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 […]
Continue ReadingNEW 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 […]
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON — 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 […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the current heavy-handed efforts to tarnish the reputation of Ethiopia are a ploy to facilitate the path for Ethiopia’s fate to be that of Libya and Syria. Abiy made the remark in his message he delivered to commemorating the November 3, 2020 attacks on the Northern Command of the Ethiopian […]
Continue ReadingAn airstrike was carried out today on TPLF terrorist group’s Adibukray training center located around Adihagray, according to Government Communication Service. The terrorist group currently was providing trainings to a large number of militants recruited for terrorist missions in the centre, it was indicated. Source: Ethiopia News Agency
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Abiy Ahmed has urged citizens to respect the directives of the state of emergency that aims at shortening the tribulations of the country. In his message posted on Twitter, the PM wrote that this is a critical time that everyone will be tested until the test is over. All of us must adapt […]
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