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#Ethiopia #US Ambassador to #UN says 'widespread sexual violence' being used in 🇪🇹#Tigray region as a weapon of war todaynewsafrica.com/u-s-ambassador… @USAmbUN described the tactic as 'reprehensible', adding that it was being used even in refugee camps where…
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However, NEBE declined the request citing Article 123 of the Ethiopian Electoral, Political Parties and Elections Code of Conduct Proclamation which states, “The Board shall prepare and issue accreditation cards to stationary and mobile agents, journalists and election observers,” as a reason, according to the source. 
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News: Days before elections, Electoral Board, Rights commission engage in dispute over role of observing elections
By Getahun Tsegaye Addis Abeba, June 19, 2021 – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been banned from observing the forthcoming sixth national election, a credible source confirmed to Addis Standard. On June 10, 2021 the EHRC requested the National…
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#Ethiopia: Open letter to @AbiyAhmedAli: Keep the internet open and secure throughout the upcoming elections and thereafter accessnow.org/keepiton-open-… ''Since your admin. came to power, there have been at least 13 incidents of internet shutdowns in 🇪🇹…
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#Ethiopia:The #EU says it "regrets the impossibility of sending an election observation mission." While commending the "efforts deployed by @NEBEthiopia" the EU also "calls upon the government & regional authorities to ensure a transparent & safe process."…
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ዛሬ በግጭት ወቅት የሚከሰትን የፆታ ጥቃት የምናስወግድበት ዓለም አቀፍ ቀን ነወ። #BuildingBackBetter for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence means fostering an enabling environment to safely come forward & seek redress. Learn more 📲 un.org/en/observances…
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In brutal takedown, USAID Administrator Samantha Power lambasts 'malign forces' who perpetrate 'evil acts' of 'famine' in Ethiopia…
"Here is the reality: Setbacks happen. Losses accumulate. Malign forces in the world will not give up without a fight. You will live to see people perpetrate evil acts—genocide in Western China, famine in Northern Ethiopia, ethnic cleansing in Myanmar—you…
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#Ethiopia Election live feed. Voters in the capital #AddisAbeba lined up since early morning to vote candidates among 18 parties running both for national parliament & city council. @MahletFasil captured voters lined up in Yeka Sub City polling station 06…
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#Oromia: Asnake Debbee, 60, said he came at 5 AM & cast his vote at 6 AM. "I am happy to be a voter", he told @EteneshAb in N. Showa Zone, Aleletu Woreda, Miqawa polling station B. The ruling PP is running largely uncontested in Oromia after OLF & OFC withdrew…
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Oromia: In Batu (Ziway), at St George Bixale polling station, where voters lined up to cast their votes to candidates either running for @ETHZema or the ruling PP running both for for the national parliament & the Wereda, where @BilehJelan & @Siyaanne stopped…
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#Ethiopia: Naturalized #US Citizen from Ethiopia Arrested on Charge of Fraudulently Obtaining Citizenship justice.gov/opa/pr/natural… Mezemr Abebe Belayneh, 65, of Snellville, served as a civilian interrogator at a makeshift prison ... in the late 1970s known…
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#Ethiopia: #UN warns of 'cascade of human rights setbacks' euobserver.com/tickers/152216 The UN rights chief has called for action to recover from the worst global deterioration of rights she had seen, highlighting the situation in #China, #Russia, and Ethiopia…
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#Ethiopia's @AbiyAhmedAli: 'There is no hunger in #Tigray' bbc.com/news/av/world-… Back in March, Mr Abiy had promised the #Eritreans would leave the region. But he now admits they have not yet done so. The PM said his gov. was working with #Sudanese troops…
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#US sanction waiver saves #Safaricom #Ethiopia deal businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/c… The 🇪🇹 expansion had been complicated by the US International Development Finance Corporation pausing of investments in the country despite agreeing to offer the consortium…
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#Ethiopia: Council of Ministers reviewed and submitted to Parliament defense cooperation agreements with #France and #Italy. The bilateral agreements are of importance "to strengthen the technical & military capabilities of the Ethiopian Defense Forces."…
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#Finnish FM: #EU envoy work continues despite #Ethiopia/n criticism euractiv.com/section/politi… “Obviously they (🇪🇹s) defend their own views. Cur being prepared is a #UN report on human rights & presumably, over the summer we will learn more about the extent…
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“The fertilizers we had were looted.” says Haregu Teshale. Together with @EthioRedCross, we're distributing seeds and fertilizer to 16,000 families in #Tigray.
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#Ethiopia: New UN Report Accuses #Eritrea of Committing Heinous Crimes in Ethiopia voanews.com/africa/new-un-… “There are no tangible signs of progress or concrete evidence of improvement in the internal human rights situation in Eritrea.'' Mohamed Abdelsalam…
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#Sudan wants #UN Security Council to discuss #Ethiopia’s Nile dam aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/23… Earlier this month, Sudan and Egypt agreed to work together on all levels to push Ethiopia to negotiate “seriously” on an agreement, after African Union-sponsored…
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"What is happening in #Tigray is appalling. It is time for the int'l community to wake up & take action.The High Representative has put Ethiopia on the agenda of the next Foreign Affairs Council in July to discuss with Member States EU actions in response"…
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UNHCR & many partners have established a new site in Mekelle in #Tigray and have constructed new shelters to accommodate a total of up to 19,000 people. The site is almost ready - and soon the relocation of displaced persons from overcrowded communal sites…
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#Ethiopia: #AU Observer Mission Commends Ethiopia Over Peaceful Polls telesurenglish.net/news/AU-Observ… The AU Ethiopia election observer mission comprises eight long-term observers and 57 short-term observers.
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