Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wrote an open letter to President Joseph Biden of the United States of America today. Following is the open letter issued by the premier. An Open Letter to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Dear Mr. President, As I write this open letter to you, it comes at a time when innocent […]
Continue ReadingRepresentatives of the United Nations Agencies and other International Humanitarian organizations have acknowledged that many lives are now at stake due to the expansion of violence by the TPLF group. The humanitarian partners expressed their commitment to work extensively and reach people in need of aid relief underlining that humanitarian needs have no borders, according […]
Continue ReadingMekelle – After months in makeshift sites, with little food or water, thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by the conflict in Northern Ethiopia are being voluntarily relocated to new shelters by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The IDPs, many of whom have been forced to sleep in the open without hygiene facilities, […]
Continue ReadingUN Security Council, Regional Bodies, Other Countries Should Also Target Rights Abusers Laetitia Bader Director, Horn of Africa Today, United States President Joe Biden signed an executive order that allows the US government to impose sanctions against those responsible for a range of serious human rights abuses in northern Ethiopia. The order establishes a sanctions regime that […]
Continue ReadingEgyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, met yesterday with Bahraini King, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, where they discussed the latest developments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), built on the Nile River, said the Egyptian presidency. During the talks, the Bahraini king renewed his country’s solidarity […]
Continue ReadingUS President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Friday allowing for sanctions against the warring parties in Ethiopia’s Tigray region if they fail to commit to a negotiated settlement. In a statement, Biden called the situation a tragedy and said: “I am appalled by the reports of mass murder, rape, and other sexual violence to terrorize […]
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