UN staffers detained in Ethiopia Ethiopia’s federal government detained nearly two dozen of its nationals who work for the United Nations in the capital, Addis Ababa, earlier this week. More than 70 truck drivers contracted to drive humanitarian assistance into the northern Tigray region for the U.N. and international NGOs were also rounded up in […]
Day: November 12, 2021
US Treasury Department Imposes Sanctions on Eritrean Military, Ruling Party, Officials
The United States has imposed new sanctions on Eritrea’s military, ruling party and two senior government officials in connection with Eritrea’s role in the Ethiopian conflict. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced Friday that it had imposed sanctions on the Eritrean Defense Force, whose soldiers have fought in […]
Completion of GERD Would Avail Clean, Affordable Energy & Strengthen Cooperation: Experts Power will Strengthen Economic ties, Cooperation in Africa: Experts
Ethiopia’s combined electric power, after the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) goes operational, will be a source of affordable and clean energy for many African countries and strengthen economic ties and cooperation, water experts said. GERD Negotiating Team Member, Yakob Arsano told ENA that Ethiopia’s electric power potential from hydro dams would exponentially increase to […]
Reuters Report on Emergency Proclamation Misleading: Fact Check
The report by Reuters claiming that the State of Emergency (SoE) proclamation compels citizens to hold ID cards which disclose their ethnicity is misleading and misrepresents the requirements of the proclamation, according to Ethiopia Current Issues Fact Check. The State of Emergency allows citizens to make use of various alternative identity documents, including driver’s license, […]
Egyptian Media Trying to Fuel Conflict in Ethiopia: Arab Affairs Experts
Some media outlets in Egypt are deliberately fueling the current conflict in Ethiopia with a view to disrupting the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) by destabilizing the political and economic security of the country, Arab affairs experts said. In an exclusive interview with ENA, the renowned Ethiopian activist on GERD and Head of the Nile […]
Western Pressure Aimed at Frustrating Ethiopia’s Regional Integration Plans: Political Analyst
The multidimensional pressures of Western countries on Ethiopia ensue from the desire to thwart the government’s ongoing efforts to realize regional integration and economic liberalization in East Africa, a political analyst said. The political analyst, Assefa Adane said the new reformist administration under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed raised great hope among East African countries and […]