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Obasanjo & Feltman Back In Addis to Push For Cease Fire

Two top international diplomats trying to revive peace talks and bring about a ceasefire in Ethiopia’s year-long conflict have returned to the country, the foreign ministry said on Thursday. Olusegun Obasanjo, a former Nigerian president and now the African Union’s High Representative for the Horn of Africa, and Jeffrey Feltman, the U.S. Special Envoy for

November 18, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Princess Sophia Desta Passed Away at Age 87

Princess Sophia Desta who were the youngest daughter of Ras Desta Damtew and Princess Tenagnework Haile Selassie, and granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia passed away at age 87 .She was educated at Clarendon School for Girls in the United Kingdom together with her three sisters, Aida, Hirut Desta (Ruth) and Sebel. Princess Sophia was imprisoned, mistreated and humiliated in the Alem Bekagn Kerchele prison, Addis Ababa together with

November 18, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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PVH Corp set to close its factory in Hawassa Industrial Park

Chief supply chain officer Sarah Clarke made the announcement to the company in a note sent out Wednesday, citing the Ethiopian’s government current conflict with forces aligned with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. The facility was the subject of a labor abuse probe in 2019 when an investigation revealed employees faced workplace discrimination and were

November 18, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Briefing on Ethiopia foreign affairs development over the week

The spokesperson of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ambassador Dina Mufti, gave the Ministry’s weekly briefing on political diplomacy and citizen-centered diplomatic activities over the week. Political Diplomacy Prime Minister H.E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed had welcomed the President of Kenya, H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta to Addis Ababa, had phone calls with the Prime Minister of Canada, His.E.

November 18, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Will the UN and AU working together resolve conflicts in Africa?

The Chair of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (UN PBC), H.E. Mr. Osama Abdelkhalek and the Chairperson of the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC), H.E. Mr. Mohamed Gad , convened a virtual informal consultative meeting on 11 November to identify ways of further enhancing cooperation between the two bodies on the

November 18, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Twitter Latest Statement Regarding Ethiopia

      Our work to protect the integrity of the conversation in Ethiopia By Twitter Safety Wednesday, 17 November 2021     We continue to monitor the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia closely, and our focus remains to protect the safety and integrity of the conversation on Twitter. This is an exceptionally volatile time,

November 17, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Ethiopian journalist Solan Kolli Won the Rory Peck prize

Ethiopian journalist Solan Kolli on Tuesday won the Rory Peck prize for his coverage of the devastating conflict in the Tigray region of his home country. The 32 year old Freelancer, won in the news category for a report commissioned by AFP on massacres of civilians. In a video recording, Solan said the award has

November 17, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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China reaffirmed its business commitment with Ethiopia

The federal government of Ethiopia and China have reiterated their commitment to enhancing cooperation based on mutual issues of interest. In recent days, China has stepped up its opposition to foreign financial pressure, primarily in the form of economic sanctions and other threatened measures from the United States, on Ethiopia. stating the government has the

November 17, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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EHRC calls on the Law Enforcement Agencies to improvise State of Emergency conditions

Ethiopian Human Rights Commission expressed grave concern over the inability to gather information on the treatment of detainees, detention, and detainees in connection with the proclamation regarding the state of emergency. The Commission said in a statement that it has been monitoring the deployment of monitoring teams, especially at the federal level in Addis Ababa

November 17, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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“Conflicts in Ethiopia will not be solved by external pressure” Ambassador Tibor Nagy

“The role of the international community should be to create conditions for Ethiopians to solve their own problems.” US Ambassador to the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo praised Ethiopia’s efforts to get out of the current crisis but said Ethiopians would not succumb to external pressure. He further added

November 16, 2021 • By Addis Insight