Addis Ababa, July 17/2021(ENA) Realization of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is good news for the downstream countries, Egypt and Sudan in minimizing the negative impacts of the Nile, according to a member of the GERD negotiating team. The construction of GERD has now reached more than 80 percent and the second filling of […]
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Amnesty Uses Fake Picture to Accuse Gov’t of Detaining People from Tigray
July 17/2021(ENA)Amnesty International deceptively used a fake picture for its recent fabricated report that accused the government of Ethiopia of detaining ethnic Tigrayans. The group issued a press release on July 16, 2021 stating that “Police in Addis Ababa have arbitrarily arrested and detained dozens of Tigrayans without due process,” and published pictures to support […]
Additional 306 Ethiopians Repatriated from Saudi Arabia
Addis Ababa, July 17/2021(ENA) Some 306 Ethiopians living under a difficult situation in Saudi Arabia have returned home, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Upon their arrival at Bole International Airport, the returnees were welcomed by a committee established from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other concerned stakeholders. The ministry revealed that more than 40,000 […]
House of Commons International Development Committee: The humanitarian situation in Tigray: Government Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2019–21
First Special Report The International Development Committee published its Tenth Report of Session 2019–21, The humanitarian situation in Tigray (HC 1289) on 30 April 2021. The Government response was received on 1 July 2021 and is appended below. Appendix: Government Response Introduction The Government welcomes the International Development Committee’s (IDC) report “*The humanitarian situation in Tigray*” and […]
TDP Urges Int’l Community to Hold TPLF Accountable for Using Children as Soldiers
(ENA) Tigray Democratic Party (TDP) has urged the international community to hold the terrorist TPLF group accountable for using children as soldiers against international laws and conventions. Recent reports and footages have clearly demonstrated that TPLF has been committing a number of crimes in violation of international law. Tigray Democratic Party Office Head, Teshale Negusse told […]
Why is UNHCHR Silent on Deployment of Child soldiers by TPLF in Tigray?
(ENA) Why is UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Silent on Deployment of Child soldiers by TPLF in Tigray? BY SOLOMON DIBABA The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) has adopted a quickly baked EU sponsored resolution on violations of human rights in Ethiopia. But it never uttered a sentence on TPLF’s recruitment […]