November 29, 2022
Ethiopia: Up to 30% of Children in Tigray Face Acute Malnutrition - UN
-A report by the UN released yesterday revealed that an estimated 30% children in the Tigray region are facing "acute malnutrition" while more than five million people are in need… Read more »
Ethiopia: China Provides Ethiopian Federal Police With Equipment Worth More Than U.S.$600,000
The Chinese government has provided the Ethiopian Federal Police with five Corolla Cross patrol vehicles, a bullet-proof vehicle, a Communication Upgrading System worth more than… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigrayan Official Accuses Eritrean Forces of 'Summarily Executing' Civilians
Getachew Reda, Spokesperson for the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and member Tigrayan peace talks delegation, said Eritrean forces have continued killing civilians… Read more »
Ethiopia: Police in Pursuit of Five Addis Abeba City Officials Suspected of Land Grabbing, Corruption
Addis Abeba police says five senior officials of land management office of Lemi Kura sub-city are on the run and being sought by law as part of government's anti-corruption… Read more »
Ethiopia: University Teachers Threaten Indefinite Strike
Teachers and their technical assistants working in all Ethiopian universities have written a letter to the Ministry of Education and the House of People's Representatives… Read more »
Ethiopia: Worsening Security, Drought Cause Humanitarian Response to Rise to U.S.$3,335 Billion - UN
Continued insecurity, including conflicts and multiple episodes of violence, as well as the ongoing drought that affected several parts of Ethiopia drove the need for Ethiopia's… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian, Djibouti Peacekeeping Forces Conduct Joint Combat Exercise
Under the auspices of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Sector Four members of the Ethiopian and Djibouti peacekeeping forces conducted the 7th round of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia, South Sudan Defence Intelligence Officers Meet, Discuss Peace and Security Cooperation
Major General Demsew Amenu of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces Intelligence Directorate and Lt. General Marshal Stephen Babanen, Chief of Military Intelligence of the South… Read more »
November 26, 2022
Ethiopia: First Cohort of WHO-Trained Emergency Medical Teams Deployed in Somali Region
A 17-member Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) that were trained by the EMT center and were deployed in June 2022 to Gode town, in the Somali Regional State, have provided critical… Read more »
Ethiopia: Electoral Board to Run Re-Election in Bule Constituency
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced that it will hold a re-election at the Bule constituency, in Gedeo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and… Read more »
Ethiopia: Despite Improvements in Deliveries, Humanitarian Aid Flowing to Tigray Still Insufficient - UN
Following her visit to Mekelle and Shire towns of Tigray, UN Resident & Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia, Catherine Sozi (PhD), said that despite improvements in… Read more »
Ethiopia: Finnish Company Powers New Weather Radar Network With Solar Energy
Vaisala,a Finnish company that specialized in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements powered Ethiopia's new weather radar network with solar energy. "Utilizing clean… Read more »
November 25, 2022
Ethiopia: "No Country Should Accept the Presence of a Foreign Country On Its Land' - Obasanjo
Olusegun Obasanjo, High representative of the AU to the Horn of Africa and chief peace negotiator between Ethiopian government and Tigrayan authorities, told the senior leadership… Read more »
Ethiopia: Southern Region Puts Gurage Zone Under Rule of Command Post
Addis Ababa- The Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) region Peace and Security Bureau said that decision has been made to put the entire Gurage zone under the rule… Read more »
November 24, 2022
Ethiopia: Amnesty International Calls for Justice, Accountability for Survivors of Sexual Violence
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the beginning of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Amnesty International reiterated its… Read more »
Ethiopia: Can Peace Agreement Resolve War in Tigray and Bring Lasting Peace to Its Devastated Population?
The less than expected peace pact between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and Tigrayan authorities held signed on 02 November in Pretoria, South Africa has entertained… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Ethiopia: Heavy Security Crackdown Sees More Than Hundred Youths Detained Following Daylong Strike in Wolkite, Gurage Zone
Residents of Wolkite town, the capital of the Gurage zone in Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) region told Addis Standard that more than 100 youths were arrested… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Says Preparations Under Way to Resume Regular Flights to Tigray Region
Ethiopian Airlines has announced that preparation is undertaking to resume its regular flights to the war-torn Tigray Region. Read more »
Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Commander Says Disarmament Linked to Eritrean, Amhara Forces Withdrawal
Tigrayan forces' top military leader Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede said the disarmament of heavy weapons of the Tigrayan combatants is linked to Eritrean and Amhara forces… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Mechanical Engineer Shortlisted for UK Royal Academy of Engineering 2023 Prestigious Africa Prize
UK Royal Academy for Engineering has announced that Ethiopian mechanical engineer and innovator, Fikru Gebre Dinkumbab, is among its shortlist of 15 African entrepreneurs for the… Read more »
November 25, 2022
Ethiopia: Lawmakers Fiercely Oppose TV License Fee, As State Broadcaster Doubles Fee in Revised Bill
Members of the House of People's Representatives have expressed their fierce opposition against a proposed TV license fee outlined in a new draft bill to re-establish the Ethiopian… Read more »
November 24, 2022
Ethiopia: Number of People Killed By Latest Cholera Outbreak in Bale
UN says 20 people have died and number of reported cases reached 491 as cholera outbreak spread to 41 kebeles of 4 woredas of Bale Zone of Oromia and 2 woredas of Liban zone of… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Ethiopia: Raxio in Ethiopia Becomes First Tier III Certified Data Center After Receiving Certification From Uptime Institute
Raxio Data Center in Ethiopia ("ET1") officially became the first Tier III certified independent data center in Ethiopia after receiving the Uptime Institute Tier III Certification… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Ethiopia: Addis Abeba City Terminates Lease Fo 90 Ha Land
Addis Abeba city administration's land development and administration bureau announced that it has terminated the contract for 90 hectares of land that it said has been fenced off… Read more »
Ethiopia: Benshangul Gumuz Region Informs All Gold Mining Companies to Sell Their Products Only to National Bank
Benshangul Gumuz Regional State has issued a directive to all gold mining companies, Small Enterprises and associations to sell their gold products only to National Bank of… Read more »