Month: April 2022
- Law & Justice
News: East African defense intelligence institutions agree to collaborate on regional peace
Photo: Ethiopian National Defense Forces Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba – East African Military Intelligence Institutions agreed to work on regional peace and security issues after a two days long forum held in Addis Abeba, the Ethiopian National Defense Force reported. On the other hand, Addis Ababa peace and security administration bureau announced that it is ramping up community security…
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Op-ed: The boomerang effect: How political betrayal transformed Oromo youth protest to armed resistance
Oromo youth Protesters in Geedoo, central Oromia, in February 2021. Photo: Dabessa Gemelal Ezekiel Gebissa @egebissa Addis Abeba: On April 9, 2022, the Oromia Regional Government announced that it has launched a comprehensive campaign to eradicate the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) within one month. The Oromia government reported that it has requested other regional governments to join the campaign by…
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News: Ataye District Hospital struggles to operate in aftermath of war; calls for donation of medical equipment
By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba – Ataye District Hospital in the North Shewa Zone of the Amhara region is in immediate need of assistance as its laboratory has stopped operating, the hospital’s medical director Doctor Teshome Bizuayehu told Addis Standard. The medical director stated that the laboratory was ransacked and has now stopped operating. He recalled that the hospital…
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News: EzEMA issues scathing criticism on ruling party’s economic, security handling; says infighting may plunge country into crisis
Senior officials of EzEMA. Picture: EzEMA By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba – Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (EzEMA), an opposition party whose leader is a cabinet member of the governing Prosperity Party (PP), issued a scathing criticism on the ruling party’s handling of, among others, the economy and security, as well as the risk of infighting between party officials,…
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#ASDailyScoop: Report says conflict events in Ethiopia climbed by 161% in 2021
Addis Abeba – The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) documented several conflict scenarios across Ethiopia in its recent report “10 Conflicts to Worry About in 2022” which revealed that conflict events in Ethiopia increased by 161% in the year 2021. This marks the country’s most violent years, ACLED said. “In Ethiopia, we warned that the capacity of…
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News: Addis Abeba security Peace and Security Bureau partners with Oromia region security structures; vows intensified measures against organized crimes, land grabbing by ‘extremists’
Kenea Yadeta (PhD), head of the Addis Abeba peace and security bureau Photo: Addis Ababa City Communication By Natnael Fite Addis Abeba: Kenea Yadeta (PhD), head of the Addis Abeba peace and security bureau, spoke with the Oromia region state broadcaster discussing the security issues the city is facing. He mentioned that the city administration is devising a strategy to…
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