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Ethiopia uses emergency law to ramp up arrests of journalists

Nairobi, December 16, 2021 – Ethiopian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all journalists held in custody for their work and should refrain from using the country’s state of emergency law to imprison members of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Ethiopian authorities have arrested at least 14 journalists since declaring a state of

December 16, 2021 • By Addis Insight

News

Rep. Bass Seeks Extension To Ethiopia’s AGOA Termination Deadline

December 15, 2021 Press Release WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement: “On November 2nd, the Biden Administration announced its intent to suspend Ethiopia from AGOA by January 1, 2022.  Suspension of AGOA will reverse economic gains that have been hard won

December 16, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Ethiopian War

The Gashena Massacre Photo Diary by Abel Gashaw

Abel Gashaw On December 1, TPLF troops operating in Gashena deliberately massacred more than 60 civilians—mostly elderly, mothers and young children– in retaliation as they retreat from the town. As an independent photographer embedded in the army, I arrived in Gashena with the troops in midst of an active battle. We were received by residents

December 15, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Entrepreneurship

Sara Menker Among America’s Greatest Disruptors: Planet Protectors

AI and Big Data to Help Feed the World SARA MENKER — FOUNDER, CEO, GRO INTELLIGENCEBEST OF NEWSWEEK VIA EMAIL  By 2050, the United Nations says, we’re going to need 70 percent more food to feed the nine billion people living on Earth. Global climate change threatens to upend their lives—worsening storms, droughts, heat waves and

December 15, 2021 • By Addis Insight

News

Winners of Bahrain Royal Night Half-Marathon 2021 crowned

Kenya’s Philemon Kiplimo was last night crowned the overall winner of the Bahrain Royal Night Half-Marathon 2021, while Ethiopia’s Gotytom Gebreslase claimed first place among the women. The prestigious World Athletics Label Road Race took place along a 21.1-kilometre course in Zallaq in chilly, winter conditions, with the start and finish at the Bahrain International

December 15, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Ethiopian War

Meta: Concerns rising as Facebook becomes a tool for spreading violence in Ethiopia

The Oversight Board, a group Facebook created to review its policy decisions,weighed in on a case of misinformation in war-torn Ethiopia Tuesday, warning the company about the risks of allowing hate speech and unverified information to spread freely in conflict zones. The Oversight Board reviewed a post in Amharic from an Ethiopia-based Facebook user that claimed

December 15, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Business

A step forward for electric mobility initiative towards policymaking

The Ministry of Transport and Logistics (MoTL), in collaboration with the GGGI Ethiopia Office, organized a policy dialogue concerning e-mobility initiatives. The discussion consisted of government ministries, the private sector, and partner organizations. The objective of the policy dialogue was to create a gateway for improved networking, experience sharing among key stakeholders. Discuss key issues

December 15, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Entertainment & Arts

Achare Shoe to Produce the Late Hanna Mesfin’s Album

Hanna Mesfin (Honey Spice), a popular vocalist with four singles, ቀና ብየ ፣ አትጎትጉተኝ ፣ ዞማዪ እና ፍቅርን ተውልኝ, died last week in a car accident. In addition to her popular singles, vocalist Hanna Mesfin was known for performing at various nightclubs. Vocalist Hannah has been working on her studio album with various composers by

December 14, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Culture

Designer Mahlet Afework among the six finalists for Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge

  AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tommy Hilfiger, which is owned by PVH Corp. , is pleased to announce the six finalists of the 2021 Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Frontier Challenge, who were carefully selected from over 430 applications received from startups and scaleups globally. Building on Tommy Hilfiger’s sustainability vision to Waste Nothing and Welcome All, the third edition of the program

December 13, 2021 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

The TPLF and its new Confederation objective – Eskinder Nega

1.1 Unity…. On the one hand, former Nigerian President Obasanjo and on the other hand, US special envoy Jeffrey Feltman exerted their utmost effort to end the war in the North. In contrast, Obasanjo’s movement has gone farther than Feltman. Obasanjo has held talks with Abiy as well as Debretsion. He also held talks with

December 13, 2021 • By Addis Insight