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August 2021

Ethiopia: How Samantha Power’s GM corn powers an organ-eating terrorist group-TPLF

Ethiopia: How Samantha Power’s GM corn powers an organ-eating terrorist group-TPLF

 By Getahune Bekele-South Africa August 21, 2021 TPLF warlords are allegedly directing operations from the safety of warehouses used by aid organizations in Tigray region and the corn donated by the USAID is the only source of food for thousands of TPLF fighters. The large consignment of food meant for the poor and the displaced […]

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ETHIOPIA MUST BE PREDICTABLE AND CREDIBLE TO BE A GLOBAL PLAYER

Yonas Biru August 20, 2021 On June 16, 2018, in an open letter to PM Abiy, I wrote the following. Ethiopia must position herself as a grand experiment to showcase an African success story. A success story that will create a stable and prosperous nation. The international community is readily available for such a partnership.

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The World Cannot Stand by While Lalibela Becomes the Next Cultural Heritage Site Consumed by Conflict

The World Cannot Stand by While Lalibela Becomes the Next Cultural Heritage Site Consumed by Conflict

The UNESCO World Heritage site in Ethiopia has been described as having been “built by angels.” Conflict is putting it at risk. Dawit Yehualashet, August 19, 2021 Thousands of pilgrims attend the Orthodox Christmas or Gena ceremony at Bete Mariam (Saint Mary’s Church) during Orthodox Christmas/Gena celebrations on January 7, 2019 in Lalibela, Ethiopia. (Photo

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Ethiopians in NY/NJ and Surrounding Areas Stand in Alliance with the Brave Ethiopian Military Forces

Ethiopians in NY/NJ and Surrounding Areas Stand in Alliance with the Brave Ethiopian Military Forces

When unfortunate historical circumstance allowed the TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front) to take power in Ethiopia in 1991, dismantling the National Military Forces and replacing it with a force that is loyal to it was one of the first crimes the TPLF perpetrated on Ethiopians. Considering that a well-trained military is critical to nation building,

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Ethiopia: the meteoric rise of TPLF’s de facto principality, and her spectacular fall…..

Ethiopia: the meteoric rise of TPLF’s de facto principality, and her spectacular fall…..

By Getahune Bekele -South Africa Stupidity of this nature, witlessly attacking bases of the Northern Command and killing hundreds of Ethiopian soldiers on the night of 4 November 2020; deserves a standing ovation. That horrifying miscalculation by TPLF warlords and the criminal Adwa elite changed the course of history forever. The attack halted Tigray’s legendary

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Winners and losers of foreign exchange rationing: the case of Ethiopia

by Rohan Fox August 19, 2021 Many developing countries face the effects of foreign exchange rationing, and I have written extensively about Papua New Guinea’s experience. In this blog, I look at the case of Ethiopia, to provide a broader international context, and share some research that has not been conducted yet in PNG – namely, finding out

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Leaked Audio: UN  “We don’t have concrete facts” on allegations of mass sexual violence in Tigray.

https://youtu.be/kYQnNp9cNgI Leaked audio recording of a March 26th United Nations agencies meeting was released by anonymous sources from a UN a meeting held in Ethiopia to discuss allegations of sexual violence in the Tigray conflict. The meeting was prompted by a need for the United Nations country offices to align on a unified position regarding

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Coronavirus – Ethiopia: Covid-19 Reported Cases (18 August 2021)

Coronavirus – Ethiopia: Covid-19 Reported Cases (18 August 2021)

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 18, 2021/APO Group/ –Laboratory Test: 7,686 Cases: 985 Severe Cases: 448 New Deaths: 10 Recovery: 417Total: Laboratory Test: 3,134,967 Active Cases: 21,216 Total Cases: 291,803 Total Deaths: 4,505 Total Recovery: 266,080 Total Vaccinated: 2,332,368 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health, Ethiopia.

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Turkish President Erdogan offers to mediate end to Ethiopia fighting

AFP, Ankara Agust 18, 2021 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday offered to help mediate an end to fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, vowing to protect the northeast African country’s “integrity.” Erdogan told visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed that the war-hit country’s “peace and integrity is important to us.” “If the situation deteriorates,

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