Year: 2021
- Africa
Breaking: Court acquits woman who was one of the four suspects in the assassination of Oromo artist Hachalu Hundessa
The late artist Hachalu Hundessa. Photo: Screengrab By Mahlet Fasil @mahletfasil Addis Abeba, February 25/2021 – The Federal High Court has today acquitted Lamrot Kamal, a woman who was one of the main suspects in the June 29/2020 assassination of prominent Oromo artist Hachalu Hundessa. Lamrot was one of the four suspects on trial for the alleged involvement in the assassination…
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News: National Defense Force says Tigrayan UN peacekeepers who refuse to come home “traitors”, demands apology form UNHCR
Major General Mohammed Tessema, the director of indoctrination at the ENDF said that the military officers were ‘ethnic Tigrayans who represent the TPLF’ By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, February 24/2021 – The Ethiopia National Defense Forces (ENDF) called 15 Tigrayan members of the ENDF who were deployed with the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan and who refused to board a…
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News: Attorney General appeals at Supreme Court to block private hospital treatment for imprisoned Oromo opposition leaders on hunger strike
OFC leaders & members from right: Bekele Gerba, Deputy Chairman, Prof. Merera Gudian, Chairman, Jawar Mohammed & Hamza Adane, both members, and Dejene Tafa, Execurity member. All exceopt Prof. Merera are in prison and on hunger srrike since Jan. 27. Photo: OFC By Siyanne Mekonnen @siyaanne Addis Abeba, February 19/2021 – The Federal Attorney General (AG) has appealed at the Supreme…
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News: Ethiopia says conflict trumpeted by Sudanese army could only serve “a third party”; Sudan summons its envoy from Addis Abeba
Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen. Picture: MoFA/Archive By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, February 19/2021 – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a strong statement in which it said Ethiopia “strongly believes that the conflict being trumpeted by the Sudanese government’s military wing could only serve the interests of a third party at the expense of the Sudanese people.” The…
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News: Ethiopian becomes first innovator shortlisted for Africa Prize 2021 entrepreneurial innovators shaping the continent
Orbit health team members computer code unit Addis Abeba Ethiopia February 03 2021 Addis Abeba, February 18/2021 – Ethiopian national Pazion Cherinet, who developed Orbit Health, a digital health platform which manages and stores patient data, including appointments, diagnoses, tests, doctors’ notes and prescriptions, became the first innovator from Ethiopia to ever be selected for the Africa Prize for Engineering…
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News Update: Fed Court once again upholds decision for prisoners in hunger strike to get medical care at private hospital
All the four members of the opposition OFC, except for Professor Merera Gudina (2nd from left) are currently on hunger strike. By Siyanne Mekonnen @siyaanne Addis Abeba, February 17, 2021 – A letter from the Federal High Court and reviewed by Addis Standard stated that judges have once again upheld their earlier decision which ruled prisoners on Jawar Mohammed case, who…
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News: Pragma Investment Advisory, Specific Tools & Techniques Ltd. partner for supply and deployment of Telecom infrastructure in Ethiopia
Pragma and ST&T will provide engineering and integrated facility management services to optimize productivity and provide sustainable service uptime. Addis Abeba, February 17/2021 – Pragma Investment Advisory (Pragma) announced its partnership with Specific Tools & Techniques Ltd (ST&T), a Nigeria-based engineering and facility management company, with the aim of contributing to Ethiopia’s ambitions in building a world-class telecom sector. According…
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News: Electoral Board invalidates ONLF’s emergency meeting that suspends Chairman Abdirahman Mahdi, party members
ONLF’s Central Committee emergency meeting held between Jan 20-23 suspended Abdirhman Mahdi (right) and replaced him Rayaale Hamud (left) as interim chairman. Electoral Board has now invalidated the decision. By Bileh Jelan @bilehjelan Addis Abeba, February 17/2021 – Barely two weeks after Addis Standard’s in-depth report on the internal crack threatening the opposition Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), the National Electoral…
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News: Ethiopia accuses Sudanese army of demolishing local administrative institutions; West Gonder residents decry continued incursion, urge solution
Sudanese forces patrolling farmland in the contested al-Fashqa corridor. Picture: Screengrab By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, February 17/2021 – Residents who live in the west Gonder areas in Amhara regional state where Sudanese forces have made incursions have expressed their concerns about the border issues and said it needed to be resolved before the coming farming season. Ethiopia accuses…
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News Update: Family says security forces transfer Bekele to Armed Forces Hospital “forcibly”
Bekele Gerba, deputy chairman of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) Photo: Screengrab/EthioForum By Siyanne Mekonnen @siyaanne Addis Abeba, February 16/2021 – Samuel Bekele, son of Bekele Gerba, who en route to Landamark General Hospital this morning, said security forces have instead transferred his father to the Armed Forces General Hospital, commonly known as Torhayloch Hospital, he told Addis Standard. “They…
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