. Supreme Court Cassation Bench rules to hold open witness hearing in Eskinder Nega Et,al
Eskinder Nega. Photo: CPJ By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, August 17/2021 – The Federal supreme court cassation Bench yesterday decided to hold prosecutor’s witnesses hearing against the defendants in Eskeinder Nega’s file in open sessions. On June 29 the Federal High Court, Lideta Branch, First Constitutional and Anti-Terrorism Bench decided to hold prosecutor’s witnesses hearing against the defendants in…
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News: Regional District Court orders the release of Awlo Media, Ethio-Forum Journalists on 5,000 ETB bond; Family awaits their release
Fanuel Kinfu, Bekalu Alamrew, Abebe Bayuand Yayesew Shimeles By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, August 17/2021 – Yesterday, at a hearing in Awash Fentale District Court in Afar regional state, where Journalists Abebe Bayu and Yayesew Shimeles of Ethio-Forum, Bekalu Alamrew and Fanuel Kinfu of Awlo Media , the court ordered their release on 5,000 ETB bond for each. Their…
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News: Some 2.4 m people in need of aid in Somali Region: UN
Qoloji IDP camp in Somali region. Picture: Somali Region News Addis Abeba, August 17/2021 – The UN country team in Ethiopia said some 2.4 million people are in need of aid in Somali regional state. The report came amid reports of rising malnutrition and impending water shortage in the region. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Ethiopia (RC/HC), Dr.…
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News: IOM Says USD 27 Million Urgently Needed for Shelter Help in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
A school-turned-IDP site in Shire in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region hosts thousands of internally displaced persons. Photo: IOM/Kaye Viray Addis Ababa, August 17, 2021 – The Ethiopia Emergency Shelter and Non-Food Item (ES/NFI) Cluster led by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today USD 27 million is urgently needed to continue providing emergency shelter and other assistance for those internally displaced in Tigray. An estimated 5 million…
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Travel: In a hidden tourism Gem just outside of capital, locals seek development
Photo: Outdoor Ethiopia By Etenesh Abera @EteneshAb Addis Abeba, August 16/2021 – Named after the Oromo tribe that inhabit the area, Suba-Menagesha Forest serves as the perfect weekend getaway for hikers and visitors from the nearby capital of Addis Ababa. The forest, consisting of both natural and planted sections, covers an area of 9,248 hectares of the Oromia region Finfinnee…
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News Analysis: Amhara Region Says it is engaged militarily on multiple fronts against the TPLF
Gizachew Muluneh, Amhara Regional Communication Bureau Head. Photo: Amhara Communication Bureau By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba. August 16, 2021. The Amhara Regional Communication Bureau released a press briefing on current affairs mainly focusing on TPLF and the ongoing conflict in the Amhara region. Gizachew Muluneh the head of Amhara regional communication bureau briefed local reporters that the regional government…
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News: OCHA highlights challenges facing the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, says food aid delivered to 54,000 malnourished children
A child is screened for malnutrition at a health centre in Tigray, Ethiopia. Photo: UNICEF/Mulugeta Ayene By Addis Standard Staff Click here to download the full report Addis Abeba, August 14/2021 – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in an update to its weekly update on the humanitarian situation in the Tigray region, complaint about shortage…
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