Month: January 2023
- Corruption
#NewsAlert: Council of Ministers sees off four members “with honors”
From left: Teferi Fikre, Dagmawit Moges, Takele Uma and Oumer Hhussien. Photo: PMO Addis Abeba – The Council of Ministers today held farewell to four members “with honors” at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The Council of Ministers wished the four members “success in their next journey,” according to the office of Prime Minister Abiy. The four…
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Analysis: Athlete Gudaf Tsegay reckons with not meeting family in Tigray, disturbing period after husband’s detention in Addis Abeba
EUGENE, OREGON – JULY 23: Gudaf Tsegay of Team Ethiopia celebrates winning gold in the Women’s 5000m Final on day nine of the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 at Hayward Field on July 23, 2022 in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images for World Athletics) By Mihret G/kristos @MercyG_kirstos Addis Ababa – Athlete Gudaf Tsegay says despite the recent visit…
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News: HRW calls for independent investigations in the war-ravaged areas of Ethiopia to ensure effective transitional justice
A woman sits at a school being used to house people displaced by fighting, in the city of Mekelle in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on June 27, 2021. © 2021 Finbarr O’Reilly/The New York Times/Redux/HRW Addis Abeba – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the international community to compel the warring parties in Ethiopia to allow an independent investigation into…
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News: Puntland State Police announce killing of Ethiopian-born Daesh militia leader
Purported photo of Ethiopian born Abu-Albara Al Amani posted by Puntland State TV Addis Abeba – Puntland State Police announced in a statement that Puntland security forces killed Ethiopian born head of operation of the Daesh militant group, Abu-Albara Al Amani, in an operation on 12 January. According to a report by Puntland State TV, Puntland security has also prevented…
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News: Army says Amhara special forces withdraw from Shire, its surroundings in Tigray
General Abebaw Tadesse, ENDF Deputy Chief of Staff with members of Amhara Special Forces. Photo: ENDF Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) said in a statement yesterday that members of the Special Forces from neighboring Amhara region who have been in and around Shire, some 140 km northwest of Tigray’s capital Mekelle, withdrew from the area. The…
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#ASDailyScoop: Ethiopia in talks with Russian, Chinese and UAE petroleum production companies
Minister of Mines & Petroleum Takele Uma Addis Abeba – Ethiopian Ministry of Mines announced that the government is holding consultations with petroleum production companies from Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates over potential partnerships on extracting the country’s gas resources. During a briefing to government media on the ministry’s six months performance report, Takele Uma, Minister of Mines…
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News: Police in Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia detain more than 20 teachers for refusing mandatory salary cut, local authorities deny
A high school teacher in Kellem Wollega zone ©Addis Standard-screenshot/Archive Addis Abeba – Police have detained more than 20 teachers who raised questions over a government scheme that deducts some amount of money from their salaries, in Lalo Qile district of Kellem Wollegga zone, in Western Oromia. The teachers have been detained in Lalo District police facility for over a…
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News: German, France Foreign Ministers in Ethiopia; peace agreement, human rights among topics for high level meetings
FMs Annalena Baerbock and Catherine Colonna with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Photo: PM Abiy Addis Abeba – The Foreign Ministers of Germany and France, Annalena Baerbock and Catherine Colonna, respectively, arrived in Addis Abeba today for two-days official visit during which they “want to explore how Germany, France and the EU can support the country and its people on the…
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News: OLA fighters break into prison, set hundreds of detainees free in West Guji Zone, Southern Oromia
Undated Picture showing members the OLA fighters. Picture: Social Media By Getahun Legesse @Birmaduu2 Addis Abeba – A government official and residents told Addis Standard that members of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), a rebel group operating against government forces in Oromia region, and often referred to as “Shene” by the government, broke into a zonal correction facility in Bule…
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