Year: 2023
- Politics
News: US, EU reiterate support for Algiers agreement, call for peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea
Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika with former Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi and Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki after the signing of a peace agreement on December 12, 2000, in Algiers (Photo:AP) Addis Abeba – The US and the EU have called on Ethiopia and Eritrea to work together to implement the Algiers Agreement, a peace deal signed between the governments of…
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News: Former state minister Taye Dendea arrested over alleged terrorist ties
Former State Minister for Peace, Taye Dendae (Photo: Ministry of Peace/Facebook) Addis Abeba – Taye Dendea, the former State Minister for Peace, has been apprehended today by the Federal Security and Intelligence Task Force. According to the statement put forward by the Task Force, the arrest comes following a thorough investigation revealing alleged evidence of Taye’s participation in terrorist activities during his…
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News: Gov’t extends olive branch to non-compliant exporters to boost earnings
Exporters who are utilizing the contract farming scheme to source their products are mandated to register their contracts and submit their goods to one of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange’s wheelhouses for weight and quality assessment (Photo: MoTRI/Facebook) Addis Abeba – The government is urging oilseed exporters who source products such as sesame, soya bean, and green mung under the contract farming scheme…
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News: PM Abiy Ahmed sacks Taye Dendea as state minister of Peace
Taye Dendea Aredo served as a state minister of peace since October 2022 (Photo: Ministry of Peace) Addis Abeba – PM Abiy Ahmed has sacked Taye Dendea, state minister of Peace effective immediately in a letter issued on 11 December 2023. The letter, which is posted on a verified facebook page of Taye Dendea, fails short of explaining the reason…
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News: Ethiopian Orthodox Church pleads for peace amidst escalating violence against believers
His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (right), and His Holiness Abune Pertos, Head of the Holy Synod Secretariat, delivered the statement today (Photo: EOTC) Addis Abeba – The Permanent Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church issued a statement today, expressing deep concerns over the persistent attacks on Orthodox Christians in different regions. The Holy Synod…
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News: Ethiopian rights watchdog urges peaceful conflict resolution anew
Daniel Bekele (PhD), Chief Commissioner of EHRC (Photo: Addis Standard) Addis Abeba – In an official statement issued commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has reiterated its appeal for sustainable and peaceful resolutions to the ongoing conflicts in Ethiopia. The EHRC has called upon authorities at all levels to engage in…
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News: President calls to end use of force to resolve differences as Ethiopia marks nations and nationalities day
The 18th celebration of Nations Nationalities and People’s Day in Jigjiga (Photo:EBC) Addis Abeba – Ethiopian president Sahlewerk Zewude in her remarks during the celebration of the 18th Nations, Nationalities and People’s day called for the end of use of force to resolve political differences. The president emphasized the significance of accepting and recognizing the diverse identities and attempting to…
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Editorial: Ending military conflicts in Oromia, Amhara region through negotiation not a matter of choice, but of safeguarding Ethiopia’s national security
Addis Abeba – The resumption of the second round peace talks between the Ethiopian government and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) early last month brought in a collective sigh of relief not just in the restive Oromia region, but across the country with many expecting for a positive outcome that will see a negotiated settlement to end a war that…
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