Year: 2021
- Global Health Crisis
News Alert: Council of Ministers approves draft proclamation to form National Dialogue Commission
PM Abiy at the Council of Ministers meeting this morning. Picture: PMO Addis Abeba, December 10/2021 – The Council of Ministers, in its second regular meeting held today, discussed the draft proclamation establishing the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission and passed a draft proclamation establishing Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission. In a statement the office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed released, it…
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Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Summarily Execute Civilians
A grave site in Chenna, Dabat woreda of the North Gondar Zone in the Amhara regionPhoto: Amhara Media Corporation Addis Abeba, December 10, 2021 – The Human Rights Watch yesterday released a report detailing the human rights violations committed by Tigrayan forces in Two towns, Chenna and Kobo in the Amhara region. The HRW called for the urgent need for…
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Analysis: CPJ says ‘Ethiopia biggest setback for media freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa’; Two journalists shot dead, a dozen remain behind bars in 2021
By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, December 09/2021 – In its 2021 report on the global status of press freedom, the Committee to Protect Journalists ranked Ethiopia among the worst jailers of journalists in Sub-Saharan Africa after Eritrea. The report that was released today revealed that in Ethiopia in 2021, one journalist was killed and nine remain in prison. An…
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News: Activist, co-founder of online media Ubuntu, Eyasped Tesfaye arrested at his family house
Eyasped Tesfaye, co-founder of Ubuntu YouTube Channel By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, December 08/2021- Activist and co-founder of youtube channel Ubuntu , Eyasped Tesfaye was arrested by police at his parents’ house, his mother told the BBC Amharic. The former member of the Semayawi party was taken from his home yesterday after his house was searched by people including…
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News: Gov’t forces retake Dessie, Kombolcha cities; electric power repairing power transmission lines in Shewa Robit & other towns
Ethiopian Electric Power workers repairing power transmission lines. Photo: EEP Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, December 07/2021 – Federal allied forces from the national defense forces and Amhara and Afar special forces as well as Amhara Popular Force (Fano) militia have yesterday retaken Dessie and Kombolcha cities in Amhara state from Tigrayan forces. According to Government Communication Service, in addition…
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News Analysis: NBE amends foreign exchange management directive; reveals foreign currency allocation, priorities
National Bank of Ethiopia Photo: FBC By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba, December 07/2021 – Earlier last week, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) issued a new directive, amending an earlier directive in use since October 2020. The NBE explained that the new directive would enable it to carefully manage its scarce reserve foreign exchange and ensure its efficient and…
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News: Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, UK, & US call for “large numbers” detention of Tigrayans in Ethiopia to “cease immediately”
Addis Abeba City Addis Abeba, December 06/2021 – A joint statement signed by the governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States and released this afternoon expressed profound concern about the “detention of certain ethnic groups” in Ethiopia and called on the government for the detentions to “cease immediately.” Full Statement We, Australia, Canada, Denmark,…
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News: Fed. Supreme Court rules in favor of Jawar Mohammed et. al; dismisses prosecutors appeal
Bekele Gerba, Jawar Mohammed, Dejene Tafa, Hamza Adane (From left to right) By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, December 04/2021 – Yesterday, the federal supreme court 2nd cassation bench ruled in the favor of the defendants on Jawar Mohammed’s file whose defense team appealed at the federal supreme court 2nd cassation Bench, to reverse the federal high court’s decision to…
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