Africa
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News: At least 27 killed in clashes in the border between Afar, Somali regions
Addis Abeba, October 29/2020 – At least 27 people were killed in what the Somali regional state communication affairs bureau…
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News: As COVID-19 slows manufacturing demand a US$6.5 m fund launched to help protect textile industry jobs in Ethiopia
Adama Industrial Park The fund is an international collaboration between the UK, Germany and Ethiopia that will protect some of…
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In-depth: How Ethiopia’s transition to democracy derailed: Reflections by Jawar Mohammed
Jawar Mohammed. Picture: Screenshot taken from his last interview with Ahadu Radio Five days before his arrest By Jawar Mohammed…
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Viewpoint: Can Ethiopia survive the Trump threats?
Picture credit: REUTERS/Carlos Barria By Dejen Yemane Messele @MesseleDejen &Yohannes Eneyew Ayalew @yeayalew “All sovereign states are equal…inequality of power…
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Analysis: Civilians continue to suffer from repeated violence in Metekel. What we know so far
Gumuz Elders meeting regional president Ashadli Hassan (Picture: Metekel Zone Communications Office) By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, October 26/2020…
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News: Eskinder Nega et.al object prosecutor’s request for closed session, behind a curtain witness hearing
Eskinder Nega, Keleb Seyoum and Sintayehu Chekol and among the five defendants facing terrorism charges By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, October 23/2020 – During a hearing held…
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News Alert: Latest report by inter-agency mission, including four UN agencies, describes humanitarian, security situation in Guji zone as “grave”
Secondary displacement site near Yirgacheffe, Gedeo Zone, the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ (SNNP) Region, Ethiopia. (Photo by Refugees International…
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News: HoPR speaker says parliament will take measures against absent Tigray reps
HoPR Speaker Tagesse Chafo. Picture: HoPR Addis Abeba, October 21/2020 – Tagesse Chafo, Speaker of the House of People’s Representatives…
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News: Police in Somali region arrest three senior ONLF regional officials, one official served with warrant
From Left: Mohammed Jigre Gamadiid, Tamam Mohammed Mahmoud and Mohammed Ibrahim Mursal (Pictures: As sent to Addis Standard) By Bileh…
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News: Amidst conflicting accounts Somali region sees increasing civilian casualties
Women victims seeking medical attention. Pictures: provided to Addis Standard by eye witness/social media By Bileh Jelan @Bilejelan Addis Abeba,…
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