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Ethiopia’s right to the Nile: A defense of sovereignty and the fair and equitable use among all Nile Basin Countries!
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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s (GERD) power output expanded by 800 MW, following the activation of two additional turbines on 24 August 2024 (Photo: Abiy Ahmed Ali/Facebook Addis Abeba – The Nile River, the longest river in the world, flows through multiple African countries, serving as a vital source of water, power, and sustenance for …
TPLF revokes membership of key leaders; Getachew Reda among 16 ousted in political shake-up
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Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD), chairman of the TPLF (right), and Amanuel Assefa, who replaced Getachew Reda as deputy chairman of the party (Photo: TPLF) Addis Abeba – The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), led by Debretsion Gebremichael (PhD), has announced the expulsion of 16 former members and senior leaders, including Getachew Reda, the party’s former deputy chairperson. In …
Editorial: National Dialogue without inclusion of key armed and non-armed stakeholders is a futile exercise
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The National Dialogue Commission planned for actual consultations to start in the coming Ethiopian year (Illustration: Addis Standard) Addis Abeba – Ethiopia is wrapping up preliminary work to launch, in a few months’ time, a national dialogue aiming to find amicable solutions to the multiple layers of the country’s political crises and forge national consensus …
News: A quarter million students face mass dropout amid unfolding drought induced starvation: Tigray Education Bureau
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Amidst the ongoing drought-induced hunger, students in Tigray are forced to forego their education and resort to learning while seated on stones due to the absence of vital teaching materials, including desks (Photo: Yechilla Abergele District Education Office) Addis Abeba – The Tigray Education Bureau has issued a stark warning, indicating more than a quarter of a …
News: EU pledges 16M euro to Ethiopia DDR program for estimated 370,000 ex-combatants
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Addis Abeba – The European Union today pledged 16 million Euro for National Rehabilitation Commission’s (NRC) works that seek to disarm, demobilize and reintegrate an estimated 370,000 ex-combatants in eight regions in Ethiopia. The EU made the funding available at a signing ceremony today at the Ministry of Finance in the presence of State Minister …
#NewsAlert: Ethiopia, Kenya defense chiefs discuss ‘enhancing military relations’, address ‘common security threats’
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Addis Abeba – The Chief of General Staff of The Defense Forces of Ethiopia, Field Marshal Birhanu Jula Chief of Defense Forces of Kenya, General Francis Ogolla, met today at the Defense Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya held a “meeting focused on enhancing military relations stemming from the rich cordial relationship between Kenya and Ethiopia,” Kenyan …
News: 138 killed, 113 injured in Gambella region over nine months: EHRC report
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The recently released report from the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission delineates that a minimum of 138 individuals have lost their lives, while 113 others have sustained injuries since May 2023 within Ethiopia’s Gambella region (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba –The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) released a report on Wednesday detailing that at least 138 people …
News: Federal gov’t, Tigray Interim admin to discuss Pretoria accord progress in the presence of mediators
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The signing of Pretoria Peace Agreement on 02 November 2022 (Photo:AFP) Addis Abeba – The Tigray Interim Administration is set to hold discussions in the forthcoming weeks with the delegates from the African Union (AU), designated mediators, and the federal government to tackle the persistent challenges stemming from the complete enactment of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement …
News: Ministry of Justice to submit draft transitional justice policy for Council of Ministers’ approval
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Gedion Timothewos (PhD), minister of Justice (Photo: Ministry of Justice/Facebook) Addis Abeba – The Ministry of Justice announced today that it will submit the draft transitional justice policy for approval by the Council of Ministers in the coming weeks. This comes after the conclusion of public consultation workshops held last week to validate the draft National …
Commentary: Beyond Cessation of Hostilities: Sustaining Peace
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Scorecard of the Implementation of the Permanent Cessation of Hostilities (CoHA) In February 2023, PM Abiy Ahmed and TPLF representatives met in Halala Kella, Dawro, for the first time since the Pretoria peace agreement was signed between the two in November 2022. (Picture: Redwan Hussien/X) By Mehari Taddele Maru @DrMehari Addis Abeba – On February …
News: OLF political officer, French journalist detained over alleged ‘conspiracy with armed groups’
