Africa
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News update: UAE leader Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed arrives in Ethiopia for state visit
PM Abiy welcoming Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed at the Bole International Airport. Photo: PMO Addis Abeba – Sheikh Mohamed bin…
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News: AU calls for immediate cessation of hostilities in Amhara region as aid groups battle to address dire health crisis
AU Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat (Photo: AU) Addis Abeba – The African Union (AU) has formally expressed its deep…
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Viewpoint: On TPLF, the Tigray Interim Administration, and Wedi Zenawi’s “Legacy”
Members of the Tigray Interim Administration attending Meles Zenawi’s commemoration in Mekelle, Tigray, on August 16/2023. Photo: Dimtsi Woyane By…
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Analysis: How the war in Tigray became a setback for feminist movement, women’s rights activism in Ethiopia
A Tigrayan woman refugee in Sudan. Photo: UNFPA By Zelalem Takele @ZelalemTak11163 & Mihret G/kristos @MercyG_kirstos Addis Abeba – On 09 November…
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Business: Safaricom Ethiopia launches long awaited M-PESA
Promotional poster by Safaricom Ethiopia Addis Abeba – M-PESA, Safaricom Ethiopia’s Mobile Financial Services, goes live today three months after…
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News: Five countries express concern about violence in Amhara, Oromia regions; call for protection of civilians, respect for human rights
Civilians displaced by conflict in Oromia regional state. Photo: VOA Addis Abeba – In a joint statement issued this morning,…
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News: Amhara state emergency command imposes curfew in multiple cities, orders resumption of businesses after claiming local militia retreats
Temesgen Tiruneh, Director General of National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), and leader of the military Command Post overseeing the…
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News: “Children’s lives hang in the balance”: Save the Children calls for unimpeded humanitarian aid in conflict-hit Amhara region
Save The Children said humanitarian aid needs to reach those in need including 580,000 people in the region already displaced…
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News: Amhara region emergency command post chief admits armed groups “took control” of some zones and districts, “released criminals from prison”
Temesgen Tiruneh. Photo: Screenshot/AS Addis Abeba – Temesgen Tiruneh, Director General of National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), and lead…
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News: Blinken speaks of ‘immediately implementing’ Pretoria agreement in phone call with Abiy
PM Abiy and Sec. Blinken in December last year during the US-Africa Summit in Washingotn D.C.. Photo: PMO Addis Abeba…
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