The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
In a remote area of southern Ethiopia suffering significant rains, at least 157 people have been killed in mudslides. Local authorities said that among the deceased were numerous people trying to save survivors of a previous mudslide. The Kencho Shacha Gozdi area suffered the mudslides. Local administrator Dagmawan Ayele said among those who died were […]
Ethiopia’s Port Access Demands Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed restated the country’s need for access to ports without intentions of invading neighboring states. Abiy stressed Ethiopia’s reliance on the Red Sea for trade, highlighting the significance of port access for a landlocked nation. Peaceful Communication Amid Concerns Abiy’s earlier comments on Red Sea access sparked […]
Ethiopia-Oromo Talks: An Effort for Resolution In an attempt to quell the five-year rebellion in Oromia, the Ethiopian government and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) are currently in discussions in Tanzania. The OLA, labelled a “terrorist organisation” by Addis Ababa, split from the historic Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) in 2018, initiating prolonged conflict. Optimism Amidst […]
A boat carrying migrants capsizes in Djibouti, killing more than 40 people. The death toll from a boat accident in the Horn of Africa country of Djibouti has risen to 42, she said. The International Organization for Migration on Tuesday, with the second disaster in less than a month. Sixteen children were among the dead, […]
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has warned that “all options are open” after the latest round of talks between his country, Sudan and Ethiopia about a giant dam built by the latter on the Blue Nile ended without progress. The formation of a dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia will be heavy, as Egypt sees Egypt […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced last week that Eritrean troops would withdraw from Tigray, in the north of the country, just three days after he finally acknowledged their presence amid growing reports of genocide and sexual violence. Ethiopia has confirmed that Eritrean troops fighting in the war-torn Tigrean region have “begun withdrawing” a day […]
Ruth Chepngetich ran from Yalemzerf Yehualaw of Ethiopia in the final round to win the Half Marathon in Istanbul and set a new world record; The 26-year-old beat the previous record, set 14 months ago by Ababel Yeshaneh, 29 seconds The 26-year-old, who won in 2017 and 2019, ran Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw in the final […]
Ethiopia is one of the rich variety of wildlife in Africa. Ethiopia has a large Variety of Indigenous Plant and Animal Species. The most common wild animals include leopard, cheetah, lion, civet, serval, African bush elephant, bushpig, gazelle, antelope, ibex, kudu, dik-dik, oribi, reedbuck, Somali wild ass, Grévy’s zebra, hyena, baboon, numerous species of monkey […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday described the violence in Ethiopia’s Tigrean region as “ethnic cleansing.” The secretary general’s statement comes after evidence emerged of abuses in the region during and after the war. Blinken insisted on the investigation and withdrawal of Eritrean troops from the region, stressing that abuses and ethnic cleansing […]
According to reports from Ethiopia, international staff and journalists arrested in connection with the Tigrey region have been released. Reports say four journalists recently detained in Ethiopia’s conflict-ridden region of northern Tigray have been released. Fitsum Berhane and Alula Akalu, interpreters for AFP and the Financial Times respectively, were arrested by the BBC’s Girmay Gebru […]
Since the beginning of the fierce fighting in Tigrey region where Ethiopian federal forces have been fighting the pro-TPLF forces in the region, human rights abuses such as killings, robberies and rapes have been reported. A number of women have been raped in Ethiopia’s northern Tigrean region, according to reports. Authorities have confirmed widespread rape […]
Since the start of the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, there have been international calls for Ethiopian troops to stop shelling civilian areas. There were reports of government shelling of civilian areas, and the humanitarian situation in the region was at risk. Human Rights Watch says Ethiopian forces indiscriminately shelled towns in the Tigray region […]
Children with the down syndrome in Ethiopia are seriously struggling to get the adequate care they deserve, most especially children that are from poor families and the less privilege. This can be partially attributed to the cost of the treatment of this disease. Be that as it may, numerous guardians of youngsters with Down Syndrome […]
Over 80 individuals has been reportedly murdered and massacred in western Ethiopia, there has been multiple inter-ethnic conflict in the country for quite a while, the recent unrest was the Tigray region crisis. The sad incident happened in the western part of the country called Daletti. Leader Abiy Ahmed has attempted to force request in […]
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has resolved to register new set of refugees from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the Tigray crisis caused many people their homes, properties and other valuable, it led to countless numbers of refugees. Since early November, in excess of 56,000 Ethiopian displaced people have fled to neighboring Sudan. “We […]
The government authorities of Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia are set to resume talks over the Nile dam , they’re are hoping to find solutions as regards the water disputes in the renowned dam. The Nile dam has been facing a water dispute for the past few years. The most recent talks, which were held by […]
The government authorities in Ethiopia deployed military personnels to the Tigray region in early November, the government actions has led to the reawakening of land disputes in the country. Toward the beginning of December local people in Alamata, a cultivating town in southern Tigray, commended the arrival of a self-depicted political detainee under Tigray’s previous […]
The death toll from an assault in Ethiopia has led to the death of over 200 people, this is according to the the state human rights watchdog. The human right watchdogs made this known on Friday, Ethiopia has withnessed series of terror attack in Oromo and Amhara in the time past. The assault was the […]