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/

“The pressure to open a corridor through western Tigray is unacceptable,” Mitiku Kassa, National Disaster Risk Management Commissioner told a local news outlet today. https://addisstandard.com/news-the-pressure-to-open-a-corridor-through-western-tigray-is-unacceptable-says-ndrmc-commissioner/?preview=true&_thumbnail_id=21467

“If aid is to reach people in need in Tigray, then [all] parties must end hostilities. There is no military solution to this conflict,” while calling against for end of hostilities and emphasizing on the US position, “The US is calling on: The TPLF to withdraw its forces immediately from the Amhara and Afar regions, the Amhara regional government to withdraw its forces from western Tigray and the Eritrean government to withdraw its forces immediately and permanently from Ethiopia.”
https://addisstandard.com/news-us-calls-for-restoration-of-status-quo-ante-an-end-to-military-conflicts-as-top-official-arrives-in-ethiopia/?fbclid=IwAR1Q5utcmNZqQKnHPRrA9vN2lRrJPUjQJd5J0gUhPhVUmEwzTrpVFU4s340

The statement accused MSF Holland and the Norwegian Refugee Council of disseminating misinformation on social media and other platforms outside of the mandate and purpose for which the organizations were permitted to operate, employing foreign nationals without the appropriate work permit from the Ethiopian government for more than six months, illegally importing and using satellite radio equipment which was not authorized by the relevant authority. The empolyees were thus apprehended by the security forces for using the equipment for illegal purposes.
https://addisstandard.com/news-fed-government-suspends-operations-of-three-humanitarian-organizations/

Highlighting the important steps for the humanitarian operation to succeed, the chief said, “We need an end to the conflict and a safe place for people in that particular region in Northern Ethiopia to receive the aid that they deserve and for facilities to be ready for them. This needs to happen according to the principles of neutrality and impartiality which are the bases for humanitarian work.”
https://addisstandard.com/news-un-ocha-chief-affirms-solidarity-with-ethiopia-discusses-humanitarian-operations-warns-against-attacking-aid-workers/