Year: 2022
- Ethiopia
News: US Chargé d’affaires meets Adama City Mayor
Picture: US Embassy Addis Abeba By Biruk Alemu @Birukalemu21 Addis Abeba: Tracey Ann Jacobson, Chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Addis Abeba held discussions yesterday with Hailu Jalde, the Mayor of Adama City and community representatives. Among the issues discussed were sustainable cooperation to promote peace, security and development. In the presser, acknowledging the U.S. government’s support, the mayor…
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Analysis: Never in limelight but suffering all the same: Women under regime’s crackdowns
ADDIS ABEBA, ETHIOPIA – SEPTEMBER 6: People visit infamous prison called ‘Maekelawi which transformed into a gallery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 6, 2019. Thousands went through gruesome torture and human rights abuses in the former prison (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) By Alemitu Homa @alemituhoma Addis Abeba – Under a political arena that is…
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News Alert: MSF Spain President unable to access Tigray, meet fed authorities after six-day visit to Ethiopia
Portrait of Paula Gil, President of MSF Spain since 2021. Photo Credit: MSF Addis Abeba – Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (NSF) said the president of MSF Spain, Paula Gil, concluded a six-day visit to Ethiopia without accessing Tigray and manage a meeting with federal government authorities as planned. “It is with great disappointment that I concluded a…
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News update: Ethiopia army general says joint military operation underway “to clean up” Al-Shabaab infiltration on five frontiers
State media displayed weapons allegedly captured from Al-Shabaab militants Addis Abeba – Major General Tesfaye Ayalew, head of deployment unit of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and coordinator of the temporary security command post in the Somali regional state, said that coordinated measures were being taken “to clean up the members of the Al-Shabaab militants “who were cut off…
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News update: UN rights experts arrive in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba – Members of the UN International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia are undertaking a visit to Ethiopia from 25 to 30 July 2022. This will be the Commission’s first visit to Ethiopia since it was established by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council on 17 December 2021. #NewsAlert: #UN rights experts due in #Ethiopia next week…
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Analysis: Ethiopia’s National Dialogue: Views of hopes, aspirations and concerns from Amhara region
Discussions on Ethiopia’s planned national dialogue are taking place among various stakeholders across Amhara regional state. Picture: Amhara Region Journalists Association By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba – On 29 December 2021, the House of People Representatives (HoPR), approved the establishment of the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission under the proclamation No.1265/202. The proclamation establishing the Commission stated the importance of…
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News: Somali region says Al-Shabaab militants entered through Afdheer zone, “completely destroyed” by regional forces
Addis Abeba – The Somali regional state security council said on Sunday that Al-Shabaab militants entered the Somali region through Afdheer zone on 20 July; they crossed from Aato area, in Bakool region of neighboring Somalia bordering Ethiopia’s Somali region. “Four days ago, the terrorist Al-Shabaab militant group, which entered the Afder zone of Somali region from the place called…
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News: US Horn envoy due in Ethiopia, talks between federal, Tigray authorities, GERD main agenda
Ambassador Mike was in Ethiopia in the week of 11 June, when he met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen. Picture: MoFA Addis Abeba – Ambassador Mike Hammer, U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA), is due to arrive in Ethiopia for his second visit since his assumed the position on 01 June.…
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News: Ethiopia security, intelligence joint force says more than 5000 “extremist Fano” members detained
The joint task force praised those “Fano members” that it said have “ffought against” Tigrayan forces “during the law enforcement campaign in the northern part of our country” and said they were “helping the security forces” including “the national defense and other security forces, [and] have contributed to the peace and security in the region today and continued this good…
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