Ethiopian War

“All forces should be liable for humanitarian violence on Ethiopia’s Tigray war”- Daniel Bekele

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) East Africa Regional Office (EARO) held on February 3, 2022, a consultation forum with key government representatives, the diplomatic community, international organizations, regional organizations, international non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations and the academia on support for the

February 3, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Culture

7 things to consider to profit from the online sell

Our society is progressively becoming a nation of re-sellers; the second-hand market is booming. It’s not just about clearing up – it’s about sustainability. 1, Beware of online marketplace Not all platforms are born equal. Some marketplace sites may charge, and some marketplaces have low traffic. It can be challenging to profit when selling relatively

January 31, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

Ethio Telecom earns 28 billion birr in six months

Ethio Telecom earns 28 billion birr in six months Addis Ababa: January 30, 2014 (FBC) Ethio Telecom announced that it has earned 28 billion birr in the last six months. Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamiru briefing journalists on the company’s six-month performance According to the CEO, the institution has earned 28 billion birr in the

January 31, 2022 • By Addis Insight

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Business

Ethiopian launches successful test flight of Boeing 737 Max

Ethiopian Airlines announced that it has successfully launched its first test flight of Boeing 737 Max in three years. The airline conducted the test flight on its return flight from Addis Ababa to Kenya. The airline also mentioned that the Boeing 737 ET-AVI ET 9201 was one of the planes that was banned from operating

January 28, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Press Release

WFP reports people in Tigray are facing an extreme lack of food

A new food security assessment, released today by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), shows that almost 40 percent of Tigrayans are suffering an extreme lack of food, after 15 months of conflict. Meanwhile, across all three conflict-affected regions of the north more than 9 million people are in need of humanitarian food assistance,

January 28, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Ethiopian War

Ethiopia: Govt announced reserve budget of 11 billion birr depleted for war

The Ethiopian government has spent over 11 billion birr reserve budget for the 2014 Ethiopian budget year due to the war in northern Ethiopia. The budget for irrigation development is also said to have been spent on war-related expenses. The money raised for the reserve budget and the maintenance of the irrigation dam is said

January 28, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

New appointed board members to bring diverse perspectives on Gates Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints Board of Trustees – Four New Members Join Co-Chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates to Shape Foundation Governance and Increase Impact

January 27, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to lift its travel ban on Ethiopia

Restraints on flights arriving from Ethiopia and 11 other African nations will be lifted on Saturday, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities stated. LAST DECEMBER, the UAE had forwarded a travel restriction on passenger flights from Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) mentioned that the directive, which took effect December

January 27, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

Court granted bail for Yared Zerihun & 22 others

A court has ruled that 22 suspects in the Assefa case should be released on bail The Federal High Court’s Lideta Division 1 Criminal Court has ordered the release of 22 suspects charged in the Getachew Assefa case on bail of 30,000 birr each. The suspects in the alleged human rights abuses were former National

January 27, 2022 • By Addis Insight

News

Gates Foundation Appoints a New Board of Trustees

We begin 2022 at a pivotal moment for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the world. The COVID pandemic has been both a profound shock and a clarion call to action to support the countries and communities that have been hardest hit. In addition to its direct impact measured in millions of lives lost,

January 27, 2022 • By Addis Insight