September 23, 2022
Ethiopia: Jimma Uni. Suspends Two Staff for Production of 'Wrong and Illegal' Sociology Module - Ethics Committee Investigating
Jimma University announced that it has suspended two staff members and will take various immediate measures regarding the "wrong and illegal" explanations on the history of the… Read more »
September 22, 2022
East Africa: Ukraine Donates 50,000 Tons of Wheat to Ethiopia, Somalia
Ukraine's Cabinet Ministry announced that Ukraine will reimburse Ethiopia and Somalia for $11.4 million worth of wheat. Read more »
Ethiopia: Kefi Gold, Govt Agencies Agree On Action Plan At Tulu Kapi Gold Mines in Oromia
Tulu Kapi Gold Mines (TKGM), the gold and copper exploration and development company with projects in Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia, said has successfully concluded a three-day… Read more »
Ethiopia: Bahir Dar City Admin Community Police Chief Shot Dead
The Amhara regional state Police commission announced that Commander Wagaw Tarekegn, head of Community Police Department at the the Bahir Dar City Administration Police was shot… Read more »
September 21, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Terminates Contract With Chinese POLY-GCL
Takele Uma, Ethiopia's Minister of Mines & Petroleum announced the termination of the contract with the Chinese POLY-GCL, which has been engaged in oil exploration in Ethiopia. Read more »
Ethiopia: Electoral Board Requests More Than 541 Million Birr Budget to Hold Referendum in Southern State
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said it has submitted a budget request amounting a total of 541,270,104.82 birr for the House of People's Representatives (HoPR) for… Read more »
Ethiopia: Amhara State Police Detain Zemene Kassie, a Well-Known Fano Militia Leader
The Amhara Regional Police Commission announced that Zemen Kassie, a well-known Fano militia leader, otherwise known as "patriot Zemene" has been taken into police custody in Bahir… Read more »
September 20, 2022
East Africa: U.S. 'Tracking Eritrean Troop Movements Across the Border' With Ethiopia - Special Envoy
The U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, told media this afternoon that the U.S. was "tracking" recent Eritrean troop movements along the Ethiopian border. The… Read more »
Ethiopia: Reasonable Grounds to Believe 'War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity' Committed in Conflict - UN Investigators
In a report highlighting its initial findings and presented to the UN Human Rights Council, the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) concluded that… Read more »
September 19, 2022
Ethiopia: Rights Commission Calls for Immediate Response to Dire State of Tigrayan Civilians Illegally Detained in Jarre Camp
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for immediate response to the dire human rights situation of thousands of displaced civilians from Tigray and bordering… Read more »
September 16, 2022
Ethiopia: #asdailyscoop - U.S. Welcomes Appointment of Uhuru Kenyatta As Peace Envoy to Ethiopia, Eastern DRC
The U.S. State Department Bureau of African Affairs said the U.S. welcomes "the appointment of Uhuru Kenyatta as peace envoy for the conflict in Northern Ethiopia and in Eastern… Read more »
Ethiopia: Authority Vows to Hold CSOs Working Against 'Sovereignty, Public Interest' to Account
Jima Dilbo, Director General of the federal Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) told state media that the Agency would strengthen its works to make civil society… Read more »
Ethiopia: News - Gurage Zone Council to Hold First Meeting After Rejecting Cluster Arrangement
In statement issued today, Arshya Ahmed, the Speaker of the Gurage Zone Council, in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's (SNNP) regional state, said that the zonal council… Read more »
September 15, 2022
Africa: Zambia Deports 44 Ethiopian Irregular Migrants, One Migrant Dies At Airport
Immigration authorities in Zambia have deported 44 irregular migrants to Ethiopia, a spokesperson told Zambian media. Namati Nshinka, the Public Relations Officer of the… Read more »
Africa: France Provides Grant for Africa CDC for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
The African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and France have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, marking a shared commitment to expand their partnership in… Read more »
Ethiopia: Drone Airstrikes in Mekelle Endanger 'Very Fragile Hope for Peace - EU
In a statement it released last night, the European Union (EU) said said it regretted that "the two drone airstrikes that hit Mekelle", the capital of Tigray regional state on 14… Read more »
September 14, 2022
Ethiopia: Addis Abeba City Peace and Security Bureau Gets New Chief
The Addis Abeba City Peace and Security Administration Bureau appointed Lydia Girma as its new bureau chief, replacing Kenea Yadeta (PhD), according to the Bureau's Directorate of… Read more »
Ethiopia: Salaried Govt Workers Scramble to Cope With Soaring Cost of Living
A survey released by "Statista" in August 2022 ranked the city of Addis Abeba second among the fifteen African cities with the highest cost of living. Nowhere is the pain of that… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ministry Unveils New Factory Prices for Cement Products
The Ethiopian Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration has announced today that it has issued a new cement price regulation to curb the rising price of cement products in the… Read more »
September 12, 2022
Ethiopia: Tigray Decision On AU-Led Peace Process Hailed
The African Union, the U.S. government, the United Nations, and the European Union have responded with acceptance a statement released on 11 September by the Tigray regional state… Read more »
September 10, 2022
Ethiopia: Biden Extends Sanctions On Unnamed Officials Connected to Humanitarian, Human Rights Crisis
U.S. President Joe Biden has extended his September 2021 Executive Order "imposing sanctions on certain persons with respect to the humanitarian and human rights crisis in… Read more »
September 09, 2022
Ethiopia: Explainer On Re-Detention of Journalists Meaza Mohammed and Gobeze Sisay
On Wednesday September 08, government security forces have re-detained journalist Meaza Mohammed, owner and managing director of "Roha Media" , a YouTube based media channel. Read more »
Ethiopia: Women March in Capital Adds to Growing Calls for Peace
A peace rally was held in Addis Abeba on Thursday 08 August organized by three women-centered indigenous civil society organizations based in Ethiopia. The march for peace adds up… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Rejects UN Experts Call for UNSC Meeting As 'Ultra Vires, Blatant'; Cautions It Forecloses 'All Doors of Cooperation'
The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was "dismayed by the statement of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia" and rejected it as "ultra… Read more »
September 08, 2022
East Africa: Ethiopia Disavows State Media Report Doubting Somalia President for 'Strong Relationship With TPLF'
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (MoFA) on Wednesday 07 August distanced Ethiopia from news coverage the previous day by "Etv World", one of the programs under the… Read more »