Subject: “Ethiopia lawmakers vote to break contact with Tigray leaders By AFP” by ZeHabesha October 6, 2020. A doctor in Mekele told AFP earlier this month his hospital had treated 15 rape victims in late November and December, though he noted that "most do not come to hospital." Click here to sign-in and subscribe via a link sent to your email. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has struggled to impose order in Metekel or explain what is driving the violence, despite visiting the area in December and empowering a command post to take charge of security there. 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There is absolutely no reason to keep zones that daily murder innocent lives more important than humans life!! Washington (AFP) - 01/19/2021 - 12:11 Secretary of state nominee Blinken vows to … Sorry, no headlines or news topics were found. Two Omalayitsha jailed for 4 months . Prominent activist may challenge Ethiopian PM in 2020 election. However, there are sill gaps related to stool adequacy, imely reporing and documentaion of key AFP surveillance aciviies, paricularly in the Ethiopia Somali Regional State. This must be brought back to Amhara administration and let its people coexist as its original place. © Copyright 1997 - 2021 NewsNow Publishing Limited. Wall Street closes at record high after Biden takes office. Among the thousands of people fleeing the five-week-old conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region are a few dozen men, women and children from Eritrea, one of the world's most authoritarian states. 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By clicking 'Sign in and Subscribe' you agree to us subscribing you to our newsletter in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Legal Notice.Emails, which may be sent daily or less frequently, may include marketing elements. We once again call on federal and regional authorities to enhance their coordination when responding to such incidents to prevent the loss of life in Benishangul-Gumuz,” he said. Please check you have typed it correctly. On Monday, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported that “relative peace has been restored in Metekel” because of the government’s response to the violence, but the EHRC’s Aaron said Wednesday that more needed to be done. Jan 18, 2021 CAIRO — Ethiopia’s Minister of Water and Irrigation Seleshi Bekele Awulachew announced Jan. 9 that the foundation stone of a new dam was laid on the Agma River, a small river in the Blue Nile Basin, in the Amhara Region, north of the capital Addis Ababa.. New exile for Eritrean refugees fleeing Ethiopia Listen | Print By Serene ASSIR (AFP) Dec 12, 2020 in World New York (AFP) - 01/20/2021 - 23:18. As deadly conflict raged between federal Ethiopian forces and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in November, Facebook posts claimed the US had declared the dissident group from the country’s northern region a terrorist entity. By clicking 'Create Account and Subscribe' you agree to us creating an account for you and subscribing you to our newsletter in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Legal Notice.Emails, which may be sent daily or less frequently, may include marketing elements. 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As Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed goes to war against Ethiopia’s former rulers—the Tigray People’s Liberation Front—Khartoum’s moves will determine whether the conflict remains a local… (AFP) — “We’ve received information that over 80 civilians were killed on January 12 in an area called Daletti” in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region, Aaron Maasho, an advisor and spokesman for the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), told AFP. . Please try different keywords. Although the TPLF was once deemed a “Tier III Terrorist Organization” by the US State Department, this designation was lifted in 1991 and it A photograph has been shared over a hundred times on Facebook with claims that it shows the arrest of Getachew Assefa, Ethiopia’s fugitive ex-intelligence chief and a leading member of the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). AFP Surveillance Problems in Ethiopian Somali Regional State Currently, AFP surveillance at naional level coninues to meet the ceriicaion standard performance. Washington (AFP) US President Donald Trump on Friday voiced anger at Ethiopia over its construction of a huge dam on the Nile River and appeared to suggest that Egypt may destroy it. The Glorious Rise of the People of Tigray and the Inglorious Fall of the TPLF as I PREDICTED it on August 3, 2020! AFP News Hong Kong inquest fails to determine cause of student’s death during protest A Hong Kong inquest failed Saturday to determine the cause of a student’s death that fuelled tensions between protesters and the city’s police force at the height of the pro-democracy rallies that swept across the financial hub in 2019. Posted by: ECADF . Metekel and its surrounding areas are wrong place and wrong people administered by wrong people and zone administrators. Use at least 8 characters, an uppercase and a lowercase letter, and a number or symbol. “These civilians have barely had a respite from such grim attacks for months. 