Ethiopia Crisis
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News: Mayor of Karat city, Konso zone, imposes curfew to curtail lawlessness, organized crime
Gashaw Genale, the mayor of Karat city. Picture: Konso Zone Communication Bureau By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, May 07/2021…
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News: UN releases $65M for humanitarian response as Tigray crisis worsens; 16 M people in need of humanitarian assistance across Ethiopia
Picture: MSF Addis Abeba, May 06/2021 – The United Nations has released US$65 million for the humanitarian response in Ethiopia.…
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News: Rights Commission rings alarm at large number arbitrary detention of prisoners across Oromia; reveals cases of police extortion
Caption: Protesters in Geedoo, central Oromia, in February this year demanding the release release of Oromo politicians Photo: Dabessa Gemelal/Archive…
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News: Joint intelligence, security task force says it foils two underground cells plotting to disrupt election, train youth in Amhara region & Addis Abeba
By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, May 6, 2021 – The joint intelligence and security task force comprised of the…
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News: G7, EU call presence of foreign forces in Tigray “deeply disturbing and destabilizing”; MSF warns of “alarming malnutrition”
“there was malnutrition rate of 26.6% and more than 6% of children had severe acute malnutrition.” MSF. Photo: MSF Addis…
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News: OLF Chairman’s residence attacked at night; Party PR says chairman whereabouts unknown and Rights Commission unaware of the attack
Dawud Ibsa, Chairman of Oromo Liberation Front. By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, May 4, 2021 – Reports of an…
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News: More than 20 civilians killed in two separate attacks by armed groups
Addis Abeba, May 01/2021 – At least 21 civilians were killed in two separate attacks. Fifteen passengers were killed by…
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News: Court dismisses Lidetu Ayalew’s police travel ban after his repeated attempts were blocked
Lidetu Ayalew By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, April 29, 2021 – The Federal First Instance Court blocked letters by…
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News: Mother of university lecturer & doctoral student confirms gov’t security forces killed him at his home
The late Kajela Tasisa. Picture: Former Colleague Eden G. Matheos Addis Abeba, April 29/2021 – Agitu Bulcha, the mother of…
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News: OFC, OLF call for dialogue, national consensus before elections; OLA calls for ceasefire and preconditioned national dialogue
Left: Dawud Ibsa, Chairman of Oromo Liberation Front, Right: Merera Gudina (PhD), Chairman of Oromo Federalist Congress By Siyanne Mekonnen…
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