Year: 2022
- Africa
News: Abba Geda Gobana Hola accuses government security forces of death threat, looting and detaining his son in an overnight raid
Gobana Hola, Abba Geda of the Tulama Oromo, Photo: BBC Afaan Oromoo By Getahun Legesse @Birmaduu2 Addis Abeba- Gobana Hola, Abba Geda of the Tulama Oromo, and secretary of the Oromo Gedaa Leaders’ Council, says government security forces broke into his house around midnight last night, threatened to kill him and looted his properties; he also said security forces detained…
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News: EU requires CoHA full compliance, “immediate and complete” withdrawal of Eritrean troops; federal, Tigray commanders adopt monitoring, verification ToR
Federal government and Tigray regional state representatives meeting in Nairobi. Photos: ©Sarjoh Bah Addis Abeba – The European Union said resuming its “strategic engagement with Ethiopia” requires the “sustained implementation” of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA), including through political dialogue. The block has also once again called for “an immediate and complete withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopia.” The…
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News: Two killed, seven injured in dispute over borehole drilling in Somali region
Addis Abeba – Two people were killed and seven others were severely injured in Shilabo district of Korahe zone, in the Somali regional state, on Tuesday in a dispute after local authorities attempted to commence water borehole drilling. A resident who preferred to remain anonymous told Addis Standard that the dispute was caused when construction workers, who are commissioned by…
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News: Amidst growing calls to resolve Oromia conflict peacefully, govt. gears to conduct “organized law enforcement measures”
Participants of the meeting. Picture: OBN Addis Abeba – The Oromia regional state has announced that it is preparing to take an “organized law enforcement measure” against rebel group Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) which it refers to as “Shane” and called on the public to rally with security forces. A consultation meeting with local officials, regional and federal law enforcement…
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Commentary: Why it is time to “Africanize’’ Somaliland’s foreign policy
Somaliland President Musa Bihi Abdi (center), with Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti, and Uhuru Kenyatta, former president of the Kenya. Picture: Kenya State House By Moustafa Ahmad @Mustafe_Ahmad Addis Abeba – Few of us were surprised by the fact that the United States did not invite Somaliland and Eritrea to the U.S – Africa Leaders meeting, which was concluded…
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News: Ethiopian Red Cross unable to deliver services in Tigray due to lack of medical supply, logistic challenges
Berhanu Mekonen. Photo: Screenshot/DW Addis Abeba – Ethiopian Red Cross Tigray branch office has said it is unable to deliver its services to drought and conflict-stricken people in the Tigray due to scarcity of medicine and challenges related to logistics. The Ethiopian Red Cross on its part, told Addis Standard that it has lost communications with its Tigray branch offices.…
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Op-ed: Oromo and Amhara: The quest for transethnic solidarity and its discontents
A picture taken in 2019 during the peak of the “OroMara” alliance that became a symbol the bond between the two national groups in Ethiopia. Photo: Social Media Ezekiel Gebissa @egebissa Addis Abeba – In Greater Ethiopia: The Evolution of a Multinational State, Donald Levine presents the Oromo and Amhara as two dominant ethnic groups who have taken turns in…
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News: Ethiopia secures release of six Djiboutian soldiers kidnapped by FRUD armed group
Members of the Djibouti armed forces during a military parade in connection with 45th anniversary of Independence Day Celebration on June 27/2022. Picture: Radio Télévision Djibouti Addis Abeba – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs told state media that the Ethiopian government has secured the release peacefully of six Djiboutian soldiers who were held hostage by the FRUD militants. The Directorate…
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News: CBE resumes banking services in three Tigray cities, but access to savings, cash withdrawal off limit
CBE Alamata Branch in Southern Tigray regional state. Photo: Social Media Addis Abeba – Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) said it has reopened branches and resumed banking services in Shire, Alamata and Korem, allowing people to deposit money and receive funds sent to them including from abroad. The bank announced on its facebook on Tuesday that it was forced to…
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