#Commentary: Stalled Recovery, Rising Fragility: #Tigray between self-reliance and societal collapse
As forces reportedly mass near #Ethiopia’s Tigray region, fears of renewed war are rising. In this commentary, Duke Burbridge notes, “It’s anyone’s guess whether Tigray will be a target or a staging ground to attack #Eritrea,” but either outcome would devastate civilians still reeling from past atrocities.
After visiting areas from #Mekelle to hard-hit rural districts, he found one constant: “Suffering and despair are endemic.” Most people lack necessities, while reconstruction has barely begun since the 2022 ceasefire. In displacement camps, life is now “harder than it was during the war.”
“Survival has limits,” Burbridge emphasizes, cautioning that if the federal government chooses conflict over rebuilding, it will "eventually lose the war against its people."
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As forces reportedly mass near #Ethiopia’s Tigray region, fears of renewed war are rising. In this commentary, Duke Burbridge notes, “It’s anyone’s guess whether Tigray will be a target or a staging ground to attack #Eritrea,” but either outcome would devastate civilians still reeling from past atrocities.
After visiting areas from #Mekelle to hard-hit rural districts, he found one constant: “Suffering and despair are endemic.” Most people lack necessities, while reconstruction has barely begun since the 2022 ceasefire. In displacement camps, life is now “harder than it was during the war.”
“Survival has limits,” Burbridge emphasizes, cautioning that if the federal government chooses conflict over rebuilding, it will "eventually lose the war against its people."
https://addisstandard.com/?p=55491
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#Ethiopia: Council of Ministers refers external loan agreements to Parliament, authorizes mining license deals
The Prime Minister’s Office said the Council of Ministers has referred three external financing agreements to the House of Peoples’ Representatives for approval and authorized the Ministry of #Mines to sign #gold and #iron_ore production license agreements, following deliberations during its 53rd regular session held on 2 March, 2026.
In a statement issued after the meeting, the Office said the Council reviewed financial support agreements linked to energy & social protection programs and determined that they are consistent with the country’s debt management policy before deciding to submit the draft proclamations to parliament for legislative consideration.
According to the statement, one of the agreements concerns the National Electricity Power Expansion Project, to be financed through a loan of USD 60,223,000 from the Korea Export-Import Bank....
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The Prime Minister’s Office said the Council of Ministers has referred three external financing agreements to the House of Peoples’ Representatives for approval and authorized the Ministry of #Mines to sign #gold and #iron_ore production license agreements, following deliberations during its 53rd regular session held on 2 March, 2026.
In a statement issued after the meeting, the Office said the Council reviewed financial support agreements linked to energy & social protection programs and determined that they are consistent with the country’s debt management policy before deciding to submit the draft proclamations to parliament for legislative consideration.
According to the statement, one of the agreements concerns the National Electricity Power Expansion Project, to be financed through a loan of USD 60,223,000 from the Korea Export-Import Bank....
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News: #PM_Abiy expresses solidarity with #Qatar in call with Emir following #Iranian attacks
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has expressed #Ethiopia’s solidarity with Qatar during a phone conversation with Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, following recent Iranian attacks that heightened tensions in the #Gulf region.
According to a statement from Qatar’s Amiri Diwan, the two leaders spoke on 2 March, during which Prime Minister Abiy checked on the situation in Qatar and conveyed Ethiopia’s support amid the unfolding developments.
He reaffirmed Ethiopia’s confidence in Qatar’s capacity to manage the repercussions of the attacks in a manner that safeguards its security and stability.
The Emir of Qatar, in turn, thanked Prime Minister Abiy for what was described as his sincere sentiments and solidarity, and commended the longstanding relations between the two countries.
The call comes on the heels of a similar diplomatic outreach by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to Sheikh.....
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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has expressed #Ethiopia’s solidarity with Qatar during a phone conversation with Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, following recent Iranian attacks that heightened tensions in the #Gulf region.
