Year: 2023
- Politics
News: Clashes between militiamen and armed residents left at least 18 killed in Oromo special zone, Amhara region
The office of Artuma Fursi district administration (Photo: Social Media) By Natnael Fite @NatieFit Addis Abeba – More than 18 people were killed during recent clashes between the Fano militia and armed residents of Artuma Fursi district in the Oromo Special Zone of the Amhara region, residents told Addis Standard. More than 30 others were wounded in the day-long fighting…
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#ASDailyScoop: Ethiopia establishes a committee to recruit Election Board chairperson
A local casting ballot during the Wolaita referendum in June 2023 (Photo: NEBE/Facebook) Addis Abeba – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has designated a committee to nominate a chairperson for the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE). The eight-member committee is tasked with the recruitment of candidates to replace Birtukan Mideksa, who resigned from her position in June citing personal…
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News: Federal gov’t pledges to redouble efforts to fully implement Pretoria peace deal, criticizes disarmament delays
The Signing of CoHA in Pretoria, South Africa on 02 November 2022 (Photo:AU) Addis Abeba – The Federal Government of Ethiopia has pledged to redouble commitment to fully implement the Pretoria Peace Agreement, despite encountering delays from the Tigray interim administration particularly in disarming ex-combatants. In a statement issued by the Federal Government’s Communication Service on the occasion of the…
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News: Global Eritrean opposition movement ‘Birged Nhamedu’ set foot in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Global Popular Front of Eritrea, known as Birged Nhamedu Addis Abeba – The Global Popular Front of Eritrea, known as Birged Nhamedu, has taken a stand against the dominant ruling party, the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), within the Eritrean regime. Recently, the group held its first discussion in Adigrat, a city in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, to strategize…
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News: Detention, displacement in Bosat, Oromia region following tragic murder of three including a mother of seven
Kuli Hawas, a mother of seven shot dead on 29 October (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba – Three civilians including Kuli Hawas, a mother of seven, have been tragically killed allegedly by members of the national defense forces in Garri Nura Dhera village in Bosat district of East Shoa zone, Oromia region, residents told Addis Standard. The other two victims…
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Op-ed: The Pretoria Peace Agreement: Broken promises and the urgent call for amendment and renegotiation
The signing of Pretoria Peace Agreement on 02 November 2022 (Photo:AFP) By Esayas Hailemariam @RealEsayas Addis Abeba – A year ago, on November 2, 2022, in Pretoria, South Africa, the government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (GoE) and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities (CoHA). Every western country including the USA is…
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