Month: March 2023
- Africa
News: Benishangul Gumuz, Blue Nile States hold peace and security conference in Ad-Damazin city
President of Benishangul Gumuz region Ashadli Hassan and his delegation arrived in Ad-Damazin yesterday. Photo: Benishangul Gumuz communication bureau Addis Abeba – A peace and development conference between senior officials of Ethiopia’s Benishangul Gumuz region and Sudan’s Blue Nile state has started today in Ad-Damazin city, the capital city of Sudan’s Blue Nile state. The conference is being attended by…
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News: Amidst loose relationship with Tigray Church, Orthodox Patriarch arrives in Mekelle for first time since war
His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church arriving in Mekelle (Picture: Tigray Tv) By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba – His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, arrived in Mekelle this morning at the Ra’s Alula Abanega International Airport to attend the funeral of His Holiness Abune Yohannes II, head…
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Analysis: IDPs in Mekelle complain lack of adequate aid despite improved humanitarian access to Tigray
A school-turned-IDP site in Shire in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region hosts thousands of internally displaced persons. Photo: IOM/Kaye Viray Addis Abeba – Despite reports of unrestricted flow of humanitarian aid to the Tigray region since the cessation of hostilities agreement was reached between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF in November last year, internally displaced people (IDPs) in the region, including…
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News: More than 60 rights orgs appeal to UN members, observer states to reject Ethiopia’s attempt to terminate mandate of UN rights experts
A Tigrayan woman stories who’s a victim of sexual violence tells her story. Photo: UNFPA Addis Abeba – A group of 63 worldwide human rights organizations including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International (AI) have appealed to the permanent representatives of member and observer states of the United Nations Human Rights Council to reject any resolution forwarded by Ethiopia…
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