Month: November 2022
- Africa
News: Tigrayan officials say peace agreement aims to “rescue people of Tigray”, accuse Eritrean forces of continued atrocities on civilians
Lieutenant General Tsadkan Gebretensae and Getachew Reda speaking to journalists. Photo: Screenshot Addis Abeba: In their first interview to local media which was aired on regional DW TV, Lieutenant General Tsadkan Gebretensae, and Getachew Reda, the Tigrayan officials who led the team from region during the peace talks with the federal government held in Pretoria and Nairobi, said that the peace agreement…
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News: Benshangul Gumuz Region informs all gold mining companies to sell their products only to National Bank
Ashadli Hassen visiting a local gold mining site Addis Abeba – Benshangul Gumuz Regional State has issued a directive to all gold mining companies, Small Enterprises and associations to sell their gold products only to National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE). Ashadli Hassen, the president of the region, has emphasized that any company or enterprise operating within the regional state must…
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News: Addis Abeba City terminates lease worth 90 ha land fenced off, idle for long time
Dr. Kenea Yadeta. Photo: City communication bureau Addis Abeba: Addis Abeba city administration’s land development and administration bureau announced that it has terminated the contract for 90 hectares of land that it said has been fenced off and sitting idle for a long period of time. Addis Abeba City Communication bureau quoted the head of the office, Dr. Kenea Yadeta,…
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News: Gurage zone’s lingering request for statehood causes another stay-at-home protest in zonal capital
Pictures from yesterday’s protest in Wolkite city. Photos: Social Media Addis Abeba – Residents in Wolkite city, the capital city of the Gurage zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s (SNNP) regional state, have staged yest another protests by boycotting routine activities in the city and its environs which included suspending civil service works and business activities. Similar protests…
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Business: Ethiopia’s Tracon Trading wins Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award for finest coffee Arabica
Photo: .lacucinaitaliana Addis Abeba – Ethiopia’s Tracon Trading, a private company mainly engaged in Coffee Export & Real Estate development, has won the Best Award of the “Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award 2022”, a prize that celebrates the finest coffee Arabica variety sourced from all over the world. According to the organizers, every year, an external jury made up of…
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News: Former senior health bureau official, government critic detained in Somali region, accused of hate speech
Siraj Adem. Photo: Friends Addis Abeba – Siraj Adem, former Somali region senior health bureau official, has been detained on Thursday 17 November in Dire Dawa and taken to regional capital Jigjiga where he is currently jailed, according to information received by Addis Standard. The information was corroborated by Siraj Abdikadir, a lecturer at Jigjiga University, who said that Siraj…
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News: Justice Ministry files charges on suspects of murder, serious crime against ride taxi drivers in Addis Abeba
Drivers protesting against the brutal murder of their colleagues and calling for justice on 21 July. Photo: Screeshoot Addis Ababa: The Ministry of Justice has announced that it has filed charges of murder and serious crimes against 12 individuals who are suspected of committed series of murders and robbery against half a dozen ride drivers providing transport services. The Directorate…
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News: Full implementation of Pretoria agreement essential to restore partnerships with Ethiopia: US
Assistant secretary of state for African Affairs Molly Phee responding to congressman Brad. Photo: Screenshot Addis Abeba – America’s assistant secretary of state for African Affairs Molly Phee said the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) signed in Pretoria, South Africa between the Ethiopian government and the Tigrayan leadership is must be fully implemented for the US to consider restoring partnerships…
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