addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #Ethiopia Races to Stave Off #Coronavirus in Refugee Camps https://t.co/P8udh7h5rY ''Experts & humanitarian workers say conditions in 4 northern camps holding approximately 100,000 #Eritrean refugees are ideal for the virus to spread with people living close to each other...'' https://t.co/uDfMIEuhHZ

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #Ethiopia moves children from streets to shelters to slow #coronavirus https://t.co/nby3ZvvEZI ''Street children who are taken to shelters by the authorities or charities receive food, clothes, healthcare and counseling.''

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #Ethiopia: The Million-Dollar African Expansion Of Helios Towers Is Kicking Off In Ethiopia https://t.co/z9MtrgToXi It currently has a portfolio of 7,000 towers located in South Africa, Congo, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania.

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @Allehone: @addisstandard @UNICEFEthiopia: “ But you need to balance it with a human rights approach that ensures ... children are not forced into confinement....Shelters have to be recognized as a temporary solution.”

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @DesertLocustCRC: Desert Locust situation update 10.06.2020 New swarms about to form in East Africa The unprecedented DL threat to food security & livelihoods continues in the Horn of Africa & will spread to southwest Asia & perhaps West Africa. 👉https://t.co/RPSutLN2Pt @DesertLocustCRC https://t.co/wAVyKTpaEp

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #GERD update: After deliberating "on issues of concern on the first filling & annual operation of the GERD, #Ethiopia, #Egypt & #Sudan adopted Terms of Reference (ToR) "for the observers that was discussed & agreed on the previous day,"Ministry of Water, Irrigation & Energy said. https://t.co/v4g9sVtTrm

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** The three countries also agreed "to compare the exchanged documents & focus on the upcoming negotiation on the outstanding differences", the Ministry said, adding "the negotiation will reconvene on Sat.,13 June 2020, with the chairmanship of the Sudan." https://t.co/EWQOmji5iG https://t.co/kUPWtfesy1

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #Ethiopia: ኢትዮጵያ በሚቀጥሉት አስር ዓመታት አማካይ ዓመታዊ ዕድገቷ 10 ነጥብ 2 ይሆናል ተብሎ ይጠበቃል https://t.co/wiIwPJUGlt በአለም አቀፉ የኮቪድ 19 ወረርሽኝና በሌሎችም ምክንያቶች የ2012 የአገሪቷ ዓመታዊ ዕድገትም 6 በመቶ እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል https://t.co/uUOocw8FrH

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** Protests erupt in #Djibouti over detention of military officer https://t.co/zTRzxoI6Ep "The same day, he fled to #Ethiopia to seek political asylum. He was arrested on April 8 by the Ethiopian police and handed over to Djibouti a few days later."

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #Ethiopia: በአንዲት ሴት ላይ የሚደርስ ማንኛውም ጥቃት በሁሉም ሴቶች ላይ የተሰነዘረ መሆኑን ማመን አለብን- ፕሬዚዳንት ሳህለወርቅ https://t.co/EdxeAPfXUB የተጎዱት ሴቶች እና ሴትና ወንድ ህጻናት ፍትህ ማግኘት አለባቸው ሲሉም ገልፀዋል። https://t.co/o3WnnYZWy8

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #Berbera Port first phase construction nearing completion https://t.co/arJWywZJC2 “By the same token, the port opens additional sea outlet to #Ethiopia & its benefits to the import-export business are huge. It as well helps Ethiopia & #Somaliland to engage in a balanced trade..." https://t.co/2lYMjOCjSa

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @WHOAFRO: Over 215,000 confirmed #COVID19 cases on the African continent - with more than 98,000 recoveries & 5,800 deaths. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://t.co/V0fkK8dYTg https://t.co/A51jCdDVYw

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @ACF_Ethiopia: Active drilling of two deep boreholes in some of the most remote pastoral areas of Borena Zone under the @RESETProjectEU. These two schemes, will provide safe drinking water to over 20,000 people and will also supply livestock water troughs. https://t.co/oAECAON3qE

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #Ethiopia: በቦረና ለአባ ገዳነት የታጩትን ጨምሮ በርካቶች መታሰራቸው ተጠቆመ https://t.co/WR9S3Din4a ነዋሪዎች እንደገለጹት ታስረዋል የተባሉት ሰዎች በአካባቢው በኦሮሞ ነጻነት ሠራዊት የሚንቀሳቀሱትን ደግፋችኋል በሚል ነው ብለዋል። https://t.co/SV9OEpdBa2

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** RT @UNHCREthiopia: In the fight against #COVID19, UNHCR has developed a mobile app to identify individuals & households in need of support & expedite the delivery of food and cash assistance, making it possible to avoid crowds at distribution sites. @EUinEthiopia @Denmark_Addis @NLinEthiopia #AMIF https://t.co/rLkqZtjpJN

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #Sudan forwards letter to Security Council over #GERD for two reasons: FM https://t.co/H3FsYdqyef "I believe that if #Ethiopia is faced by a strong (or firm) attitude from Sudan & #Egypt not to fill the Dam except after reaching an agreement, it may think twice about the matter." https://t.co/4jBJ4PcOdh

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** Thread #Ethiopia:Residents of #Borena zone, #Oromia, say mass detention of hundreds of civilians in recent weeks after being accused of supporting the rebel group #OLA. Among the detainees is Jaldessa Guyu,a candidate for #AbbaGada, a traditional leadership of the Oromo community https://t.co/52JUwxKtc9

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** As per community members who spoke to @VOAAmharic, individuals are being arrested for as little a reason as expressing criticism with local authorities through social media. The list for up to 200 people who are detained is available, but the residents say it could be above 600.

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** Case in point is the arrest of the #AbbaGada candidate, Jaldessa in #Yabelo after he spoke about lack of good governance in his district & criticized local authorities. Another resident says 4 of his family were arrested & are being tortured suspected of killing a local official.

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** Jarso Boru, zonal security & admin chief, didn't not deny the reports arrest, but said he doesn't know the numbers. He also admitted security forces stepped up efforts to weed out elements supporting OLA. He denied reports of rights abuse in detention & said Mr. Guyo was released

addisstandard Just tweeted ********************************************** #Ethiopia: News Alert: The Council of Tigray Regional State passed decision to go ahead with regional election as planned, Getachew Reda, Exec. member of #TPLF, the party governing the region, confirmed to AS. The Council has also extended regional #COVID19 SoE by 2 1/2 months. https://t.co/mb250biuQV