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January 2022

New diplomat appointed to head US Embassy in Ethiopia

Appointment of Ambassador Jacobson as Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. at Embassy Addis Ababa Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, will serve as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, at the Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.  Ambassador Geeta Pasi plans to retire to pursue other opportunities. Distinguished by her …

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Ethiopian Airlines employees are fleeing the country by hiding in the planes they work on

By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN Updated 12:05 AM ET, Mon January 31, 2022 (CNN)Yohannes and Gebremeskel knew it would be freezing cold inside the bulk cargo area of the Airbus A350 plane on the long flight from Ethiopia’s capital to Belgium. But the two ground technicians with Ethiopian Airlines, both of Tigrayan origin, said they felt a threat from …

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Why Ethiopia has turned its back on one of its own, WHO chief Tedros

Tedros is set for a second term at the helm of the global health body but Addis Ababa is not backing him The war in Tigray and accusations of a humanitarian blockade are at the heart of the matter. Jevans Nyabiage January 30, 2022, In 2017, when Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was appointed the World Health Organization’s director general …

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TPLF trying to use hunger as political tool – Ethiopian gov’t

The government in Addis Ababa has accusing the rebellious Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) of trying to use hunger as a political tool after aid groups said around 40 percent of the Tigray population, including doctors, are begging for food. ADDIS ABABA – The government in Addis Ababa has accusing the rebellious Tigray People’s Liberation …

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Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund to Build Schools Devastated by TPLF in Amhara & Afar Regions

Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund has signed today a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Education to build four high schools in Amhara and Afar regions with an outlay of 3 million USD. Education Minister Professor Berhanu Nega and Chairperson of Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund Gabriel Nigatu signed the agreement. It was learned during the …

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Ethiopian Airlines Preparing To Resume Boeing 737 MAX Operations

by Chris Loh At the end of 2021, about one month ago, Ethiopian Airlines revealed that it was planning to bring the Boeing 737 MAX back into service in February 2022. The day appears to be fast approaching, as the airline took to Twitter on January 23rd to announce that it was “only a few …

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EDTF Launches a $3 million dollar ‘Building Forward’ Project in Ethiopia

PRESS RELEASE 28 January 2022 Dear EDTF Donors and Supporters: We hope this message finds you well during this difficult time in Ethiopian history. As a testimony to our commitment to stand with the people of Ethiopia, we are proud to announce the launch of a $3 million dollar EDTF ‘Building Forward’ project to build …

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Federal Security Council, Regional Chief Administrators Discuss Current Affairs

Federal Security Council led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and regional chief administrators have discussed current affairs including illegal arms trafficking and TPLF’s belligerence and measures to be taken to avert the situation based on a study. The discussion focused on how to maintain peace and security in the country, counter belligerent activities of the …

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Daily Noon Briefing Highlights: Ethiopia – Central Sahel (OCHA)

Daily Noon Briefing Highlights – 27 January 2022 OCHA Ethiopia  In northern Ethiopia, continued fighting around Abala in Afar, near the boundary with Tigray, is causing more people to flee their homes and prevents the delivery of assistance into Tigray. As this is the only available road route, no supplies has arrived since mid-December. In …

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