Yonatan further accused foreign media of staying silent about the government’s last month announcement of the “unilateral ceasefire”. “When we come to the recent stand of the foreign media outlets after the unilateral ceasefire, there are no more reports of ceasefire,” ENA quoted him as saying. https://addisstandard.com/news-media-authority-deputy-dir-ahadu-radio-gm-accuse-foreign-media-of-misleading-international-community-on-ethiopias-current-affair-issues/

#Ethiopia:#SelemonBarega brings home the #OlympicGames men's 10,000m title. #Congratulations! Picture: Getty Images/Archive

The spokesperson of the United States State Department Ned Price in a series of tweets discussing the armed conflict in the Tigray regional state of Ethiopia, suggested the implementation of an unconditional ceasefire and the conduction of an all inclusive national dialogue as a way out of the crisis in Ethiopia. https://addisstandard.com/news-us-calls-for-unconditional-ceasefire-ahead-of-top-officials-visit-fed-govt-tigrayan-forces-exchange-blame-over-aid-blockade-into-tigray/?preview=true&_thumbnail_id=21406https://addisstandard.com/news-us-calls-for-unconditional-ceasefire-ahead-of-top-officials-visit-fed-govt-tigrayan-forces-exchange-blame-over-aid-blockade-into-tigray/?preview=true&_thumbnail_id=21406

Light for the World in collaboration with Care Austria and the Austrian Red Cross launched a new project entitled ‘Covid-19 responses across humanitarian development nexus in Ethiopia.’’ https://addisstandard.com/news-light-for-the-world-in-collaboration-with-local-international-partners-launches-a-covid-19-related-humanitarian-response-project/

The U.S. is also deeply concerned about increasing tensions and escalations, including the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front’s (TPLF) expansion into Afar and the Ethiopian government’s decision to mobilize additional regional militias.
https://addisstandard.com/news-us-announces-149-m-more-for-tigray-says-humanitarians-face-constant-stream-of-bureaucratic-delays-demands-for-additional-approvals-ongoing-conflict/

The Special Adviser disclosed that since the beginning of the conflict in the Tigray region, she continued to receive reports of serious human rights violations and abuses, including alleged sexual violence, recruitment of child soldiers, arbitrary arrests and ethnic based targeted killings committed by all parties, which have now escalated to other parts of the country. She also deplored the erosion of rule of law and echoed the recent call by the Human Rights Council for an immediate end to the violence and human rights violations in Tigray.
https://addisstandard.com/news-un-special-advisor-on-genocide-expresses-alarm-over-the-worsening-situation-in-different-parts-of-ethiopia/

Orbit Innovation Hub, sister company for Orbit Health and Innovation Center graduated the first batch of five startups after a four month business development and entrepreneurship training. Opened in December, 2020 Orbit Innovation Hub has so far graduated 15 individuals who are expected to create 200 news jobs in its pilot project. The training was supported by the Mastercard Foundation young Africa works initiative. MedET, Tamaribet, Tena, Gebeta and New Era Research and Development (NERD) are the technology based startup companies that joined health with other sectors.
https://addisstandard.com/orbit-innovation-hub-graduates-its-first-batch-of-startup-businesses-striving-to-address-societal-issues/