Month: September 2022
- Africa
News: Rights Commission calls for immediate response to dire state of Tigrayan civilians illegally detained in Jarre camp, now transferred to Awash police training camp
A screenshot showing Tigrayan displaced civilians in the Jarre camp taken from a recent report on Channel 4 Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for immediate response to the dire human rights situation of thousands of displaced civilians from Tigray and bordering Amhara regional states who were recently transferred from Jarre camp in South Wollo…
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News: Gurage Zone Council to hold first meeting after rejecting cluster arrangement
Arshya Ahmed. Picture: Gurage Zone Communication Bureau By Biruk Alemu @Birukalemu21 Addis Abeba: In statement issued today, Arshya Ahmed, the Speaker of the Gurage Zone Council, in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s (SNNP) regional state, said that the zonal council has called its members for a meeting scheduled for tomorrow, 17 September. This is the first meeting by the Council…
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News: Authority vows to hold CSOs working against “sovereignty, public interest” to account
Jima Dilbo. Picture: SCSO By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba – Jima Dilbo, Director General of the federal Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) told state media that the Agency would strengthen its works to make civil society organizations “working against Ethiopia’s sovereignty and the public interest” accountable by law. Jima further pointed out that the Authority was working with…
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#ASDailyScoop: US welcomes appointment of Uhuru Kenyatta as peace envoy to Ethiopia, Eastern DRC
Addis Abeba – The U.S. State Department Bureau of African Affairs said the U.S. welcomes “the appointment of Uhuru Kenyatta as peace envoy for the conflict in Northern Ethiopia and in Eastern DRC.” We welcome the appointment of Uhuru Kenyatta as peace envoy for the conflict in Northern Ethiopia and in Eastern DRC. A critical time for both conflicts –…
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News: Drone airstrikes in Mekelle endanger “very fragile hope for peace”, Eritrea continues “to impede” peace efforts in Ethiopia: EU
Medics in Mekelle seen attending to an injured civilian. Picture: Tigray TV By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba – In a statement it released last night, the European Union (EU) said said it regretted that “the two drone airstrikes that hit Mekelle”, the capital of Tigray regional state on 14 on 13 September “endanger, once again, the very fragile hope…
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#ASDailyScoop: Addis Abeba City Peace and Security Bureau gets new chief
Lydia Girma. Picture: Addis Abeba City Peace and Security Administration Bureau Addis Abeba – The Addis Abeba City Peace and Security Administration Bureau appointed Lydia Girma as its new bureau chief, replacing Kenea Yadeta (PhD), according to the Bureau’s Directorate of Communication Affairs. Lydia was the deputy head of peace values sector at the Bureau. The Bureau also appointed Tewdros…
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News: Ministry unveils new factory prices for cement products
Minister Gebremeskel Chala. Picture: Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration. Archive/Sept. 07/22 Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration has announced today that it has issued a new cement price regulation to curb the rising price of cement products in the country. The ministry said it has made the decision after it asked cement factories in…
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