PM Wins Vote

PM Wins Vote

July 5 , 2021

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has won a landslide victory for the parliamentary seat in Goma 2 Constituency, Oromia Regional State. The premier garnered 76,892 votes from the 79,295 voters registered voters across 85 polling stations in the constituency. The PM was running against Dagim Waarisoo of Enat Party and Kalid Jemal of EZEMA...

== Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has won a lan...

Federal Gov’t Declares Ceasefire

Federal Gov’t Declares Ceasefire

June 28 , 2021

The federal government has declared a ceasefire, for the first time since war in Tigray began in November last year. This comes just an hour after state-media outlets reported the Tigray interim administration requested the federal government for a ceasefire, taking the "existing humanitarian predicaments in the region" into consideration. The f...

== The federal government has declared a ceasefi...

Telecom Privatisation Pushes Forward

Telecom Privatisation Pushes Forward

June 14 , 2021

The government has announced the call for an expression for interest (EOI) for the partial privatisation of Ethio telecom. The EOI is open for a month and interested bidders are expected to present three-year audit reports before the deadline on July 14, 2021, along with other documents. "We expect a lot of bidders will be interested," said B...

The government has announced the call for an...

Precluded Constituencies to Vote on September 6

Precluded Constituencies to Vote on September 6

June 10 , 2021

Electorates in 54 constituencies not included in the upcoming national elections may cast their votes on September 6, 2021, officials at the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced today. The vast majority of these will be for regional council seats. This schedule, however, will not include voters in the Tigray Regional State, wher...

Electorates in 54 constituencies not included...

World Leaders Decry Global Inaction on Tigray Ordeal

World Leaders Decry Global Inaction on Tigray Ordeal

June 10 , 2021

From US Ambassador to the United Nations and Commissioners of the European Union to chiefs of UN agencies and heads of international aid organisations, globals leaders are displeased with the "insufficient attention" the world has given to the crisis and suffering in the Tigray region and have decried the inaction to stop the ongoing war. Since...

From US Ambassador to the United Nations and...

Ethiopian Authorities Downplay Tigray Famine Fear

Ethiopian Authorities Downplay Tigray Famine Fear

June 9 , 2021

Authorities of the federal government have denied the risk of famine in Tigray Regional State, despite pressure from Western governments and international humanitarian organisations warning of the prospect of deaths in the thousands. In a press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister today, Mitiku Kassa, head of the National Disaster R...

Authorities of the federal government have de...

Transatlantic Pushes for "Bolder Actions" Amidst Famine Fear in Tigray

Transatlantic Pushes for "Bolder Actions" Amidst Famine Fear in Tigray

June 5 , 2021

A transatlantic alliance is pushing for "bolder actions" against the Ethiopian government, amidst fear that a raging conflict in the Tigray Regional State will result in famine should the international community remain indifferent to the plights of millions displaced in the region. Ahead of a summit by leaders of the G7 countries, Europe and the...

A transatlantic alliance is pushing for "bold...