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News: Journalist Yayesew Shimeles asks Fentale District Court for bail; Court gives alternative date to decide on bail, 14 days request by Fed. Police to remand Yayesew
Journalist Yayesew Shimeles By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, August 11/2021 – The trial of Journalist Yayesew Shimeles of Ethio-Forum,…
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News: PM Abiy Ahmed discusses current affairs, issues national call for complete mobilization against forces loyal to TPLF
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, August 10/2021 – In a statement released today, Prime Minister…
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News: Latest OCHA report estimates 1,003,000 IDPs as a result of violence across Ethiopia; urges parties to conflict to protect aid workers, ease of humanitarian access
Overview of active hostilities by location Picture: OCHA By Addis Standard Staff Click here to Download Full Report Addis Abeba,…
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News: 10 staff members of Awlo Media released from prison in Afar; trials are set for Four journalists
Fanuel Kinfu , Bekalu Alamrew, Abebe Bayu and Yayesew Shimeles By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, August 10/2021 – It…
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News: UNICEF says 100 children dead as result of conflict in Afar region; estimates 160,000 live in famine like conditions in Tigray
Women in waiting room at one of UNICEF offices in Ethiopia. Photo: UNICEF Addis Abeba, August 09/2021 – “UNICEF is extremely…
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News Analysis: USAID chief wraps up visit with calls to end hostilities; remembers start of Tigray conflict as “grim day”
Samantha Power, USAID Administrator. By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, August 05/2021 – USAID administrator Samantha Power finalized a day-long…
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News: UN OCHA chief affirms solidarity with Ethiopia, discusses humanitarian operations, warns against attacking aid workers
Martin Griffiths, New UN OCHA Chief By Etenesh Abera @EtenehsAb Addis Abeba, August 04/2021 – Martin Griffiths, the newly appointed…
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News: Fed government suspends operations of three humanitarian organizations
MSF Holland Office in Addis Abeba By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, August 04/2021- In a statement published on Ethiopia…
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News: US calls for restoration of status quo ante, an end to military conflicts as top official arrives in Ethiopia
Before traveling to Ethiopia, USAID Administrator Samantha Power visited the Um Rakuba camp in Eastern Sudan which hosts thousands of…
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News: “The pressure to open a corridor through western Tigray is unacceptable.” says NDRMC commissioner
Mitiku Kassa, National Disaster Risk Management Commissioner. Photo: ENA By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, August 03/2021 -“The pressure to open…
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