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Ethiopian PM meets Tigray leaders for first time since peace deal

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday met with leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) for the first time since the two-year conflict ended late last year with a peace deal, official media reported. The meeting was held three months after the government and …

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Over 3.3 mln people in Ethiopia’s Tigray receive humanitarian aid since October: UN

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | More than 3.3 million people in Ethiopia’s conflict-affected northernmost Tigray region have received humanitarian aid since early October, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The OCHA, in its latest Ethiopia situation update issued Thursday, said humanitarian partners have assisted …

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AU welcomes new Ethiopian, rebels peace talks

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua |  The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) has welcomed the initiation of the AU-lead peace talks between the Ethiopian government and the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). The AUPSC said in a press statement released Friday that it hopes peace talks scheduled …

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UN aid convoy reaches Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray region

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | An additional aid convoy has entered Ethiopia’s conflict-hit northernmost Tigray region, aiming to reach 43,000 people with emergency relief food and 24,000 vulnerable mothers and children with nutritionally fortified food, the United Nations World Food Program said Friday evening. A convoy of 50 trucks …

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UN official pushes for prevention of sexual violence in northern Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | A UN official on Tuesday urged the Ethiopian government to promptly sign onto an agreement with the world body to prevent conflict-related sexual violence. Pramila Patten, the UN secretary-general’s special representative on sexual violence in conflict, said extreme brutality and sexual violence have been hallmarks …

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Ethiopian govt urges US to stop spreading false information

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Ethiopian government on Thursday urged the U.S. government and organizations to cease spreading false information regarding the country’s current situation. The Ethiopian government has warned the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa and organizations against their continued practice of spreading false information, state-television Ethiopian …

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The war in Ethiopia

America piles pressure on PM Abiy ETHIOPIA | THE INDEPENDENT | On Nov.05, most international news agencies carried one major story about developments in the war in Ethiopia. ‘Nine Ethiopian factions to form alliance against government,’ proclaimed the media agencies. Most listed only the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), a splinter …

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IN THE INDEPENDENT: The war in Ethiopia

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY The war in Ethiopia: America piles pressure on PM Abiy THE LAST WORD Uganda’s self-inflicted wounds: How our country has imposed draconian COVID-19 restrictions in spite of glaring evidence that they are not …

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