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Politics
News: Several killed, many injured in fresh clashes in Babile near Oromia, Somali regions border
Houses that were damaged during the violence in 2017 in Babile district (Photo: UNOCHA/Ethiopia) Addis Abeba – Clashes between militias…
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Social Affairs
News: At least 30 died of hunger in Gambella refugee camps amid “increasingly concerning” food shortage – EHRC
Gambella region is home to close to 400,000 refugees as of end of August 2023 (Photo: EHRC) Addis Abeba – At…
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Economic Analysis
Commentary: The cascading economic effects in Ethiopia of the prolonged Russia-Ukraine crisis
By Henok Fasil Telila (PhD) Addis Abeba – The enmity between Russia and Ukraine has existed since the Crimea problem.…
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Social Affairs
News: Floods displace thousands in Gambella, regional gov’t calls for relief
Floodwaters impacted nine districts across the region, including the capital Gambella city (Photo: Gambella Communication Bureau/Facebook) Addis Abeba – Heavy…
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Op/Ed
Op-ed: The quest for regional nation-statehood in Ethiopia’s defunct SNNP Region: The gap between constitutional principles and praxis
The former SNNP region (Illustration: Addis Standard) By Milkessa Gemechu, @milkessam Addis Abeba – Ethiopia announced last month the establishment…
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Art & Culture
#ASDailyScoop: UNESCO grants world heritage status to Bale Mountains National Park, Gedeo Cultural Landscape
Bale Maountains National Park (Left) Gedeo Cultural Landscape (Right) (Photo: Visit Oromia, Ethiopia Land of Origins/Facebook) Addis Abeba – The…
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Law & Justice
News: One of four youths arrested by gov’t forces in Anfillo, Western Oromia found dead
The four youth arrested in Anfillo, Kellem Wollega on 22 August (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba – One of the…
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Social Affairs
News: Patriarch denounces use of destructive weapons, calls for peace and national unity in new year address
His Holiness Abune Mathias of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) (Photo:EOTC TV) Addis Abeba – His Holiness Abune Mathias…
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Law & Justice
#ASDailyScoop: A traveler from Addis Abeba with suspected cocaine worth $700,000 arrested at Hong Kong airport
The suspected cocaine seized at Hong Kong Airport (Photo: The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) Addis Abeba…
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Politics
News: Normalcy returns to Godere district, Gambella region after deadly attack claims six lives
Meti town, major urban center in the Godere district, Majang zone, Gambella region (Photo: Godere Communication Office/Facebook) Addis Abeba –…
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