Month: June 2022
- Art and culture
Obituary: Prominent Tigrigna music singer Dawit Nega passes away after short illness
The late Dawit Nega. Picture: Screenshot/Ajoki Tigray clip Addis Abeba – Dawit Nega, Prominent Tigrigna music singer/song writer Dawit Nega passed away Sunday 12 June few days after being admitted to hospital in the capital Addis Abeba. He was 34. Dawit was admitted to Addis Hiwot Hospital in Addis Abeba on Friday after “sudden illness”, according to BBC Amharic. “He…
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News: Ethiopia reiterates commitment to diplomatic resolution of border conflict with Sudan
By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba – “Sudan has encroached Ethiopia’s territory illegally yet Ethiopia sticks to diplomatic efforts,” the spokesperson of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) ambassador Dina Mufti said in today’s biweekly press release of the ministry. Ethiopia has chosen diplomatic paths to prevent an escalation of the situation into unnecessary conflicts, he said. Detailing Ethiopia’s…
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Editorial: Drought in Ethiopia: Call it by what it is – a national disaster
Addis Abeba – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines drought as “a period of abnormally dry weather long enough to cause a serious hydrological imbalance.” Persistent drought has been a recurring disastrous phenomenon in Sub-Saharan countries due largely to their arid and semi-arid climatic conditions. Ethiopia is one of them. Drought has been testing Ethiopia year after year…
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News: Southwest State jails 20 defendants from 15-20 years for attempting to dismantle “constitutional order by force”
Mizan Aman city. Picture: Mizan Aman Government Communication Affairs Office Addis Abeba – A court in the newly constituted Southwest Ethiopian People’s Regional State has jailed 20 defendants who are indicted accused of attempting to dismantle the constitutional order by force to lengthy prison terms ranging from 15 – 20 years, the regional state communication Bureau said. The defendants under…
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News: MSF raises alert over “deadly”, “escalating” nutritional crisis in Afar state
Dupti hospital is the only functional referral hospital available to a population of more than 1.1 million people. Every day the hospital experiences an influx of patients and guests in its corridors. [© Njiiri Karago/MSF] “Many people in Afar cannot access the very minimum levels of healthcare, food and water necessary to sustain human life”: MSF Addis Abeba – The…
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News: China to hold first Horn of Africa peace conference in Ethiopia
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen received China’s newly appointed Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Xue Bing in March Addis Abeba – China said it will host the first ever Horn of Africa peace conference in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Abeba on June 20-21, according to reports. The Horn of Africa peace conference will be the first…
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#ASDailyScoop: Fed. High Court disallows bail for three journalists
From left: Solomon Shumye, Meaza Mohammed and Temesgen Desalegn Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba – The Federal High Court of Ethiopia today overruled a decision by judges at the Federal first instant court allowing the release on 10,000 birr bail each of three journalists. On 07 June the Federal first instant court allowed the 10, 000 birr bail for journalist…
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News: Ethiopian army chief in Türkiye to take part in EFES 2022 Military Exercise
Field Marshal Berhanu met with his counterpart, General Yaşar Güler, Picture: ENDF Addis Abeba – A delegation led by the Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF), Field Marshal Berhanu Jula, arrived in Türkiye on Wednesday 08 June to take part in the “EFES 2022 Military Exercise” organized by the Türkish government. During his visit Field Marshal…
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