Africa
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News: Lawmakers fiercely oppose TV license fee, as state broadcaster doubles fee in revised bill
From left: MPs Asemahegn Asres, Ashebir Woldegiorgis (PhD) and Aregash Tekle (from right to left) Photo: House of People’s Representative/Facebook…
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News: Southern region puts Gurage zone under indefinite command post after protests over statehood demands
Alemayehu Baudi. Photo: Screenshot Addis Ababa – The Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) region Peace and Security Bureau said…
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News: “No country should accept the presence of foreign country on its land”: Obasanjo
Chief Obasanjo and Dr. Phumuzile Mlalmbo in Mekelle. Picture: Tigray TV Addis Abeba – Olusegun Obasanjo, High representative of the…
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News: In wake of 16 Days of Activism Amnesty calls for justice, accountability for Ethiopia’s survivors of sexual violence
Selam (name changed) holds a message in Tigrinya during an exercise at the safe house. Her note says, in English,…
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News: Tigray forces commander says disarmament linked to Eritrean, Amhara forces withdrawal as US calls for peace agreement immediate implementation
Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede. Photo: TigrayTV Addis Abeba: Tigrayan forces’ top military leader Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede said the disarmament…
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News: Ethiopian mechanical engineer shortlisted for UK Royal Academy of Engineering 2023 prestigious Africa Prize
Fikru Gebre Dinkumbab. Photo by Amanuel Sileshi for UK Royal Academy of Engineering Addis Abeba – UK Royal Academy for…
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News: Despite data limitation from Tigray, Ministry estimates $1.4 b needed to restore war damaged health facilities across Ethiopia
Many health facilities in North-western Tigray haven been looted and vandalized, like this clinic in Debre Abay. Photo: MSF Addis…
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News: EU donates €33 m to UNICEF, WFP to restore education services, school feeding program in conflict affected areas in Ethiopia
In 10 conflict affected regions, just over 8,500 schools have either been partially damaged or destroyed. In Northern Ethiopia alone,…
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News: Tigrayan officials say peace agreement aims to “rescue people of Tigray”, accuse Eritrean forces of continued atrocities on civilians
Lieutenant General Tsadkan Gebretensae and Getachew Reda speaking to journalists. Photo: Screenshot Addis Abeba: In their first interview to local media…
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