Ethiopia

BAIDOA, Somalia - Ethiopia's National Defense Forces gathered in several parts of the southwest and raised flags before the planned battle with Al-Shabaab militants, who still control large parts of the countryside in central and southern Somalia, as the military works hard to liberate many cities. ENDF troops are key security stakeholders in the Horn of Africa and have been associated with the liberation of key areas, which were once under the linked al-Qaeda group that controls internal parts of the country. The…

The Ethiopian government has licensed a consortium led by Kenya's Safaricom, which also includes Britain's Vodafone and South Africa's Vodacom. This opening of the telecom market is a beneficial operation for Ethiopia in financial terms, for employment and investment. The Safaricom consortium will spend $ 850 million on its…

Three Ethiopian soldiers convicted of rape and another for killing a civilian and dozens of others accused of similar acts. The Ethiopian prosecutor has published an overview of ongoing investigations into human rights violations in Tigray. The northern province of the country has been ravaged by a war for more than six months and calls from the international community asking Ethiopia to shed light on…

The United States is targeting Eritrean and Ethiopian officials over the Tigray genocide ADDIS ABEBA - The Foreign Ministry is targeting an unknown number of officials in Eritrea and Ethiopia for sanctions, foreign policy reports, in connection with the massacre in several parts of the Tigray region, following reports of civilian deaths. Troops from the two countries have been pitching tents in…

The Eritreans, concerned within the protracted battle on this province in northern Ethiopia, would have centered specifically on the financial system and manufacturing instruments. RFI visited a granite and stone processing plant that employed greater than 700 individuals. With our particular correspondent in Wukro, Sebastien…

The battle has been occurring for greater than seven months in Tigray, in northern Ethiopia. The Federal Military, with the help of Eritrean troopers, is combating the TPLF's outdated energy. The humanitarian scenario is critical with 4.5 million folks insecure and famine threatening because the planting season approaches. Throughout the Tigray, farmers need to plow in order that they can plant earlier…

In Ethiopia, the battle continues within the Tigray area within the north of the nation. In keeping with short-term authorities within the area, greater than 4.5 million folks now want meals help. Starvation circumstances have been recognized and have already claimed victims. Yesterday, in Adigrat, Tigray's second metropolis, situated within the northeastern a part of the area, rations from the US AID…

In Addis Ababa, repatriation flights have adopted one another in current months from the Center East. The bulk are Ethiopian home employees from Lebanon, who're being pushed in another country by the coronavirus disaster. Victims of abuse and assault in Lebanon typically obtain particular consideration. Gathered in a circle to…

On Tuesday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the country's program to plant 6 billion trees across the country this year, which comes before the election with Abiy hoping to highlight his focus on the environment. This is the third year in a row that Abiy - Nobel Peace Prize winner 2019 - is urging Ethiopians to plant billions of trees, part of his "Green Legacy" campaign to promote ecotourism and combat the effects of climate change. Africa's second most populous country is preparing…

In Ethiopia, the humanitarian state of affairs is more and more worrying within the province of Tigray, the place the battle has been occurring since November. Many worry a worsening meals disaster as a result of violence prevents many residents from planting. As well as, emigration continues in some areas. For weeks, Tigrayans dwelling within the western a part of the province have fled a whole lot to…