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News: Police in Jimma defy court bail, transfer Uni. graduate, two others to separate police station. Rights Commission calls for their immediate release
Jimma University Graduate Mohammed Deksiso. Picture: Social Media By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, February 24/2021 – The police in…
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Breaking: Court acquits woman who was one of the four suspects in the assassination of Oromo artist Hachalu Hundessa
The late artist Hachalu Hundessa. Photo: Screengrab By Mahlet Fasil @mahletfasil Addis Abeba, February 25/2021 – The Federal High Court has…
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News: National Defense Force says Tigrayan UN peacekeepers who refuse to come home “traitors”, demands apology form UNHCR
Major General Mohammed Tessema, the director of indoctrination at the ENDF said that the military officers were ‘ethnic Tigrayans who represent…
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News: Attorney General appeals at Supreme Court to block private hospital treatment for imprisoned Oromo opposition leaders on hunger strike
OFC leaders & members from right: Bekele Gerba, Deputy Chairman, Prof. Merera Gudian, Chairman, Jawar Mohammed & Hamza Adane, both…
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News: Ethiopia says conflict trumpeted by Sudanese army could only serve “a third party”; Sudan summons its envoy from Addis Abeba
Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen. Picture: MoFA/Archive By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, February 19/2021 – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign…
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News: Ethiopian becomes first innovator shortlisted for Africa Prize 2021 entrepreneurial innovators shaping the continent
Orbit health team members computer code unit Addis Abeba Ethiopia February 03 2021 Addis Abeba, February 18/2021 – Ethiopian national…
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News Update: Fed Court once again upholds decision for prisoners in hunger strike to get medical care at private hospital
All the four members of the opposition OFC, except for Professor Merera Gudina (2nd from left) are currently on hunger…
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News: Pragma Investment Advisory, Specific Tools & Techniques Ltd. partner for supply and deployment of Telecom infrastructure in Ethiopia
Pragma and ST&T will provide engineering and integrated facility management services to optimize productivity and provide sustainable service uptime. Addis…
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News: Electoral Board invalidates ONLF’s emergency meeting that suspends Chairman Abdirahman Mahdi, party members
ONLF’s Central Committee emergency meeting held between Jan 20-23 suspended Abdirhman Mahdi (right) and replaced him Rayaale Hamud (left) as…
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News: Ethiopia accuses Sudanese army of demolishing local administrative institutions; West Gonder residents decry continued incursion, urge solution
Sudanese forces patrolling farmland in the contested al-Fashqa corridor. Picture: Screengrab By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, February 17/2021 –…
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