Year: 2022
- Africa
#ASDailyScoop: Electoral Board tells incumbent, 25 other political parties to convene general assembly within one month
NEBE Chairwoman Birtukan Mideksa during a consultative meeting with political parties on 07 February. Picture: NEBE Addis Abeba – The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) issued statement today cautioning a total of 26 political parties, including the ruling Prosperity Party (PP), and several other major opposition parties, to convene their general assemblies within one month period of time. NEBE…
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News: Ruling Party reiterates inclusive dialogue wont include ‘terrorist’ groups
From left: Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Pm Abiy and DPM Demeke are President and Deputy President of the ruling Prosperity Party. Picture: PM Abiy/Facebook Addis Abeba – In a statement it released today, the ruling Prosperity Party (PP) said Ethiopia’s planned national dialogue is aimed at and considering the…
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Ethiopia: Summary killings, rape and looting by Tigrayan forces in Amhara
Addis Abeba – Amnesty International in a new report revealed that fighters connected with the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) deliberately killed scores of people, gang-raped dozens of women and children – some as young as 14 – and plundered private and public property, in two areas of the Amhara region. The massacres took place in and around Chenna and…
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Analysis: Massacre in plain sight; behind silent killings in Oromo special zone, Amhara region
By Dereje Gonfa @DerejeGonfa Addis Abeba – The killing of civilians in the Oromo zone of the Amhara region continued long after the area was reclaimed by government forces in December last year, reports said. Addis Standard’s weeks-long investigation revealed that the residents of the zone were subjected to mass killing and imprisonment at the hands of government security forces.…
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#ASDailyScoop: Ethiopian Red Cross Society says two of its vehicles taken forcefully under circumstances unknown to it in western Oromia
Vehicle belonging to ERCS. Picture: ERSC Archive Addis Abeba -The Ethiopian Red Cross Society said two of its vehicles registered under license plates ET05-02121 and license plate number ET05-02108, and which belong to its Kellem Wollega branch, in Western Oromia, were recently taken away forcefully and under circumstances unknown to it. “The action violates the Geneva Conventions signed by Ethiopia…
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#ASDailyScoop: Parliament to hold first emergency session today, expected to lift state of emergency
HoPR Advisory Committee met House Speaker Tagesse Chafo. Picture: HoPR Addis Abeba – The House of People’s Representatives Advisory Committee has deliberated on four agenda yesterday, and is expected to present them at an emergency session of the House today, the House said. The four agenda the advisory committee discussed are the state of emergency, the draft road transport proclamation,…
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