Month: December 2022
- Africa
#ASDailyScoop: CPJ demands unconditional release of Meskerem Abera, cease harassment on members of press
Meskerem Abera. Photo: Ethio Niqat/AS-Screenshot Addis Abeba – Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Tuesday “Ethiopian police should unconditionally release online journalist Meskerem Abera and cease harassing members of the press.” The Federal Police in Addis Abeba detained Meskerem Abera, founder and owner of “Ethio Niqat“, a YouTube based media where she frequently appears, on 14 December. Her lawyer Solomon…
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News Alert: Federal, Tigray senior military commanders meet in Nairobi; expected to adopt ToR for AU monitoring, verification and compliance mechanism
Federal and Tigray military leaders meeting was concluded on the weekend of 12 November. Pictured: Field Marshal Berhanu Jula, Chief of the Ethiopian Defense Forces (right), and Lt. General Tadesse Worede, chief of Tigrayan forces (left), accompanied by Getachew Reda and Lt. Gen. Tsadikan G/Tinsae. Photo: ©Elias Meseret/Archive Addis Abeba – Representatives of the Ethiopian federal government and Tigrayan senior…
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The Interview: “It feels as if George Orwell wrote about what Oromos continue to go through…”- Translating ‘Animal Farm’ into Afaan Oromoo
Amenti Bonja. Photo: Amenti Bonja Amenti Bonja was born in East Shewa zone of Oromia, in a rural area called Qilee Dooyyoo, where he spent the first seven years of his life. He started his first grade education at Qilee Dooyyoo Elementary School and then moved to a nearby town called Maqii (Meki) with some of his older siblings and…
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News: Fitch downgrades Ethiopia to ‘CCC-’; removes from UCO
Picture: Fitch.com A full list of rating actions is at the end of this rating action commentary. Addis Abeba – FitchRatings has downgraded Ethiopia’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC-‘ from ‘CCC’. Fitch typically does not assign Outlooks to sovereigns with a rating of ‘CCC’ or below. Fitch has removed the Long-Term IDRs from Under Criteria Observation (UCO).…
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Analysis: How killing of Ethiopian professor unfolded, led to $2bn lawsuit against Meta
Professor Meareg Amare Abraha Photo: Abrham Meareg By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba – Meareg Amare Abreha, 60, a father of four children, and a full-time Professor of Analytical Chemistry at Bahir Dar University, was shot dead in front of his residence around midday on 02 November 2021 in Bahir Dar, the capital of Ethiopia’s Amhara regional state; he was…
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News: Tigray leader blames federal govt for slow implementation of peace agreement, obstructing humanitarian aid
Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD), Photo: Dimtsi Woyane (DW) Addis Abeba – Leader of Tigray Regional State, Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD), said on Sunday that although his side has been implementing the Pretoria and Nairobi peace pact since it was signed, the Ethiopian government has been lagging behind in accomplishing it accordingly. Debretsion said this during a meeting with members of the Tigray…
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News: Oromia police detain Ethiopian tallest man Negewo Jima for a week, fail to bring him to court of law
Negewo Jima at the news launched Ethiopian Science Museum in Addis Abeba – Photo – Negewo Jima/Facebook By Getahun Legesse @Birmaduu2 Addis Ababa – Oromia police have detained Ethiopian tallest man, Negewo Jimma, in Meki town, East Shoa zone, since Saturday 10 December 2022, Negewo’s family confirmed to Addis Standard. Negewo Jima was detained from a hotel in Meki town…
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News: Federal Police detains Meskerem Abera, again; requests 14 more days to file charges of multiple offenses
Meskerem Abera. Photo: Ethio Niqat/ASScreenshot By Biruk Alemu @birukalemu21 Addis Abeba – The Federal Police in Addis Abeba detained, for the second time, Meskerem Abera, founder and owner of “Ethio Niqat“, a YouTube based media where she frequently appears, on 14 December. The police brought Meskerem to a federal court yesterday and was granted 14 days to remand and investigate…
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