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Abiy Ahmed was chosen to lead the ruling Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front coalition after the unexpected resignation of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in 2018. Since then, their power has waned. months of conflict in Tigray. Egypt and Sudan to try and resolve the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. denied their involvement in the war. The exact concerns of the government are unclear. All the latest news about Ethiopia from the BBC. "We acknowledge Prime Minister Abiy [Ahmed]’s commitment to hold accountable all those responsible for human rights violations and abuses, and atrocities," the US mission said in a statement. Interested in global news with an impartial perspective? Want to see behind-the-scenes clips and footage directly from the front-line? The change of government in 2018 looked set to usher in a new era for the media, which for many years had operated in one of the region's most restrictive environments. Correspondents say elections due in June have led to increased tension over the disputed border areas. Eritrea were fighting in the Tigray region. Renaissance Dam has proven The relationship with Eritrea was, that of one people and one country.! BBC News - Posted at 23:2623:26 By Mary Goodhart The Comb podcast, BBC Africa Posted at 23:1723:17 Video content "You realise what a bicycle can do. The TPLF held most of Ethiopia's political power from 1991 to 2018, when Mr Abiy came to office following nationwide protests by ethnic Oromos. Since 2018, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has launched a campaign of political liberalisation at home and sought to end disputes with Ethiopia's neighbours, in particular Eritrea. and, when complete, will be Africa's biggest hydroelectric power plant. The pages have combined troops have killed three people and injured at least 19 others during an US city on edge as jury considers Chauvin verdict. In December, the UNHCR had raised concerns about the safety of the refugees, saying it had received reports that that they were being killed, abducted and forcibly returned to Eritrea. Video, All the times the US spent big on infrastructure. This happened at a time when UNHCR had already engaged in internal discussions on the need to restructure and strengthen UNHCR's presence in Tigray, in response to the evolving nature of the humanitarian situation," the statement said. 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Parliament elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the Ethiopia's first woman president in October 2018. The Ethiopian plane was later flown to its original destination. We don't know what will happen next," he said. It is not yet clear how many people were killed in the latest revenge attack which took place earlier on Tuesday. She took office a week after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed a cabinet with half the posts taken by women. "We removed 17 Facebook accounts, six Pages, and three Instagram accounts from Egypt that targeted Ethiopia, Sudan, and Turkey. Ethiopian Airlines says it's co-operating with an investigation by Zambian authorities after one of its cargo planes mistakenly landed at an airport still under construction in Ndola, a city in the Copperbelt province. The army chief and governor of Amhara State were killed in putting down the coup. Stay on top of Ethiopia latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps. Keep up-to-date with what's happening across the continent by listening to the Africa Today podcast, or checking the BBC News website. It said the pages had violated Facebook But Egypt and BBC News Amharic. A reminder of our wise words of the day: The Ethiopian government said it hit the two airports to stop "unauthorised flights", the AFP news agency reported. 1984-85 - Another serious famine devastates much of the country. weekend - occurred in five districts of the zone, about 250 km (155 miles) from the In an emailed response to our enquiries, the UNHCR confirmed that a decision had been taken to replace a staff member, though it did not name him. "Given this, UNHCR made the decision to replace the staff member whose post was in the process of being modified," it added. A senior government official said that a complaint had been lodged against some UNHCR staff - including Mathijs Le Rutte - as they had failed to show the "impartiality that their profession demands”. Millions in Ethiopia's Oromia region get ready to mark a year since a deadly stampede at a festival, which led to days of political violence. African politics, African business, African sports, health and technology on, also available on VOD africanews.com Meles Zenawi establishes stability and achieves considerable economic progress in his 19-year authoritarian rule. Mr Mufti previously denied that Eritrean troops were in Tigray. In November, at least 34 Amharas were gunned down after being summoned to a meeting in a school compound. comes as Egyptian parliamentarians vowed to "support to the hilt" President “The Nile is the source of 90 to 95 per cent of the water BBC News, አማርኛ - ዜና እንዳያመልጥዎ በኢትዮጵያ የኮቪድ-19 ጽኑ ህሙማን ቁጥር በከፍተኛ ፍጥነት አሻቀበ Ethiopia says it is investigating the reports of sexual violence. Read about our approach to external linking. They said Eritrean soldiers were Homes have been set on fire in villages on contested land. The BBC reporter in Ethiopia's conflict-hit region of Tigray has been detained by the military. Now the two armies are allies. “[Ethiopia has] one of the fastest growing economies in the Media/News Company. OLA fighters have been accused of carrying out similar attacks in the past - including killing 22 people in another village last month. 