#Ethiopia: Cholera outbreak spreads into refugee camps sheltering refugees mainly from #Sudan
Since July 2023, Ethiopia has seen a surge in cholera cases, with at least 2,500 reported in #Amhara.
In #Metema, 16 cases have been confirmed, while a refugee site housing 10,000 people has reported 190 suspected cases and four deaths.
https://addisstandard.com/news-cholera-outbreak-spreads-into-refugee-camps-sheltering-refugees-mainly-from-sudan/
Since July 2023, Ethiopia has seen a surge in cholera cases, with at least 2,500 reported in #Amhara.
In #Metema, 16 cases have been confirmed, while a refugee site housing 10,000 people has reported 190 suspected cases and four deaths.
https://addisstandard.com/news-cholera-outbreak-spreads-into-refugee-camps-sheltering-refugees-mainly-from-sudan/
Addis Standard
News: Cholera outbreak spreads into camps sheltering refugees mainly from Sudan - Addis Standard
Kumer refugee camp in the Amhara region has reached its maximum capacity, currently accommodating 9,891 refugees and asylum seekers (Photo: lutheranworld.org) Addis Abeba – Since the outbreak was first reported in July 2023, the United Nations Office for…
#Ethiopia: Human rights groups express concern over #AU’s premature termination of #Tigray Commission’s mandate
Over 30 civil society and human rights organizations have expressed concern over the African Union's decision to end the mandate of the commission of inquiry into the situation in the Tigray region without publishing a report.
They argue that the decision contradicts the values of human rights and undermines accountability.
These organizations have provided evidence of human rights violations and abuses committed during the conflict in Tigray.
https://addisstandard.com/news-human-rights-groups-express-concern-over-aus-premature-termination-of-tigray-commissions-mandate/
Over 30 civil society and human rights organizations have expressed concern over the African Union's decision to end the mandate of the commission of inquiry into the situation in the Tigray region without publishing a report.
They argue that the decision contradicts the values of human rights and undermines accountability.
These organizations have provided evidence of human rights violations and abuses committed during the conflict in Tigray.
https://addisstandard.com/news-human-rights-groups-express-concern-over-aus-premature-termination-of-tigray-commissions-mandate/
Addis Standard
News: Human rights groups express concern over AU’s premature termination of Tigray Commission's mandate - Addis Standard
Refugees, who had escaped the conflict in the Tigray region, arrived near the banks of the Tekeze river at the Sudan-Ethiopia border in November 2020 (Photo: AP) Addis Abeba – More than 30 civil society and human rights organizations have expressed their…
Asylum Seekers, #Israeli Police Clash at #Eritrean Embassy Protest in Tel Aviv; 35 Wounded
Protesters call on law enforcement to cancel the embassy event and warned earlier that the situation could devolve into a violent confrontation; Israeli police use stun grenades and batons on demonstrators
Clashes erupted between Israeli police and hundreds of asylum seekers in Israel who were staging an anti-regime protest at the Eritrean embassy on Saturday.
https://t.co/bFjVrJUqVi
Protesters call on law enforcement to cancel the embassy event and warned earlier that the situation could devolve into a violent confrontation; Israeli police use stun grenades and batons on demonstrators
Clashes erupted between Israeli police and hundreds of asylum seekers in Israel who were staging an anti-regime protest at the Eritrean embassy on Saturday.
https://t.co/bFjVrJUqVi
Haaretz.com
Over 40 wounded as asylum seekers, police clash at Eritrean embassy protest in Tel Aviv
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#Ethiopia: Newly appointed President of crisis-hit #Amhara region holding first meeting with newly reorganized regional Security Council.
The meeting is the first since President Arega Kebede formed his cabinet shortly after being appointed by regional parliament last week.
Regional media indicated that the Amhara state has reorganized a new security structure, which is expected to regain the various layers of the security sector in the region including the lower-tier security structures.
The meeting, which is taking place in the region’s capital #Bahir_Dar, is also the first since the regional state was placed under a six-month federal state of emergency on 04 August, and among widespread reports of collapse both within the civilian administration and the security structures of the region.
Read more at: https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1697961775260467621?s=46&t=ofAzVW8-64dDK-xsjodCGA
The meeting is the first since President Arega Kebede formed his cabinet shortly after being appointed by regional parliament last week.
Regional media indicated that the Amhara state has reorganized a new security structure, which is expected to regain the various layers of the security sector in the region including the lower-tier security structures.
