CHAPTER 1Global forced displacementMore than 82 million people around the world are forcibly displaced.The year 2020 will be remembered as a year without equal. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all facets of life, causing millions of deaths around t…
Month: June 2021
Covid-19: African countries win the race against time with testing laboratories
Daily testing capacity of African countries rose from 13,200 at the beginning of the epidemic to 105,000.In March 2020, Africa had its back to the wall, helpless in the face of the magnitude of a virus that appeared in Asia and quickly spread to the en…
Efforts Underway to Reopen Private Colleges in Tigray Region
Addis Ababa Ministry of Science and Higher Education announced that efforts would be exerted to enable private colleges in Tigray region begin classes. The ministry held discussion yesterday with the private colleges on ways of resuming classes in the colleges. Private Higher Education Institutions Director at the ministry, Damene Moreda said the discussion clarified that […]
Tigray Admin Issues Regulation on Checkpoints to Facilitate Humanitarian Works, Ensure Peace
Addis Ababa Tigray Regional State Interim Administration Security Council issued a new regulation on the operation of check points in a bid to enhance peace and security as well as facilitate the works of humanitarian organizations in Tigray region. Press Secretary of the Interim Administration, Aida Haileselasse told journalist today that the regulation aims at […]
Ethiopia Dismisses Remarks of Finnish FM Haavisto, Asks EU to Pick Impartial Interlocutor
Addis Ababa The Government of Ethiopia has rejected “the irresponsible remarks” made by the Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto at the European Parliament, following his visit to Ethiopia as a Special Envoy of the European Union, and requested EU to consider picking an impartial interlocutor. In a statement it issued today, Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Coalition of Civic Society Organizations to Deploy 4,000 Election Observers
Addis Ababa The Coalition of Ethiopian Civic Society Organizations for Election (CECOE) plans to deploy 4,000 observers for the 6th General Election that will be take place this Monday. Briefing the media today, coalition board member Sahleselasse Abebe said CEOCE is contributing to the election by deploying citizen observers who ensure the inclusivity, transparency, and […]