Month: May 2023
- Armed Conflict in Tigray
News: Tigray health bureau expresses concern over whereabouts of at least 13,000 HIV patients in post-war
HIV Ribbon (Courtesy: Medlineplus) By Mihret G Kristos @MercyG_kirstos Addis Abeba – The Tigray Health Bureau has expressed profound concern about a significant number of HIV/AIDS patients of at least 13,000 in number, who have been unaccounted for since the two years war that has ravaged the region was concluded in November last year. Fisaha Birhane, the Director of Comprehensive…
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#ASDailyScoop: OLF preps to mark 35th anniversary of Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo radio broadcast
Addis Abeba – Opposition party Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) said it is preparing to mark the 35th anniversary of the founding of its radio broadcast, Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo (Voice of Oromo Liberation) on 17 June 2023. “Launched on June 15th 1988, SBO/VOL has been contributing a lot in the long journey of Oromo struggle for freedom, despite several relentless attempts…
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Innovation: Nine Uni students represent Ethiopia in 7th Huawei ICT competition Global Final in China
Addis Abeba – Following the completion of various national and regional contests, nine talented university students from Ethiopia have the opportunity to represent their country in the 7th Huawei ICT Competition 2022–2023 Global Final in China. The students were selected based on their outstanding performance in various national and regional contests, and they got the chance to showcase their skills…
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Commentary: The rise of Abiy and the state of misinformation against ‘Oromummaa’
Members of the Oromo cultural team during the 2023 Fiche Chambalala celebrations in Hawassa, Sidama (Photo: Abiy Ahmed Ali/Facebook) By Milkessa M. Gemechu (PhD) @milkessam Addis Abeba – Ever since Abiy Ahmed became prime minister of Ethiopia in 2018, there have been attempts to depict his political beliefs, rules, program, and party as tools of Oromoness (hereafter Oromummaa). As a…
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News: IDPs stage massive demonstrations in major Tigray cities against suspended aid, delay in their return home
Demonstration in Shire (Photo: Tigray Television/Facebook) By Mihret G Kristos @MercyG_kirstos Addis Abeba – Hundreds of thousands of IDPs in the Tigray region have staged massive protests in major cities of the region, calling on NGOs and the government to facilitate resumption of suspended humanitarian aid and their safe return to home. The protests were held in the capital Mekelle,…
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News: Caucus of Opposition Parties say gov’t funded paper on constitutional reform ‘highly disturbing’, leads country into ‘more chaos’
Addis Abeba – A group of ten opposition political parts known as “Caucus of Opposition Parties” (CoP) issued a anonymous statement denouncing a recent study by a government-funded policy think tank, Policy Studies Institute (PSI), floating the idea on the need for constitutional reform. Titled ‘FDRE Constitution after three decades: Inquiring into whether and what to amend’, the study paper…
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News Update: ‘Mahibere Kidusan’ disputes decision by Media Authority to temporarily suspend its TV channel
Addis Ababa – Mahibere Kidusan, a religious association affiliated with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), responded to a decision by Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) to temporarily suspend its TV channel, “Mahibere Kidusan TV”, saying it disagreed with the decision and appealed for the suspension to be lifted. The Media Authority issued a letter on Sunday, 21 May announcing the…
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