On June 16th, the UN’s top humanitarian official Mark Lowcock told members of the security council that there is famine in the Ethiopian region of Tigray. Some 350,000 people in Tigray are living in famine conditions with millions more at risk. “We are at a tipping point” Lowcock said. So far, the urgent appeals from […]
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Bureau Undertaking Measures to Prevent Organized Crimes in Tigray
Security Bureau of Tigray Interim Administration is taking measures to prevent organized crimes such as assassination and robbery. Security Bureau Deputy Commissioner, Yemane Gesese said that more than 10,000 prisoners have escaped from the region’s jails prior the law enforcement operation in the region. He added that the escaped convicts have been committing crimes in […]
Ethiopian Red Cross Society Provides Support to IDPs, Other Affected People
(ENA) The Ethiopian Red Cross Society said it is providing humanitarian support to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and other affected people in North Western Zone of Tigeray region. Head of Tigray Region North Western branch office at the Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Tewodros Mollaw told ENA that so far the Red Cross Society has provided […]
Four Days of Silence Period Being Underway in Ethiopia before Voting Day
(ENA) According to schedules of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), June 16 is the last day of campaigning by political parties and independent candidates for the election scheduled for June 21. NEBE said in a statement on Wednesday that the Period of Silence would be conducted for the coming consecutive days before the […]
Nation Urges ACHPR to Immediately Cease Inquiry Process on Tigray, Conduct Joint Investigation
(ENA) Ethiopia has called on the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) to immediately cease the inquiry process it announced to begin on Tigray as it is not acknowledged by Ethiopia and to engage with the relevant authorities in Ethiopia to finalize the modalities regarding the proposed investigation. In a press issued today, […]
Arab League Resolution Biased, Blind to Efforts of Ethiopia to Bring Consensus on GERD: Scholar
(ENA) The Arab League Resolution is partial, biased and that deliberately ignores Ethiopia’s efforts to bring consensus on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a scholar noted. In an exclusive interview with ENA, Addis Ababa University Center for African and Oriental Studies Assistant Professor Samuel Tefera said the Arab League has shown its blind solidarity and […]