According to a statement from Qatar’s Amiri Diwan, the two leaders spoke on 2 March, during which Prime Minister Abiy checked on the situation in Qatar and conveyed Ethiopia’s support amid the unfolding developments.
He reaffirmed Ethiopia’s confidence in Qatar’s capacity to manage the repercussions of the attacks in a manner that safeguards its security and stability.
The Emir of Qatar, in turn, thanked Prime Minister Abiy for what was described as his sincere sentiments and solidarity, and commended the longstanding relations between the two countries.
The call comes on the heels of a similar diplomatic outreach by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to Sheikh.....
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#Ethiopia: Religious councils, OLA condemn killing of civilians in #East_Arsi, call for swift accountability
The Permanent Synod of the Ethiopian #Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the #Inter-Religious Council of Ethiopia, and the Ethiopian #Islamic Affairs Supreme Council have issued separate statements condemning the killing of 21 civilians in #Shirka Woreda, East Arsi Zone of #Oromia Region, urging authorities to take immediate action to bring perpetrators to justice and strengthen protection for residents.
In their respective statements, the religious institutions denounced the attack and called for swift, transparent investigations, warning against attempts to exploit the incident to incite further violence.
The Oromo Liberation Army (#OLA), for its part, accused what it described as “mercenaries” of moving through Arsi Zone and deliberately targeting Orthodox Christian civilians in an effort to inflame inter-religious and inter-ethnic tensions........
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The Permanent Synod of the Ethiopian #Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the #Inter-Religious Council of Ethiopia, and the Ethiopian #Islamic Affairs Supreme Council have issued separate statements condemning the killing of 21 civilians in #Shirka Woreda, East Arsi Zone of #Oromia Region, urging authorities to take immediate action to bring perpetrators to justice and strengthen protection for residents.
In their respective statements, the religious institutions denounced the attack and called for swift, transparent investigations, warning against attempts to exploit the incident to incite further violence.
The Oromo Liberation Army (#OLA), for its part, accused what it described as “mercenaries” of moving through Arsi Zone and deliberately targeting Orthodox Christian civilians in an effort to inflame inter-religious and inter-ethnic tensions........
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#Updates: #Iran Red Crescent says 787 killed so far since war began, Oil passes $85 a barrel
Oil prices soared as the war disrupted supplies, with the crucial Strait of #Hormuz effectively closed and energy infrastructure across the region hit. The Brent North Sea crude contract, the international benchmark, jumped more than eight percent to reach $85.12 a barrel, its highest level since July 2024.
Precious metal prices fell sharply as traders piled in with strategic bets on energy and the #US dollar. Gold, which had risen the day before, shed more than four percent to around $5,075 an ounce, while silver plunged more than 12 percent to just under $78 an ounce.
The Iranian Red Crescent said Tuesday that more than 780 people have been killed nationwide since the United States and Israel started striking Iran. AFP was not in a position to verify the toll given by the organisation.....
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Oil prices soared as the war disrupted supplies, with the crucial Strait of #Hormuz effectively closed and energy infrastructure across the region hit. The Brent North Sea crude contract, the international benchmark, jumped more than eight percent to reach $85.12 a barrel, its highest level since July 2024.
Precious metal prices fell sharply as traders piled in with strategic bets on energy and the #US dollar. Gold, which had risen the day before, shed more than four percent to around $5,075 an ounce, while silver plunged more than 12 percent to just under $78 an ounce.
The Iranian Red Crescent said Tuesday that more than 780 people have been killed nationwide since the United States and Israel started striking Iran. AFP was not in a position to verify the toll given by the organisation.....
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Grand #Ethiopian Renaissance Dam: how #Africa’s largest hydropower project Is powering #Ethiopia’s future
A detailed examination of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – its construction, specifications, commissioning, regional impact, and remaining challenges.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (#GERD) is the largest hydropower project in Africa. Located on the #Blue_Nile in Ethiopia’s #Benishangul-Gumuz region, about 14km from the Sudanese border, the project has been delivered by Ethiopian Electric Power (#EEP) with major civil works undertaken by #Webuild Group (formerly #Salini Impregilo).
