Africa
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News Update: Family says security forces transfer Bekele to Armed Forces Hospital “forcibly”
Bekele Gerba, deputy chairman of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) Photo: Screengrab/EthioForum By Siyanne Mekonnen @siyaanne Addis Abeba, February 16/2021…
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News: Benishangul Gumuz region ruling party admits ethnic targeted killings in Metekel, issues an apology & sacks senior members
By Siyanne Mekonnen @siyaanne Addis Abeba, February 11/2021 – The higher and mid level officials of Benishangul-Gumuz Prosperity Party (PP) ended…
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News: Ethiopian Rights Commission’s latest report on Tigray sheds light on sexual violence, child causalities
Living conditions for the displaced families in this school are very crowded. Nevertheless, the buildings provide shelter, there is access…
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News: Vital Strategies opens office in Addis Abeba to help strengthen Ethiopia’s Public Health Systems
Vital Strategies President and CEO José Luis Castro (left) and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at our VitalTalks speaker’s series…
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News: Ethiopia “deeply concerned” by EU statement on Tigray, stays silent on accusations of Eritrea’s role in the armed conflict
Ambassador Dina Mufti, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo Credit: MoFA Addis Abeba, February 10/2021 – In a…
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News: Electoral Board says five regional states fail to submit list of constituency offices per schedule, issues new deadline
Birtukan Mideksa, Chairwoman of NEBE . Photo Credit: NEBE By Siyanne Mekonnen @siyaanne Addis Abeba, February 10/2021 – The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia…
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News: U.S. Embassy kicks off election training for Ethiopian journalists
Media colleagues at the elections reporting workshop launch Addis Abeba, February 9/2021 – On February 8, 2021, the U.S. Embassy in Addis Abeba launched the first of 25…
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News Alert: EU joins the US in calling withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopia, says they are “fueling the conflict in Tigray”; renews call for humanitarian access for all
Addis Abeba, February 08/2021 – Through a joint-statement by High-Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen and Commissioner Janez Lenarčič ,…
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News update: Federal police says UNOCHA report on police forces’ death exaggerated, not in line with what is on the ground
By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba, February 05/2021 – The Federal Police said that a recent report released by the UN…
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