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Calls for greater international attention to Amhara conflict

A call was made for the European Union, the United Nations and the wider international community to give greater attention to the ongoing conflict in the Amhara region, the Reporter newspaper...

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Fighting ends between federal forces and TPLF, but calm remains fragile

Fighting between federal forces and rebels from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which lasted for several hours, ended on Saturday, local and security sources told AFP on Sunday. A TPLF...

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The overlooked conflict in the Amhara region

The last time Aster saw her husband was when he left for work after lunch. As he usually did, he said goodbye to his wife and their two-year-old child before leaving. It would be the last time Aster...

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ትራምፕ የያነጣጠሩበት የስሚስዮናን ሙዚየም

የአሜሪካ ባህል እና ታሪክ እንዴት መንፀባረቅ አለበት የሚለው ጥያቄ ፖለቲካዊ አንደምታ እየያዘ እና ከፉፉይ አጀንዳ እየሆነ ነው።ከተለያዪ አለማት የተሰባሰቡ ዜጎች ያለሟት እና ኃያል ያደረጏት አገር፤ ፍትሃዊ በሆነ መልኩ የሕዝቧቿን ተሳትፎ እንዴት መዘከር አለባት የሚለው ርዕስ በተለያየ መስክ የተሰለፋ የፖለቲካ...

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US welcomes Obasanjo’s Tigray visit as fears of renewed conflict grow

The US embassy in Ethiopia says it has been encouraged by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo’s visit to Mekelle yesterday. In a statement, US Ambassador Ervin Massinga said Mr Obasanjo’s work...

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Rain shortage triggers drought in North Gondar’s Yeda woreda

A severe shortage of rainfall this year has triggered drought conditions in Yeda Woreda of North Gondar, affecting 18 of the woreda’s 22 kebeles and exposing tens of thousands of residents to serious...

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Ethiopia’s power generation forecast falls nearly 10% amid reduced water inflows

Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) said that 20% less water is flowing into the country’s dams due to the effects of El Niño. EEP also said that its budget for the upcoming Ethiopian year, which begins in...

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Severe drought leaves more than 96,000 facing food shortages, raises suicide...

A severe drought in Janamora woreda, in North Gondar Zone of the Amhara region, is causing a major humanitarian crisis, with communities facing worsening water shortages due to prolonged rainfall...

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ትራምፕ፣ታዋቂዋ የቴሌቪዥን ጋዜጠኛ ከስራ እንድትባረር ግፊት እያደረጉ ነው

የአሜሪካው ፕሬዚዳንት ዶናልድ ትራምፕ፣ ታዋቂዋ የኤንቢሲ ቴሌቪዥን ጣቢያ ጋዜጠኛ ክርስቲን ዌልከር ከስራ እንድትባረር ግፊት እያደረጉ ነው።በምታቀርበው ዘገባ በመበሳጨት፣ በተደጋጋሚ የስድብ መዓት የሚያወርዱባት ትራምፕ አሁን ግን ጋዜጠኛዋ ለአሜሪካ የሚዲያ ይዘቶችን ተቆጣጣሪ ባለሥልጣን (The Federal...

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Drought deepen food crisis in northern Ethiopia as livestock die and crops fail

Taemo Hadish is a farmer in Haweleti, in Raya Zebo, Tigray region. She says her cattle have become too weak to move because of a lack of fodder, while the farmland she relies on to feed her family...

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