Year: 2023
- Politics
#ASDailyScoop: Blinken, Abiy discuss food aid resumption, conflicts in Amhara and Oromia regions
Blinken and Abiy during the US-Africa Summit in Washington D.C. (Photo: Blinken/X) Addis Abeba – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has discussed over the phone with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed about the resumption of food assistance across Ethiopia beginning next month. This follows USAID’s announcement on Tuesday that it would resume distribution of food aid across Ethiopia which…
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News: Crisis Group urges Ethiopian gov’t to engage in negotiations to resolve escalating conflict in Amhara region
An armed insurgency that has surfaced in the Amhara region poses a substantial security threat to the Ethiopian government, according to the International Crisis Group (Photo: aa.com.tr) Addis Abeba – A recent report from the International Crisis Group has urged the Ethiopian government to initiate peace negotiations as a means to resolve the escalating conflict in the Amhara region of…
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News: Unlawful detention, physical assault in Ethiopia of two staff ‘very serious diplomatic incident’: AfDB
AFDB Group PresidentAkinwumi A. Adesina pictured with President Sahle Work Zewde on 29 Oct 2023 at the World Food Prize Dialogue in Des Moines, Iowa, two days before the detention and physical assault of two staff members of the Bank’s Ethiopia office. Photo: AfDB Addis Abeba – After weeks of local media reports on the detention and physical assault sustained…
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In-depth: Is impunity for war crimes, crimes against humanity looming in Ethiopia?
A man passes by a destroyed tank on the main street of Edaga Hamus, in the Tigray region, in Ethiopia, on June 5, 2021. (Photo:VOA) By Zelalem Takele @ZelalemTak11163 Addis Abeba – In its final report to the UN General Assembly, before its mandate was expired on 04 October 2023, the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE), which…
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Art and Culture: Universal Music Group, Ethiopia’s Sewasew Multimedia sign first of its kind distribution agrmt.
Photo: Sewasew Multimedia Addis Abeba – Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, and Sewasew Multimedia, Ethiopia’s leading music and Entertainment Company, today announced that they have signed the first of its kind distribution agreement for the Ethiopian market. Under the terms of the agreement, Sewasew Multimedia will be responsible for the digital distribution and marketing of…
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News: Defense Minister says lower level admins’ failure to secure peace forcing army deployment for ‘small tasks’; army facing ‘massive defamation campaign’ by ‘extremist forces’
Dr. Abraham and members of the army providing the first quarter report of the Ministry to members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations and Peace Affairs of the House of People’s Representatives (HoPR). Photo: HoPR Addis Abeba – Defense Minister Dr. Abraham Belay told lawmakers that the failure by lower level administrative units including zones, Woreda and Kebel administrations…
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