Officials in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa have called on residents to register their weapons and get ready to protect their neighbourhoods amid fears that rebels could advance on the city. The appeal came days after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) said it had captured two cities about 400km from Addis Ababa. The federal government […]
Day: November 3, 2021
Update: US, Russia issue Ethiopia travel advisories as rebels threaten to hit capital
The United States and Russia have issued travel advisories to their nationals asking them to strongly reconsider travel to Ethiopia. The notice comes at a time two major rebel groups have threatened to march into the capital Addis Ababa to overthrow the Abiy Ahmed-led government. The US advisory read in part: “We strongly suggest that […]
AAU CHS Neuro GAP Project Receives Prestigious Global Award
The Neuropsychiatric Genetics of African Populations-Psychosis study (Neuro GAP-P) Project at College of Health Sciences (CHS) of Addis Ababa University (AAU) received a prestigious global award on the 14th of October 2021. The Project received the prestigious international award, the Pamela Sklar Innovation Award, in an online ceremony held during the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics […]
UN Report Says Ethiopia’s War Marked by ‘Extreme Brutality’
GENEVA — The U.N. human rights chief said Wednesday that Ethiopia’s yearlong war has been marked by “extreme brutality” as a joint investigation into alleged atrocities faulted all sides for committing abuses, but avoided saying who was the most to blame. The investigation was hampered by authorities’ intimidation and restrictions and didn’t visit some of the war’s worst-affected locations. The […]
US Envoy to Visit Ethiopia After Government Declares State of Emergency
NEW YORK — The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday that U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will travel to Ethiopia Thursday for a two-day visit out of growing concern over violence in the country’s northern Tigray region. The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa said earlier that “the security environment in Ethiopia has […]
State Department Recap: October 28-November 3
WASHINGTON — Here’s a look at what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats have been doing this week: Ethiopia The U.S. State Department raised the travel advisory for Ethiopia to Level 4 on Tuesday, asking Americans not to travel to the country because of “armed conflict, civil unrest, communications disruptions, crime, and the potential […]