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Dutch court upholds life imprisonment for Ethiopian officials convicted of war crimes

The Hague’s Court of Appeal Wednesday upheld the conviction and life sentence of a former Ethiopian official who was convicted of 75 extrajudicial executions committed under Ethiopia’s Derg regime. The Court of Appeal’s specialized international section convicted Eshetu Alemu for his participation in the regime of former dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam and for taking part in a campaign

June 10, 2022 • By Addis Insight

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Ethiopian government and TPLF could start talks in Arusha, Tanzania

  After the truce, peace? As humanitarian aid trucks have been pouring into Ethiopia ‘s rebel northern province since March , Abiy Ahmed’s government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) insurgents are now reportedly considering negotiations. According to several African and Western diplomats, discussions could begin as early as the end of June in Tanzania, probably in the city

June 10, 2022 • By Addis Insight

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Court granted 30,000 birr baill to Birgadier General Tefera Mamo

The Amhara Regional State Supreme Court has ordered the release of former commander of the state’s special forces, Gen. Tefera Mamo, on bail of 30,000 birr. The court ruled that the county police did not provide credible information that makes the suspect risky if granted a bail.The court was scheduled to rule on the case

June 10, 2022 • By Addis Insight

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Prime Minister Abiy  arrives in Djibouti for official visit

Prime Minister Abiy  arrives in Djibouti for official visit Addis Ababa: June 10, 2014 (FBC) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Djibouti on an official visit. On his arrival in Djibouti, the Prime Minister was received by President Ismail Omar Guelleh. During their stay, they are expected to discuss bilateral and regional issues in

June 10, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Ethiopian War

Tigray gets electricity service today

Tigray gets electricity service today at 10:00 am o’clock. This is great news for a region that has been without network and electricity for months. Although neither the government nor the regional government has commented, most social media users have described the news as a first step towards peace. In related news, the United States

June 9, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Sport

Ethiopian national football team defeats Egypt 2-0

The Ethiopian national football team defeated Egypt 2-0 in tonight’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Dawa Hotesa scored in the 21st minute and Shimeles Bekele scored in the 40th minute of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at Malawi Bingu National Stadium. Following on the victory of the Ethiopian and Guinean national teams, all

June 9, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

Ethiopia stripped its 19% stake at Berbera Port

Following Ethiopia’s failure to meet Somaliland government’s request it lost its 19% stake in the port of Berbera. According to the Somaliland Ministry of Finance, the Ethiopian government has been stripped of its ownership for failing to meet its ownership requirements on time. According to the Minister, one of the preconditions was fund contribution in

June 9, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

Court rescheduled bail hearing on General Tefera Mamo case

The Amhara Regional State Supreme Court has heard the case of former Commander of the Special Forces, Gen. Tefera Mamon, in today’s hearing, The Reporter reported. The regional police told the court that they had completed their investigation into the suspect and were preparing to send the case file to the prosecutor. The state prosecutor

June 9, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Uncategorized

Facebook fails to detect dehumanizing ads targeting Ethiopians

The test couldn’t have been much easier—and Facebook still failed. Facebook and its parent company Meta flopped once again in a test of how well they could detect obviously violent hate speech in advertisements submitted to the platform by the nonprofit groups Global Witness and Foxglove. The hateful messages focused on Ethiopia, where internal documents obtained

June 9, 2022 • By Addis Insight

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EthioTelecom signed a partnership agreement with Immigration and Citizenship

EthioTelecom has just signed a partnership agreement with Immigration and Citizenship Service to get passport service fees settled using the newly emerging telebirr digital payment system which has now over 20 million subscribers. Based on the partnership agreement made today between the two institutions, citizens can conveniently get new passport issuance, renewal services and lost

June 9, 2022 • By Addis Insight