The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the WFP had acted “as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict”. The prize is worth 10m […]
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By Zecharias Zelalem and Will Brown/CREDIT: The Telegraph Vote kept top secret until last minute amid concerns of coercion The European Parliament has strongly condemned Saudi Arabia for holding tens of thousands of African migrants in slave-like Covid detention camps after The Telegraph exposed horrific conditions. The vote to censure the kingdom comes a month after an investigation
October 9, 2020 By Zemelak Ayitenew Ayele While the House of Federation has stopped short of ordering military intervention, its latest moves in the dispute with Tigray are of questionable legality and efficacy. In the latest development in an escalating dispute between the federal and Tigray governments, this week the upper house of parliament took three major
Crisis Watch October 7, 2020 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, COVID-19, flooding and the locusts outbreak are creating a humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia with many people unable to meet their daily food needs. Recent heavy rainfall has led to flooding, resulting in destruction of crops, loss of livestock and displacement. Swarms of multiplying desert locusts have also
October 6, 2020 Mr. Obang Metho’s speech Good Morning to everyone here. First of all, I would like to give my deepest sympathy to the family of Professor Mesfin Woldemariam and the great numbers of Ethiopians who consider him a great friend of the Ethiopian people for many generations. I also thank those who have
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AFP October 6, 2020 Tigray went ahead with its own unsanctioned elections for its regional parliament on September 9, with the TPLF securing 189 of 190 seats Ethiopian lawmakers ruled Tuesday that federal officials should cut off contact with leaders of the northern Tigray region, which defied Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last month by holding
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Ethiopian Water, Irrigation and Energy Minister Seleshi Bekele said that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) saved Sudan from worse damages due to floods during the rainy season. If it had not been for the progress made in the GERD and the compliance with the first stage of filling, the disaster on Sudanese territory would
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Leaders in the northern region of Tigray warn they will stop recognising the federal government in Addis Ababa. Leaders of Ethiopia’s Tigray region are stepping up their feud with the federal government led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. They say they will no longer recognise the administration in the capital, Addis Ababa, or its laws.
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