Africa
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News: Ethiopian authorities crack down on opposition supporters with mass arrests: Amnesty
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, January 27/2020 – Amnesty International said it has confirmed that at least 75 supporters of the…
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News: UNHCR, partners appeal for US$658 million to assist over 735,000 refugees and hosts in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is currently hosting more than 735,000 from 26 nationalities Addis Abeba, January 24/2020 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency,…
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News: Human Rights Commission chief says non-state actors worsening human rights crisis in Ethiopia
Daniel Bekele has been appointed as Commissioner of the Ethiopia Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on 02 July 2019. Addis Standard…
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News: Despite objections PM Abiy removes one of the remaining two TPLF members from his cabinet
Fetlework, a.k.a Monjorino, and Keria Ibrahim, Speaker of the House of Federation, attending the last emergency meeting of TPLF. Both…
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News: Recent fighting in Guji zone, Oromia, displaces hundreds
OCHA and partners discussing with IDPs at Darme kebele. Addis Abeba, January 22/2020 – Following recent fighting between what the…
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News: Desert Locusts spread to new areas in Ethiopia; new threat from cyclic multiplication in the Somali region
Addis Abeba, January 20/2020 – Despite control efforts, Desert Locusts are spreading to new areas of Ethiopia in vast numbers.…
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Op:Ed: GERD talk standoff and Ethiopia’s need to rally behind “it’s my dam”
“Seleshi Bekele’s courage to say ‘It’s my Dam’ should persist for long and become the slogan of the country for…
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Analysis: More questions than answers as news of kidnapped university students turns into political ping-pong
“We left in two vehicles traveling via Gambella because to road via Nekemte was closed; we were eight in one…
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Feature: Addressing Ethiopians in Lebanon a Foreign Ministry official threatens to sue Addis Standard
Right:: Ambassador Shamebo Fitamo. Photo: Ethiopian Diaspora Agency “Addis Standard lies, steals your money, collaborates with Egypt!”, Ambassador Shamebo Fitamo,…
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