Month: May 2023
- Armed Conflict in Tigray
News: Hunger related death rises in Tigray amidst ongoing investigation into food aid diversion, persistent aid suspension
IDPs in Tigray protest against suspended aid, delay in their return home (Photo: Haftom Weldegebriel/Dimtsi Woyane) By Mihret G Kristos @MercyG_kirstos Addis Abeba – Authorities in the Tigray region are reporting a rising number of deaths as they promise to work hard to finalize an investigation into food aid theft that led to suspension of humanitarian aid in the region.…
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Innovation: Ethiopian Students won third prize in global final Huawei ICT competition in China
Addis Abeba – Ethiopian students won third prize in the 7th Huawei ICT Competition Global Final, which took place in Shenzhen, China, from May 24 to May 28, 2023. 146 teams from 36 countries participated in the tournament. Two teams each with three members participated in the practical track (which encompasses datacom, security, WLAN, big data, storage, AI, OpenEuler, and…
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News: Two killed, dozens injured in police crackdown against protest by Muslims in Addis Abeba; more than 100 people detained
President of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs of Ethiopia, Sheikh Hajj Ibrahim Tufa, and the leaders of the Majlis visited injured victims at the Black Lion Hospital this morning. Photo: Jeilu TV Addis Abeba – At least two civilians were killed yesterday and more than 40 people, including police officers and different police backup forces, suffered minor and serious…
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News: UN says humanitarian situation worsening for over 850,000 people displaced in Western Oromia, urges multi-sectoral support
People displace from East Wollega in November 2022 (Pictures: Social Media) Addis Abeba – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the humanitarian situation in East and West Wollega zones of the Oromia regional state has shown to worsen in the last few months due to continued insecurity from conflict since 2020. Even though there is improved…
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Analysis: Axum, Ethiopia’s top tourist destination reels from impacts of devastating war
Part of the Axum Obelisk buried in a dust (Photo:Social Media) By Mihret G Kristos @MercyG_kirstos Addis Abeba – The ancient historical and archeological sites such as the UNESCO inscribed obelisks of Axum, the palace of Queen Sheba, and the tombs of king Kaleb that made the city of Axum, the leading tourist destination in Ethiopia are in peril following the…
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News: AU monitoring team highlights need to accelerate DDR, steady return of IDPs in Tigray; silent on concurrent withdrawal of foreign, non-ENDF forces
AU’s MVCM team is led by Maj. Gen. Stephen Radina of Kenya. Photo: Tigray TV The Joint Committee recommended extension of the mandate of the AU MVCM until 31 December 2023 Addis Abeba – Members of the African Union (AU) Joint Committee Meeting of the Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mechanism (MVCM) the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) highlighted “the…
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News: Ethiopian Media Authority issues final warning to Prime Media
Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) has issued a final warning to Prime Television, following a series of alleged infringements of Ethiopia’s broadcasting regulations. The EMA, citing Proclamation No. 1238/2013, accused the network of broadcasting content that incites discord among citizens and could potentially provoke conflicts. The authority emphasized that it is mandated to prevent broadcasts that could…
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News: Nine killed, 17 injured in latest violence in Gambella, regional gov’t says situation under control
Umod Ujulu, president of the Gambella Regional State (Picture: Gambella Gov’t Press Secretariat Office) Addis Abeba – The regional government of Gambella state in Western Ethiopia has confirmed that nine people were killed and 17 others suffered major and light injuries during a recent violence in Itang special woreda and the capital Gambella city. In a statement this morning the…
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