Category: Ethiopia
Ethiopia: EU floats sanctions over humanitarian aid
Ethiopian authorities and others obstructing humanitarian aid into the Tigray region could end up on an EU sanctions list, under a new idea floated by the European Commission. The Brussels executive, on Wednesday (10 March), said it will consider listing people who violated international humanitarian law under its EU sanctions regimes. The EU already has…
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Delegation Arrives In Djibouti
Addis Ababa, March 10, 2021 – A delegation led by Ethiopian Federal Police Commissioner General, Demelash Gebremichael arrived in Djibouti this evening. The delegation was accorded a warm welcome by Col. Abdillahi Abdi Farah, Director of Djiboutian National Police Force, Berhanu Tsegaye, Ethiopian Ambassador to Djibouti as well as scores of high level officials and…
Securing the Peace in the Horn of Africa: Dirk Vogelsang
Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Securing the Peace in the Horn of Africa — Conversation with Dirk Vogelsang, Chair of the Eritreo-German Society and Elias Amare for Horn of Africa TV on March 10 2021. For more information on the mentioned media please followe these links: 1) “Securing the Peace…
Ethiopian diplomat Berhane Kidanemariam resigns
My name is Berhane Kidanemariam. I have proudly served my country, Ethiopia, for decades at varying levels of public service. Prior to my current post, it was my great privilege to serve as Consul General of the Ethiopian Mission in Los Angeles. Currently, I am serving as the Deputy Chief of Mission to the United…
War in Tigray: Ethiopia’s Nobel ‘peace’ surprise
Opinion By: Isaias Irgau. On 11 October 2019, Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, announced that the Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Ms. Reiss-Anderson explained that “Abiy Ahmed quickly worked out the principles of a peace agreement in close cooperation with Isaias Afwerki, the President of Eritrea…when Prime…
Ethiopian PM, Eritrean president arrive in Juba Fake News
The dangerous lies, disinformation and fabrication campaign of the TPLF continue Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki have this morning arrived in the South Sudanese capital Juba for a one-day state visit, according to two sources at President Salva Kiir’s office. First Reported by Sudans Post has been out right confirmed…
Ethiopia: Foreign actors spark internal violence, 26 Killed
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) March 08.2021 Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. members of the military opened fire on civilians killing 26 people including women and the elderly in Albasa kebele of Dibate Woreda, Metekel zone, Benishangul Gumuz regional state. Temesgen Gemechu, a resident of Dibate woreda said “We have never seen…
Young men take up arms in northern Ethiopia as atrocities fuel insurgency
Ethiopian troops and their allies in the restive northern province of Tigray face a growing insurgency fuelled by a series of massacres and other violence targeting civilians. The country’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, launched a military offensive four months ago to “restore the rule of law” by ousting the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the political party…
Ethiopia: The Problems of Book Publishing in Ethiopia
OPINION By Mulugeta Gudeta. A study published in the International Information and Library Review, the author of the article Metikou Ourgay writes about the history of publishing in Ethiopia between 1500-1900 saying that, “During this period numerous ecclesiastical and a few original works by Ethiopians and foreigners had appeared in Ge’ez and in other dialects.…
Ethiopia: Reaffirm Serious Negotiations On Renaissance Dam: SISI
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday said Egypt and Sudan have stressed Egypt, Sudan reaffirm inevitability of returning to serious negotiations on Renaissance Dam as soon as possible. Such negotiations must reach a fair, balanced and legally binding agreement regarding the filling and operation of the dam before the upcoming flood season, in a…
