Month: May 2023
- Africa
Business: Premium coffee brand Boss Brew launches light medium roasted Sidama Coffee
Addis Abeba – U.S. based premium coffee brand, Boss Brew Coffee LLC, launched light medium roasted small batch premium Sidama Coffee from Ethiopia, bringing the company’s collection to 43 varieties. Small-batch coffee is highly sought after by coffee enthusiasts as it offers a higher level of quality and freshness than mass-produced coffee. Boss Brew Coffee’s approach allows for greater control…
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News: Ethiopian security detain Gobeze Sisay from Djibouti
A Federal police vehicle at Bole International Airport in Addis Abeba. Photo: Federal Police Addis Abeba – Ethiopian Security and Intelligence taskforce says it has detained activist and journalist Gobeze Sisay, who was listed among a dozen “wanted” individuals who the government says were suspected of committing “terrorism” related offenses. The government claims Gobeze was collaborating with “extremist forces to…
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News: Opposition party Oromo Federalist Congress urges gov’t to look into OLA’s political inquiry for successful negotiation
By Getahun Legesse @Birmaduu2 Addis Abeba – The opposition party Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) has called on the government to look into doubts and questions raised by the armed group Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) for the talks between the government and the group to be successful. At a briefing for local media today, the OFC said the government’s response to…
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News: UN urges emergency humanitarian assistance for majority of 12,000 people who arrived in Ethiopia from Sudan
Arrivals waiting for services at Metema (Photo:OCHA Ethiopia/Woretaw Chekol) Addis Abeba – The UN said that as 05 May more than 12,000 people have arrived in Ethiopia from Sudan via the border town of Metema in West Gondar Zone of Amhara Region since 21 April. According to a report by OCHA, more than 1,000 daily arrivals have been recorded over…
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News Analysis: Education resumes in Tigray with “poor condition of school facilities”, nearly 400 schools remain inaccessible
By Molla Mitiku @MollaAyenew Addis Abeba – The Educational Bureau of Tigray has announced that students have started getting back to schools since 01 May 2023 in different parts of the region. Authorities had earlier scheduled classes to start around mid-April but due to complex and multilayered problems that occurred as a consequence of the devastating war, the plan didn’t dome…
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Business: National Bank Governor meets Kenyan, Moroccan banking executives, discuss participation, potential entry
NBE Governor Mamo Mihretu with KCB executives. Picture: NBE Addis Abeba – Governor of the National bank of Ethiopia (NBE), Mamo Mihretu, met today with Kenyan and Moroccan banking and financial executives to discuss potential entry and participation in Ethiopia’s financial service industry, NBE said. Governor Mamo with Andrew Wambari Kairu, Group Chairman of KCB—the largest commercial bank in Kenya,…
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News: Gov’t, OLA negotiators “created trust, positive atmosphere for second round talks”: IGAD
From Left: Professor Mohammed Hassen, dr Benti Ujulu, Ejerso Urgessa, Taha Abdi, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, and Jiregna Gudetta. Addis Abeba – The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, said he is “pleased with the progress made” during the first round of peace talks held between the representatives of the Government of Ethiopia and the…
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News: Rights commission says civilians killed in ongoing military conflict in Amhara region, calls for dialogue
Local people in Debre Sina town, North Shew zone of Amahara region, blocked access road in an attempt to impeded the national defense forces’ activities in the area. Photo: Social media Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it is “closely monitoring” the ongoing “law enforcement campaign” in some areas of the Amhara regional state and its…
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News: Tigray region launches “high-level investigation” into food aid theft, calls on humanitarian agencies to resume suspended aid operations
WFP food aid distribution in Tigray (Photo: WFP Ethiopia/twitter) Addis Abeba – The Tigray region Interim Administration (IA) has announced the establishment of a committee to conduct investigation into the aid theft that led to international aid agencies suspend their operation in the region. “In light of the gravity of the problem and mounting evidence on the ground, we have…
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World Press Freedom Day: Media freedom “under significant attack” in Ethiopia: new report
Addis Abeba – Amnesty International has said that “media freedom has come under significant attack” in Ethiopia in 2022, with authorities arresting at least 29 journalists and media workers across the country. In a statement released on Wednesday, 03 May together with the Media Institute of Southern Africa to mark the World Press Freedom Day, the rights group said that…
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