The meeting, which is taking place in the region’s capital #Bahir_Dar, is also the first since the regional state was placed under a six-month federal state of emergency on 04 August, and among widespread reports of collapse both within the civilian administration and the security structures of the region.
Read more at: https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1697961775260467621?s=46&t=ofAzVW8-64dDK-xsjodCGA
Netanyahu wants immediate deportation of #Eritreans after Tel Aviv violence
#Israel is considering the immediate deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers involved in riots in #Tel_Aviv.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "a red line" had been crossed and ordered a new plan to remove all African migrants described as "illegal infiltrators".
The unrest has reignited the divisive issue of migrants in Israel.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-66700307
#Israel is considering the immediate deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers involved in riots in #Tel_Aviv.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "a red line" had been crossed and ordered a new plan to remove all African migrants described as "illegal infiltrators".
The unrest has reignited the divisive issue of migrants in Israel.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-66700307
BBC News
Israel: Netanyahu wants immediate deportation of Eritreans after Tel Aviv violence
PM Benjamin Netanyahu wants the immediate deportation of Eritreans who took part in Tel Aviv riots.
#Ethiopia: Ethiopian star Letesenbet demolished the women's 5000m meeting record
#Letesenbet_Gidey provided the standout performances at ISTAF Berlin 2023 on Sunday (3 September).
The 10,000m world record holder dominated the 5000m in the German capital, going clear a long way out to win in 14:08.79, the fourth-quickest time in history and more than 20 seconds inside the 22-year-old meeting record.
Pictures & info: NNRunningTeam/World Athletics
#Letesenbet_Gidey provided the standout performances at ISTAF Berlin 2023 on Sunday (3 September).
The 10,000m world record holder dominated the 5000m in the German capital, going clear a long way out to win in 14:08.79, the fourth-quickest time in history and more than 20 seconds inside the 22-year-old meeting record.
Pictures & info: NNRunningTeam/World Athletics
#Africa Climate Summit opens with focus on financing, continental unity
Africa's first climate summit opened in #Kenya on Monday, with delegates looking to establish a shared position ahead of global conferences and discussing funding for environmental priorities on the continent. The organisers anticipate that hundreds of millions of dollars in deals will be announced during the three-day summit.
The summit will address topics such as climate finance, carbon markets, adaptation to rising temperatures, and food system transformation. Over 20 presidents and heads of government are expected to attend the summit and issue a declaration outlining Africa's position ahead of upcoming international climate conferences.
African leaders are pushing for market-based financing instruments like carbon credits to mobilize funding, but some campaigners believe this approach prioritizes the interests of wealthier countries and corporations over those of the continent. Africa is responsible for just 3% of global carbon emissions but faces increased exposure to climate change impacts.
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/africa-climate-summit-opens-with-focus-financing-continental-unity-2023-09-04/
Africa's first climate summit opened in #Kenya on Monday, with delegates looking to establish a shared position ahead of global conferences and discussing funding for environmental priorities on the continent. The organisers anticipate that hundreds of millions of dollars in deals will be announced during the three-day summit.
The summit will address topics such as climate finance, carbon markets, adaptation to rising temperatures, and food system transformation. Over 20 presidents and heads of government are expected to attend the summit and issue a declaration outlining Africa's position ahead of upcoming international climate conferences.
African leaders are pushing for market-based financing instruments like carbon credits to mobilize funding, but some campaigners believe this approach prioritizes the interests of wealthier countries and corporations over those of the continent. Africa is responsible for just 3% of global carbon emissions but faces increased exposure to climate change impacts.
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/africa-climate-summit-opens-with-focus-financing-continental-unity-2023-09-04/
Reuters
Hundreds of millions of dollars pledged for African carbon credits at climate summit
An initiative to boost Africa's carbon credit production 19-fold by 2030 drew hundreds of millions of dollars in pledges on Monday, as Kenyan President William Ruto opened the continent's first climate summit.
Catholic charity resumes bringing meals and hope to war-torn #Tigray
Mary's Meals, a Catholic charity, has resumed its mission of providing free meals to schoolchildren in Tigray, northern #Ethiopia, after being halted for almost three years due to the civil war.
Before the war, the charity worked with the Daughters of Charity in Tigray to feed around 24,000 children daily. However, the pandemic and the conflict disrupted the program.
As of late August, Mary's Meals is now able to serve high-energy biscuits and tea to approximately 10,000 children in 14 schools. The program will be expanded as cooking facilities destroyed or looted during the fighting are replaced.
