Tag: Ethiopia
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๐ช๐น Ethiopia inaugurates a new Federal Police Forensic Investigation and Research Center of Excellence, the country’s prime minister reports
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia โ In a major milestone for law enforcement and public security in Ethiopia, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the countryโs new Federal Police Forensic Investigation and Research Center of Excellence. The state-of-the-art facility aims to enhance the capabilities of the Ethiopian Federal Police in crime detection, investigation, and forensic research, marking a…
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๐ช๐ฌ Egyptians forced to exhume relatives as historic cemetery is demolished
Families in Cairo, Egypt have had to exhume the mortal remains of their deceased relatives because the government is demolishing parts of historic cemeteries for a new infrastructure project. Authorities say the project will create roads and bridges to ease traffic in the overcrowded city, which has around 22 million people. The work is taking…
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๐ช๐น Rebels kill 48 in Ethiopia’s Oromia: rights agency
Ethiopia’s rights watchdog said on Thursday it was investigating the killing of 48 people in the restive Oromia region and laid the blame for the bloodbath on armed rebels. The ambush by the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), which is designated a terrorist organisation by Addis Ababa, occurred last week in the North Shewa district west…
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Historical Speech: Kwame Nkrumah Address at Conference of African Freedom Fighters Accra
Kwame Nkrumahโs address at the Conference of African Freedom Fighters in Accra, held in 1958, was a historic call for unity and collective action against colonial rule. Nkrumah emphasized the importance of solidarity among African nations in the fight for independence and liberation from European powers. He argued that political freedom must be coupled with…
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๐๐บ๐ธ US Elections: How African leaders responded to Trumpโs victory as Americaโs 47th President
This morning, congratulatory messages from world leaders have been pouring in, and African leaders are also joining in to offer their well-wishes. Some of them were: Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The Zimbabwean president congratulated Trump on the social platform X, writing: โCongratulations to President elect @realdonaldtrump on your election victory. The world needs more leaders…
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๐ช๐น Haile Selassieโs grandson buys Ethiopian shield from UK auction to return it to homeland
The shield of the Abyssinian Emperor Tewodros II, stolen by Britain from Ethiopia in 1868 during the Magdala War, has been returned to its homeland. The artifact was to be sold at auction, but changed its mind under pressure from the African country’s authorities. The ceremonial handover was attended by representatives of the Ethiopian Cultural…
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Somalia Wants Ethiopia Excluded From Force Battling Al-Shabaab ๐ธ๐ด๐ช๐น
Somalia has issued conditions to Ethiopia for its inclusion in the African Union Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) which is set to replace the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATIMIS) in January 2025. In reaction to last week’s Ethiopian Foreign Affairs statement that Addis will not withdraw its 3000 troops in Somalia with or…
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DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Benin, Gambia elected to Human Rights Council
The Democratic Republic of Congo is among 15 countries elected to the Human Rights Council on Wednesday, despite objections by the country’s opposition. Benin, Gambia, Kenya and Ethiopia are the other African countries elected to the Council. The five countries will serve for three years, starting on January 1, 2025. At the assembly, there was…
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Ethiopian lawmakers select new president
Ethiopian lawmakers on Monday chose Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie as the country’s new president — a largely ceremonial role — leaving Africa with only one female head of state. Atske Selassie replaced Sahle-Work Zewde, 74, a respected former diplomat who had served as president since 2018. That leaves Tanzania as the only African country…
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Ethiopia forces deploy against Amhara rebels
Ethiopian army forces have deployed in large numbers in the past fortnight to Amhara state, scene of a year-long insurgency, a security source told PA.E on Saturday. The Fano, a long-standing “self-defence” militia for the Amhara ethnic group, the second largest in Ethiopia, took up arms against the federal government in April 2023 after it…
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