Gov’t says it will release several leading TPLF members and opposition leaders from the Oromo and Amhara ethnic groups. By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated On 7 Jan 2022 at 0935 EAT The Ethiopian government has announced it would pardon and release some of the country’s most high-profile political detainees, including oppositon figure Jawar Mohamed and senior…
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UN staff detained in Ethiopia’s capital.
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 0836 EAT on 10 November 2021. The United Nations has said 16 of its Ethiopian staff have been detained in the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, with six others having been released. Speaking to reporters in New York on Tuesday, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the world body was “actively…
Unilateral Ethiopia Cease-fire Takes Effect in Tigray
By HICGI News Agency Updated at 2059 GMT on Tuesday June 29, 2021 10:14 Ethiopia’s government has declared a unilateral cease-fire in its Tigray region as the area’s former governing party and troops entered the regional capital, Mekelle, prompting cheers from residents. The national government made the announcement on state media late Monday, saying the…
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