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For months both countries had “Those in the diaspora say it. month Ethiopia's prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, acknowledged that troops from Ethiopia is due to hold national elections in June and The content includes criticism of the massive dam that Ethiopia has built on a tributary of the River Nile as well as Turkey's foreign policy while sharing "positive commentary about Egypt," Facebook's said. But Ethiopia's Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen accused Sudan and Egypt of He blamed the The dam is being built on the Blue Nile River Find out in Wednesday’s edition of Africa second filling of the dam during the rainy season beginning June. Posted at 17:3117:31 Scroll down for Monday's stories We'll be back on Tuesday morning That's all from the BBC Africa … The River Nile A joint Ethiopia-UN inquiry into Tigray atrocities is not a good solution The Africa Report 12:44 15-Apr-21 Sharing the Keys to the Localization House Global Public Policy Institute 12:27 15-Apr-21 Nile dam row: Sudan’s PM seeks urgent summit ZBC News Online 12:20 15-Apr-21 The countries failed to reach an agreement following days of negotiations in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, with the Sudan delegation reportedly departing to Khartoum shortly after. “I attended their funeral. Brigadier General Kuma Mideksa alleged that the footage was fabricated by Tigrayan TPLF forces wearing stolen uniforms. Video caption: Who’s committed this massacre in Ethiopia? The attacks displaced thousands who are sheltering in schools in neighbouring towns in the region. ... "What this is doing is to change the nature of the struggle," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme. Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels and "other followers". Ends state of war with Eritrea. He is Ethiopia's first leader from the Oromo ethnic group, which has been at the centre of anti-government protests since 2016. Sudan accuses Ethiopia of "intransigence" as the latter prepares to carry out a He also said that Eritrean forces would leave Ethiopia. Ethiopia has rejected a request by Sudan and Egypt on a negotiation team involving the UN, US, EU and the AU. last decade,” says the BBC’s Kalkidan Yibeltal in Addis Ababa. Amnesty International says Eritrean Get the latest African news from BBC News in Africa: breaking news, features, analysis and special reports plus audio and video from across the African continent. The new leader pledged to try to end longstanding tensions with neighbouring Eritrea, and within months the two countries declared that the state of war between them was over. It is not only with Eritrea, but also it would be good to unite with the rest of the neighbouring countries. Ms Sahle-Work, an experienced diplomat, promised to work to make gender equality a reality at her swearing-in to the largely ceremonial post. BBC News, Awassa In a bamboo and matting shelter on the edge of the town of Awassa, rows of tiny children are struggling with Ethiopia's fiendishly complicated Amharic alphabet. In a BBC interview, Mr Mufti said his comments had been taken out of context. Ethiopian Airlines said that pilots had not been told about a new airport with the same runway orientation as the existing one. Eritrea has previously dismissed accusations of abuses. the water dispute. Create New Account. Another challenge arose in late 2020, when tensions with Tigray region led the federal government to send in troops after an unsanctioned regional election. "They arrived in the morning after we had been crying and begging for help the whole night. The US envoy to the United Nations has called for the withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopia "immediately" after reports of rape and sexual violence. The zonal security chief, Abera Mekonnen, told the BBC የቢቢሲ ወርልድ ሰርቪስ - አማርኛ ትክክለኛ የፌስቡክ ገጽ። ቢቢሲ ወርልድ ሰርቪስ በዓለም ዙሪያ ዜና፣ትንታኔና ታሪኮችን በ40 ቋንቋዎች ያቀርባል። the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on Twitter. shooting from the back of military trucks. "The fact that Uganda and Egypt share the Nile, co-operation between the two countries is inevitable because what affects Ugandans will in one way or another affect Egypt," the statement quoted the head of the Egyptian delegation, Major General Sameh Saber El-Degwi, as saying. Mr Demeke added that Another man - a father of four - said 30 people were killed, with all of them being ethnic Amharas who had been shot dead after being dragged out of their homes to attend what the gunmen called a "meeting".
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