Month: August 2022
- Afar regional state
News: Thousands of Tigrayans illegally held in Afar camps begin return to Ab’ala town
Addis Abeba – Thousands of Tigrayans who were forcibly kept in detention camps in Semera, in Afar regional state, began returning to Ab’ala town. The UNOCHA tweeted a photo with information: “today in Semera, Afar region, the return of thousands of Internally Displaced People (IDP) to Ab’ala town began. The return operation will continue over the next couple of weeks.…
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Analysis: Safaricom makes assurance in wake of protest from Oromo activists, bloggers over alleged employment discrimination
Gammadaa Olaanaa, second from left, is a social media influencer and one of the campaigners who met with Safaricom officials today. Picture: Gammadaa Olaanaa Facebook page By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba: Oromo online activists on Facebook and Twitter are protesting against alleged employment discrimination by Safaricom Telecommunications PLC. The protest is mainly centered around accusations that the company shows…
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#ASDailyScoop: Addis City inaugurates Pushkin Square – Gotera Interchange modern road project
Picture: Addis Abeba City Administration Addis Abeba – The inauguration of the first modern road project covering the area from Sarbet – Alexander Pushkin Square – Gofa Mazoria to the end of the Gotera Interchange, and located in Nifas Silk Laphto District, took place today in the presence of Addis Abeba City Mayor Adanech Abiebie, Ahmed Shide, minister of Finance,…
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Bilalul Habeshi Community Museum: A standing storyteller named after an African pride in the ancient Arabian Desert
By Etenesh Abera @EteneshAb Addis Abeba, September 2021 – Ethiopians were among the first people to convert into Islam after accepting and accommodating the companions of Prophet Mohammed. During a war against Islam, the companions of the prophet set their foot to the then Axumite kingdom seeking a safe haven after the prophet sent them telling they would rather find…
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News Analysis: South Wollo, Debre Berhan drivers, passengers ban entering Addis Abeba
By BirukAlemu@Birukalemu21 & GetahunTsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba: Southern Wollo Communication Bureau announced that passengers traveling to Addis Ababa from Desse City, South and North Wollo Zones and Wag Hemra Zone were subjected to extreme harassment and abuse when they arrived in Sheno City, Oromia Region to enter Addis Ababa.Unless they hold Addis Abeba resident IDs, they could not pass, it…
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#ASDailyScoop: Ethiopia in position “to protect airspace from any attack”: Air Force Chief
Military jets parked inside the Ethiopian Air Force Compound in Bishoftu city. Picture: ENA Addis Abeba – Lieutenant General Yilma Merdassa, the Commander in chief of Ethiopia’s Air Force told state media that the Air Force is “in a position to protect and defend our airspace from any kind of attack.” Lt. Gen Yilma said that the Air Force envisions…
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Analysis: Trials at peace in violence-ravaged Metekel
Members of the community walking into a reconciliation ceremony; Picture : Metekel Zone Communications Bureau By Fraol Bersissa @FiraolBer Addis Abeba: A conflict hotspot in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, Metekel has seen an escalation of violence since 2020 that has resulted in mass displacements, indiscriminate killings, and property damage. The first attack in September 2020 left scores dead; displacing over 300,…
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News: Ethiopia completes third round filling of Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam successfully: Premier
Picture: EEP Addis Abeba – The third round filling of Renaissance Dam has been successfully completed, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced. Speaking on the occasion, PM Abiy assured downstream countries of the Nile, Egypt and Sudan, that when Ethiopia set out to build a dam on the Nile, from the beginning it did not want to make the river to…
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News Analysis: Boundary works between Addis Abeba, Oromia a big mistake: EZEMA
Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba: The Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (EZEMA) Party said that the decision to delimit the administrative boundaries between Addis Abeba city and the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finnfine is a “big mistake” and also called it an “attempt to forcefully impose” whereby the disadvantage would outweigh the advantages. Following the emergency meeting of the party’s…
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News update: Gurage Zone Council declines new cluster restructuring, stick to earlier request
SNNP President Ristu Yirda, attending the council meeting. Source: GZGC Addis Abeba – In an emergency meeting held today, the Council of Gurage Zone, In Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s (SNNP) regional state rejected the government’s proposal to be organized in clusters to pave ways for two more new regional states. The emergency meeting was attended by the 92 of…
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