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News: Tigray region interim admin official admits death of 13 due to lack of food; says crisis scale “unprecedented” in region’s history
A young Ethiopian refugee sleeps on a mattress at a transit site in Hamdayet, Sudan. © UNHCR/Olivier Jobard Translated by…
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News: Rights Commission raises concern on urgent need to improve prison/detention conditions in Gambella; calls for immediate release of all children
Treatment of prisoners needs to be improved, Right of opposition parties to operate freely must be guaranteed: EHRC Addis Abeba,…
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News: OLF says electoral board’s failure to address its repeated complaints on gov’t crackdown restricting its ability to participate in elections
The letter was signed by OLF Chairman Dawud Ibssa By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Ababa, January 23, 2021 — In a…
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News: UN rep for sexual violence in conflict “greatly concerned” by horrific reports of sexual violence in Tigray
Women and children constitute the prime victims of the ongoing armed conflict in Tigray. Refugees from Tigray arriving in Sudan.…
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News: Foreign Ministry Spokesperson contradicts army commander, Mekelle interim mayor & Rights Commission report on Eritrean forces involvement in armed conflict in Tigray
Ambassador Dina Mufti. Picture: MoFA/January 20/2020 Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, January 21/2020 – Ambassador Dina Mufti, Spokesperson of Ethiopia’s Ministry of…
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News Analysis: Ethiopia Rights Commission latest report on Tigray details killings of civilians, widespread looting and systemic displacement in areas visited
Supplies are brought into Um Raquba settlement in Sudan for refugees who fled from Tigray. Pictures: ©UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mout, November…
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News: The first hyperscale data center park breaks ground in Ethiopia’s ICT Park
“wingu.africa is owned by the founders and executive management and backed by leading financial investors with deep sector and investing…
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News: Victims of Metekel attacks buried in mass graves; taskforce announces curfew
Brigadier General Alemayehu Weldie. Photo: ENA By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Ababa, January 15/2021 – Following the latest attack in…
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News: EU firm on withholding Ethiopia budget support; demands humanitarian access. Situation in Tigray “beyond a purely internal ‘law and order’ operation”, “possible war crimes”
Women and Children displaced by the ongoing armed conflict in Tigray. Credit: UNHCR-Hazim-Elhag Addis Abeba, January 15/2021 – Joseph Borrell,…
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