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Bate Urgessa (left), a political officer with the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), and French journalist Antoine Galindo (Photo: Social Media & CPJ) Addis Abeba – Bate Urgessa, a political officer with the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), and French journalist Antoine Galindo were detained on 22 February, 2024, by security forces in Addis Abeba. Lemi Gemechu, the spokesperson …
News: OLF calls for independent investigation into recent killing of EOTC priests
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Zequala Monastery, which is located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia region (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba – The Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) has released a statement calling for an “independent and neutral investigation” into the recent killing of four priests of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church (EOTC) at the Ziquala Abune Gabre Menfes Kidus …
News: Command Post imposes ban after militiamen brutally killed 8 civilians in Shewa Robit, Amhara region
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Militiamen killed eight civilians in Shewa Robit, Amhara region (Photo: Screenshot) Addis Abeba – The command post overseeing the state of emergency in the Amhara region has imposed an indefinite ban of all kinds of movement on the main asphalt between Debre Berhan and Dessie cities after militiamen brutally killed 8 civilians in Shewa Robit …
News: TPLF expels Keria Ibrahim, Mulu Gebregziabher from the Party
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The former member of the executive committee of TPLF Keria Ibrahim also served as speaker of the House of Federation (Photo: ENA) Addis Abeba – The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) announced the expulsion of the former member of the executive committee, Keria Ibrahim, from the party. TPLF also removed the former member of the central committee, …
News: Residents gripped by fear after 15 killed following heavy fighting between gov’t forces, OLA in Hidhabu Abote, Oromia region
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Ejere town, Hidhabu Abote district of the North Shoa zone, Oromia region (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba – Following three days of intense gun battles between the Ethiopian government forces and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) in Hidhabu Abote district of the North Shoa zone, Oromia region, residents reported that 15 civilians were killed and …
Veteran Ethiopian politician, academic Professor Beyene Petros dies at 74
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The late Professor Beyene Petros (Photo:ENA) Addis Abeba– Professor Beyene Petros, a prominent Ethiopian politician, educator, and researcher, passed away today, 17 September, 2024, at the age of 74. Beyene was serving as the Director General of the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) at the time of his death. Born in 1950 in the Hadiya Zone, …
Deadly attack in Oromia’s East Wollega Zone claims lives of local administrator, party official
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(Photo: Kiremu District Communication Office) Addis Abeba – A deadly attack in the Kiramu district of East Wollega Zone, Oromia region, on 14 September, 2024, claimed the lives of two individuals—a local administrator and a party official. The assault, which residents attribute to the “Fano militia,” also left another local administrator injured. According to local resident Girma …
News: Unrest engulfs Amhara’s capital as clashes between security forces and Fano rock Bahir Dar city
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On Thursday, 29 February, 2024, conflict erupted in Bahir Dar city, the capital of the Amhara region, embroiling government security forces and the non-state militia, Fano (Photo: Amhara Communications/Facebook) Addis Abeba – Conflict broke out on Thursday, 29 February, 2024, in Bahir Dar city, the capital of the Amhara region, involving government security forces and the non-state …
News: French journalist Antoine Galindo released after a week of imprisonment, left Ethiopia
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Addis Abeba – French journalist Antoine Galindo who was arrested in Addis Abeba on 22 February has been released from prison on Thursday ahead of his scheduled appearance before the court for the second time on Friday. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) welcomed the news of his release, adding that Galindo subsequently left the …
In-depth: Silent Suffering: Tales of gender-based violence echo across conflict hit Western Oromia
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A growing contingent of female individuals domiciled within the conflict zones and internally displaced persons (IDP) centers of the Oromia region have become targets of gender-based violence (Photo: Addis Standard) By Abdi Biyenssa @ABiyenssa Addis Abeba – When the residents of the Jardega Jarte district within the Horro Guduru Wollega Zone of the Oromia region were …
News: Tigray interim admin announces talks on Pretoria accord implementation will be conducted ‘exclusively through the African Union’
