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23 Sep

GERD’s Second round of tripartite negotiations kicks off in Addis Ababa

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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met and discussed with Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi about the dam when he attended the leaders' forum of neighbouring countries organized by Egypt on the stability of Sudan last July. The leaders of the two countries had discussed the resumption of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) water filling and agreed to start the tripartite dialogue which had been suspended for the last two years. According to this agreement, two weeks ago, the technical experts of the dam negotiators of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan met in Cairo, Egypt. Following that, the second tripartite dialogue started…

22 Sep

Ethiopia and Somalia agrees to protect migrant workers

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The two countries of the Horn of Africa have signed an agreement in Addis Ababa to protect the safety of migrant workers in their countries. This agreement, which was signed under the coordination of the International Labor Organization or ILO is aimed to enable cooperation, protection and to be done on the safety of workers. The agreement was signed by the president of the Confederation of Ethiopian trade union Association, Mr. Kasahun Folo, his Somalia counterpart, Omar Faruk Osman, and the ILO Horn of Africa Coordinator, Alexio Musindo. Mr. Kasahun said that the MOU would ensure the safety of Ethiopian…

22 Sep

Algeria launches direct flights with Addis Ababa

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Via Algerian Airlines, at a rate of two flights per week, which raises the number of flights to African destinations to 23 per week. On Thursday, the Algerian government announced the launch of a direct flight between Algeria and the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, with two flights per week, which raises the number of flights to African destinations to 23 per week. Algeria transport minister Youssef Sharfa supervised the launching ceremony of the first direct flight between Algeria and Addis Ababa, in the presence of the Ethiopian Ambassador to Algeria, Nebiat Getachew Asgeed. Minister Charfa stressed, in a speech…

20 Sep

Four million children are out of schooling in Amhara region

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According to the Amhara regional education office, four million students have not yet registered in the current school year. The Amhara Region Education Office has stated that of the 6.2 million students expected to register for the current academic year, only 2.3 million students have registered until Monday, September 17/2023. Head of Public Relations of the Amhara Regional Education Bureau, Getachew Biazen said that 2.3 million students have registered for the current school year from August. He mentioned that due to the security situation in the region, there are places where registration has not been done. "We are discussing when…

19 Sep

Ethiopia is heading towards a catastrophic national conflict- UN

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The United Nations condemns that the government is carrying out drone attacks in the Amhara region. The United Nations (UN) has announced that Ethiopia is heading towards a national catastrophic disaster. The UN said that the conflict in the Amhara and Oromia region has increased and this could lead Ethiopia to a large-scale national conflict. In addition to this, referring to the current situation in the Amhara region, announced that mass arrests and torture of civilians are taking place. The organization added in the statement that in the region, there has been at least one drone attack by the government.…

19 Sep

Human rights body concerns on Extra judicial killing in Amhara, Ethiopia.

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Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has announced that, since April 2023, there has been a security problem in the Amhara region. According to the commission, the security crisis in the region has led to armed conflict, and the killing and abuse of innocent citizens has continued. In particular, in August many innocent people were killed and injured in different areas of the Amhara region. Many civilians were killed in the conflict in Debremarkos town in the East Gojam zone, Adet and Marawi in the North Gojam zone, Debre Tabor in the South Gondar zone, Delgi in the Central Gondar zone,…

18 Sep

UNESCO inscribes two sites of Ethiopia as world hermitages

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The Bale Mountains and Gedeo landscape are registered as world heritage by UNESCO. Ethiopia has increased the number of heritage sites registered by UNESCO to 11 and is the only one in Africa. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO is holding its 45th session in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Bale Mountains National Park and Gedeo cultural landscape has been declared as a World Heritage Site. As UNESCO announced on its website, the Gedeo cultural landscape and Bale, which is home to rare wild animals, have been registered as the 10th and 11th global heritage sites. Ethiopia…

15 Sep

Ethiopia gives Babile Elephant Sanctuary land to investors

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Ethiopian Wildlife Protection Authority has stated that more than 200 hectares of the Babile Elephant Sanctuary's forest have been destroyed. The park is located in the eastern parts of Ethiopia and a home to more than 300 elephants and other wild animals. Dr. Adane Tsagaye, Chief Executive Officer of the National Parks Administration at the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority said that the Babile Elephant Sanctuary's land was given to agricultural investment in the eastern Hararghe zone and the park is being farmed, the elephants in the park are at risk. The Babile Elephant Sanctuary is located on the border of the…

14 Sep

African Development Bank approves $104 million grant for Ethiopia

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The African Development Bank has announced that it has approved a $104 million fund to help improve the energy supply in Eastern Ethiopia. The financial support approved by the bank's board of directors was $52 million from the African Development Fund. The rest of the funding came from the Korea Economic Development Cooperation Fund, the bank's lending partner under the Korea-Africa Energy Investment Framework Agreement. Bachi Baldeh, the Bank's Power System Development Director said that the project will increase the capacity of the energy buffer in Eastern Ethiopia and increase the supply of renewable and reliable electricity. The government's energy…

11 Sep

Police arrest Journalist Yehualashet Zerihun

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One of the founding members of Tirita FM, journalist Yehualashet Zerihun arrested by Federal police. His wife confirmed that federal police officers took him from his house around lunchtime. She added that Yehualashet was arrested by Federal Police members from his home in Baldaras Condominium at noon today and taken to the temporary detention center. The wife went to the place where he was arrested and asked and was informed that he did not know why he was arrested and was not questioned. Federal police didn’t disclose why journalist Yehualashed Zerihun have been arrested. Before he joined the newly established…