Month: September 2021
- Africa
News: Defense Force calls on Tigrayan youth, militia to “surrender peacefully”
Members of Tigrayan armed forces pictured on June 28 in Mekelle, the same day the national army withdrew from the city. Picture: Social Media Addis Abeba, September 15/2021 – The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) has issued a statement today calling on Tigrayan youth and the militia, who it said were being used by the T.P.L.F “as instruments in the destruction of Ethiopia,” to surrender peacefully. The Army also told the youth and…
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News analysis: Benishangul Gumuz region defends the presence of special forces from other regions in Metekel Zone, says they are to maintain peace, protect the GERD
Special Forces in Metekel Zone. Photo: Bulan Woreda Communication Bureau By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, September 15/2021 – The regional special forces of Gambella, Sidama and Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region (SNNPR) are also deployed to Bulan woreda of the Metekel Zone in Benishangul Gumuz region, the head of the peace building and security affairs bureau, Abiyot Alboro…
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News: Death toll from Covid-19 in Ethiopia surpasses 5,000; US Embassy donates 302,400 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccines
Dr. Lia Tadesse, Minister of Health. Photo: Ministry of Health By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, September 15/2021 – The total death toll as a result of Covid-19 has exceeded 5,000. The Ministry of Health (MoH) disclosed the number of people who have died of and have been infected with coronavirus in its 24 hours updates. Since the outbreak of…
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News Analysis: Fed. government vows to take punitive measures against CSOs, NGOs who step outside their mandates, threaten Ethiopia’s sovereignty
MSF Holland operations were suspended for three month last month By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, September 14/2021 – Yesterday, Agency for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) said it will take punitive measures against aid agencies suspected of working on issues outside of the purpose for which they were established that threaten Ethiopia’s sovereignty, unity and security. Deputy Director General of…
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News Analysis: Amhara State deploys its forces to neighboring Benishangul Gumuz state; move follows recent killings of security forces by armed rebels
Amhara Special Forces arriving in Bulen Woreda in Benishangul Gumuz Region. Photo: Bulen Woreda Communication Bureau By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, September 13/2021 – Amhara special forces were deployed to Bulen woreda of the Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumuz regional state, Bulan woreda communication bureau announced on September 12. The communication bureau said that the Special forces from the…
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News: Joint UN, EHRC investigation on Tigray concludes field work phase, final report due on Nov. 01
A victim of the Axum massacre, committed by Eritrean troops in November last year, is being cared for. Picture: HRW Addis Abeba, September 10/2021 – The joint investigation by the UN Human Rights Office and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) into alleged violations of human rights, humanitarian and refugee law committed by all parties to the conflict in Tigray…
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Call for Peace: More than two dozens local civil society orgs call for cessation of hostilities, deescalate conflicts and war propaganda in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, September 10/2021 – A collective of 24 local civil society organizations have called for peace in Ethiopia in connection with the Ethiopian New Year, which will be celebrated on September 11. This is the first time a collective of local civil society organizations have come together to call for peace, including cessation of hostilities, in Ethiopia’s ongoing civil war, and to argue that the “root causes…
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News: Benishangul Gumuz Regional State vows to take ‘final measures’ against ‘TPLF agents’
In May a MoU was signed by Ashadli Hassan, Benishangul Gumuz regional state president, Jegnamaw Mawang, a representative of the armed group. Picture: Metekel Zone Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, September 09/2021 – The Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State of Ethiopia has announced in the press briefing that it has finalized its preparation to take final and decisive measurements against what it…
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News: Flood affects some 617,000 people,displaced 214,000 others across various regions in Ethiopia
Flood caused by heavy rains in Addis Abeba in August this year claimed the lives of at least eight and damaged properties including Mekane Yesus Seminary. Picture: Addis Abebea Press secretary Office/2021Archive Addis Abeba, September 09/2021 – Flood incidences registered between April and July in Afar, Amhara, Gambella, Harari, Oromia, Somali and SNNP Regions left some 616,714 individuals affected, 214,124…
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