Year: 2021
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News: SoE operation command orders landlords to register their tenants’ identities at police stations within a week
By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, November 11,2021- The state of emergency operation command yesterday passed additional orders in a statement where it discussed the implementation and achievements of the state of emergency. The operation command ordered house owners to register the identity of their tenants at nearby police stations within one week starting from the day the announcement was…
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News: Blinken ramps up calls for ceasefire, humanitarian access in talks with Demeke, Obasanjo
Secretary Blinken Meets with African Union High Representative for the Horn of Africa Olusegun Obasanjoat the Department of State, on October 12, 2021. [State Department Photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain] Addis Abeba, November 11/2021 – The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen and AU High Representative for the…
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News: Amnesty reports gang rape, looting, physical assaults committed by TPLF fighters in the Amhara region
Destruction of local infrastructure in Nefas Mewcha. Photo: Amhara Communication Bureau By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, November 10,2021- Amnesty International has released a report on Movement 09 featuring troubling testimonies of women raped at gunpoint, robbed, physically and verbally assaulted at the hands of fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) when the group launched an attack on…
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News: Mayor of Addis Abeba visits injured ENDF members at Army hospital
Addis Abeba city administration donated 15 million ETB worth of medical equipment, clothing to Armed forces hospital Photo: Addis Abeba City Press Secretariat Office By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, November 09/2021- Adanech Abebe, the mayor of Addis Abeba paid a visit to injured members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) at Armed Forces Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Bishoftu…
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Ethiopia: UNSC speakers support AU peace efforts, urge political dialogue between parties to prevent disaster
Amb. Taye Atske Selassie Taye Atske Selassie, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations, insists ‘We honor and respect’ call for dialogue; says criminal group refuses to let go of ill‑gained privilege Addis Abeba, November 09/2021 – At the UNSC meeting on November 08 to discuss urgent action to de-escalate the potentially disastrous conflict in Ethiopia, speakers…
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News: US special envoy returns to Ethiopia
AU Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat with Special Envoy Jeffrey Feltman Addis Abeba, November 09/2021 – Special Envoy Jeffrey Feltman is currently in Ethiopia to underscore the United States’ grave concern with the escalation of the conflict and the risk of inter-communal violence, and to encourage all parties to engage in a dialogue on a cessation of hostilities. From November 4…
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Exclusive: AU Horn of Africa envoy says leaders in Addis, Mekelle individually agree crisis “require political solution through dialogue”
AU PSC in session. Picture: 2019 Archive/ISS Africa Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, November 08/2021 – In a speech, seen by Addis Standard, and delivered to the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) emergency session held today in Addis Abeba, AU High-Representative for the Horn of Africa and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said “leaders here in [Addis…
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News: Bahir Dar city Security Council Command Post calls on local Fano members to register under gov’t security structure, residents to register firearms within five days
Bahir Dar, the Capital City of Amhara regional state. Pictures: Bahir Dar City Communication By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, November 08/2021 – In a statement released this morning the Security Council Command Post of Bahir Dar, the capital city of Amhara regional state, has called on the informal local armed members commonly known as “Fano” to come and get…
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News: Arrests in connection with SoE appear to be “identity-based” rights commission says
Since the declaration of the state of emergency people were arrested from their workplace, residential homes and on the street and were being held at various police stations in Addis Abeba. By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, November 7/ 2021- The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) expressed concerns over the situation of people being arrested in connection with the state…
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