July 22,2021 (ENA) The terrorist group TPLF is struggling to get political gain by sacrificing the lives of children, according to Ministry of Defense. The ministry told ENA that it is public knowledge that TPLF forces, which attacked Alele Sulula and surroundings of Afar region and Kobo of Amhara region during the last two days, have […]
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Ethiopia Urges Int’l Community to Condemn TPLF’s continued Provocations by Using Child Soldiers
July 22,2021 (ENA) The government of Ethiopia urged that TPLF’s continued provocations directed at the Ethiopian National Defense Force, through the use of child soldiers and armed civilians, attempting to draw Ethiopian forces into an altercation, need to be strongly condemned by the international community. In a statement issued by the Office of the Prime […]
Captured Child Soldiers Say Forced to Fight for Fear of Being Killed by TPLF
July 22,2021 (ENA) Children captured by the National Defense Force at the Afar front said “we are being forced to go to war for fear of being killed by the terrorist TPLF.” In its recent suicidal campaign, the junta has been deploying children and female soldiers. Children captured in various woredas of Fenti-Resu Zone of […]
As Ethiopia and Tigray face tough options, the West needs to be even-handed
War broke out in Tigray in November 2020, pitting the Ethiopian National Defence Force alongside Eritrea against the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front. The conflict has caused colossal damage to human life, economy and the nation’s social fabric. Following the government’s recent declaration of a unilateral ceasefire the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front has declared a victory. After two weeks of relative […]
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Shown Less Effective Against Variants
A study suggests Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine may be less effective against the emerging variants of the coronavirus. Researchers at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine reached the conclusion after conducting laboratory testing of blood samples from volunteers. Nathaniel Landau, the lead researcher, said the Johnson & Johnson vaccine does not provide […]
Pfizer, BioNTech Agree to Produce COVID-19 Vaccine for Africa
Pfizer and BioNTech have reached an agreement with a South African company to produce their COVID-19 vaccine for distribution in Africa, the biotechnology companies said Wednesday. The Biovac Institute in Cape Town will manufacture 100 million doses of the vaccine annually starting in 2022. The company will mix vaccine ingredients it receives from Europe, place […]