Addis Abeba– Civil society groups suspended by the Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations Authority (ACSO) have raised concerns about their operational viability, citing frozen bank accounts that have left them unable to pay employees’ salaries. The affected organizations, including the Center...
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Published on: 2024-12-10
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Feres Bet town (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba– Thirty-seven district and kebele officials in Feres Bet town, Dega Damot district, West Gojjam Zone, were killed on 06 December, 2024, after being detained for two months, with residents alleging that the...
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Published on: 2024-12-10
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Students attending government universities were previously allocated 22 birr per day for meals, an amount that falls significantly short of meeting their needs in the current inflationary climate. (Photo: Hawassa University) Addis Abeba– The Ministry of Education has announced an...
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Published on: 2024-12-09
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(Photo: Oromia Communication Bureau) Addis Abeba– The Addis Abeba Police Commission has apologized for disruptions caused by gunfire heard in various parts of the city on November 8, 2024, attributing the incident to “former OLF armed group members” who were...
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Published on: 2024-12-09
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December 07, 2024 By Martha G. Selassie Pressure by International community ( United States. (UN, EU, IMF,WB, Arab League), on Ethiopian government to change the current Ethnic federalism Constitution, will make significant changes to bring peace and security to the...
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Published on: 2024-12-09
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(Photo: Shewa Robit Administration Office/Facebook) Addis Abeba – Recent clashes in Shewa Robit, a town in the North Shewa Zone of the Amhara region, have resulted in the tragic death of a four-month-old infant and left several others injured, according to local...
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Published on: 2024-12-07
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Published Dec 02, 2024 Good Shepherd Ministries, which provides about 900 meals daily to anyone in need in Toronto, says it has about 5,000 letters stuck at Canada Post during the strike that were supposed to be mailed during its...
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Published on: 2024-12-07
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Sagni Nagasa, former Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) commander. ( Photo: EBC) Addis Abeba– Sagni Nagasa, former Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) commander, who recently signed a peace agreement with the Oromia regional government, stated that the agreement would be implemented within...
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Published on: 2024-12-06
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A housing project currently under construction in Addis Abeba by Ayat Real Estate (Photo: Addis Standard) Addis Abeba – Legislators have passed a new law that prohibits real estate developers from selling unfinished homes—those with less than 80% construction progress—to buyers. ...
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Published on: 2024-12-06
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(Photo: Addis Standard) Addis Abeba– The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has reported cases of forced conscription and arbitrary detentions in Oromia Regional State, accusing regional authorities of engaging in unlawful practices, including extortion targeting civilians, with victims as young...
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Published on: 2024-12-06
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Taye Dendea, former state minister of peace Addis Abeba– Taye Dendea, the former State Minister of Peace, has been released from detention and reunited with his family after being taken by “masked individuals” from the gate of Kilinto Prison following...
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Published on: 2024-12-05
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Taye Dendea, former State Minister of Peace Addis Abeba– Taye Dendea, former State Minister of Peace, was forcibly taken by “masked individuals” from the gate of Kilinto Prison to the Federal Police Crime Investigation Bureau after a court bench ordered...
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Published on: 2024-12-05
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HIV Ribbon (Courtesy: Medlineplus) Addis Abeba– A recent study conducted by the Tigray Health Research Institute (THRI) reported an increase in HIV/AIDS prevalence in the Tigray region, rising from 1.4% before the two-year war to 3% in its aftermath. The...
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Published on: 2024-12-05
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(Photo: Oromia Communication Bureau ) Addis Abeba – The Oromia Regional Government has reported that members of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) have begun “entering designated camps” following a peace agreement signed on Sunday with a splinter faction of the...
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Published on: 2024-12-04
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Harry Anagnostaras-Adams, KEFI’s Executive Chairman. Photo: Screenshot Addis Abeba – KEFI Gold and Copper plc, a company specializing in gold and copper exploration across the Arabian-Nubian Shield, announced it was awarded “100% of the Konso Critical Metals Area exploration license...
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Published on: 2024-12-04
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Kassahun Goffe (PhD), Minister of Trade and Regional Integration (Photo: ENA) Addis Abeba – In a heated parliamentary session yesterday, Kassahun Goffe (PhD), Minister of Trade and Regional Integration, faced intense scrutiny from lawmakers over the soaring prices of essential household and...
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Published on: 2024-12-04
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Men in downtown Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, November 3, 2021. © 2021 Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images Addis Abeba– Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Ethiopian authorities to “immediately reverse” the suspension of three independent human rights organizations, describing the move...
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Published on: 2024-12-03
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The exclusion of women from political and diplomatic spaces in Tigray is a structural failure that jeopardizes the region’s recovery (Photo: Omna Tigray) By Meaza Gebremedhin @meazaG_ Addis Abeba – As the world observes the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, we are reminded of the...
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Published on: 2024-12-03
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By Girma Berhanu Introduction: A few years ago, I visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum, on the sites of Auschwitz Concentration Camp, the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp. Last week, I visited a Jewish cultural center/museum in Riga, Latvia, with similar content. The two...
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Published on: 2024-12-02
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Share Tweet Pin Addis Ababa, December 2, 2024 (Addis Walta) European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) decided to stop posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, as of January 20th, 2025, the day Donald Trump took office in the Whitehouse. EFJ...
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Published on: 2024-12-02
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(Taye Dendea, former state minister has been imprisoned since December 2023 (Photo: Taye Dendea/Facebook) Addis Abeba -The Federal Supreme Court Cassation Bench has granted bail to former State Minister of Peace, Taye Dendea, during its session on 2 December 2024,...
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Published on: 2024-12-02
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(Photo: AFP) Addis Abeba – A striking imbalance persists within Ethiopia’s banking industry, where a mere 0.5% of borrowers hold nearly three-quarters of all loans, while the agricultural sector continues to be marginalized in terms of credit access. A new report...
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Published on: 2024-12-02
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