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Dec252020 by adminNo Comments

222 killed in Ethiopia village massacre as ethnic tensions flare – Red Cross

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Some 222 people have been killed following an attack in Ethiopia, a Red Cross volunteer has said.Homes were torched in the massacre that took place on Wednesday in Bekoji, a village in the western region of Bulen that borders Sudan, amid rising ethnic tensions. The death toll was originally estimated to be more than 100 by the state-appointed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission. Image: Ethiopia has been grappling with outbreaks of deadly violence since 2018 But Melese Mesfin, who volunteers for the Red Cross, said on Friday that the organisation had buried the bodies of 207 victims and 15 attackers.A Bulen county spokesman confirmed 207 people were killed and that 40,000 more had fled their homes due to the fighting. ...

Dec22020 by adminNo Comments

Ethiopia and UN ‘reach Tigray aid deal’

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Nov152020 by adminNo Comments

Ethiopia: Rockets hit Amhara state as violence in Tigray intensifies

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Two rockets have hit Ethiopia's Amhara state, amid fierce fighting in the neighbouring region of Tigray, the government says.The explosions occurred in Bahir Dar and Gondar late on Friday, according to Amhara's communication office and state news. One of the rockets hit the airport in Gondar and left it partially damaged, according to a spokesperson for Gondar central zone, while a second one fired simultaneously is understood to have landed just outside of the airport at Bahir Dar.Investigations are now underway to establish whether they are linked to fighting in Tigray. It is not known if there are any casualties. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player ...

Nov72020 by adminNo Comments

Ethiopia set to remove government of defiant Tigray region

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Ethiopia’s upper house of parliament has voted to set up a transitional administration in the country’s Tigray region, where fighting erupted this week between regional forces and those of the federal governmentByThe Associated PressNovember 7, 2020, 9:38 AM• 1 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleNAIROBI, Kenya -- Ethiopia’s upper house of parliament has voted to set up a transitional administration in the country’s Tigray region, where fighting erupted this week between regional forces and those of the federal government.The House of Federation’s move on Saturday paves the way for the removal of the northern Tigray region’s leadership that Ethiopia’s federal government considers illegal. The decision needs no further approval, and it gives Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ...

Jun192020 by adminNo Comments

AP Interview: Ethiopia to fill disputed dam, deal or no deal

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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- It’s a clash over water usage that Egypt calls an existential threat and Ethiopia calls a lifeline for millions out of poverty. Just weeks remain before the filling of Africa’s most powerful hydroelectric dam might begin, and tense talks between the countries on its operation have yet to reach a deal. In an interview with The Associated Press, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew on Friday declared that his country will go ahead and start filling the $ 4.6 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam next month, even without an agreement. “For us it is not mandatory to reach an agreement before starting filling the dam, hence we will commence the filling process in the coming rainy season," he said. “We are working hard to reach a deal, but still we will go ahea...