Month: March 2023
- Africa
News: Sidama region says recent deadly violence near bordering West Arsi, Oromia region neither border dispute nor ethnic clash
t least a dozen people killed following clashes in border areas of Sidama, West Arsi (Picture: Residents) Addis Ababa – Sidama region has said that the recent violence that saw at least a dozen people killed in border areas with West Arsi zone of the neighboring Oromia region is neither border dispute nor ethnic clashes between the Sidama and the…
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NewsAlert: Blinken due in Ethiopia next week
Secretary Blinken and PM Abiy at the US-Africa summit in Washington D.C. Addis Abeba – State Department confirmed that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Ethiopia next week. Blinken will travel to Ethiopia and Niger March 14-17, 2023. “On March 15, the Secretary will visit Addis Abeba, Ethiopia where he will discuss implementation of the cessation of hostilities…
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News: Starving IDPs in Wag-Hemra zone, Amhara region urge immediate food aid, plea for assistance to return to their homes
IDPs in Wag-Hemra zone (Picture: Wag-Hemra zone communications) Addis Abeba – The Internally Displaced People (IDPs) who were uprooted from their homes in Tsagbiji and Abergele districts in Wag-Hemra zone of the Amhara region and currently harbored at Woleh makeshift camp in the zone say they are suffering from acute hunger as they haven’t received any food aid since June…
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News: Rehabilitation Commission, Tigray officials hold first meeting in Mekelle on disarmament, national rehabilitation of Tigrayan forces
From left: Turhan Saleh, Getachew reda and Ambassador Teshome Toga attending the first consultative forum in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray state . Picture: Tigray TV Addis Abeba – Representatives of the Federal National Rehabilitation Commission led by its Commissioner Ambassador Teshome Toga, Tigay regional state officials and relevant stakeholders are holding a consultative forum in Mekelle, the capital of…
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News: Amnesty joins growing calls urging Ethiopian gov. to lift month-long blockade on selected social media platforms
The social media platforms jammed by the government include Facebook, Telegram, Tik Tok and YouTube Addis Abeba – Amnesty international joined growing calls urging the Ethiopian government to lift state-sanctioned month-long blockade on selected social media platforms. The blockade was imposed after a fracture between the government and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC) Holy Synod in Addis Abeba picked…
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News: Stalemate in Guji zone, Southern Oromia as protests over government’s decision to incorporate Negelle town into East Borana zone continue
Protests continued in several districts of the Guji zone (Picture: Badhasa Hailu/Facebook) Addis Abeba – Residents of Guji zone in Southern Oromia have continued protesting against the incorporation of Nagelle into the newly established “East Borana zone’ whereas the government clung to imposing the decision by force, residents told Addis Standard. Protests erupted in the zone last week, a day…
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