(ENA) Some countries in the West and the US care less about human rights and democracy in other parts of the world as long as their political and economic interests are kept, a political scientist said. Addis Ababa University Political Science and Intranational Relations lecturer, Dr. Demeke Achiso told ENA that though the Western countries […]
Month: July 2021
FM Demeke Urges Int’l Community to Force Terrorist TPLF to Stop Attacks, Hamper Aid
(ENA) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen urged the international community today to force the terrorist TPLF group to stop launching fresh attacks and hampering the flow of humanitarian aid to Tigray. Demeke made the remark today during his online video conversation with Canada Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau, according to […]
Foreign Media Hamper Int’l Community from Knowing the Truth About Ethiopia, Say Media Experts
(ENA) The foreign media have prevented the international community from knowing the realty on the ground by distorting information about Ethiopia and hiding the glaringly evil deeds of the terrorist TPLF. The international media, which has been spreading distorted and unfounded information about Ethiopia, do not report the terroristic acts of TPLF, media experts stated. […]
UN humanitarian chief makes official visit to Ethiopia
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, today started a six-day mission to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. “It was important to me that I carry out my first official mission as the UN’s humanitarian chief to Ethiopia,” said Mr. Griffiths. “Humanitarian needs in the country have increased […]
Ethiopia: Surviving Torture – A call to address three decades of untold tragedy for torture victims in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Geneva — The torture, massacres and mass sexual violence currently happening in the Tigray region of Ethiopia are rooted in three decades of a torturous environment and administration. The systematic abuse of the past 20 years has left survivors without rehabilitation or reparations. The World organisation against torture (OMCT) and its network member […]
Desert Locust situation update 29 July 2021
GOOD RAINS IN DJIBOUTI AND NE ETHIOPIA OVERVIEW. A few small immature swarms persist in northwest Somalia where aerial survey and control operations continue on the plateau and escarpment. The situation is less clear in northeast Ethiopia because surveys are limited since many areas are difficult to access now. As good rains have fallen in the Afar region during the […]