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Rights body urge action in Ethiopia’s Oromia region


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The state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has urged officials to pay closer attention to the tensions and violence in the Oromia region. The commission, which made the call in its annual report this month, said there have…

US Lauds Ethiopia for Hosting IGAD Quartet Meeting


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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Demeke Mekonnen, met at his office with Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs of the United States Molly Phee. During the meeting the two sides discussed bilateral and regional…

Ethiopia: MSF calls for immediate resumption of food distribution


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International NGO, Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), called on Friday for the "immediate" resumption of food aid distribution in Ethiopia. The call comes after the US government and the UN Food Programme (WFP) suspended food aid in May to…

Ethiopia to launch fourth filling of controversial dam


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Ethiopia is preparing to launch the fourth filling of its mega-dam reservoir on the Blue Nile, the country's deputy prime minister announced Thursday, despite opposition from its downstream neighbour Egypt. The massive $4.2 billion Grand…

Ethiopia criticizes suspension of food aid


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Ethiopia has criticised the suspension of food aid to the country by the United States and the UN World Food Program (WFP). Government spokesman Legesse Tulu, called the decision "political" saying the suspension "punishes millions of…

Ethiopia arrests 47 people over party leader’s murder


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Ethiopian security forces say that they had arrested 47 suspects after the murder of a leader of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ruling party, accusing him of plotting to overthrow the regime. Girma Yeshitila, leader of the Welfare Party in…

Ethiopia imposes nightlife curfew in Amhara region over protests


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Restrictions on nightlife and meetings were imposed in three major cities in Ethiopia's Amhara region, including the most populous, Gondar, in the wake of protests against the dismantling of regional military forces across Ethiopia.…

Ethiopia: Thousands attend Iftar dinner in Addis Ababa


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Thousands of devotees from Ethiopia's Muslim community took part in a large-scale street iftar, a fast-breaking dinner, during the holy month of Ramadan on Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, to raise funds to help internally displaced citizens.…

Ethiopia to dismantle regional special forces


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The Ethiopian government said it intends to integrate all regional special forces either into the national army, or the federal or regional police, a move likely to be perceived as an attempt to diminish the autonomy of individual regions.…

Athletics: Ethiopia, Kenya Dominate Paris Marathon


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Ethiopian athlete Abeje Ayana won the men's race at the Paris Marathon on Sunday in his first competitive run over the distance, while Kenya's Helah Kiprop claimed the women's title. Ayana, 20, won in a time of two hours, seven minutes and…