Addis Ababa Some religious leaders have expressed their readiness to mobilize their followers to ensure the existence of the country. The religious leaders representing various institutions were briefed today about the current situation in Ethiopia and the continued provocations of the terrorist TPLF group. The representatives expressed their dismay over the refusal of the TPLF […]
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Coverage of Int’l Media on Ethiopian Affairs Intentional Misinterpretation: Ethiopia: Fact Check
Addis Ababa The coverage of the international media on Ethiopian current affairs is disconnected and intentional misinterpretation, the Ethiopia Current Issues Fact Check stated. In reporting about the national call made by the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday, the media distorted the call made to all Ethiopians in every corner to guard their nation […]
Desert Locust: Current upsurge (2019–2021), 11 Aug 2021
2018 Cyclones in May and October brought heavy rains that gave rise to favourable breeding conditions in the Empty Quarter of the southern Arabian Peninsula for at least nine months since June. As a result, three generations of breeding occurred that was undetected and not controlled. 2019 JANUARY: the first swarms left the Empty Quarter […]
Comply or leave: the dilemma facing humanitarian agencies
The Ethiopian government has suspended the activities of three foreign humanitarian organisations which had been working in the Tigray region. Moina Spooner, from The Conversation Africa, asked Mukesh Kapila, a specialist in humanitarian affairs, to provide insights into the challenges humanitarian agencies face and what can be done to better support them. What are the main political challenges […]
Access restored to Tigray camps sheltering Eritrean refugees
UN refugee agency (UNHCR) spokesperson, Boris Cheshirkov, told journalists in Geneva that emergency aid had been delivered to the camps’ 23,000 residents, who have been without assistance since 13 July. But he warned that there is only limited access to Mai Aini and Adi Harush camps in southern Tigray, where healthcare is unavailable and clean drinking water […]
ETHIOPIA URGES CITIZENS TO JOIN FIGHT AGAINST TIGRAYAN FORCES
NNA – Ethiopia’s office of the prime minister said on Tuesday that “all capable Ethiopians” should join the fight against Tigrayan forces. The statement came roughly six weeks after the government declared a unilateral ceasefire. It was not immediately possible to contact the spokesperson for the Tigrayan forces.—Reuters Source: National News Agency