Year: 2022
- Africa
Opinion: Drought in Somali state is matter of humanity, should not be politicized
Without sufficient food or water for weeks, this cow of Abdulahi’s is unable to stand and walk to the shade on its own. Photo: WFP/Michael Tewelde. By Mohamed-Taqwim Badel Ali @taqwiim99 Addis Abeba – Somali regional state and some other parts of the Ethiopian lowlands, including in southern Oromia, have been ravaged by recurrent droughts primarily caused by low precipitation…
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News: Orbit Innovation Hub, Mastercard Foundation’s First cohort of 15 Tech-Driven Start-Ups creates 89 jobs
Three of the start-ups discuss on how they developed their ideas and share their journey so far during the the successful completion of the Orbit Innovation Hub and Mastercard Foundation pilot incubation and acceleration program for start-ups Addis Abeba, Ethiopia. Addis Abeba – On 28 February Orbit Innovation Hub and Mastercard Foundation marked the successful completion of a pilot incubation…
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Analysis: As Oromia police seek to indict journalist Tamerat with eight charges, court remands him for 14 more days
Tamerat Negera. Pictures: Screengrab/AS By MahletFasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba – On 24 February judges at Gelan district court of the Oromia special zone surrounding Finfinne granted Oromia police 14 more days to continue remanding journalist Tamerat Negera, the editor in chief of the online media Terara Network. The court’s decision came in the backdrop of two pages charge sheet submitted…
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News: Afar People’s Party calls for urgent humanitarian supply, withdrawal of Tigrayan forces; declines to take part in national dialogue
Afar People’s Party Logo. Addis Abeba – The opposition Afar People’s Party (APP) called on the “International Community to address the humanitarian crisis taking place in Northern part of Afar Region with urgent humanitarian assistance.” It also said the international community should “pressure TPLF to withdraw immediately and unconditionally from Afar Regional State and respect the constitutional sovereignty of Afar…
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Opinion: Ethiopia’s planned National Dialogue and the deep concerns of Somalis
Somali regional state flag. Picture: Regional communication bureau office By Anwar Abdifatah Bashir Addis Abeba – The Somali region in Ethiopia, formerly known as Ogadenia, has been under constant oppression since the British administration ceded the region to Ethiopia in 1954 under the iron fist rule of Emperor Haileselassie. Like his predecessor Menelik II, Haileselassie had expedited the oppression against…
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#ASDailyScoop: Ruling party to hold first ever general assembly
Former Speaker of the House of Federation, Adem Farah, is currently the chief Secretariat of the ruling Prosperity Party (PP). Pictures: PP Addis Abeba – The ruling Prosperity Party (PP) said it has finalized preparations to hold its first ever general assembly in Addis Abeba under the theme “From Challenge to Highness.” The general assembly is scheduled to take place…
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News: Ethiopia, Jubaland discuss security in Jubaland, along border between Ethiopia and Somalia
President of Jubaland, Ahmed Madobe. Picture: ENDF Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) said a discussion was held on the security situation in the Jubaland state of Somalia and the security situation along the border between Ethiopia and Somalia. According to ENDF, the meeting was attended by the President of Jubaland state, Ahmed Madobe, ENDF Sector 3…
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#EthiopiaDrought: PM Abiy says drought-induced hunger costing lives of children, elderly; asks Ethiopians to help affected communities
Hana, a 49-year-old grandmother in Somali region, looks over at the cattle who haven’t survived the 2021/2022 drought. She lost 17 of her cows. Photo: WFP/Michael Tewelde Addis Abeba – In a statement he released late this evening, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that the hunger induced by the current drought is “making us lose the lives of children and…
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Opinion: ‘Indispensable to achieve ceasefire between warring parties as precondition for dialogue’: Coalition for Ethiopia’s Endurance
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and HoPR Speaker, Tagesse Chafo during Parliamentary session on 23 February. Pictures: HoPR Addis Abeba – The Coalition for Ethiopia’s Endurance (CfEE) recalls its peace agenda released for public discussion and debate. Its convictions that the agenda promotes a pathway for resolving the political crisis, brings the war to an end and charts a way for…
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#EthiopiaDrought: WFP responds as the worst drought in a lifetime intensifies hunger
With each season drier than the last, families inch closer and closer to losing all 25 February 2022, Adrienne Bolen The bones of other animals surround an emaciated cow in Ethiopia’s Somali Region. Photo: WFP/Michael Tewelde In decades past on the plains of Adadle district, in Ethiopia’s Somali Region, grass used to grow so tall that lions could hide in…
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