#Ethiopia: Sidama Federalist Party calls for investigations, accountability in younger region

The Sidama Federalist Party (SFP) has issued a statement highlighting political and social issues in Ethiopia's #Sidama region. It alleges mismanagement, corruption, injustice, and ethnic divisions, leading to broader challenges.

The party accuses the regional security bureau of creating an "informal military force" and express concern about the federal government's inaction.

SFP calls for independent investigations, international monitoring, media coverage, and support from human rights organizations and Ethiopian citizens to address the ongoing situation in Sidama.

https://addisstandard.com/news-sidama-federalist-party-calls-for-investigations-accountability-in-younger-region/

#Ethiopia, International Civil Aviation Organization formalize new capacity development and implementation support agreement.

The new agreement was signed by the Secretary General of #ICAO, Juan Carlos Salazar, and the Director General of the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (#ECAA), Getachew Mengiste.

Ethiopiah as formalized a new implementation support agreement with ICAO that will provide support to the safe, secure, and sustainable development of the State’s aviation sector by heightening its application of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs).

Undertaken in coordination with the ICAO Eastern and Southern African Regional Office, the signing of the Management Services Agreement (MSA) paves the way for deepened cooperation between ICAO and Ethiopia on critical aviation projects.

Read more at: https://x.com/addisstandard/status/1709087005022244886?s=20

#Ethiopia: Rights body confirms six people killed, several injured in recent clashes between #Oromia, #Somali security forces

Eye witnesses from the Somali region told Addis Standard that #Oromia regional state forces launched an attack in Qoloji camp for IDPs which hosts more than 20,000 Somalis displaced from Oromia during the 2017 border conflict between the two regions that killed hundreds and displaced more than a million civilians.

Subsequent local reports indicated that the clashes were ignited over disagreement on checkpoints for taxes of Khat products in the area after Somali region local forces moved their Khat tax checkpoint located in the Karamara area of Somali region to the Babile district, and Oromia region local forces did the same by moving checkpoints closer to the border where both sides ended setting up checkpoints at central locations for both regions.

https://addisstandard.com/?p=38196

#Ethiopia: #Solar-powered pump charges water changes in Ethiopian village

When Amina Mohamed Abdi needs water for tea, she can now just walk across the street of her town, Gol’Anod, [in #Somali region], turn behind a small sheet-metal building, and fill a container from a set of taps. In a few moments, she is back at her shop, transferring some of the water to a small kettle, and putting it on the fire.

She says she appreciates how easy it is to get water now, compared to just six months ago. “I used to get water from another place, it took four hours,” she says. Sometimes she would return carrying water on her back, as she did not always have a donkey or a camel available to carry it for her.

“Now,” Abdi says, “it’s no distance at all.”

https://oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/solar-powered-pump-charges-water-changes-in-ethiopian-village/

#EU executive approves deal for #Kenya duty-free access

“The EU-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) has today taken a step towards approval, with the Commission sending to the Council proposals for its signature and conclusion,” said the Commission in a statement released over the weekend.

The deal, once signed, will be a major boost to Kenya as it will enable the country’s exports to enter the EU duty-free and without quotas. The EU is Kenya’s second-largest trading partner and its most important export market. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/eu-executive-approves-deal-for-kenya-duty-free-access-4387964

#Ethiopia-#Somaliland: Berbera Port and its potential benefits for Ethiopia

In this viewpoint, Abdirashid Ibrahim, Director-General of the Ministry of Trade & Tourism of #Somaliland, writes about the befits of #Berbera_Port for Ethiopia.

Excerpts:
"The strategic port of Berbera is ready to serve as Ethiopia’s primary gateway for importing and exporting products to the rest of the world. It provides a quicker and more effective route for transporting Ethiopian commodities compared to other ports, which in turn reduces the time and money needed for shipping. As part of the continuous development of the Berbera Corridor, roads are being expanded from Berbera Port to the Ethiopian border, expanding trade opportunities." https://addisstandard.com/?p=38203

#Eritrean man stabbed to death in #Netanya, in latest brawl between migrants

Violence between supporters and opponents of regime has been on the rise; deadly incident follows overnight clashes in #Telaviv

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Police suspect that the man who was murdered opposed the regime in Eritrea and was stabbed by the government’s supporters.

Police said they arrested ten people who had armed themselves with clubs and stones and were planning to target other members of the community.

On Friday night, a brawl between Eritreans in south Tel Aviv sent two people to the hospital in serious condition. Earlier in the week, another Eritrean asylum seeker was stabbed to death under similar circumstances.

Earlier this month, a massive brawl broke out outside the Eritrean embassy in Tel Aviv between supporters and opponents of the regime, leaving nearly 200 people injured.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/eritrean-man-stabbed-to-death-in-latest-brawl-between-migrants-in-netanya/

#Ethiopia: #Tigray Interim Admin declares three-day mourning period to honor veterans lost in war; official announcements of combatants’ deaths to be made

The Tigray interim administration has declared a three-day mourning period starting on 13 October, 2023, to honor combatants who lost their lives during the violent war that ended in November 2022.

General Tadesse Werede announced this during a briefing, emphasizing the importance of waiting for official government announcements.

A committee has been established to monitor the mourning period.

https://addisstandard.com/news-tigray-interim-admin-declares-three-day-mourning-period-to-honor-veterans-lost-in-war-official-announcements-of-combatants-deaths-to-be-made/

#Ethiopia faces a “high risk” of further atrocities because of instability in several regions and a peace deal between the government and the #Tigray region, according to a United Nations panel.