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Africa in the news: Unrest in Ethiopia, contentious elections results in Tanzania and Côte d’Ivoire, and a new UK-Kenya trade deal Payce Madden Saturday, November 7, 2020. Tuesday’s attack in Metekel occurred between 5 and 7 am, with victims ranging in age from two to 45, Aaron said. “I fear more attacks as the perpetrators aren’t receiving punishment, and there is no functioning government at local and regional level,” he said. More than 80 civilians died in the latest attack in an area of western Ethiopia that has seen recurring grisly violence in recent months, the national human rights commission said Wednesday. Ethiopia's religious leaders on Monday urged the government to block a US gay travel company from touring the country's ancient sites, and one group warned visiting homosexuals could face violence. 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This is false; the image was digitally altered to add his face. Agence France-Presse (AFP) is an international news agency headquartered in Paris, France.Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency.. AFP has regional headquarters in Nicosia, Montevideo, Hong Kong, and Washington, D.C., and news bureaus in 151 countries in 201 locations. If the government needs real and humanly solution the only solution is including Metekel, Mandura, Debate, Bulen, Dangur and Guba with Amhara zone administration. An existing account was found for this email address. The views, opinions and positions expressed on ECADF Ethiopian News are the opinions of individual contributors and may not necessarily reflect the views of our website. Peoples’ life must come first before hateful and backward ethic zone policy that never exist anywhere in the world. All rights reserved. . 30 years ago not single person has been murdered by savagery and hate filled evil propaganda that it is serving enemy’s agenda. Dehai News -- (AFP): Ethiopian military warns of 'decisive' assault on Tigray capital, tells civilians to flee Dehai-News Metekel and all its surrounding areas are Amhara dominated place for centuries ( formerly known as Gojjam) that should never have been thrown to Benishangul administrators. cookies to improve your experience and customise advertising. People’s children and innocent women and men lives should come first before the bedeviled murderous ethnic zone. Dr. Abiy and Ethiopian government must quickly start to work on the only solution which is bringing it back to its peaceful original place. The EHRC, a government-affiliated but independent body, is “still chasing further details about the perpetrators” and how the victims were killed, he said. Ethiopians march in the streets of Addis Ababa following the death of a popular singer from the country's largest ethnic group. Opposition politicians have described the violence in Metekel as ethnically motivated, alleging a targeted campaign by ethnic Gumuz militias against members of other ethnic groups in the area, including the Amhara, Ethiopia’s second-largest group. New York (AFP) - 01/19/2021 - 13:59 Goldman Sachs 4Q profits surge to $4.4 bn, topping estimates. Stay on top of Ethiopia latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki promised Thursday to boost cooperation with Ethiopia on the last day of his two-day visit that came as the peace process was seen as … We will not share your email address with any third parties. The Chicago-based Toto Tours, which describes itself on its website as "the only gay tour News and information on Eritrea and Eritreans around the world. Click to get a sign-in link sent to your email. This Zone is doing the exact purpose TPLF and Egypt agenda which is killing Amhara people as much as they can. Don't miss out! More than 80 civilians died in the latest attack in an area of western Ethiopia that has seen recurring grisly violence in recent months, the national human rights commission said Wednesday. Ethiopia’s government said it was “disappointed” by Mnuchin’s statement, as it had notified Egypt, Sudan and the U.S. that it needed more time “to deliberate” on the process. It is evidence to the ethnic cleansing of Amhara people evil plot designed by TPLF, Sudan and Egypt. The so called Benishangul Zone, 30 years ago known as Gojjam, has become the slaughtering field of innocent Amhara children, infants, women, elders, men, farmers and people. We are sorry, but the email address you entered does not appear to be valid. “We remind the authorities that the protection of civilians is the primary duty of the government.”. Stay informed. Ethiopia was due to hold national elections in August, but the country’s poll body ruled in March that all voting would need to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. There is no known link between the violence and military operations in Ethiopia’s northernmost Tigray region, where Abiy sent in troops in November to detain and disarm leaders of the dissident regional ruling party. 5, Ethiopia: Human Rights, Security Erode as Govt Struggles to Keep Order. Forgot your password? The original photo shows the arrest of a Tigrayan general back in 2018. Ethiopia's human rights commission has said it will send a team to investigate reports of mass killings of ... 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Gunmen killed more than 100 people in an attack on Wednesday in western Ethiopia, the national human rights body said, the latest in a series of deadly assaults in the area. More than 80 civilians killed in new attacks in western Ethiopia, rights group says. The village of Daletti is located in the Metekel area, where hundreds of civilians have been killed by assailants using guns, knives and other weapons in attacks going back to at least September. United Airlines says it lost $7.1 bn in 2020 on Covid-19 hit. Sign up for a FREE NewsNow account and get our email alert of the day's top stories from the UK and around the world. Get the day's top headlines delivered to your inbox. We don't have an account for this email address. Trust and Betrayal, Statesmanship and Dictatorship: The Ethio-Sudan Conundrum.