Year: 2022
- Ethiopia
#ASDailyScoop: Ethiopian cargo ship unloading Kenyan goods in Mombasa Port after 23 years of absence
Gibe docked at the Mombasa Port. Photo: Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise said that Gibe, one of its cargo ships, has docked in Mombasa Port in Kenya after 23 years of absence. Gibe has arrived at the port at the end of last week and is unloading Kenyan cargo…
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News: Opposition Caucus meet Addis diplomatic community, discuss need to salvage Ethiopia from “possible disintegration”
By Fraol Bersissa @FiraolBer Addis Abeba: Leaders of the recently formed caucus of opposition parties have met with members of the diplomatic community at the British Embassy in Addis Abeba. In attendance at the meeting were high-ranking officials from the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), Arena Tigray, Afar People’s Party( APP), and…
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News: Burayu district court passes verdict to free four high-ranking OLF officials
Mikael Boran, Dawit Abdeta, Lemi Begna, and Gada Gabisa. By Alemitu Homa @alemituhoma Addis Abeba: The Burayu District Court, in Oromia Regional State Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne, has passed a verdict on 18 July to free four senior officials of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) after assessing their Habeas Corpus request, their lawyer told Addis Standard. However, due to…
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#ASDailyScoop: MSF Spain President in Ethiopia, plans to discuss killing of three colleagues, travel to Tigray
Paula Gil. Picture: MSF Addis Abeba – Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (NSF) said the president of MSF Spain, Paula Gil, “has arrived in Ethiopia for a visit. Following a year of engagement, Ms Gil aims to meet high-level representatives from the Federal Government of Ethiopia to discuss the killing of our [three] colleagues in Tigray in 2021.”…
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News: Tigray announces formation of team for negotiations with Addis Abeba
Getachew Reda. Screenshot/Archive Addis Abeba: Getachew Reda, the spokesperson of Tigrayan Peoples’ Liberation Front (TPLF), the party administering the Tigray regional state, has told AFP that Tigray “will be ready to send a delegation to Nairobi… and have established a team with high-ranking members.” But the spokesperson did not state the number of the delegate or the names. This comes…
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News: Clashes in Somali, Oromia states bordering areas displace thousands from Bale zone as hunger claims scores of lives
Addis Abeba: Clashes in Somali, Oromia states bordering areas displaced thousands of civilians from an entire village. The displaced villagers from Bale zone, Gura Damole Woreda say “armed elements” who crossed from neighboring Somali region bordering areas launched attacks, preventing villagers from markets and traveling to receive humanitarian assistance. Meanwhile, the villagers said at least 20 people have died of…
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News: Vice-chairman of Finfinnee Renaissance Association missing after detained by security forces
By Natinael Fite Addis Abeba: Henock Dejene, Vice-chairman of the Finfinnee Renaissance Association, was taken from his home by security forces a week ago by security forces who said he was wanted “in connection with current affairs”; since then he has not appeared in court and his whereabouts remain uncertain, his family told Addis Standard. Henock was taken from his…
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News: Sudan reopens Gallabat border crossing with Ethiopia
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Sudanese leader Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan met in person on the sidelines of IGAD summit in Nairobi. Picture: PM Abiy Addis Abeba – In a statement released on Sunday July 17, the Sudanese army spokesman, Brigadier General Nabil Abdallah Ali, said the Technical Committee of the Security and Defense Council chaired by the head…
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