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Gov’t Taking Significant Steps to Unleash Irrigation Potential, Says Hydraulic Expert

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The Government of Ethiopia is undertaking significant steps to unleash the country’s massive irrigation potentials, a water expert at Hawassa University said. In an exclusive interview with ENA, Hydraulic Engineering Department Head Associate Professor Moltot Zewdie said land cultivated through irrigation has increased from 600,000 hectares to about 800,000. Various irrigation dams are being built […]

TPLF Sacrificing Multitude of Tigrayan Youth to Disintegrate Ethiopia: Tigray Democratic Party

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The terrorist TPLF is sacrificing multitude of Tigrayan youth by using them as human waves meet its goal of disintegrating Ethiopia, Central Committee member of Tigray Democratic Party Hailemariam said. The group also uses children of the masses as cannon fodder while their children are studying aboard, Hailemariam Hiluf added. The terrorist TPLF has now […]

Press Conference by Security Council President on Programme of Work for November

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The Security Council’s programme for November features two open debates on the maintenance of international peace and security, as well as a third on small arms and light weapons, its President for the month told a Headquarters press conference today. Juan Ramón de la Fuente (Mexico) said that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, President of Mexico, will […]

A Message to the Congress on the Termination of the Designation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ethiopia), the Republic of Guinea (Guinea), and the Republic of Mali (Mali) as beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

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TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: In accordance with section 506A(a)(3)(B) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2466a (a)(3)(B)), I am providing advance notification of my intent to terminate the designation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ethiopia), the Republic of Guinea (Guinea), and the Republic of Mali (Mali) […]

US Suspends Ethiopia’s Duty-Free Access Over Tigray Violations

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Citing “gross violations of internationally recognized human rights,” the United States on Tuesday said it suspended Ethiopia’s duty-free access to the U.S. market. Mali and Guinea will also lose access under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). “Today, President Biden announced three countries will be terminated from the AGOA trade preference program as of […]

Ethiopian Government Declares State of Emergency

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NEW YORK — The Ethiopian federal government declared a nationwide state of emergency Tuesday, as its battle with Tigrayan forces reaches the one-year mark and fighting has escalated in northern Ethiopia. “The Council of Ministers has a declared nationwide state of emergency effective Tuesday, November 2, 2021,” read a statement posted by state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate […]