Month: February 2023
- Africa
News: Ethiopia asks US support to terminate mandate of UN Human Rights Experts
From left: Mohamed Chande Othman, ICHREE Chairperson, Radhika Coomaraswamy and Steven Ratner, members Addis Abeba – Ethiopia has asked the United States to support its “bid in terminating the mandate” of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE). This was stated during a courtesy call by Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in…
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News Analysis: As schism deepens, Orthodox Synod slams PM Abiy’s remarks on ongoing crisis point by point, threaten to organize worldwide protest
His Holiness Abune Pertos, (left), Head of the Holy Synod Secretariat, and His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Synod’s statement was read by the Abune Petros. Addis Abeba – In a rare and strongly worded response to Prime Minister Abiy’ Ahmed’s remarks on the ongoing crisis that has fractured the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church…
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In-depth Analysis: How a Tigrayan opposition leader who first exposed Eritrean troops’ atrocities in Tigray languishes in Ethiopia prison after bail
Dori Asgedom – Chairman of the Assimba Democratic Party (ADP). Picture: social media. By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba – Two years have gone already since Dori Asgedom, Chairman of the Assimba Democratic Party (ADP), Tigray based opposition party, is locked behind bars in Addis Abeba. Before his arrest on 13 January 2021, Dori was becoming a recognizably emerging political…
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News: Somali police detain Kalsan TV journalist, accuses him of “spreading false propaganda” following ban on 15 foreign media outlets
journalist Muhiyadin Mohammed. Photo: friends Addis Abeba – The Somali regional police arrested journalist Muhiyadin Mohammed Ali who works for Kalsan TV a day after a decision by the region’s communication bureau to take 15 foreign media outlets broadcasting in the region off air, accusing reporters of the outlets based in the region of working without licenses. Kalsan TV is…
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News: Gunmen kill Chinese national in Oromia, Embassy advises travel caution
Addis Ababa – A Chinese citizen was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in the Gerba Guracha town, in North Shewa Zone of Oromia region. Media reports attributed a statement from the Chinese Embassy in Addis Abeba that nine Chinese nationals were attacked by gunmen in Gerba Guracha, a town located some 160 kilometers from the capital, Addis Abeba. The…
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News: Kidnapped workers of Dangote Cement released after paying ransom
Addis Abeba – About 20 workers of Dangote cement factory who were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen were released on Monday 30 January after paying a ransom ranging from 50, 000 to 100, 000 birr each “on their own”, a source close to the matter told Addis Standard on conditions of anonymity. Some who were unable to pay the amount were…
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