Tag: Ethiopia
EHRC Calls For Nutritionally Adequate Food Assistance In Ethiopia
Following the case of 30 refugees who have died of hunger and malnutrition in Ethiopia’s Gambella region, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has...
Al-Shabab Attacks Ethiopian Military Convoys In Somalia
Al-Shabab militants attacked convoys carrying Ethiopian soldiers in Somalia’s southwestern Bakool region early Sunday, Somali officials said.
The ambush targeted two convoys, one traveling from...
Rights group says Saudi Arabia border guards fired on, killed hundreds...
Border guards in Saudi Arabia have fired machine guns and launched mortars at Ethiopians trying to cross into the kingdom from Yemen, likely killing...
Ethiopian Airlines To Launch London Gatwick Flights In November
Africa’s largest carrier Ethiopian Airlines, has announced the addition of London’s second-largest airport – Gatwick – to its winter schedule.
The airline already flies to...
Clashes intensify in Ethiopia’s Amhara region as local militia challenges military...
The conflict in Ethiopia's Amhara region reached a critical point on Monday as Ethiopia's federal authorities acknowledge the loss of territories to militia fighters.
Fighting...
Leaders of South Sudan, Eritrea, Chad and Ethiopia arrive in Cairo...
Chad’s President driss Déby, Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir arrived in Cairo on Wednesday...
Ethiopia Govt Condemns Suspension of Food Aid by WFP and USAID
In a recent development, the Ethiopian government has strongly criticized the suspension of food aid to the country by the United States and the...
US halts Food Aid to Ethiopia amidst ‘Widespread’ Theft Concerns
In response to the discovery of a "widespread and coordinated campaign" aimed at stealing food contributions, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)...
Hundreds of refugees cross into western Ethiopia from Sudan every day
Hundreds of people fleeing the fighting in Sudan cross the main border post at Metema in western Ethiopia every day.
Around 15,000 people from sixty...
Ethiopia Arrests 47 Suspected of Plotting to Overthrow PM Abiy’s Government
Ethiopian security forces have arrested 47 individuals suspected of attempting to overthrow the federal government led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
The Ethiopian Joint Security...