The objective of the dam is to increase Ethiopia’s electricity generation capacity, reduce dependence on imported energy, and support long-term industrial and economic development.
Construction began in 2011, and Ethiopia officially inaugurated......
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A detailed examination of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – its construction, specifications, commissioning, regional impact, and remaining challenges.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (#GERD) is the largest hydropower project in Africa. Located on the #Blue_Nile in Ethiopia’s #Benishangul-Gumuz region, about 14km from the Sudanese border, the project has been delivered by Ethiopian Electric Power (#EEP) with major civil works undertaken by #Webuild Group (formerly #Salini Impregilo).
The objective of the dam is to increase Ethiopia’s electricity generation capacity, reduce dependence on imported energy, and support long-term industrial and economic development.
Construction began in 2011, and Ethiopia officially inaugurated......
Read more: https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/analysis/grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam-how-africas-largest-hydropower-project-is-powering-ethiopias-future/?cf-view
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Memorial park honoring prominent #Somali anti-colonial leader Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan inaugurated in #Jigjiga
A new memorial park honoring Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, the early 20th century Somali scholar, poet and anti-colonial military leader, has been officially inaugurated in Jigjiga, capital of #Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State.
Known in Somali as Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan, Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan is know to have founded and led the Dervish movement, which waged armed resistance against #British, #Italian and Ethiopian colonial expansion in the Somali Peninsula.
While widely revered by many Somalis as a symbol of anti-colonial struggle, he was pejoratively labeled the “Mad Mullah” by the British Empire. In 1917, the Ottoman Empire recognized him as the “Emir of the Somali People.”
Regional President Mustafa Muhummed presided over the ribbon-.....
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A new memorial park honoring Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, the early 20th century Somali scholar, poet and anti-colonial military leader, has been officially inaugurated in Jigjiga, capital of #Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State.
Known in Somali as Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan, Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan is know to have founded and led the Dervish movement, which waged armed resistance against #British, #Italian and Ethiopian colonial expansion in the Somali Peninsula.
While widely revered by many Somalis as a symbol of anti-colonial struggle, he was pejoratively labeled the “Mad Mullah” by the British Empire. In 1917, the Ottoman Empire recognized him as the “Emir of the Somali People.”
Regional President Mustafa Muhummed presided over the ribbon-.....
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#Sudan warns of rising disease rates as war hampers health response
Sudan’s health ministry on Tuesday reported a surge in cases of dengue fever, malaria, and measles across several states, as officials struggle to contain outbreaks amid a collapsing #healthcare system and ongoing conflict.
Health services in Sudan have faced severe disruption since the war began. Logistics have been crippled by fighting and road closures, preventing the delivery of life-saving medicines and medical supplies.
Public health surveillance and prevention programs have also deteriorated as the number of internally displaced people climbs, overwhelming hospitals in affected regions.
The Federal Ministry of Health’s Emergency Operations Centre said in a statement that cumulative dengue fever infections have reached 6,976, including five deaths, representing an increase over the same period last year.....
https://sudantribune.com/article/311336
Sudan’s health ministry on Tuesday reported a surge in cases of dengue fever, malaria, and measles across several states, as officials struggle to contain outbreaks amid a collapsing #healthcare system and ongoing conflict.
Health services in Sudan have faced severe disruption since the war began. Logistics have been crippled by fighting and road closures, preventing the delivery of life-saving medicines and medical supplies.
Public health surveillance and prevention programs have also deteriorated as the number of internally displaced people climbs, overwhelming hospitals in affected regions.
The Federal Ministry of Health’s Emergency Operations Centre said in a statement that cumulative dengue fever infections have reached 6,976, including five deaths, representing an increase over the same period last year.....
https://sudantribune.com/article/311336
#UK to end study visas for #Sudan, #Cameroon, Myanmar, Afghanistan students
The United Kingdom says it will end study visas for students from #Afghanistan, Cameroon, #Myanmar and Sudan, and work visas for Afghans, amid a rise in anti-immigration sentiment in the country.
