Year: 2021
- Africa
News: OLF slams rights commission’s report on recent East Wollega conflict, calls for independent investigation
Violence broke out in East Wollega last week claiming the lives of hundreds of civilians By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, August 28/2021 – The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) strongly criticized the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission(EHRC) and accused it of omitting the atrocities it said were committed by the Amhara militias and government forces on Oromo civilians and selectively highlighting…
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Letter: An open call by African intellectuals for urgent action on Ethiopia
“We call on any negotiated political settlement to include a process of public accountability for mass atrocities committed across Ethiopia” Click here to download full document Addis Abeba, August 27/2021 – We write this letter as concerned African intellectuals on the continent and in the Diaspora. Many of us have dedicated our professional lives to understanding the causes and potential…
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News: “The future of Ethiopia is at stake”: UN chief tells Security Council
Secretary General António Guterres during the briefing on August 26. Picture: Screengrab/AS Addis Standard staff Addis Abeba, August 27/2021 – The U.N. Secretary General António Guterres made a rare and bold statement about the crisis facing Ethiopia since the start of the armed conflict in Tigray ten months ago. Speaking at the UNSC open briefing on August 26, the Secretary…
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News: Huawei awards ICT competition Ethiopia 2021 winners
Addis Abeba, August 27/2121 – Huawei, a leading global provider of information and communications technology infrastructure and smart devices, announced the winners of the its ICT Competition Ethiopia 2021, entitled “Connection, Glory, Future.” The competition was officially launched on 26th May, following Huawei’s strategy to develop Ethiopia’s ICT talent and innovation ecosystem. The awarding ceremony of the national final, held…
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News Alert: AU Chairperson appoints Olusegun Obasanjo as High Representative for the Horn of Africa
Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria Addis Abeba, August 26 /2021 – The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is pleased to announce the appointment of Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as his High Representative for the Horn of Africa region. This decision is part of the African Union’s drive to…
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News: Ethiopia calls on members of the UN Security Council to reject Tunisia’s biased resolution on GERD
Addis Abeba, August 26/2021 – Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia met today (August 26) with Ambassadors of the member states of the United Nations Security Council. DPM Demeke called on the ambassadors to reject the draft resolution submitted by Tunisia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Present at the meeting, Dr. Sileshi Bekele,…
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News Analysis: Conflicting narratives as violence hits East Wollega again, claiming hundreds of civilian lives
Photo:: Negasaa Deslagen/DW By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, August 26/2021 – The residents and the zonal administrator of East Wollega Zone in Oromia Region were quoted by BBC Amharic stating that several people had been killed in a series of clashes between militants as well as an onslaught on civilians in Kiramu Woreda of the zone since August 18,…
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News: U.N.S.C. convenes today for open briefing, closed consultations on Tigray
Addis Standard staff Addis Abeba, August 26/2021 – The U.N. Security Council will convene today in person for an open briefing and closed consultations on the situation in the Tigray region under the “Peace and Security in Africa” agenda item. On April 22, following a closed door meeting held on April 14, members of the SC reached at a consensus…
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News: Southern Command Military Court sentences army members accused of “direct links” with T.P.L.F. from eight to eighteen years in prison
Judges at the Southern Command First Instance Military Court. Picture: ENA Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, August 26/2021 – At a hearing conducted today, judges at the Southern Command First Instance Military Court have sentenced former members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (E.N.D.F) with prison terms. The sentences handed down today range from eight years to 18 years in…
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