Month: May 2023
- Ethiopia
News: Four people, including two policemen, killed in armed attack in Bokoji city, Oromia
Bokoji city. Photo: Visit Oromia Addis Abeba – Four people were killed in a deadly attack by armed forces over the weekend on two police stations in Bekoji city, in Arsi zone of Oromia regional state, 220 km from the capital Addis Abeba, sources told Addis Standard. The causalities include two policemen, a member of the local militia and a security…
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Analysis: Why a study by state funded think tank to amend Ethiopia’s constitution faces criticism
The 13th Ethiopian Nations and Nationalities Day Celebrations in 2018 Addis Abeba. Photo: Anadulu By Abdi Biyenssa @ABiyenssa & Beka Atoma Boru @bek_boru Addis Abeba – On 16 May, a government-funded policy think tank, Policy Studies Institute (PSI) released an unprecedented research that no one heard of while being prepared. Titled ‘FDRE Constitution after three decades: Inquiring into whether and…
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News: Fresh cross border attack by South Sudan’s Murle militants kill 10, injure 12 in Gambella region
Gambella region higher officials visited victims of latest attack by Murle Tribe (Photo: Gambella regional gov’t press secretariat/Facebook) Addis Abeba – A fresh attack by the Murle tribe militants from neighboring South Sudan in the Nuer zone of Ethiopia’s Gambella region has killed 10 individuals, while 12 others sustained minor and serious injuries. The attackers initiated the assault by indiscriminately…
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News: Media authority temporarily suspends license of Orthodox Church affiliated TV
Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) logo. Addis Abeba- Ethiopian Media Authority said it has temporally suspended the media license of ‘Mahibere Kidusan TV’, on grounds that the station aired content that may provoke conflict among religious followers and incite ongoing meeting by the Holy Synod. The Authority cited a breaking news aired by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) affiliated TV station…
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News: Interim president accuses Eritrean forces of blocking AU monitoring mission in Tigray
Getachew Reda, Interim president of Tigray region, (Photo: Tigray Television) Addis Abeba – The interim president of Tigray region, Getachew Reda, has said the Eritrean forces who have still occupied parts of Tigray are obstructing the African Union appointed Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission (MVCM) from carrying out its work within the region. “Last week, the Eritrean forces prevented the…
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News: 7 million people at risk as “longest ever” cholera outbreak in Ethiopia spread further, death toll spikes to 94 – UN
Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) at Moyale town (Picture: Boru Huka) Addis Abeba – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that close to 7 million people are at risk of being infected by cholera in Ethiopia as the outbreak has further spread to SNNP and Sidama regions. The office said in a latest report released…
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News: Prisoners awaiting terrorism charges conduct hunger strike amidst pending investigation
Journalists Gobeze Sisay and Meskerem Abera among the prisoners (Photo:Social Media) Addis Abeba – 45 prisoners including journalists and intellectuals who were imprisoned on suspicion of terrorism in connection with instabilities in the Amhara region have conducted a three-day hunger strike, one of their defense lawyers Solomon Gezahegn told Addis Standard. The lawyer explained that the prisoners went on hunger strike…
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News: Intense fighting between OLA, gov’t forces in several parts of Oromia kills civilians, cast shadow on peace talks
OLA fighters (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba – Intense fighting supported with heavy weaponry has been going on in several parts of the Oromia region between fighters of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) and government forces since the first attempt to peacefully resolve the war was concluded without an agreement, residents told Addis Standard. A resident in Ambo district of…
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