Calls grow for release of emergency law prisoners in Ethiopia – The East African 12:07
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17 2022 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Under the state of emergency, estimated hundreds of mostly ethnic Tigrayans were detained across the country without being charged. PHOTO | FILE Summary Washington said ending the measures imposed by the government last year was an important step to pave the way for a peaceful resolution […]
Ethiopian Government Rights Body Calls for Release of Prisoners Held Under State of Emergency – Voice of America 11:04
February 17, 2022 10:52 AM Gelmo Dawit ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — Ethiopian lawmakers voted Tuesday to lift a state of emergency in place since November, enacted when forces from the Tigray region threatened to move in on the capital. Tigrayan forces later pulled back to Tigray in late December, but observers say the warring parties are […]
Ethiopia: Amnesty Accuses Tigrayan Forces of Rape & Murder in Latest Probe of War Crimes in Conflict – Democracy Now! 10:08
FEBRUARY 17, 2022 Watch Full Show Volume 90% ListenMedia GUESTS Donatella Rovera senior crisis response adviser at Amnesty International. LINKS “Ethiopia: Summary killings, rape and looting by Tigrayan forces in Amhara” Amnesty International is accusing Tigrayan forces of deliberately killing dozens of unarmed civilians and gang-raping dozens of women and girls in the northern Amhara region […]
AU summit in Addis Ababa ignores Nile dam crisis
The 35th African Union Summit was held in Addis Ababa to discuss peace and security issues in Africa, but the Grand Ethiopian Renassiance Dam was not on the agenda. State heads pose during the 35th Session of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Feb. 5, 2022. – AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images Baher al-Kady@baheralkady […]
‘Afar has been raided’: Suffering stalks Ethiopia’s forgotten front
ByAFP Published February 17, 2022 Aicha Nur cradles her wounded son Tahir. They and another son were able to flee but her six other children remain unaccounted for – Copyright AFP/File Fabrice COFFRINIRobbie COREY-BOULET The shell crashed through Aicha Nur’s flimsy hut just as she was serving a lunch of bread and milk to her […]
News: ONLF responds to Somali region accusations, blames regional govt of disinformation, downplaying drought effects –Addis Standard 04:17
FEBRUARY 17, 2022 By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan Addis Abeba – The main opposition party in the Somali region, the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), released a statement on 16 February denouncing the Somali regional government for what it called “disinformation” and accused it of downplaying the severity of the drought facing the region. The ONLF’s latest statement […]
Ethiopia: Can Addis Ababa move forward? – The Africa Report 04:02
By Ezana WeldeghebraelPosted on Thursday, 17 February 2022 09:59 With an estimated population of more than 3.7 million people, Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is home to about a quarter of Ethiopia’s urban population. The city generates well above 29% of Ethiopia’s urban GDP and 20% of national urban employment. Over the last two decades, […]
After the African Union revoked Israeli’s observer status, it is time for more work – Middle East Monitor 03:06
February 17, 2022 at 8:00 amPresident of Senegal Macky Sall (Right at the rostrum) makes a speech during the 35th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 6, 2022. [Minasse Wondimu Hailu – Anadolu Agency] Dr Mustafa Fetouri MFetouri February 17, 2022 at 8:00 am African Heads of States and governments meeting at […]
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