Month: February 2023
- Afar regional state
News: Ethiopian Rights Commission says restrictions on free movement of people, trade impede recovery efforts of IDP returnees in Afar region
Situation of IDPs in Afar region, Photo: EHRC Addis Abeba – Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said IDP returnees in war-affected zones in Afar regional state unable to get back to their normal lives due to hindrances and restriction on free movement of people and trade activities across regional states, in addition to lack of adequate and timely humanitarian…
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Commentary: Unresolved IDP crisis, alarming lack of basic healthcare causing suffering in conflict affected parts of Oromia – OPA
OPA delivered aid to IDPs in Horro Guduru and Guji zones in January, 2023, Photo: OPA By Oromia Physicians Association @oromiaphysician Addis Abeba – The late, legendary artist Hachalu Hundessa’s music still resonates with the pain felt by hundreds of thousands of Oromo civilians who were forced to flee their homes from neighboring regions. Four years ago, the country longed…
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#ASDailyScoop: Japan grants $1.14 million to improve health, protection needs of women and girls in Benishangul Gumuz, Amhara regions
Ms. Suzanne Mandong, UNFPA Representative in Ethiopia (Left), ITO Takako, Ambassador of Japan to Ethiopia (Right) during the launch ceremony Photo: Embassy of Japan in Addis Abeba Addis Abeba – Japan and UNFPA, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency jointly launched on 20 February a project with 1.14 million USD that aimed to improve health and address the protection…
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Analysis: Prospective graduates fret over time constraints as ministry of education set to launch exit exam to tackle deteriorating competency
St. Mary’s University, undergraduate program conducting students awareness creation session on Higher Education Exit Exam (HEEE), Photo: St. Mary’s University By Molla Mitiku @MollaAyenew Addis Abeba – The announcement to provide an exit exam to all private and public university, first degree graduating students has been topical since last year. Different engagements were held with university personnels to create…
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The Interview: “Government’s lack of clear political agenda exacerbated the war in Oromia”: Colonel Gemechu Ayana
Colonel Gemechu Ayana, former member of the OLA and current senior officer of the OLF, Photo: Addis Standard Following the peace agreement that ended the two years war in Northern Ethiopia, and amid increasing militarized hostilities between government forces and armed members of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), known by the government as “Shene”, there is growing calls for peaceful…
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Analysis: Tigray Orthodox Church declines call by Synod to normalize relations, blames Synod for endorsing “war of genocide” on people of Tigray. What next?
Members of the Tigray Orthodox Church Council of Bishops (Picture: DW) By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba – On 09 February, the Tigray Orthodox Church Council of Bishops held a joint meeting in which they have issued a rejection to an earlier call made by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC) Holy Synod’s Secretariat requesting for talks of reconciliation and…
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News: NEBE reports majority vote in favor of new region in recent referendum, irregularities in Wolaita zone
Voting in Arbaminch during the 06 February referendum, Photo: NEBE Addis Abeba – The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has announced that majority of the people in five zones and five special districts in Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) region voted for the establishment of a new “Southern Ethiopia Region” during the referendum held on 06 February. The…
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Commentary: After all livestock are dead, now what is left for Borana pastoralists? Unveiling devastating impacts of prolonged drought
More than 2.3 million heads of livestock have died due to prolonged drought, Photo: ©UNICEF Ethiopia/Demissew Bizuwerk. By Galgalo Dika (PhD) @galgalodiqa Addis Abeba – The earth’s climate has been changing from time to time due to various anthropogenic and natural factors. Raise in global temperature, sea level rise, and increased fossil fuel consumption has been increasing global risks of consequences…
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News: Orthodox Synod says agreement to resolve schism breached as breakaway group expresses dissent
Abune Abraham. Photo: Screenshot/AS Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) Holy Synod in Addis Abeba said that the agreement to resolve the schism that led to unrest in the country over the past weeks has been breached by the breakaway group two days after it was reached. Abune Abreham, general manager of the Holy Synod said in…
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Commentary: A Call for a meaningful participation of Irob and Kunama communities in Tigray Transitional Politics
Featured image: “Irob, also referred to as Irob land or Adi Irob (ዓዲ ኢሮብ/ኢሮብ ዲክ) in Tigrigna/Saho, is located in the north eastern part of Tigray. It borders Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia’s Afar region to the east, and the remainder of Tigray to the southwest. Irob is part of a region in northeastern Tigray historically called Agame, which had…
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