Month: November 2021
- Opinion
Viewpoint: “Change in direction must occur in days, not weeks”: Jeffery Feltman
Remarks by Ambassador Jeffery Feltman, U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa, “A Perspective on the Ethiopian-U.S. Relationship After a Year of Conflict “ Addis Abeba, November 4/2021- Had someone previewed for me in 2015 — in the middle of my six-year tenure as United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs — that I would someday serve as the U.S.…
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Oduu: Manni maree bakka bu’oota uummataa Itoophiyaa labsii yeroo muddamaa raggaasuun boordii qorannoo hundeesse
Mana maree bakka bu’oota uummataaMadda: House of Peoples Representatives of FDRE Darajjee Gonfaa tiin @DerejeGonfa Finfinnee,Sadaasa 4/ 2021 – Itoophiyaatti labsiin yeroo muddamaa baatii ja’aaf turuu labsameera. Labsiin kun har’a mana maree bakka bu’oota uummataattii dhiyaachuun ragga’ee jira. Kana malees manni maree bakka bu’oota uummataa Boordii Qorannoo labsii yeroo muddamaa hundeeffamee jira. Walitti qabaan bordii kanaa Lammaa Tasammaa yoo ta’u itti…
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News: Parliament approves State of Emergency Proclamation, Board of inquiry Commission
MPs voting to approve the State of Emergency for six months. Picture: HoPR Addis Abeba, November 04/2021 – The first year, 6th round, 1st regular session of the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HoPR), has today approved the State of Emergency proclamation forwarded by the Council of Ministers on November 02. (Please see the full provision of the proclamation here). According…
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News: “Misguided” U.S. plan to suspended AGOA privileges affects 200.000 low-income families: Ethiopia
Women workers at Industrial Park. Picture: Industrial Parks Development Corporation Addis Abeba, November 21/2021 – The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said laments upcoming decision by the U.S. to remove Ethiopia from AGOA privileges “misguided and fails to take into account the commitment of the Government of the United States to value the wellbeing of ordinary citizens.” It will also…
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News: Southern State hands over power to newly constituted South West State
Addis Abeba, November 01/2021 – The Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region Council has today handed over power to the newly constituted South West Ethiopian People’s State. #Ethiopia:Voters casting ballots for referendum to decide on the creation of South West State https://t.co/ed5pLKd64L Voters in #Kaffa, #Dawro, #BenchiShako, #Sheka, & West #Omo Zones, as well as the #Konta Special Woreda of…
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News: One million students, teachers to get digital IDs this year
Addis Abeba, November 03/2021 – The Ministry of Education has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Input Output HK Limited (IOHK) to provide digital identifications to students and teachers. During the signing ceremony, the Minister of Education, Prof. Berhanu Nega, lauded the progress of the project and said that one million digital IDs will be issued to students by…
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News: Tigray war joint investigation says crimes “to varying degrees” by “all parties” may amount to “war crimes & crimes against humanity”
Victims of the Axum massacre committed by Eritrean forces. Pictures: EHRC Addis Abeba, November 03/2021 – A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office has found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that all parties to the conflict in Tigray have, to varying degrees, committed violations of international human rights, humanitarian…
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Update: Details of Ethiopia’s State of Emergency proclamation
Gedion Timotewos, Minister of Justice, announcing the details of the State of Emergency Addis Abeba, November 02/2021 – Earlier today, the Council of Ministers has declared a nationwide state of emergency effectively as of today and for six months to come. The news was announced by Gedion Timoteos, Minister of Justice, accompanied by Dr. Legesse Tulu, Minister Communications Services. The…
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Breaking: US gives Ethiopia ultimatum to access AGOA privileges
Picture: Industrial Parks Development Corporation Addis Abeba, November 02/2021 – U.S. President Joe Biden has informed the Congress of his decision to revoke Ethiopia’s AGOA privileges as of January 01/2022 and that he will continue “to assess whether the government [of Ethiopia is] making continual progress toward meeting the AGOA eligibility requirements.” On August 25, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai…
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Oduu: Lammileen Itoophiyaa Mana Hidhaa Saawud Arabiyaa keessa jiran rakkoo hamaa keessa jirraa birmannaa barbaanna jedhu
Suura: Hidhamtoota irraa Addis Standardiif ergame. Darajjee Gonfaa tiin @DerejeGonfa Finfinnee, Sadaasa 2/2021– Lammileen Itoophiyaa Mana Hidhaa Saawud Arabiyaa keessa jiran rakkoo hamaa keessa jiran dararaa hamaaf saaxilamuu isaanii Addis Standarditti himanii jiru. Saawud Arabiyaan lammilee Itoophiyaa eeyyama hojii qabanis ta’ee hin qabne “Godaantota seeran alaa” jechuun tarkaanfii hidhaa fi biyyaa har’uu irratti fudhachuu erga eegaltee bubbulee jira. Lammiileen Itoophiyaa kumaataman…
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