GENEVA — The United Nations is calling on the Ethiopian government to rescind its decision to expel top U.N. officials from the country, warning the action puts life-saving humanitarian operations at risk. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva. On Thursday, the Ethiopian government told seven senior officials, including the heads of the U.N. Children’s […]
Day: October 1, 2021
UN Says Ethiopia Has No Legal Right to Expel its Officials
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed that Ethiopia has no legal right to expel seven U.N. humanitarian officials. Guterres told the Ethiopian leader in a phone conversation Friday that the world body does not accept Ethiopia’s decision to expel the senior U.N. officials, according to U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq. Haq […]
3rd Irreechaa Peace Forum Underway
The 3rd Irreechaa Peace Forum underway under the theme: “Irreechaa from Articulation of Thanksgiving and Praying to Peace and Unity Building Social Mechanism.” Irreechaa, Thanksgiving Day of Oromo people, is annually celebrated in Addis Ababa and Bishoftu town of Oromia to mark the end of the rainy season and the beginning of the harvesting season. […]
Nation Obtains 668 Mil USD Remittances in Two Months
Ethiopia has obtained more than 668 million USD in remittance over the past two months alone, according to the Ethiopian Diaspora Agency. Ethiopian Diaspora Agency Director-General, Selamawit Dawit disclosed this in a press briefing today. Noting that the nation is working to secure 4 billion USD in remittance during the current Ethiopian fiscal year that […]
Elections Held in Three Regions of Ethiopia Concluded Peacefully: NEBE
The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced that the elections conducted in the Harari, Somali and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP) regions on Thursday were concluded peacefully. In her presser on Thursday evening, NEBE Chairperson Birtukan Mideksa said the elections were concluded peacefully. “We did not face any security concern during the process,” […]
Terrorist TPLF Responsible for Crises in Tigray: Chairman of Tigray Democratic Party
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