Month: October 2022
- Africa
News: UN Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia brief UNSC A3 group on “alarming abuses against civilians”
ICHREE Commissioners Kaari Betty Murungi (Chair), Steven Ratner and Radhika Coomaraswamy meeting the UNSC A3. Picture: Kenya PR to UN…
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News: US says immediate cessation of hostilities priority to end “this destabilizing conflict” as AU announces launch of peace talks in South Africa
AU-led Ethiopia peace talk facilitators. From left: Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Uhuru Kenyatta Addis Ababa: The US says…
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News: Southern region police apprehend officer suspected of trafficking 48 Eritrean nationals to Kenya
Addis Abeba – The Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s (SNNP) regional state Police Commission has announced that a member of…
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News: Ethiopia ranks 123 out of 140 in Rule of Law Index, a decline from last year
Addis Abeba – The 2022 World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index, which was released on 25 October, revealed…
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#NewsAlert: Somali region MP shot dead inside Jigjiga airport
Picture: Dr. Juweria Ali. Addis Abeba – Juweria Subcis, a member of the Somali regional state parliament, was shot by…
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News: Residents say drone strike killed dozens of civilians in West Shewa, Oromia region; OLF, OFC condemn relentless airstrikes across Oromia
By Addis Standard Staff Addis Ababa – Residents told Addis Standard that at least 68 people were killed in a…
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News: At least 40 people extrajudicially killed by Eritrean forces in Sheraro – Amnesty International
Picture: Screenshot/DW local TV from Tigray Addis Ababa: A report by the Amnesty International (AI) says Eritrean forces extrajudicially killed…
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News: Senate bipartisan group urge for cessation of hostilities, withdrawal of Eritrean forces and unfettered humanitarian access
Addis Abeba – In the backdrop of the AU-led pace talks that is expected to take place in South Africa…
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News: PM Abiy calls for decisive, swift measures against product sabotage, illegal foreign exchange and land grabbing
The Prime Minister is seen here with Minister and State minister of Finance Ahmed Shide & Eyob Tekalgn (both on…
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