BAHIR DAR/WASHINGTON — Women from an occupied town in Ethiopia’s Amhara region are accusing Tigrayan fighters of raping them at gunpoint and robbing them. A new report by Amnesty International details the horrific attacks alleged to have taken place in Nifas Mewcha, located in northern Ethiopia’s Amhara region, in mid-August. Through interviews with 16 women, the […]
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UN Says 9 Staff, 70 Contractors Detained in Ethiopia
NEW YORK — The United Nations said Wednesday that at least nine of their staff remain detained by Ethiopia’s federal government in Addis Ababa, and 70 truckers who were to drive humanitarian aid into the northern Tigray region have also been taken into custody. “We continue to work and engage with the government to secure their […]
State Department Recap: November 4-10, 2021
WASHINGTON — Here’s a look at what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats have been doing this week. Ethiopia U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman returned to Addis Ababa this week after meetings in Kenya to press all parties in Ethiopia to de-escalate the conflict and enter negotiations […]
More than a million prisoners have been released during COVID-19, but it’s not enough
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on prisoners. By March 2021, an estimated 527,000 prisoners globally had contracted the virus, a number that has continued to grow as the pandemic goes on. This, unfortunately, is not surprising. There are longstanding issues within prisons — overcrowding, inadequate medical treatment and a lack of ventilation to name just a few — that […]
Total Energies Launches Start upper Challenge to Support Young Ethiopian Entrepreneurs
Total Energies in Ethiopia has launched today the third edition of the start upper of the year challenge to support and reward selected young entrepreneurs in Ethiopia. Young local entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 engaged in any sector, either with business creation project or start up under three years old, is invited […]
Ethiopian Rep. to UN Urges Int’l Community to Refrain From Providing Support to TPLF
Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations, Ambassador Taye Atskesilassie urged that members of international community state and non-state actors to refrain from providing moral and material support to terrorist TPLF. Addressing the meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Monday, Ambassador Taye said the terrorist is emboldened to unseat popularly elected federal government […]