Month: May 2023
- Africa
News: Communities urge continuous engagement between government, Oromo Liberation Army to end war in Oromia
Members OLA fighters. Picture: OLA Website By Abdi Biyenssa @ABiyenssa Ambo, Oromia – Community participants of a workshop on fostering peace in Western Oromia urged for a continued engagement between the government and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) in order to end the war in Oromia and bring bring lasting peace to the region. The workshop was organized by Gurmuu Development…
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Innovation: TECNO unveils Spark 10 Series Smartphones in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba – TECNO Mobile, one of the leading mobile technology brands in the world, announced today the official launch of its newest model, the Spark 10 series, marking yet another milestone for the company in its more than a decade-long journey in Ethiopia. “The launch event featured a range of exciting activities to showcase the cutting-edge features of the new phone,”…
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News: Election Board declines to restore TPLF’s legal registration as political party
On 18 February 2023, the TPLF celebrated the 48th anniversary of its foundation with various events held in Mekelle and other parts of the Tigray regional state. Photo: TPLF. Addis Abeba – The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) declined to reinstate Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) registration as a political party on grounds that it is not supported by…
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News: Addis city district administrator gunned down; community police officer under custody
The late Alebachew Amogn. Photo: Kirkos Sub-city Woreda 8 administration Addis Abeba – Alebachew Amogne, administrator of Addis Abeba’s Kirkos sub-city, Woreda (district) 08, was gunned down in his office this afternoon; city police said a community police officer suspected of killing the administrator is under custody. Kirkos Sub-City, Wored 8 administration said in a statement that Alebachew was “attacked…
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Analysis: Envisioning post-war Tigray’s political landscape and prospects of political pluralism
Creative design: Matias Samuel/Addis Standard By Million Beyene @MillionBeyene Addis Abeba – Ethiopia’s Tigray region continues to grapple with the aftermath of the devastating war that broke out in November 2020, the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) that silenced the guns has brought a glimmer of hope for a peaceful resolution. Under the agreement, an interim administration has been…
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News: OLF warns transgression of international conventions after senior officials go missing from police custody
Missing OLF leaders. Left: Kennasa Ayana, who “cannot walk due to ailments sustained after he was detained”. Addis Abeba – The opposition party Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) has warned that “the act of hiding prisoners from their families and close follow-up and blockage of their right to be attended to by legal bodies is a massive transgression of international conventions…
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News: US special envoy Hammer to meet Ethiopian diaspora communities to discuss current affairs
Addis Abeba – U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Ambassador Mike Hammer is scheduled to meet members of Ethiopian Ethiopian diaspora community in Los Angeles, California where he will engage on topics related to “developments in Ethiopia, including implementation of the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) signed on 02 November last year, which brought to end…
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