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EMMPA Demands End to Unlawful Detention of Tesfalem Waldyes  – Borkena 10:06 

June 12, 2025 By: Getahun TsegayeStaff Reporter  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Ethiopian Mass Media Professionals Association (EMMPA) is calling for the immediate and unconditional release of journalist Tesfalem Waldyes, editor-in-chief of Ethiopia Insider, citing serious concerns over his continued detention despite multiple court orders granting him bail. Tesfalem Waldyes was arrested without a court warrant on […]

Tigray can’t afford another war, and the world can’t afford to do nothing  – The Interpreter 21:20 

Sheridan Ward Australia should encourage international condemnation aftera blockade of relief trucks in the northern regions of Ethiopia. Letebrahan, 35, sits outside the tarpaulin tent she shares with her one-year-old daughter Zenehawit in Mekele, Ethiopia, on 20 March 2025 (Ximena Borrazas via Getty Images) Published 13 Jun 2025   Despite the war in the Tigray region […]

Ethiopia Should Immediately Release Prominent Journalist  – Human Rights Watch 17:25 

Tesfalem Waldeyes of Ethiopia Insider Being Held Despite Release Order Laetitia Bader Director, Horn of Africa LaetitiaBaderLaetitiaBader Ethiopian authorities have been detaining the renowned journalist Tesfalem Woldeyes since Sunday on allegations of “dissemination false information,” despite a court order to release him on bail. Tesfalem is editor-in-chief of the independent media outlet Ethiopia Insider and has faced […]

Ethiopia: Kenyan Finance Giant Tipped to Debut As Ethiopia’s First Foreign Bank in Half-Century

11 June 2025 The Reporter (Addis Ababa) opinion By Tsion Tadesse Kenya’s KCB Group Limited will be the first foreign banking institution to join the Ethiopian financial sector under the government’s liberalization drive, according to sources at the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE). KCB executives and NBE regulators are discussing the requirements the bank will need […]

U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia explains retraction of drone strike statement  – Borkena 

June 12, 2025 By: Getahun TsegayeStaff Reporter  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin Massinga explained the recent retraction of statement on drone strikes against civilians in Amhara region. During a press briefing at the embassy in Addis Ababa, he stated that the original version was a result of “an administrative error” and reiterating America’s commitment […]

U.S. Aid freeze unleashes devastating health Crisis in Ethiopia: New PHR research  – Physicians for Human Rights 

Resources Press Release Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) Warns of Preventable Catastrophe, Urges Immediate Reversal of Cruel and Sudden Funding Cuts June 12, 2025 Ethiopia An abrupt freeze on United States foreign aid is catalyzing a preventable health catastrophe in Ethiopia, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said today in a new research brief. PHR calls on the […]