The UK Home Office said in a statement on Tuesday that “an ’emergency brake’ on visas has been imposed for the first time on nationals from four countries”, following a surge in asylum claims by students on study visas.
The Home Office said the number of asylum applications by students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan had “rocketed” by more than 470 percent between 2021 and 2025.
“Britain will always provide refuge to people fleeing war and persecution, but our visa system must not be abused,” Secretary of State for the Home Department Shabana Mahmood said.
“That is why I am taking the unprecedented......
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/4/uk-to-end-study-visas-for-myanmar-afghanistan-cameroon-sudan-students
The United Kingdom says it will end study visas for students from #Afghanistan, Cameroon, #Myanmar and Sudan, and work visas for Afghans, amid a rise in anti-immigration sentiment in the country.
The UK Home Office said in a statement on Tuesday that “an ’emergency brake’ on visas has been imposed for the first time on nationals from four countries”, following a surge in asylum claims by students on study visas.
The Home Office said the number of asylum applications by students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan had “rocketed” by more than 470 percent between 2021 and 2025.
“Britain will always provide refuge to people fleeing war and persecution, but our visa system must not be abused,” Secretary of State for the Home Department Shabana Mahmood said.
“That is why I am taking the unprecedented......
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/4/uk-to-end-study-visas-for-myanmar-afghanistan-cameroon-sudan-students
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Goodbye officer, hello touchscreen - a vision for policing in #Ethiopia
Computer tablet screens glow inside a row of partitioned booths at this new-style Ethiopian #police_station. There is no commotion. There is no front desk, no bench of anxiously waiting civilians, no officer calling out names.
This pilot project of what is being called a "smart" - or unmanned - police station in the Bole district of the capital, Addis Ababa, is the latest chapter in Ethiopia's bid to catch up with the digital revolution. A large monitor on the wall cycles through welcome messages as well as images of Prime Minister #Abiy_Ahmed.
But at the moment there are uniformed officers standing by to demonstrate how the system works - it makes the place feels more like a tech showroom. Recently opened, the staff "are here to help people get used to it", the police's head of technology expansion department.....
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Computer tablet screens glow inside a row of partitioned booths at this new-style Ethiopian #police_station. There is no commotion. There is no front desk, no bench of anxiously waiting civilians, no officer calling out names.
This pilot project of what is being called a "smart" - or unmanned - police station in the Bole district of the capital, Addis Ababa, is the latest chapter in Ethiopia's bid to catch up with the digital revolution. A large monitor on the wall cycles through welcome messages as well as images of Prime Minister #Abiy_Ahmed.
But at the moment there are uniformed officers standing by to demonstrate how the system works - it makes the place feels more like a tech showroom. Recently opened, the staff "are here to help people get used to it", the police's head of technology expansion department.....
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News: #Ethiopia, #Kenya agree to launch joint military operations to secure border corridor, #LAPSSET
Ethiopia and Kenya have agreed to strengthen security coordination along the #Moyale–#Marsabit–#Turkana corridor, endorsing structured joint military operations aimed at addressing cross-border threats and safeguarding key infrastructure linking the two countries.
The agreement is part of renewed efforts to operationalise the existing Defence Cooperation Agreement (#DCA) between the two neighbours. Under the arrangement, the Ethiopian National Defence Force (#ENDF) and the Kenya Defence Forces (#KDF) are expected to undertake phased and coordinated operations targeting vulnerable border areas and strategic assets.
In a related development, Ethiopia’s defence ministry also held bilateral talks with a delegation from the #Rwanda Defence Force (#RDF) on the margins of the Adwa anniversary celebrations.
According to RDF, discussions focused on deepening....
