For Immediate Release Friday, August 6, 2021 Office of Press Relations press@usaid.gov The below is attributable to Spokesperson Rebecca Chalif: On August 3-4, 2021, Administrator Samantha Power was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to draw attention to the urgent need for full and unhindered humanitarian access in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and to emphasize the United States’ […]
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TPLF Terrorist group has taken control of the town of Lalibela in the neighbouring Amhara region. We ask Ann Fitz-Gerald from Balsillie School of International Affairs explains the significance of this for the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia.
August 6, 2021 Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement in response to recent developments in Ethiopia : “I share the Administration’s deep concern over the escalating violence spreading throughout Ethiopia, the rapid militarization of the conflict, and the lack of progress toward a negotiated ceasefire. The recent ejection of international humanitarian
BY CARA ANNA ASSOCIATED PRESS AUGUST 06, 2021 NAIROBI, KENYA https://d22tbkdovk5ea2.cloudfront.net/audio/projects/9057/podcasts/2466500/media/cfa177cdb0a774dc675af84051e35454_compiled.mp3 The spokesman for resurgent Tigray forces in Ethiopia says if forces from the neighboring Amhara region launch a threatened offensive on Saturday, “we’ll extend a warm welcome.” Getachew Reda spoke to The Associated Press shortly after the Amhara region’s head of peace and security said
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Bahir Dar, 6 August 2021 (AMC) – The Amhara Regional State Government Communication Director, Gizachew Muluneh, said the terrorist TPLF has committed more atrocities than Al Qaeda and ISIS in Ethiopia. “The TPLF Rebellion Terrorist group is a group that has stolen our identity, ruined our history, divided our nation, divided our religion, and distorted
Aougst 6, 2021 The Tigray Rebellion Terrorist group from Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region on Thursday took control of the town of Lalibela, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the neighboring Amhara region, local residents said. Lalibela famed for its 12th-century rock-hewn churches is known as a holy site for millions of Orthodox Christians. The development came
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ICRC Agust 6, 2021 Hospitals have been receiving and treating an increasing number of wounded people, following armed clashes in different parts of the country. While dealing with the influx of wounded, a number of them have reached out to the ICRC for support. “Many communities have been significantly affected by the ongoing violence, especially
Belay Seyoum, Ph.D Agust 5, 2021 Recently, there have been many calls for negotiations between the government and TPLF to bring about peace and an end to the conflict. However, there are several reasons why negotiations will neither deliver the peace nor bring long-term stability to the country. The idea of negotiating with TPLF (declared
Aklog Birara (Dr) August 4, 2021 https://d22tbkdovk5ea2.cloudfront.net/audio/projects/9057/podcasts/2466605/media/a584b89bb2ebbc86a19baecb6dab4d50_compiled.mp3 “The World and Africa and Color and Democracy” by Dr. W.E. B. Du Bois published by Oxford Press is a source of wisdom for all Black people. It is a groundbreaking treatise of the ravages caused by Western colonialism and imperialism on the Black people of Africa. This
Addis Getachew 04.08.2021 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Ethiopia Wednesday suspended the activities of MSF Holland (Doctors Without Borders), the Norwegian Refugee Council and Al Maktoume Foundation for three months for breach of rules. The Ethiopian Current Issues Fact Check, a news website, said the Ethiopian Agency for Civil Society Organizations made the decision to suspend the
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