Africa
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News: UN experts warn women and girls fleeing war in Tigray, Amhara, Afar at heightened risk of trafficking for sexual exploitation
Survivors of sexual violence in Tigray. Picture: Human Rights Watch/November 2021 Addis Ababa: UN experts warn women and girls in…
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News: Ethiopia says it accepts peace talks invitation by AU
Tigray’s leader Debretsion Gebremichael (PHD) and Olusegun Obasanjo, AU High Representative for the Horn of Africa in Mekelle. Photo: Getachew…
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News: Gambella region rejects Rights Commission’s report, calls it “irresponsible”
Ugutu Adeng, Gambella Regional state Government Communication Affairs bureau head. Picture: Screenshot By Mihret G/Kristos Addis Ababa – The Gambella…
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Analysis: Dialogue amid civil war and violence: Mission impossible?
The cover design of the May 2022 edition of Addis Standard’s print magazine, where the story below was featured on.…
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News Alert: EU alarmed over “totally blocked” humanitarian access in Tigray, “greatly impeded” in affected areas in Amhara, Afar
Shelter for displaced Tigrayan civilians in Mekelle. Picture: EU/2021 Archive Addis Abeba – The European Union (EU) said it was…
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News Alert: Ethiopia, Somalia call on UNSC to lift Somalia arms embargo
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Picture credit: PMO Addis Abeba – In a joint communique issued…
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News: At least 50 civilians killed in extra-judicial execution by security forces, armed groups in Gambella: new report
Screenshot taken from a scene of one of the extra-judicial execution of a civilian by Gambella region security forces By…
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Commentary: Ethiopia’s conflict: Politics of nationalism and federalism without a federation
Caption: The 13th Ethiopian Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Day celebrations held in Addis Abeba on 08 December 2018. Credit: Anadolu…
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News: Amid communication blackout Rights Commission says more than 100 civilians killed in recent violence in western Oromia
By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba– The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has reported that more than 100 civilians were…
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