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Ethiopia and Kenya have agreed to strengthen security coordination along the #Moyale–#Marsabit–#Turkana corridor, endorsing structured joint military operations aimed at addressing cross-border threats and safeguarding key infrastructure linking the two countries.
The agreement is part of renewed efforts to operationalise the existing Defence Cooperation Agreement (#DCA) between the two neighbours. Under the arrangement, the Ethiopian National Defence Force (#ENDF) and the Kenya Defence Forces (#KDF) are expected to undertake phased and coordinated operations targeting vulnerable border areas and strategic assets.
In a related development, Ethiopia’s defence ministry also held bilateral talks with a delegation from the #Rwanda Defence Force (#RDF) on the margins of the Adwa anniversary celebrations.
According to RDF, discussions focused on deepening....
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Four children killed in #Djibouti 'drone strike' explosion: official, NGO
Four children were killed in southern Djibouti in an explosion, authorities said late Tuesday, with a human rights group saying it was a drone strike.
The children died in an explosion in the #Dhikil region in #Afar, public prosecutor Hassan Mohamed Hassan said in a statement, calling it a tragic event.
Afar's community feels marginalised by President Ismail Omar #Guelleh, a member of the majority Issa community, who has ruled the country with an iron fist since 1999.
"Two children, aged six and seven (a girl and a boy), were killed at the scene, and on Tuesday two others succumbed to their injuries due to a lack of evacuation and medical care," the Djiboutian League for Human Rights (#LDDH) said in a press release.
The LDDH said the children were tending livestock when the incident took place and that....
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Four children were killed in southern Djibouti in an explosion, authorities said late Tuesday, with a human rights group saying it was a drone strike.
The children died in an explosion in the #Dhikil region in #Afar, public prosecutor Hassan Mohamed Hassan said in a statement, calling it a tragic event.
Afar's community feels marginalised by President Ismail Omar #Guelleh, a member of the majority Issa community, who has ruled the country with an iron fist since 1999.
"Two children, aged six and seven (a girl and a boy), were killed at the scene, and on Tuesday two others succumbed to their injuries due to a lack of evacuation and medical care," the Djiboutian League for Human Rights (#LDDH) said in a press release.
The LDDH said the children were tending livestock when the incident took place and that....
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#Commentary: #UAE in Post-2018 #Ethiopia: Strategic depth or ephemeral hovering
Ethiopia’s ties with global powers remain stable, but Mukerrem Miftah argues that “UAE-Ethiopia relations are a different story,” split sharply between pre-2018 and post-2018 eras.
He explains that before 2018, UAE engagement was minimal, but in June 2018, #Abu_Dhabi pledged $6 billion in aid and investments, becoming one of Ethiopia’s top five foreign investors. While the UAE helped facilitate Ethiopia-#Eritrea rapprochement and aligned with Ethiopian interests in #Sudan and the Horn, its broader record remains “contentious."
Mukerrem emphasizes, “The UAE pursues economic and geopolitical goals often at the expense of weaker states,” and calls the alliance less a strategic partnership than a "Faustian bargain with the devil" for a struggling Ethiopia."
https://addisstandard.com/?p=55531
Ethiopia’s ties with global powers remain stable, but Mukerrem Miftah argues that “UAE-Ethiopia relations are a different story,” split sharply between pre-2018 and post-2018 eras.
He explains that before 2018, UAE engagement was minimal, but in June 2018, #Abu_Dhabi pledged $6 billion in aid and investments, becoming one of Ethiopia’s top five foreign investors. While the UAE helped facilitate Ethiopia-#Eritrea rapprochement and aligned with Ethiopian interests in #Sudan and the Horn, its broader record remains “contentious."
Mukerrem emphasizes, “The UAE pursues economic and geopolitical goals often at the expense of weaker states,” and calls the alliance less a strategic partnership than a "Faustian bargain with the devil" for a struggling Ethiopia."
