Month: May 2023
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Rejoinder: Pervasive propaganda of disgruntled Amhara elites in diaspora weaponize lies and distortions: lambasting rejoinder to a lame reply
Ororo/Bokkuu, a stick that symbolizes power in the Gada system (Photo: Amensisa Ifa/Facebook) By Mirgissa Kaba @MirgissaK & Girma Gutema @Abbaacabsa Introduction Yonas Biru (PhD) is a retired economist who once worked for The World Bank (TWB) and still affiliates himself with the TWB (save “the former” tag in his twitter handle) while taking an intellectually populist position to write…
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Viewpoint: What and how should I tell my kids about the Tigray war in our ‘post-war’ life?- A father’s reflection
A man passing by a destroyed tank in Tigray (Photo: Tigray Television) By Haftu Hindeya Gebremeskel I have lived in hell with my family! Mekelle, Tigray – In the past two years of war in Tigray, we lived in a manmade siege and blockade that parallels hell. This hell was different from what is commonly called God’s hell. I remember…
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#ASDailyScoop: PM Abiy confirms “Ethiopia’s neutrality”, commitment to peaceful resolution of Sudan crisis
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed with general Abdelfattah al-Burhan in Khartoum during an official working visit in August 2020 (Photo: PM Office Ethiopia/Facebook) Addis Abeba – The US State Department said Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed who met with the US Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Molly Phee during her visit to Addis Abeba between 14-16 May, confirmed Ethiopia’s neutrality and commitment…
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News: Tigray interim admin, TPLF say election board decision unacceptable legally, politically; caution it endangers existence of interim admin, renders peace process ownerless
Logos: Tigray regional state interim administration and TPLF Addis Abeba – Tigray’s Interim Regional Administration (IRA), and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) rejected a decision last week by National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) declining to reinstate TPLF’s registration as a political party. The IRA said the decision “endangers the existence of the inclusive interim administration” in the region…
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News: Ethiopian law makers approve bill on extradition, mutual judicial cooperation in criminal matters with Türkiye and UAE
The bills were “approved by majority vote with three objections and one abstention.” Photo: HoPR Addis Abeba – The House of People’s Representatives (HopR) in its 19th regular meeting today approved approved bills on extradition and cooperation agreement in criminal matters with the governments of Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The bill on the extradition of individuals wanted…
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News: Civilians suffer “in silence” amidst armed conflict in Guji zones, Oromia region- report
07 July 2018, Oromia Region, West Guji Zone, Kercha Woreda. IDPs. Credit: UNOCHA/ Tinago Chikoto Addis Abeba – The Oromo Legacy Leadership and Advocacy Associations (OLLAA) said in a new report titled “Between a rock and a hard place”, severe rights violations of civilians have been committed amidst armed conflict in the Oromia region particularly in the two Guji zones…
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News: Armed attack on police station in Bishoftu city kills four police officers
Bishoftu City (Photo: Bishoftu Communications/Facebook) By Abdi Biyenssa @ABiyenssa Addis Abeba – An armed attack on a police station in the Chalalaka sub-city of Bishoftu City in East Shoa zone of Oromia region left four policemen dead, an official confirmed to Addis Standard. The attack was carried out by unidentified armed men on Saturday, 14 May according to Dejene Bajiro,…
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Viewpoint: Why Again, and Again? The Humanitarian Emergency in Borana
3.3 million livestock have perished over the last three years in Borana (Photo: Dawie Tola) By Dawie Tola Borana, Oromia – Borana has had a history of climate-induced humanitarian emergencies for decades; recent ones are from 2000, 2010 and 2021-2023. It has two rainy seasons in a year; one is called “Hagayaa” and covers about 30 percent, and the other…
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News: Flooding kills 45 people in Somali region, causes “widespread destruction” in Ethiopia: UN
In Somali, flooding has led to death, destruction of livelihoods and displacement. (Photo:OCHA Ethiopia) Addis Abeba – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that flood has caused a widespread destruction of properties and displacement of people in a significant part of Ethiopia including Somali, Oromia, Southern Nations Nationalities & Peoples, South West Ethiopia Peoples and…
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Commentary: Ending recurrent tragedies in Somalia’s ‘flood town’ Qardho
The main road filled with water and mud in Qardho, Somalia (Photo: Author) By Barkhad Abdikadir Ali Garowe, Somalia – Although floods are a universal tragedy that annually threatens the lives of many people and properties on earth, some nations pay their highest price and make the most effort to overcome or at least control the impact of flood risk…
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