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Getachew Reda, President of Tigray Interim Administration (Photo: Tigray TV) Addis Abeba – The Tigray Interim Administration has announced its decision to engage with the federal government regarding the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CoHA) signed in November 2022, exclusively through the African Union. Emphasizing continuous collaborative endeavors with the federal government aimed at addressing issues and cultivating …
Op-ed: The World Trade Organization – More important now than ever, exciting time for Ethiopia
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Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaking at the opening of the Business Forum at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the WTO on 28 February 2024 in Abu Dhabi (Photo:WTO) By Andrew Mitchell, Minister of State of the UK for Development and Africa Addis Abeba – Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy – it brings …
News: Gov’t says French Journalist Antoine Galindo arrested for reporting on ‘domestic affairs’ without accreditation
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Antoine Galindo, a journalist accredited to Africa Intelligence arrested in Addis Abeba on 22 February (Photo:CPJ) Addis Abeba – The Federal Communication Service said on Wednesday that French journalist Antoine Galindo was arrested while reporting on domestic affairs without proper accreditation. Selamawit Kassa, state minister for the service, during a media briefing this morning, stated …
News: Ethiopia’s Amhara region sees renewed fighting between government forces, Fano
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Reports suggest that significant combat has reignited in the past few days between government security forces and the non-state militia, Fano in some urban areas within Ethiopia’s Amhara region including Lalibela town (Photo: Getty Images) Addis Abeba – In recent days, heavy fighting has resumed between government security forces and the non-state militia, Fano, across multiple urban …
News: Somali Region Journalists’ Association calls for release of journalist detained on charges of ‘spreading false propaganda’
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Journalist Mohudin Mohamed (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba –The Somali Region Journalists’ Association (SRJA) has issued a formal appeal for the immediate release of journalist Mohudin Mohamed, who was apprehended by regional security personnel on 13 February, 2024. Formerly affiliated with Kalsan TV, Mohudin presently operates as a social media blogger. According to Abdulrazaq Hassan chairman …
News: Amnesty International accuses Ethiopian Defense Force of ‘extrajudicial executions’ in Amhara region
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In its most recent statement, Amnesty International has accused the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) of unlawfully killing civilians in Bahir Dar City, the capital of the Amhara region (Photo: Bahir Dar City Culture & Tourism Bureau/Facebook). Addis Abeba – Amnesty International has accused the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) of “extrajudicially executing” civilians in the Amhara …
Analysis: Extension of SoE amid allegations of rights abuse, massacre in Amhara region raises apprehension
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During the State of Emergency period that commenced in August 2023, the Amhara region has witnessed numerous allegations of severe human rights violations, including civilian casualties (Photo: China Daily) Addis Abeba – In early February 2024, chilling reports emerged from residents of Merawi, a small town situated 30 kilometers south of Bahir Dar, the regional capital and …
News: Reuters investigation reveals ‘secretive security committee’ in Oromia, sheds light on Karrayyu Gadaa leadership massacre
https://addisstandard.com/news-reuters-investigation-reveals-secretive-security-committee-tasked-with-crushing-dissent-in-oromia-region/
Some of the 14 Karrayyu Gadaa leaders who were shot-dead by Oromia security and were the subject of Addis Standard’s series of investigative reporting. Addis Abeba – After conducting a months-long investigation, Reuters says it has uncovered troubling actions perpetrated by a concealed security apparatus with the objective of suppressing dissent within Ethiopia’s largest and most populous …
News: Oromia regional gov’t admits killing of four Orthodox priests in Zequala Monastery, blames ‘OLF Shene’
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The Zequala Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus Monastery is situated in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia region (Photo: Social Media) Addis Abeba – Oromia Regional State Peace and Security Bureau has confirmed the killing this week of four priests of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) who were serving the historic Zequala Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus …
In-depth: Experts highlight outstanding issues as Ethiopia takes a step towards transitional justice
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Picture: Addis Standard By Abdi Biyenssa @ABiyenssa Addis Abeba – War crimes, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and other forms of grave human rights violations, including massacres, arbitrary killings, gender-based violence, and forced displacements, have been committed against civilians amidst wars and conflicts in Ethiopia. The northern region of Tigray is the most affected as …