Month: March 2023
- Ethiopia
News: Tigray interim president sets out regional territorial integrity, justice, IDPs as priorities as interim administration assume power
Getchew Reda, incoming interim president of Tigray (Photo: Tigray Television) Addis Abeba – In his first press briefing as president of the Tigray region interim administration, Getachew Reda announced on Friday that the interim administration has officially started its work, noting that the interim administration’s primary objective is to protect territorial integrity and existence of Tigray for which the people…
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News: Veteran Oromo politician, scholar says govt must lift terrorist designation from OLA to enable dialogue
Lencho Letta. Photo: EPA Addis Abeba – Lencho Letta, a retired veteran Oromo politician and one of the early founders of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), said that the the federal government should remove terrorism designation from the Oromo Liberation Army (referred by the government as “Shene”). Otherwise, local stakeholders such as Oromo elders (Abbootii Gadaa), will find it difficult…
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Op-Ed: Health equity for priority populations: Putting women first
Yekokeb Berhan Program for Highly Vulnerable Children. The program, which began in 2011, is funded by the PEPFAR, and is implemented by USAID and Pact. Photo: Screenshot By Dr. Aimee Rurangwa @DrNiba Addis Abeba – On March 8, we celebrated International Women’s Day 2023, and throughout the month of March we recognize the contributions of women in history. At the same time, we…
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News: Orthodox Synod pushes back against “new illegal regional structure” in Tigray; asks interim admin, religious leaders to play role to keep Church’s “institutional unity”
Abune Pertos,, Head of the Holy Synod Secretariat, reading the statement this afternoon. Picture: EOTC TV Addis Abeba – In a statement released this afternoon, the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC) in Addis Abeba has said religious leaders in the Tigray region created “a new illegal regional structure called ‘Menber Selama Tigray Archdiocese office” in a…
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News: New cross-border Cholera outbreak kills five in Moyale town, vicinity areas
Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) at Moyale town (Picture: Boru Huka) By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba – A new cholera outbreak since the last two weeks has so far claimed the lives of five people in Moyale town, in the Ethio-Kenyan border. Borena Zone, Moyale town Health Office Head, Boru Huka confirmed to Addis Standard the death of the five…
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Obituary: Tewelde Berhan Gebre Egzeabher: A scientist larger than life
Tewelde Berhan Gebre Egzeabher (PhD) dies at 83 (Photo: Right Livelihood) By Molla Mitiku @MollaAyenew Addis Abeba – Beyond his achievements in academia both at Addis Abeba and Asmara Universities as a lecturer, dean and a president respectively, the worldwide renowned biodiversity scientist, Tewelde Berhan Gebre Egzeabher (PhD), was known for his impact in bettering the livelihood and community rights…
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#ASDailyScoop: EzEMA, NaMA hold first consultative meeting, agree to take common position on national issues of concern
EzEMA and NaMA logos Addis Abeba – Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice (EzEMA) and National Movement of Amhara (NaMA) announced holding the first round of consultative meeting on the current national political affairs on Thursday. In a short statement both issued separately, the parties also said they have agreed to take common positions on national issues of concern and continue…
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News: Locust swarms in three districts of Northwestern Tigray threaten farmers reeling from war impacts
Desert Locust (Picture:FAO) Addis Abeba – Tigray’s Agriculture Bureau has said that locust swarms are threatening the livelihoods of farmers yet to recover from impacts of the two years’ war in three districts in Northwestern Tigray. The districts namely Seyemti Adyabo, Tahtay Adyabo and Gemehalo have recently seen invasion of a tree locust called Anacridium sp, according to Mebrahtom Gebrekidan,…
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