More funds needed to counter ‘persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems’ in Ethiopia
New York: Ethiopia is beset by “persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems”, the United Nations relief chief said on Tuesday, calling for more international funding as well as support for the Government-led response to the country’s displacement crisis.
Ethiopia arrests 90 for suspected involvement in deadly ethnic violence
Addis Ababa, Jul 19 (Xinhua/UNI) Ethiopian authorities have arrested 90 people suspected of involvement in recent deadly ethnic violence, an official said on Friday.
UN agency helps stranded Ethiopians return home, ending ‘harrowing migration ordeal’
New York, July 17 (IBNS): With the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), some 280 Ethiopians returned home on 10-11 July, after being facing traumatic experiences in Yemen.
About 300 Ethiopians arrested in connection with failed coup attempt
Addis Ababa, Jun 30 (Xinhua): Security forces in Ethiopia have arrested around 300 people suspected of being involved a failed coup attempt on June 22, an Ethiopian official said on Sunday.
Ethiopian chief of staff killed as result of coup attempt
Moscow, June 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Ethiopian Chief of Staff, Gen. Seare Mekonnen, was killed during a coup attempt in Addis Ababa, local media reported on Saturday citing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Ethiopia Army Chief shot, condition unknown
Addis Ababa, Jun 23 (UNI) Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday announced that country's Army Chief of Staff has been shot.
At least 11 Kenyans killed in clashes near Kenya-Ethiopia border
Marsabit , Kenya, May 7 (Xinhua): At least 11 Kenyans were killed and two others were injured in clashes along the Kenya-Ethiopia border in Kenya's northern Marsabit County on Monday, police and local government officials confirmed on Tuesday.
Ethiopian Airlines plane crash: Black box recovered
Nairobi, Mar 11 (IBNS): The black box of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight has been recovered, media reports said on Monday.
Egypt extends condolences over Ethiopian plane crash
Cairo, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI) Egypt offered its condolences to the families of the victims of an Ethiopian Airlines (ET) plane crash that occurred earlier on Sunday.
Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes killing all 157 on board
Addis Ababa, Mar 10 (UNI) All 157 passengers who were on board Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 that crashed in central Ethiopia on its way to Kenya on Sunday morning have died, airlines said.
Eritrea sanctions lifted amid growing rapprochement with Ethiopia: Security Council
New York, Nov 15 (IBNS): A range of international sanctions imposed against Eritrea nearly a decade ago, were unanimously lifted by the Security Council on Wednesday, four months after the signing of an historic peace agreement with Ethiopia in July.
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): Osman Mohammed Saleh, Eritrea’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, told the United Nations General Assembly that the recently signed Peace Agreement between his country and Ethiopia “brings to an end a dark, two-decades-old, a chapter of war, constant tension, and strife.”
Eritrea: Peace deal prompts hope of internal reforms, to improve fundamental human rights
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS): The peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia has raised hopes that improving human rights will be front and centre on Eritrea’s path forward, according to a United Nations Special Rapporteur on Tuesday.
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): There is a powerful wind of hope blowing across the Horn of Africa region, said UN chief António Guterres on Sunday, in Saudi Arabia to witness the signing of a peace agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea, ending decades of simmering conflict.
New York, Aug 4 (IBNS): To address the urgent needs of more than a million displaced by inter-communal violence in southwestern Ethiopia over the past four months, UN humanitarian agencies and their partners are ramping up their efforts, providing among other things shelter, household items, water and sanitation, and food to the most vulnerable.