An analysis by the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia, whose mandate is up for renewal this week, found recent evidence of atrocity crimes in the country’s #Tigray, #Amhara, #Afar and #Oromia regions, the panel said in a report published on Monday.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-03/un-panel-warns-of-high-risk-of-further-atrocities-in-ethiopia?leadSource=uverify%20wall

#Ethiopia: Unidentified armed group kills eight, injures many in brutal attack in East Gurage Zone

Unidentified armed group kills eight individuals while injuring others in the East Gurage Zone’s #East_Meskan_Woreda.

Residents report the attack occurred on 2 October, 2023, targeting #Mareko residents.

Authorities investigating possible links to #Meskan Zonal Administration.

https://addisstandard.com/news-unidentified-armed-group-kills-eight-injures-many-in-brutal-attack-in-east-gurage-zone/

#Ethiopia: Ethiopian Securities Exchange unveils inaugural board ahead of launch

In a seminal move poised to shift the terrain of Ethiopia's economic landscape, the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) has unveiled its inaugural board of directors, with preparations set to finalize within the ensuing three months.

At the helm, former Zemen Bank VP, Hilaway Tadesse, will steer the institution as a chairman, joined by an assemblage of eminent professionals, including Eleni Gebremedhin (PhD), the progenitor of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX), and Fikadu Petros, a distinguished legal expert. The announcement made by executives of Ethiopian Investment Holdings marks a step towards the inception of the ESX.

https://addisfortune.news/news-alert/ethiopian-securities-exchange-unveils-inaugural-board-ahead-of-launch/

#Ethiopia: Ethiopian Embassy in #Khartoum, #Sudan, sustained damages after the building was hit by heavy artillery today. The embassy's building and its property were damaged in the attack but no casualties were reported.

The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces led by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo blamed the attack on Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan for “severely damaging the embassy building located in the area of Al-Amarat.”

In addition to the Ethiopian embassy, ​​the United Arab Emirates, Russian and South African embassies were also reported to have been attacked.

https://addisstandard.com/Amharic/?p=1892

#Ethiopia - #China to build electrical engineering center in #Addis_Abeba

The Civil Engineering Construction Corporation of China (CCECC) has agreed to build a “centre of excellence” in Addis Abeba to help train Ethiopian electrical engineers.

The facility would be for the national Ethiopian Electricity Utility (EEU).

EEU chief executive Shiferaw Telila said the centre would help make its service “reliable, efficient and advanced, compatible with contemporary technology”.

The $167m facility will have workshops and laboratories for training and research, a control centre, a meeting hall and dormitories for students and guests, as well as extensive sports facilities, including a football pitch and an athletics track.

https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/china-to-build-electrical-engineering-centre-in-addis-ababa/

#EU pledges delayed $680 million aid package for #Ethiopia

The European Union on Tuesday pledged a $680 million aid package for Ethiopia that was delayed due to a 2020-2022 civil war in its northern Tigray region.

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“Together, the EU and Ethiopia aim to gradually normalise relations through structured political dialogue and rebuild a mutual reinforcing partnership,” Urpilainen said.

The aid package had been due to be disbursed between 2021 and 2027.

The resumption of EU budget support, which was suspended in January 2021, was contingent on Ethiopia agreeing to a reform program with the International Monetary Fund, as well as achieving other “political conditions”, she said.

Ethiopia’s finance minister Ahmed Shide said the aid deal signified the “strategic importance” of Ethiopia’s partnership with the EU.

https://www.reuters.com/article/ethiopia-aid-eu-idUSKBN3131MQ

#Ethiopia: Atrocity crimes still being committed in Ethiopia, #UN experts warn

Despite the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, the Commission has determined that serious violations are continuing in the Tigray region.

It has confirmed the ongoing presence of Eritrean forces in Ethiopia, and continuing atrocities against civilians, in particular rape and other forms of sexual violence.

The Commission has also expressed alarm about the deteriorating situation in the #Amhara region, including emerging reports of extrajudicial killings and mass arrests. Most, if not all, of the structural drivers of violence and conflict remain unaddressed.

“One of the Human Rights Council’s most important roles is to help prevent human rights violations and respond to human rights emergencies,” said commission member Radhika Coomaraswamy. “The situation in Ethiopia clearly merits such attention and it is vital that this continues.”

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/10/1141832

#Ethiopia: Hunger strike concerns for detained Ethiopians

Families of three Ethiopian politicians jailed in connection with violence in the north-western #Amhara region say they are concerned for the detainees’ well-being.

It comes after handwritten letters on social media appeared to indicate the politicians - Christian Tadele, Yohannes Buayalew and Kassa Teshager - were on hunger strike.

Christian is a member of Ethiopia’s lower house of parliament while Yohannes and Kassa are members of Amhara regional and Addis Ababa city councils respectively. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-66909040?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=651ba59a02d73c280f4a8688%26Hunger%20strike%20concerns%20for%20detained%20Ethiopians%262023-10-03T09%3A25%3A42.574Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:217290c3-dd76-4624-88dd-dacbae0e3882&pinned_post_asset_id=651ba59a02d73c280f4a8688&pinned_post_type=share

https:/#Feature: “I was waiting for seven years to hear my name on the list”: Chief Hospital Corpsman Weldekiros Aregawi

#Weldekiros_Aregawi has reached a point during his Navy career where the notion of service before self is even more pronounced than it was before.

Such reasoning is born from a Navy Medicine career of 19 and a half years which has always been predicated on helping deliver healthcare to those in need.

“At this stage of my career, I’m not here for myself. I’m here to help junior Sailors and the operational mission,” said Weldekiros, who professes he specifically joined the Navy to become a hospital corpsman and take care of patients.

Consider that original goal accomplished and then some. https://addisstandard.com/?p=38236