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Ethiopian War

Journalist Tamrat Negera family said they couldn’t locate his whereabouts

Journalist Tamrat Negera family stated that they are unable to find his whereabouts or being held. His family said as a result they could not provide him with food, clothinng or medicine. It is the 4th day that Terara Network Editor-in-Chief Tamrat Negera has been taken from his home, but his whereabouts are still unknown.

December 13, 2021 By Addis Insight
Ethiopian War

European Union requests Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council to assess the grave human rights situation in Ethiopia

The European Union has submitted today a letter to the President of the Human Rights Council, requesting the holding of a Special Session of the Council on the grave human rights situation in Ethiopia. The session is scheduled to take place on 17 December 2021. One year into the conflict, reports of serious human rights

December 13, 2021 By Addis Insight
Entrepreneurship

Ethiopian Innovators stay productive amid war time  

Early 2020 was a hopeful time for Ethiopia’s startups. Venture capitalists were increasingly eyeing Ethiopian startups,But now, as Ethiopia is deep in a bloody one-year civil war, shifting winds have brought a completely different scene in the Ethiopian public discourse and start-up ecosystem. The tech community finds itself taking sides too in a war that

December 13, 2021 By Addis Insight
Entertainment & Arts

Haile Gerima On the Need For African Filmmakers to Reflect on a Continent That ‘Lost Its Mind’

We speak to the legendary director about the re-release of Sankofa and the trials of producing African cinema. When Haile Gerima‘s seminal work, Sankofa, first came out in 1993, it spoke to themes of forgotten history and displacement. Now, through a 4K restoration by ARRAY Releasing, the filmmaker’s urgent, uncompromising perspective is being shared once again — this time,

December 12, 2021 By Addis Insight
Africa News

Reports of Human Rights Abuses, Atrocities, and Destruction in Amhara and Afar Regions

The United States notes with grave concern unconfirmed new reports alleging egregious human rights abuses, atrocities, and destruction of civilian infrastructure by Tigrayan forces in the Amhara and Afar regions of Ethiopia. We call on all armed actors to renounce violence against civilians. We also urge authorities to investigate these reports to determine their veracity

December 12, 2021 By Addis Insight
Business

Strategic Woldia-Mekelle Highway seized by government coalition forces

The campaign, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, cut off the main road to Woldia & Mekelle. Coalition forces have seized control of key towns of Arjo, Fokisa and Boren, including the Zobl plateau, which is strategically located on the eve of the Eastern Front’s offensive against the terrorist invader. Similarly, by controlling the Gura

December 11, 2021 By Addis Insight
News

Journalist Meaza Mohamned arrested without explanation

Following the recent disruption regarding the content of media various joirnalists have been detained without any explanation.  Journalist Meaza Mohammed was taken from her house in Addis Ababa Nifas Silk Sub city, without any allegation of any sort. she is the co-founder of online media outlet, Roha media and previously worked at Abay Media. In

December 11, 2021 By Addis Insight
News

Former head of Ethiopian intelligence Getachew Assefa and others handed in guilty verdicts

A guilty verdict by Federal High Court has been handed down to Former Director-General of National Intelligence and Security Service Getachew Assefa, Deputy Director Yared Zerihun, and 24 other defendants. Defendants worked at various positions in the former National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) between 1984 and 2010. They were positioned at major cities in

December 11, 2021 By Addis Insight
Culture

New Date Acquired for Stone Monoliths Found in Ethiopia

According to a statement released by Washington State University, new radiocarbon dating of some of the 10,000 stone monoliths at southern Ethiopia’s Sakaro Sodo archaeological site indicates the oldest of the 20-foot phallus-shaped stela monuments were built in the first century A.D., or about 1,000 years earlier than previously thought. Archaeologist Ashenafi Zena of the State

December 11, 2021 By Addis Insight
Business

Ethioipian Gold Project: Akobo Minerals shortlisted for ESG award

Organisations were considered based on how well they have developed a long-term sustainable ESG strategy, and the nominated companies were recognised as having successfully integrated ESG into this strategy in a meaningful manner. The shortlist of those companies was decided by a panel of both ESG and mining industry experts. Commenting on being nominated for

December 11, 2021 By Addis Insight