Month: May 2022
- Ethiopia
News: Somali state security, armed men use of “excessive lethal force” at Akisho Clan traditional ceremony result in deaths, injuries: Rights Commission
A report by Karamara TV on 21 March said at least ten people were killed in the attack. Picture: Screenshot/Karamara TV Addis Abeba – A report by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) concluded that an armed attack at a traditional ceremony ceremony crowning a clan chief for Akisho Clan in Somali state constituted “excessive use of lethal force” by…
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News: Ministry tells cement factories to exclude agents from transaction chain
Photo: The Reporter By Firaol Bersissa @FiraolBer Addis Abeba – The Ministry of Industry directed cement factories to exclude agents from the market network and sell the product directly, reports said. In a letter dispatched to 10 cement factories, the ministry asked the factories to indicate in a letter the names and number of agents they had excluded, according to…
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News: Journalist Gobeze Sisay released after 9 days of MIA
Gobeze Sisay, journalist at Yegna TV By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba – Gobeze Sisay, a digital journalist at Yegna TV was released yesterday around 9 PM local time after he was reported missing in action for 9 days following his arrest on Sunday, May 1, 2022. In an exclusive interview with Addis Standard, Gobeze Sisay disclosed that on the…
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News: ECX announces release of detained employees of six branches; offices remain closed
By Etenesh Abera @EtenbeshAb Addis Abeba – Netsanet Tesfaye, Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) Corporate Communication Bureau head, told Addis Standard that employees of the six of its branches who were arrested without any charges were released last Saturday. The offices however remain closed while there are ongoing discussions to open the branches officially, Netasanet said. Lemma Befekadu, the manager of…
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News: City Transport Bureau threatens actions against those disrupting public transport after major fuel prices jump
Queue for transport in Addis Abeba. Picture Credit: ©Bjørn Christian Tørrissen Travel Blog Addis Abeba – Addis Abeba Transport Bureau announced that it will take actions against public transport service providers and drivers who fail to provide the service properly following the latest fuel price adjustment that sow prices jump. The latest retail fuel prices announced on Saturday 07 May…
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#ASDailyScoop: Meta Abo Brewery employees arrested for allegedly stealing beer equipment amid uncertain acquisition process by BGI Ethiopia
Photo: Addis Fortune Addis Abeba – A number of Meta Abo Brewery employees were arrested for allegedly stealing equipment from beer factory, reports said. Sources who spoke to the Capital disclosed that employees of Meta Abo were arrested for suspicion in stealing equipment from the beer manufacturer. The report did not however say how many had been arrested. The Meta Abo…
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News: Violence in western Oromia displaces half a million, leaves hundreds of schools, health facilities non functional: UNOCHA
Western Oromia Access Map by UNOCHA Addis Abeba: The humanitarian situation in Western Oromia has further deteriorated in 2022 due to intensified hostilities and inter-communal violence. Reportedly, some 500,000 people have been recently displaced in the sub-region, including thousands displaced multiple times from Kamashi zone (Benishangul Gumuz Region, BGR) since 2018, who are unable to return to their place of…
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Obituary: In memory of Tadesse ‘Fido’ Eba, author, scientist, freedom fighter
Addis Abeba – The Najjo district was where Tadese Eba (Ph.D.), alias ‘Fido’ was born into a farming family in 1943, as is a common tradition, he grew up tending cattle and farming. Dr. Tadese commenced his education at Church school before moving on to Swedish Evangelical Mission School in Najjo for primary school. He was jailed for two months…
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