Month: April 2023
- Afar regional state
News: Bus transport to Tigray via Afar resumes, route through Amhara region remains inaccessible
Selam Bus (Photo: Selam Bus Line Share Company) Addis Ababa – Inland public transportation connecting the Tigray region with the capital Addis Abeba, halted due to the two-year war in Northern Ethiopia, was restarted on Saturday, as the first bus operated by private bus transport operator Selam Bus reached Addis Abeba onboard 51 travelers. Birhane Kebede, Selam Bus Mekelle branch…
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News: Oromia region to honor veteran artist Zerihun Wodajo with hero’s farewell
Artist Zerihun Wodajo (Photo:Youtube/Screenshot) Addis Abeba – The government of the regional state of Oromia has announced the establishment of a committee to organize a hero’s farewell for the renowned artist Zerihun Wodajo who died on Saturday night, 22 April in India where he was receiving medical treatment. According to the Oromia Communications Bureau the burial ceremony of the late…
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#ASDailyScoop: Ethiopia’s military spending in 2022 increased by 88% to $1 billion – research
127th Adwa Victory Day celebration at Meskel Square. Photo: Ministry of Defense Force Addis Abeba – According to new data on global military spending published on Monday, 24 April, by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Ethiopia spent 1 billion USD on military expenditures in 2022, showing an increase of 88 percent from the previous year. According to the…
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Updated: OLA “acknowledges” upcoming negotiation with Ethiopia government, “strongly objects” reference as “Shene”
Members the OLA fighters. Picture: OLA Website Addis Abeba – The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) said in a statement that it “acknowledges the statements” made on Sunday by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the start next Tuesday of negotiations in Tanzania and said it “can confirm that the Ethiopian regime has accepted our terms for peace negotiations.” However, the OLA,…
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NewsAlert: Negotiations between government, Oromo Liberation Army to start in Tanzania: PM Abiy
Addis Abeba– Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said peace talks between the government and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) is planned to kick start on Tuesday 25 April in Tanzania. PM Abiy said this during a live broadcast at an ongoing event in Addis Abeba recognizing stakeholders who played roles in ending the two years war between the federal government and…
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News: OLF says police dislocates its leaders missing from prison to obstruct NEBE investigation, “highly concerned” for their lives
The missing OLF leaders left to right – Abdi Regassa, Kenassa Ayana, Dawit Abdeta, Michael Boran, Gada Gebissa, Gada Oljira (PhD) and Lemmi Begna (Photo: Social Media, OMN) Addis Abeba – The opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) says seven of its leaders who are missing from Burayu prison since the evening of 18 April, have been “deliberately dislocated” by the…
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News: Monument of slain army chief General Seare Mekonnen inaugurated in Addis Abeba
Inauguration of a monument honoring General Seare Mekonon, chief of staff of Ethiopia’s national defense forces. Addis Abeba – A monument to General Seare Mekonon, former Chief of Staff of the National Defense Forces of Ethiopia, has been inaugurated near Bole Rwanda bridge in the capital, Addis Abeba. Wife and family members of General Seare Mekonen, Defense Minister Abraham Bai…
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#ASDailyScoop: Study shows lower level of tooth brushing practice in Ethiopia
Smiley local boys in Degeh Bur, Somali region. Photo: UNICEF Ethiopia Addis Abeba – A study aimed at providing comprehensive evidence on the level of tooth brushing practice in Ethiopia from 2010 to 2020, reveals an overall level of tooth brushing practice of 12.2 percent in Ethiopia. The study which was published on nature.com on 19 April labels Ethiopia as…
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