CDE News - The Dispatch

Ethiopia turns on the turbines at giant Nile hydropower plant

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan…

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Ethiopia air strike in Tigray region killed at least 17 people – aid workers, citing witnesses

An air strike in Ethiopia's Tigray region killed at least 17 people, mostly women, and wounded dozens in the town of Mai Tsebri, two aid workers told Reuters citing local authorities…

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Ethiopian leader delegates duties to deputy to go to war’s front lines after Tigrayan forces’ advance

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has gone to direct the war effort from the front lines, state-affiliated media reported on Wednesday, and Deputy Prime…

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Diplomats work to avert attack on Ethiopian capital

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Diplomatic efforts to try to avert an attack on Ethiopia's capital gathered pace on Thursday after Tigrayan forces from the north of the country…

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Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict marked by ‘extreme brutality,’ possible ‘war crimes’

GENEVA/ADDIS ABABA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - All sides fighting in the war in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray committed violations that may amount to war crimes, according to a joint…

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U.S. Secretary of State alarmed by news of Ethiopia’s TPLF takeover of two towns

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday he was alarmed by reports that rebellious Tigrayan forces had taken over two key Ethiopian towns of Dessie and Kombolcha.…

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Ethiopia government says Tigray forces killed 100 youths in Kombolcha

NAIROBI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's government said on Monday rebellious Tigrayan forces had killed 100 youths in Kombolcha, one of two towns the rebel group said it captured over…

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Ethiopian parliament confirms Abiy Ahmed as prime minister

Ethiopia's parliament confirmed incumbent Abiy Ahmed as prime minister for a five-year term on Monday, cementing his power domestically amid mounting international concern of his government's handling of the conflict…

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Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook, other platforms

Ethiopia has begun developing its own social media platform to rival Facebook , Twitter and Whatsapp, though it does not plan to block the global services, the state communications security…

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100,000 children in Tigray at risk of death from malnutrition – UNICEF

More than 100,000 children in Tigray, Ethiopia, could suffer from life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in the next 12 months, a 10-fold jump over average annual levels, the U.N. Children's Fund…

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Ethiopia PM Abiy’s party wins landslide victory in election

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's Prosperity Party won the most seats in Ethiopia's parliamentary election, the election board said, a victory that assures him another term in office. Abiy hailed the…

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Ethiopia’s Tigray rebels agree to ‘ceasefire in principle’ but set strict conditions

Ethiopia's Tigray region wants a full withdrawal of troops from Eritrea and the neighbouring state of Amhara before it can engage in any talks with the federal government about a…

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U.N. warns of worsening famine in Ethiopia’s Tigray

Top U.N. officials warned the Security Council on Friday that more than 400,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray were now in famine and that there was a risk of more clashes…

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Ethiopia says many soldiers and civilians killed in Tigray conflict

Many soldiers and civilians have been killed in the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, a spokesman for the Ethiopian government task force for Tigray said on Wednesday. It was the…

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UN says 350,000 people face famine in Tigray

More than 350,000 people in Ethiopia's Tigray are suffering famine conditions, with millions more at risk, according to an analysis by United Nations agencies and aid groups that blamed conflict…

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Ethiopia postpones June 5 parliamentary elections

. Ethiopia has postponed parliamentary elections due on June 5, the country's electoral body said, adding it did not foresee a delay of more than three weeks. The Horn of…

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Ethiopian Orthodox Church head says genocide is taking place in Tigray

The head of Ethiopia's Orthodox Church has said that atrocities amounting to genocide are being committed in Tigray, in his first comments on the conflict in the region that broke…

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Ethiopia says Eritrean troops have started withdrawing from Tigray

Eritrean forces have started withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Tigray region in the north, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said. The United States, Germany, France and other G7 countries called on Friday for…

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Sudan and Ethiopia trade accusations in escalating border conflict

KHARTOUM, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Sudan on Saturday accused Ethiopia of an "unforgivable insult" in its sharpest statement since a decades-old border dispute flared late last year. Clashes erupted between…

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Death toll from attack in western Ethiopia reaches 222, Red Cross says

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -The death toll from a Wednesday attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia has risen to 222 people, a volunteer from the country's Red Cross told…

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Ethiopia says national election to be held in June

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 25 (Reuters) - Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election on June 5, the electoral board said on Friday, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed seeks to quell political…

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Gunmen kill more than 100 in attack in Ethiopia

Gunmen killed more than 100 people in a dawn attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia on Wednesday, the human rights commission said, as residents described fleeing the latest…

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Sudanese PM arrives in Ethiopia with offer to mediate in Tigray

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok arrived in Ethiopia on Sunday with what a senior Sudanese government source said was an offer to mediate in the conflict in its northern Tigray…

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EU complains of partisan aid access in Ethiopia

A senior European Union official said on Friday that an agreement between relief organizations and the Ethiopian government for access to the war-hit Tigray region limits aid to federal-controlled areas…

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United Nations and Ethiopia reach aid pact for war-hit Tigray

Ethiopia and the United Nations reached an agreement on Wednesday to channel desperately needed humanitarian aid to a northern region where a month of war has killed, wounded and uprooted…

