Year: 2022
- Africa
Latest update: Journalist Tamerat Negera released on bail
Picture released by Terara Network Latest Update: Terara Network said Journalist Tamerat Negera has just been released on bail this afternoon from a police detention center located in Sebeta, Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne. His release today followed a ruling by judges at the Oromia Supreme Court on 05 April granting Tamrat a 50,000 birr bail after 117 days in…
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#ASDailyScoop: Ministry to temporarily administer planned exit exams for higher education graduates
State Minister of Education, Samuel Kifle (PhD). Picture: Ministry of Education Addis Abeba – Exit exams for higher education graduates will be temporarily administered by the Ministry of Education until institutions of higher education are fully developed and their academic and institutional independence is fully guaranteed, according to the Ministry of Education. This was disclosed at a workshop held between…
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News: Oromia State govt warns ‘extremist forces operating in the name of Amhara’, infiltrating region and committing ‘disgusting acts’
Oromia Regional State government logo Addis Abeba – The Oromia Regional State government issued a statement late this evening warning an unnamed group that it referred to “extremist forces operating in the name of Amhara” who are “the main enemies of the Amhara and Ethiopian nations and nationalities.” The statement said these forces “have infiltrated into the Oromia region and…
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News: 280 hectares of land from Kimbibit woreda in North Showa zone of Oromia region annexed to Amhara region
Photo: Kimbibit Woreda communication By Dereje Gonfa @DerejeGonfa Addis Abeba- A large piece of land, 280 hectares in the Kimbibit woreda of the North Showa zone of the Oromia region has fallen under the administration of the Amhara regional government under ‘unknown circumstances’ according to a statement posted on the woreda’s communication bureau. The statement also added that the deployment…
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News: Days after officials vow renewed offensives on armed group in Oromia, fighting reported in Ethiopia’s Moyale environs
Addis Abeba – Several local media reports indicate that there has been fierce fighting between the Ethiopian national defense forces and members of the armed group Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), often referred by the government as OLF/Shene. According to BBC News, “clashes occurred between Saturday evening and Sunday morning” in the Ethiopian town of Moyale close to the border with…
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#ASDailyScoop: Tech Center graduates, recognizes Etege Menen Girls’ boarding school students, winners of Internet Innovation competition
Students presented samples of their works during the graduation ceremony. Picture: Ethiopian Education television Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba – Abugida Robotics and Technology Center held a graduation and recognition program on Sunday 03 April for Etege Menen Girls only boarding school students and for the winners of an Internet Innovation Competition held in Russia. The graduation ceremony was held…
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News: Four other people including kebele official killed days after the shooting of woreda official in Konso zone
By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba – A local official, militia, and two residents were killed in Segen woreda in the Konso zone on Thursday, the woreda’s head of peace and security, Gadisa Karo told Addis Standard. According to him, the onslaught was carried out on March 31 by what he called an ‘organized armed group’ from the neighboring Derashe…
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News: Eritrea replaces Ambassador to Ethiopia by Chargé d’affaires en pied, yet to accept letter of credence from Ethiopian envoy
Biniam Berhe, center, presenting his letter of credence on 30 March. Biniam has long served Eritrea as its diplomatic representative to the African union before Ethiopia and Eritrea reopened each other’s embassies in Addis Abeba and Asmara, respectively. Picture: Eritrean embassy in Addis Abeba Addis Abeba – The State of Eritrea has replaced its outgoing Ambassador Semere Russom, by Biniam…
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#ASDailyScoop: Border trade checkpoint linking Benishangul Gumuz state with Sudan reopens
The reopening after nearly three years of the border trade checkpoint was attended by civilian and military officials from both sides. Picture: Benishangul Gumuz State Communication Bureau Addis Abeba – The Benishangul-Gumuz border trade checkpoint, which connects Kurmuk with Sudan, was officially reopened on 31 March. The reopening of the trade checkpoint serving nearby communities exchange goods and services, was…
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