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Ethiopia to Hold Elections in 2020
Ethiopia’s general election scheduled for August 2020 was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But Covid-19 is not the only obstacle the country faces. It needs to deal with flooding, displacement and communal violence in a number of regions. The assassination of Hachalu Hundessa – a singer and symbol of Oromo pride – triggered a…
Somali: Kenyan troops exchange gunfire in border firefight
Somali and Kenyan troops engaged in a minutes-long firefight on Saturday at the two countries’ shared border, local officials and witnesses said after the Kenyan side fired shots to deter Somali demonstrators from approaching. The incident took place at the frontier between the Somali town Bulo Hawo and Kenya’s Mandera, close to where the border…
Ethiopia Marks The World Tourism Day
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia is marking the 41st World Tourism Day for 33rd round in Jigjiga town under the theme “Tourism and Rural Development” in the presence of high ranking government officials and international gusts. Chief Administrators of SNNP, Oromia, Harari Regional States, Ristu Yirdaw, Shemelis Abdissa, Ourdin Bedri and Minister of Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Dr.…
Ethiopia: GERD mitigates evaporation
ADDIS ABABA- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accentuated the benefit of the self-financed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to water resources conservation which otherwise would be lost to evaporation in downstream countries. The Premier also pledged unwavering support to lasting peace in the Horn region in partnership with the international community. These came when the Prime Minister…
Ethiopia: Corporation aims to gain $400M from export sector
BY TSEGAY HAGOS. The proliferation of industrial parks in different corners of the country has played a pivotal role in enhancing the export sector. The industrial parks have been producing competitive products and creating ample job opportunities. But there are logjams that hinder them from progressing further. Resisting COVID-19 pandemic calamities, Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC)…
Ethiopians Celebrating Meskel Festival
Addis Ababa- Ethiopians are celebrating the Meskel Festival, Finding of the True Cross in various religious and cultural events across the nation. The Christian Faithful on Saturday lit torches and Meskel Bonfires representing the smoke of the incense the led Queen Helena the actual direction of the burial site of the True Cross in Jerusalem.…
Eritrea: E.U. promises no more roads “Forced Labor”
The European Union has announced that it will no longer be funding road construction projects in Eritrea, resulting in the withdrawal of a months-long lawsuit against the bloc. In May, the Amsterdam-based group Foundation Human Rights for Eritreans had filed a lawsuit against the E.U. for funding a construction project it openly acknowledged used forced labor. The…
Somalia: Both Parliaments approve political agreement
MOGADISHU (HAN) September 26. 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Somalia both houses of the Federal Parliament on Saturday jointly approved the recent political agreement between the FGS and FMS, stipulating the next national voting to be conducted in an indirect election, speaker of parliament Mohamed Mursal Abdirahman announced. 252…
Ethiopia: Gun Attack in Leaves 15 Dead
An attack by unidentified gunmen in Ethiopia’s western Benishangul-Gumuz region on Friday left at least 15 people dead, including four women, in the third such raid this month, according to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. “Civilians are being subjected to repeated attacks with unmitigated cruelty in Benishangul-Gumuz,” Daniel Bekele, the chief commissioner said in an…
Ethiopia: Criminal Charges Against 5,728 Individuals
Addis Ababa. Investigations into alleged crimes committed following the killing of artist Hachalu Hundessa has been completed, said the Federal Attorney General. The Federal Attorney General and Oromia Attorney General today gave a press conference on results of the investigations conducted in joint cooperation with federal and Oromia police commissions. Fekadu Tsega, Deputy Attorney General,…