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/09/03/catholic-charity-resumes-bringing-meals-and-hope-to-war-torn-tigray/
Mary's Meals, a Catholic charity, has resumed its mission of providing free meals to schoolchildren in Tigray, northern #Ethiopia, after being halted for almost three years due to the civil war.
Before the war, the charity worked with the Daughters of Charity in Tigray to feed around 24,000 children daily. However, the pandemic and the conflict disrupted the program.
As of late August, Mary's Meals is now able to serve high-energy biscuits and tea to approximately 10,000 children in 14 schools. The program will be expanded as cooking facilities destroyed or looted during the fighting are replaced.
https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/09/03/catholic-charity-resumes-bringing-meals-and-hope-to-war-torn-tigray/
#Ethiopia’s transition depends on both #dialogue and #transitional_justice
In principle, both are vital to facilitate Ethiopia’s democratization and prevent further violence, but how should they be sequenced, and could they spark tensions between peace and justice? It’s also important to manage expectations about what they can achieve and how long it will take.
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Experts were once optimistic that simply overthrowing a dictatorship was a move towards democracy. But instead of transitioning, authoritarianism often persisted. And peacebuilding scholars were hopeful about tackling the root causes of conflicts, until pessimism about the limits of conflict transformation set in.
Recently, a new wave of cautious hope has resurfaced. Scholars argued that transitions should not be assumed to culminate in either democracy or autocracy but rather be studied empirically. In the peacebuilding field, the notion of ‘formalized political unsettlement’ introduced an alternative arrangement that ‘translates … disagreement at the heart of conflicts into a set of political and legal institutions for continuing negotiation.’
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/ethiopias-transition-depends-on-both-dialogue-and-transitional-justice
In principle, both are vital to facilitate Ethiopia’s democratization and prevent further violence, but how should they be sequenced, and could they spark tensions between peace and justice? It’s also important to manage expectations about what they can achieve and how long it will take.
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Experts were once optimistic that simply overthrowing a dictatorship was a move towards democracy. But instead of transitioning, authoritarianism often persisted. And peacebuilding scholars were hopeful about tackling the root causes of conflicts, until pessimism about the limits of conflict transformation set in.
Recently, a new wave of cautious hope has resurfaced. Scholars argued that transitions should not be assumed to culminate in either democracy or autocracy but rather be studied empirically. In the peacebuilding field, the notion of ‘formalized political unsettlement’ introduced an alternative arrangement that ‘translates … disagreement at the heart of conflicts into a set of political and legal institutions for continuing negotiation.’
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/ethiopias-transition-depends-on-both-dialogue-and-transitional-justice
ISS Africa
Ethiopia’s transition depends on both dialogue and transitional justice
The challenge is balancing and integrating peace and justice for a gradual transition out of conflict.
#Ethiopia: #Eritrean forces continue abductions and sexual violence in Tigray’s #Irob Woreda, despite Pretoria peace deal
Despite the signing of the #Pretoria Peace Deal, Eritrean forces are continuing to commit abductions and sexual violence in the #Tigray region. The Irob people, a small ethnic group in the area, have been particularly affected, with over 28 youths abducted in the past ten months.
Eyasu Misgina, the head of the Irob Woreda administration, revealed that these abductions started after the outbreak of war in Tigray and continue to this day. The suffering of the Irob people persists even after the peace agreement, with their village under the control of Eritrean forces.
Humanitarian aid and medical supplies are limited, exacerbating the dire situation.
https://addisstandard.com/analysis-eritrean-forces-continue-abductions-and-sexual-violence-in-tigrays-irob-woreda-despite-pretoria-peace-deal/
Despite the signing of the #Pretoria Peace Deal, Eritrean forces are continuing to commit abductions and sexual violence in the #Tigray region. The Irob people, a small ethnic group in the area, have been particularly affected, with over 28 youths abducted in the past ten months.
Eyasu Misgina, the head of the Irob Woreda administration, revealed that these abductions started after the outbreak of war in Tigray and continue to this day. The suffering of the Irob people persists even after the peace agreement, with their village under the control of Eritrean forces.
