Month: May 2022
- Ethiopia
Business: KEFI approves capital raising of 1.8 bln ETB
Addis Abeba – The shareholders of KEFI Minerals, the gold exploration, and development company authorized 28 GBP, or 1.8 billion ETB, into the company’s capital raisings, reports said. This money is intended to be imputed into its Tulu Kapi site and two other Saudi Arabian projects according to a presser released last week. The presser noted that in connection with…
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#ASDailyScoop: Unidentified gunmen kill four people in Gambella refugee camp, two more in local district
Gambella Police Commissioner, Abula Ubong. Picture: regional media Addis Abeba: Four people were killed by unidentified individuals at a refugee camp located in Merkes Kebelle, Dima Woreda of Gambella regional state, according to the regional state’s Police Commission. Abula Ubong, Commissioner of Gambella Regional State Police Commission, said that four people were killed in an attack by unidentified individuals around…
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News: Former Amhara state Special Forces commander accused of attempting to dismantle constitution
By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba – Brigadier General Tefera Mamo, the former commander of Amhara regional state Special Forces, was arraigned at the Amhara Region Supreme Court yesterday where he was accused of attempting to dismantle the constitution, a member of the defense team, lawyer Mulu Tadesse told Addis Standard. The court gave 10 days to the investigative team…
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#ASDailyScoop: Over 300 suspects arrested in connection with violence in Derashe special woreda
Addis Abeba – The Southern Nations SNNPR Police Commission announced that it has arrested over 300 individuals suspected of partaking in the recent conflict within Derashe special woreda. Alemayehu Mamo, Commissioner of the SNNPR Police Commission, told the media that ‘armed anti-peace forces’ had wrecked significant humanitarian, economic and social havoc for Derashe starting from April 26, 2022. It was…
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News: Oromo advocacy group calls for independent investigation into extrajudicial execution of pregnant woman, her husband by security forces in Oromia
Getachew Kisi, Genet Birri, and their children. Photo credit: Social media Addis Abeba – The Oromo Legacy Leadership & Advocacy Association (OLLAA) released a statement addressing the United States, United Kingdom, and multilateral forums like the EU and AU in a wider call to the international community to investigate what it called ‘ongoing human rights abuses and violations within the…
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In-depth analysis: Ethio-Sudan border dispute: Manageable or time bomb?
On 23 December 2020 Sudanese official New Agency SUNA aired a clip showing heavily armed Sudanese military units being mobilized to the border with Ethiopia. Picture: Screengrab Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba – On 22 December 2020, about six weeks after the start of the civil war in Tigray regional state, Ambassador Dina Mufti, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign…
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News: Harari Mass Media journalist, editor Muhayadin Abdullahi released on bail
By Etenesh Abera @EteneshAb Addis Abeba – Muhayadin Abdullahi, Afan Oromo journalist, and Editor at Harari region’s broadcaster, Harari Mass Media agency, was released yesterday after nine days in police custody. Muhayadin told Addis Standard that he was receiving threats for his ‘truthful reporting’ According to him, his arrest was associated with these threats he was receiving and after that,…
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News Analysis: Federal, Oromia police trade blame over detention of Col. Gemechu Ayana et. al; 3rd defendant allegedly killed by security forces
Colonel Gemechu Ayayna, senior OLF leaderPhoto: OBN By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba – Colonel Gemechu Ayana, senior Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) leader was arranged at the federal supreme court cassation bench. The court saw the case of him and four other ranking members of the party over 3 months after the court closed the file but ruled that the…
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News: 16 African CSOs petition UN to halt protracted war in Ethiopia
Photo: ENDF Addis Abeba – Several African Civil Society organizations wrote a letter to the United Nations Security Council, highlighting concerns over the situation in Ethiopia. A consortium of individuals and organizations were signatories to the letter which called upon the UNSC to lay focus on Ethiopia and learn from the past mistakes of the UN body in times of…
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News: Rights Commission confirms OLF leaders detained against due process, subjected to abuse
Leaders and members of OLF in police custody. Picture also includes journalists working for pro-OLF online media ONN EHRC asked for the immediate release of all detainees held without due process, for Oromia state to investigate its security officers and officials who beat prisoners and held them to account, as well as for compensations to be offered to the detainees…
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