JERUSALEM — Israel’s government on Sunday approved the immigration of several thousand Jews from war-torn Ethiopia, some of whom have waited for decades to join their relatives in Israel. The decision took a step toward resolving an issue that has long complicated the government’s relations with the country’s Ethiopian community. Some 140,000 Ethiopian Jews live in […]
Month: November 2021
Blinken Calls for Speedy Negotiations Over Ethiopia Military Escalation
Blinken is greatly concerned about Ethiopia’s military escalation and called for urgent negotiations over the crisis, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said. The comments came hours after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appeared on the frontline with the national army. “Secretary Blinken expressed grave concern about worrying signs of military escalation in Ethiopia […]
Sudan Says Several Troops Killed by Ethiopian Forces Along Border
KHARTOUM, SUDAN — Sudan’s army said Saturday several soldiers had been killed in an attack by armed groups and militias linked to the Ethiopian military in a disputed fertile border region. Relations between Khartoum and Addis Ababa have soured over Al-Fashaqa, a border zone long cultivated by Ethiopian farmers but claimed by Sudan. […]
Terrorist TPLF Throws over 1 Million Students Out of School in Amhara Region Alone: GCE
Some 1.2 million students are out of school and about 47,000 teachers out of job in the Amhara region due to the invasion of the terrorist TPLF group, according to Government Communication Service (GCE). Briefing journalists today, Government Communication Service State Minister Selamawit Kassa disclosed that close to 1.2 million students are out of […]
Ethiopians, Eritreans Hold Demonstration Denouncing Unjust Pressure on Ethiopia
A demonstration organized by Ethiopians and Eritreans living Norway was held in Oslo, Norway, today to denounce the unjust pressure by some Western countries on Ethiopia. Ethiopian Diaspora community members living in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim and other Norwegian cities as well as citizens of Africa and friends of Ethiopia took part in the […]
Int’l Organizations Urged to Provide Humanitarian Assistance for IDPs in Amhara Region
Amhara National Regional State Disaster Prevention and Food Security Program Coordination Office has called on the international community to provide humanitarian assistance for persons displaced due to the invasion of terrorist TPLF group in the region. It is indicated that more than 1.1 million people have been displaced in the region due to the […]