Humanitarian aid and medical supplies are limited, exacerbating the dire situation.
https://addisstandard.com/analysis-eritrean-forces-continue-abductions-and-sexual-violence-in-tigrays-irob-woreda-despite-pretoria-peace-deal/
Addis Standard
Analysis: Eritrean forces continue abductions and sexual violence in Tigray's Irob Woreda, despite Pretoria peace deal - Addis…
Analysis: Eritrean forces continue abductions and sexual violence in Tigray's Irob Woreda, despite Pretoria peace deal Addis Standard Analysis -
Q&A: Justice for Serious International Crimes Committed in #Ethiopia
Despite repeated demands from victims of abuses and their families for meaningful justice and redress for abuses their families for meaningful justice and redress for abuses, the cessation of hostilities agreement lacked details on formal accountability, notably on the types of mechanisms that could investigate alleged crimes for future prosecution…
While Ethiopian officials contend that the steps they have taken since the agreement demonstrate a commitment to accountability, concerns remain over weaknesses and independence of the justice sector, the credibility and scope of investigations conducted so far, normative gaps within Ethiopia’s domestic laws to criminalize atrocity crimes, and, most importantly, the political will to ensure comprehensive justice and redress for victims of serious abuses.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/09/04/qa-justice-serious-international-crimes-committed-ethiopia
Despite repeated demands from victims of abuses and their families for meaningful justice and redress for abuses their families for meaningful justice and redress for abuses, the cessation of hostilities agreement lacked details on formal accountability, notably on the types of mechanisms that could investigate alleged crimes for future prosecution…
While Ethiopian officials contend that the steps they have taken since the agreement demonstrate a commitment to accountability, concerns remain over weaknesses and independence of the justice sector, the credibility and scope of investigations conducted so far, normative gaps within Ethiopia’s domestic laws to criminalize atrocity crimes, and, most importantly, the political will to ensure comprehensive justice and redress for victims of serious abuses.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/09/04/qa-justice-serious-international-crimes-committed-ethiopia
#African leaders at odds over climate plans as crucial #Nairobi summit opens
African leaders and campaigners are divided over the future of the continent as a critical climate summit commences in Nairobi. While some countries like #Ethiopia, #Kenya, #Egypt, and #South_Africa have been expanding renewable energy access and leading transition efforts, others argue that oil and natural gas reserves should be used for economic growth and increased energy access.
Climate campaigners are concerned about new investments in fossil fuels and are advocating for a fossil fuel phaseout. The African climate summit, hosted by Kenya and the African Union Commission, will bring together African heads of state and government, ministers, and UN leaders, to discuss energy transitions and barriers to access.
A joint declaration is expected to outline the continent's position on climate finance and green growth.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/04/africa-leaders-climate-crisis-plans-nairobi-summit-opens
African leaders and campaigners are divided over the future of the continent as a critical climate summit commences in Nairobi. While some countries like #Ethiopia, #Kenya, #Egypt, and #South_Africa have been expanding renewable energy access and leading transition efforts, others argue that oil and natural gas reserves should be used for economic growth and increased energy access.
Climate campaigners are concerned about new investments in fossil fuels and are advocating for a fossil fuel phaseout. The African climate summit, hosted by Kenya and the African Union Commission, will bring together African heads of state and government, ministers, and UN leaders, to discuss energy transitions and barriers to access.
A joint declaration is expected to outline the continent's position on climate finance and green growth.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/04/africa-leaders-climate-crisis-plans-nairobi-summit-opens
the Guardian
African leaders at odds over climate plans as crucial Nairobi summit opens
Oil-producing African nations have argued they should be able to use fossil fuel resources for economic growth
#Ethiopia- #South_Africa: Ethiopian Army Chief, South African counterpart discuss cooperation
The Chief of the General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (#ENDF), Field Marshal Berhanu Jula, met and held discussion with his South African counterpart, General Rudzani Maphwanya, Chief of the South African National Defense Force (#SANDF).
According to the ENDF, Field Marshal Berhanu is in South Africa for a working visit upon the invitation of General Maphwanya.
During the discussion between the two, Field Marshal Berhanu highlighted the long-standing historical relationship between Ethiopia and South Africa and the people of the two countries which has laid "a strong foundation for the military cooperation" that has since been growing.
The two Chiefs of Staff also discussed on ways to expand "the scope of the cooperation" between the two countries in the future.
The Chief of the General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (#ENDF), Field Marshal Berhanu Jula, met and held discussion with his South African counterpart, General Rudzani Maphwanya, Chief of the South African National Defense Force (#SANDF).
According to the ENDF, Field Marshal Berhanu is in South Africa for a working visit upon the invitation of General Maphwanya.
During the discussion between the two, Field Marshal Berhanu highlighted the long-standing historical relationship between Ethiopia and South Africa and the people of the two countries which has laid "a strong foundation for the military cooperation" that has since been growing.
The two Chiefs of Staff also discussed on ways to expand "the scope of the cooperation" between the two countries in the future.