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Analysis: How #national army battlefield report, #Fano statements in Feb–March lay bare the persistence and intensity of ongoing war in #Amhara region
More than two and a half years after the armed confrontation erupted in #Ethiopia’s Amhara region in April 2023, developments from early 2026 underscore not only the persistence of the war but also its deeply complex nature.
Military briefings issued on 03 March by the Ethiopian National Defense Force (#ENDF), and by the Amhara regional state media outlet on 01 March, both of which came two weeks after a statement released by Amhara Fano National Movement (#AFNM) on 14 February 2026, illustrate a war defined as much by clashing narratives as by sustained fighting on the ground.
The statements also reveal parallel & mutually exclusive interpretations of the same war, each claiming momentum, legitimacy, and popular support, directly contradicting earlier official assurances of imminent victory and casting,.....
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More than two and a half years after the armed confrontation erupted in #Ethiopia’s Amhara region in April 2023, developments from early 2026 underscore not only the persistence of the war but also its deeply complex nature.
Military briefings issued on 03 March by the Ethiopian National Defense Force (#ENDF), and by the Amhara regional state media outlet on 01 March, both of which came two weeks after a statement released by Amhara Fano National Movement (#AFNM) on 14 February 2026, illustrate a war defined as much by clashing narratives as by sustained fighting on the ground.
The statements also reveal parallel & mutually exclusive interpretations of the same war, each claiming momentum, legitimacy, and popular support, directly contradicting earlier official assurances of imminent victory and casting,.....
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News: #PM_Abiy issues stern warning to #Eritrea, says further attempt to harm #Ethiopia “will be the last”
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has issued a stern warning to Eritrea’s ruling establishment, saying Ethiopia “will not give him another chance” to harm its people, saying any such move “will be the last.”
Speaking in Tigrinya with Ethiopia News Agency on Tuesday, the Prime Minister reflected on the #Tigray war and sharply criticized what he described as atrocities and widespread looting committed by Eritrean forces after entering #Tigray.
“We started with good and were pushed back with evil,” Abiy said, acknowledging that while Ethiopia initially appreciated the support of the Eritrean army during the outbreak of the Tigray war, that support “does not cover the evil deeds committed later.”
Abiy detailed crimes committed in several cities across Tigray following the entry of Eritrean troops. He said that at the time, the federal government was engaged in ....
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Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has issued a stern warning to Eritrea’s ruling establishment, saying Ethiopia “will not give him another chance” to harm its people, saying any such move “will be the last.”
Speaking in Tigrinya with Ethiopia News Agency on Tuesday, the Prime Minister reflected on the #Tigray war and sharply criticized what he described as atrocities and widespread looting committed by Eritrean forces after entering #Tigray.
“We started with good and were pushed back with evil,” Abiy said, acknowledging that while Ethiopia initially appreciated the support of the Eritrean army during the outbreak of the Tigray war, that support “does not cover the evil deeds committed later.”
Abiy detailed crimes committed in several cities across Tigray following the entry of Eritrean troops. He said that at the time, the federal government was engaged in ....
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#UK responds to shrinking press freedom in #Ethiopia
In a conversation on The Standard Signal, Episode 13, Luke Bullock, the UK’s Deputy Ambassador to Ethiopia, outlines the UK government’s position on the importance of independent media, press freedom, and professional journalism in fostering stability, economic growth, and investment in Ethiopia.
What do these positions mean for the future of media freedom in the country?
🎙 Watch the full discussion on The Standard Signal
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#MediaFreedom #PressFreedom #Ethiopia #StandardSignal
In a conversation on The Standard Signal, Episode 13, Luke Bullock, the UK’s Deputy Ambassador to Ethiopia, outlines the UK government’s position on the importance of independent media, press freedom, and professional journalism in fostering stability, economic growth, and investment in Ethiopia.
What do these positions mean for the future of media freedom in the country?
🎙 Watch the full discussion on The Standard Signal
https://youtu.be/4b1tL5G-h2g
#MediaFreedom #PressFreedom #Ethiopia #StandardSignal
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