Month: May 2023
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Africa
News: Amhara Prosperity Party hits back at internal disputes, threatens armed groups as ruling party wraps up executive meeting
The ruling Prosperity Party is led by PM Abiy Ahmed as president, Adem Farah, right, as vice president, and Demeke…
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Africa
News: Oromia region defends demolition of buildings as “constitutional and legal”, blames extremists for “false propaganda”
Hailu Adugna, Oromia Communication Bureau head (Photo:Oromia Communication Bureau/Facebook) Addis Abeba – The Oromia regional government said it is carrying…
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Ethiopia
News: Uproar after mayor’s bodyguard abducts young woman in Hawassa, regional police in pursuit, detain six suspects
Tsega Belachew (Left), Constable Yehualamebrat Woldemariam (Right) (Photo:Social Media) By Natnael Fite @NatieFit Addis Abeba – An abduction of Tsega…
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Commentary
Commentary: Harnessing the power of GERD for economic, social progress in Somalia and Somaliland
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, August 2022 (Photo: Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia/Facebook) By Ali Regah @aregah Introduction The construction of…
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Ethiopia
News: Fincha sugar factory stops production amid continued instability in Western, Central Oromia
Fincha Sugar Factory (Photo:Social Media) By Abdi Biyenssa @ABiyenssa Addis Abeba – Following continued hostilities between government forces and the…
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Afar regional state
#ASDailyScoop: Ongoing Dengue fever outbreak kills nine in Afar region – WHO
A close-up image of the Ae. aegypti mosquito, the vector for the transmission of dengue fever (Photo:WHO) Addis Abeba –…
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Africa
News: UN honors two Ethiopian peacekeepers posthumously
Ethiopian Peacekeepers. Photo: Ethiopian Embassy/London Addis Abeba – The UN has honored two Ethiopian peacekeepers posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjold…
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Uncategorized
Op-ed: The downfalls of finding national pride in Ethiopian beauty
An Afar woman (Photo: Visit Afar/Facebook) By Helen Bezuneh Addis Abeba – In 2009, Chuna Okok, a 22 year old…
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Africa
Business: Singapore’s Azentio Software latest version of Islamic banking solution goes live at Rammis Bank in Ethiopia
Photo: Rammis Bank The solution will enable rapid time-to-market for new digital Sharia-compliant products Addis Abeba – Azentio Software (“Azentio”),…
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Ethiopia
#ASDailyScoop: 31,000 asylum seekers, refugees arrive in Ethiopia as fighting in Sudan displace nearly 1.4 million people
At Metema, a reception centre under construction for asylum seekers and refugees (Photo:OCHA Ethiopia/Woretaw Chekol) Addis Abeba – Latest UN…
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