ሰውየው የአቶ ግርማን ግድያ እንደፊሽካ ተጠቅመውታል፤ ግድያው ጦርነት ለማወጅ ሰበብ ምክንያት ሆኖላቸዋል ( መሳይ መኮንን )

May 2, 2023  መሳይ መኮንን  የጠሚ/ሩን የሃላላ ኬላ የምርቃት ፕሮግራም ንግግራቸውን እየተከታተልኩ ነበር። በቅንጡ ሎጆች ግንባታ ዙሪያ ጠ/ሚሩ እየሄዱበት ስላለው ርቀት ብዙ ማለት የሚያስችል ቢሆንም ለጊዜው ልተወው። ሰውዬው ትልቁ ችግራቸው ሀገሪቱን አንቀው ትንፋሽ አሳጥተው ሲጥ ሊያደርጓት ከጫፍ የደረሱትን ችግሮች የመረዳት አቅሙም ፍላጎቱም ስለሌላቸው አይናቸው ላይ የተጋደሙትን ግዙፍ እሾሆች እየዘለሉ የቅንጦት ፕሮጀክቶች ላይ ገንዘብና ጊዜ ማባከናቸው ነው። […]

Op-Ed: Critiquing the anti-Oromo nascent narrative of disgruntled Amhara elite in the diaspora: A rejoinder to the…  – Addis Standard 07:23

Op-Ed: Critiquing the anti-Oromo nascent narrative of disgruntled Amhara elite in the diaspora: A rejoinder to the wrong manifesto MAY 2, 2023 By Mirgissa Kaba @MirgissaK & Girma Gutema @Abbaacabsa Background Various interest groups who tend to see political developments in Ethiopia in as balanced way as possible may read Dr. Yonas Biru’s writing entitled “Averting Civil War […]

News: US says complete withdrawal of Eritrean, non-federal forces from Tigray key for sustainable peace, welcomes…  – Addis Standard 16:19

News: US says complete withdrawal of Eritrean, non-federal forces from Tigray key for sustainable peace, welcomes gov’t, OLA talks in Tanzania MAY 2, 2023 From left: Getaches Reda, President of Tigray regional state interim administration, and PM Abiy Ahmed, pictured in Addis Abeba at an event recognizing stakeholders who played roles in ending the two […]

Statement Marking Six-Month Anniversary of the Cessation of Hostilities in Northern Ethiopia  – U.S Department of State 14:39

PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 2, 2023 Today marks six months since the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (COHA) between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in Pretoria on November 2, 2022, which ended two years of conflict in northern Ethiopia and began a […]

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk ends visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  – Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 13:26

02 May 2023 LOCATION Addis Ababa RELATED PRESS BRIEFING NOTES Press briefing note on Ethiopia PRESS BRIEFING NOTES Türk in Addis, Nairobi – 30 April – 4 May 2023 STATEMENTS Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women considers report of Ethiopia I ended a two-day visit to Addis Ababa today, following valuable engagement with […]

EU allocates additional €25 million in humanitarian aid in Ethiopia and Kenya  – European External Action Service 11:28

 02.05.2023   Brussels  Press and information team of the Delegation to KENYA The Commission announced today new funding of €22 million in humanitarian aid in Ethiopia as well as €3 million in Kenya to support those suffering from the impact of conflict, displacement, drought and health issues.  © EUROPEAN UNION (PHOTOGRAPHER: ANOUK DELAFORTRIE) The EU’s humanitarian funding in both countries […]

Germany’s Scholz in quest for Kenya clean energy deals

By AFP PublishedMay 2, 2023 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to Ethiopia and Kenya, hoping to strike clean energy partnerships – Copyright AFP ISAAC LAWRENCE Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads Thursday to East Africa, seeking clean energy partnerships particularly with “trailblazer” Kenya where 90 percent of power needs are covered by renewables. Scholz’s government sees great […]

Sudan crisis clouds Scholz’s visit to East Africa  – Deutsche Welle 09:07

POLITICS GERMANY Sudan crisis hovers over Olaf Scholz’s visit to East Africa Philipp Sandner During his trip to Ethiopia and Kenya, the German chancellor will focus on reaffirming strategic alliances in the region. At the same time, the Sudan crisis is likely to dominate the talks. When Chancellor Olaf Scholz begins his East Africa trip […]

Ethiopia: Dozens Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Overthrow Abiy’s Government

Addis Standard Addis Ababa (file photo). 2 MAY 2023 allAfrica.com Cape Town — Ethiopian officials have arrested dozens of journalists, activists and campaigners as part of “decisive measures” against what they call extremist forces.The group of 47 people were detained for “executing a terrorist act” and allegedly attempting to overthrow the government in Amhara. The […]

Scholz’s East Africa trip to address regional conflict, green energy

May 2, 20237:09 AM EDT Reuters BERLIN, May 2 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz aims to discuss the conflict in Sudan, signal his support for the peace process in Ethiopia and explore cooperation on green hydrogen with Kenya during his trip to East Africa this week, officials said on Tuesday. Scholz’s three-day stay in […]