The speedy completion of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is vital to force the lower riparian countries into a negotiated agreement, said, senior Ethiopian water experts. Water Experts approached by ENA said the construction of the dam is progressing well particularly since the past three years. Water Supply and Environmental Engineering Assistant […]
Day: November 10, 2021
City Council Calls for Organized Effort to Take Terrorist TPLF to Int’l Criminal Court
A campaign to hold the terrorist TPLF accountable for the heinous ethnic-based Maikadra Massacre at the International Criminal Court should be launched soon, according to Gondar City Administration. A candlelight vigil was held yesterday evening for victims of the Maikadra Massacre in commemoration of the first year of the massacre. Gondar City Council Speaker, Tsegaw […]
Amnesty Says Women Raped at Gunpoint, Robbed and Assaulted in Amhara Region by TPLF
Amnesty International disclosed today that women from the town of Nifas Mewcha in Ethiopia’s Amhara region were raped by fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) during the group’s attack on the town in mid-August 2021. According to Amnesty International, survivors have rape at gunpoint, robbery, and subjection to physical and verbal assaults by […]
Treaty for Establishment of African Medicines Agency Enters into Force
The Treaty for the Establishment of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) entered into force as of November 2021, the African Union Commission disclosed. The African Medicines Agency is expected to open a new chapter for harmonization and regulation of the African pharmaceutical landscape, across the continent and the efforts to improve weak regulatory systems, it […]
Gang rape horror in Ethiopia’s conflict
AN ethnic nationalist paramilitary group has raped, robbed and subjected women to physical and verbal assaults. This as the crisis in northern Ethiopia spills to neighbouring regions. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is accused of the crimes as well as destroying and looting medical facilities as the fighting moved to the Afar and Amhara […]
Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo
JEAN-PIERRE: Good afternoon, everybody. Q Good afternoon! (Laughter.) JEAN-PIERRE: I’m like, “Geez, I’m all by myself up here.” (Laughter.) Okay. So, we have another special guest joining us today, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who is here to highlight how the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will help close the digital divide in America for more than 30 […]