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Ethiopia war may turn into guerrilla insurgency, experts say

Ethiopia's nearly month-long war against rebellious northern forces may be transforming into a guerrilla conflict, experts said on Tuesday, even though federal troops declared victory after capturing the Tigrayan regional…

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Ethiopia launches manhunt for Tigray leaders, saying military operation is over

The Ethiopian government launched a manhunt on Sunday for leaders of a rebellious faction in the northern region of Tigray after announcing federal troops had taken over the regional capital…

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Six explosions in Eritrean capital of Asmara as Ethiopia declares military operation in Tigray complete

Six explosions were reported in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, late on Saturday, the U.S. State Department said on Twitter although the cause and location were not clear. "At 10:13 p.m.…

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Ethiopia to begin ‘final phase’ of offensive in Tigray region

The Ethiopian military will begin the "final phase" of an offensive in the rebellious northern Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a statement on Thursday, hours after an…

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Ethiopia’s Tigray forces claim battle win, global alarm grows

Tigrayan forces said on Tuesday they had destroyed an Ethiopian army division in battles to control the northern region where a three-week-old war has killed hundreds and spread global alarm.…

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U.N. urges civilian protection after Ethiopia’s 72-hr deadline for Tigrayan forces

The United Nations urged Ethiopia on Monday to ensure the protection of civilians, a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave Tigrayan forces 72 hours to surrender before a military…

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Ethiopia military: we will use tanks, artillery to capture city of Mekelle

The Ethiopian military plans to use tanks to encircle Mekelle, the capital of northern Tigray region, and is warning civilians it may also use artillery on the city, state media…

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U.N. warns on ‘full-scale’ humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ethiopia

A major humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Ethiopia, the United Nations refugee agency said, with more than 27,000 people now having fled heavy fighting to Sudan. The pace of the…

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‘Brothers’ at war: battle for Ethiopia state capital looms

Ethiopia warned on Tuesday that a deadline for rebel northern forces to surrender had expired, triggering a push on the Tigray region's capital in a two-week conflict shaking the Horn…

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Ethiopia’s Amhara rocked by explosions, rights group warns on Tigray

Two explosions hit cities in Ethiopia’s Amhara state, which neighbours the northern state of Tigray where federal troops are fighting local forces, and the human rights commission warned against rights…

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UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia

The United Nations agency for refugees said it was worried about a refugee emergency if more civilians are forced to flee fighting between federal troops and local forces in the…

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Pope appeals for peace in Ethiopia and Libya

Pope Francis appealed to Ethiopian authorities to choose the path of peace and expresses his hope that the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunis may yield peace and stability in…

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Ethiopian PM replaces top officials as conflict in Tigray region escalates

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed replaced his army chief, the head of intelligence and the foreign minister on Sunday as the military continued a five-day old offensive in the restive…

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UN warns 9 million Ethiopians risk displacement in escalating conflict

Nine million people risk displacement from the escalating conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the United Nations said, warning that the federal government's declaration of a state of emergency was blocking…

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Ethiopia inches closer to civil war

Ethiopian jets bombed the Tigray region on Friday and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged more air strikes in the escalating conflict amid reports that Tigrayan forces had seized control of…

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Reports of heavy fighting in Ethiopia as army sent into Tigray region

Heavy fighting broke out in Ethiopia's Tigray region on Wednesday, diplomatic sources said, after the prime minister launched military operations in response to what he said was an attack on…

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Locust swarms ravage Ethiopia

Mother-of-ten Marima Wadisha screamed, threw rocks and in her desperation even fired bullets at the locusts that descended on her sorghum fields in northeast Ethiopia. But the insect swarms were…

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Ethiopian Orthodox monk, said to be 114 year old becomes oldest Coronavirus survivor

An Ethiopian Orthodox monk whose family says he is 114 years old has survived the coronavirus, the Associated Press reports. Tilahun Woldemichael was discharged from a hospital on Thursday after…

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Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max tragedy anniversary

Families who lost loved ones aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 visited the crash site on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of the tragedy, a day after interim results of…

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The Year in Pictures – October: Ethiopian Prime Minister wins Nobel Peace Prize

A picture of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is displayed together with former Nobel Peace Prize winners at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, 11 October 2019. Ethiopia's…

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First foreign visit for von der Leyen, EU strengthens cooperation with Ethiopia

On the occasion of her first official visit outside Europe, the new President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced in Addis Ababa a significant boost to the…

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Ethiopia says protest death toll at 78, arrests over 400

The office of Ethiopia’s prime minister issued a statement saying more than 400 people have been arrested during investigations into ethnic and religious violence that left 78 people dead last…

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Suspected Islamist militants planning attacks arrested in Ethiopia

Ethiopia announced it had arrested an unspecified number of Islamist militant members of the Somali group al Shabaab and ISIS who were planning to carry out attacks in the country…

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Ethiopian leader Abiy arrives in Sudan in mediation bid

Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Khartoum on Friday to meet the chief of Sudan’s ruling military council in a bid to mediate in the political crisis that has…

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