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Ethiopian Voters in Virginia are seeking options to get their voice heard

Ethiopian voters in Virginia sought a republican leader, Glenn Youngkin after the Biden administration disappoints Ethiopia.  Some Ethiopian Americans in Virginia heeded calls to cast a vote for the GOP at the polls earlier this month amid a coordinated effort to express disapproval with how President Biden has handled growing conflict in the East African

November 15, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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MIDROC ETHIOPIA PLC SIGNS A DEAL WITH MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL FOR A WESTIN HOTEL

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 12 November 2021:Midroc Ethiopia Plc is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Marriott International to operate a Westin Hotel located next to the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa. Mr. Jamal Ahmed, CEO of Midroc Investment Group, added: “As we build on our long-term relationship with Marriott International,

November 15, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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When a peace speech breaks down to pieces

Art is a tool of a society to understand and mend its mistakes, critic the way the society lives in unbound, tremendous exhaust. Its been the common language of society to communicate in a limitless manner and connect to the fundamentals of humanity.  On November 7, 2021, a concert was organized at Meskel Square in

November 15, 2021 • By Emrakel sileshi

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Uhuru Kenyatta Arrives In Addis

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta arrives in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia. His visit comes days before US secretary Blinken arrival to Kenya. In a social media post shared by the Prime Minister Office,Abiy Ahmed welcomed the president by stating as his second home. Last week Jeffrey David Feltman who is an American diplomat serving as the U.S. special

November 14, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Statements by Olusegun Obasanjo mediating peace in Ethiopia

The former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo had a recent engagement with the leadership of TPLF, leaders from Oromia, Amhara, Afar regions, and neighboring countries to resolve the high rising conflicts in Ethiopia.   His statement shows optimism about the common ground towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict can be secured. “The interlocutors I have engaged

November 14, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Dr Mekdes Daba Among 2021 FIGO Award Recipient’s

Dr Carlos Füchtner, FIGO President 2018–2021, announced the winners of the FIGO Awards in Recognition of Female Obstetricians/Gynaecologists, which were first presented at the 1997 FIGO World Congress of Gynecology & Obstetrics. The awards have honoured some of the amazing work of the members of our Member Societies, who throughout their careers have advanced the health of

November 13, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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US Sanctions Four Entities and Two Individuals in Connection with the Crisis in Ethiopia

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four entities and two individuals pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14046 in response to the growing humanitarian and human rights crisis and expanding military conflict in Ethiopia. Today’s action targets Eritrean actors that have contributed to the crisis and

November 12, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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The intervention of America into Ethiopia is feasible neither legally nor politically

By- Henok Abebe America has no any legal ground to send troops to Ethiopia. Under International law, the use of force is allowed based on either self-defense or when the UN Security Council authorizes that the use of force is a necessary means to establish and maintain international peace and security (collective security mechanism; like

November 12, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Friday Briefing: Business News Update

Dashen Bank  to start working with Tunisian Company  Dashen Bank has signed an agreement with Thunes, a leading global payment network to make it easier for its customers to receive remittances from around the world. The system will allow customers to receive remittances in person without having to go to the branches in person, directly

November 12, 2021 • By Addis Insight

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Internally Displaced People exceeding to 2 million in Amhara Region

The Amhara Regional State Disaster Prevention and Food Security Program reported that the number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state exceeded 2 million. As a result of the TPLF’s war in the region, 1.14 million people have been displaced. Some 918,000 people have been displaced by clashes in Oromia and Benishangul-Gumuz states, the

November 12, 2021 • By Addis Insight