Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, was charged in a complaint from late August, which was unsealed on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement. He faced three charges including "delivering national defense information to aid a foreign government, conspiracy to deliver national defense information to aid a foreign government, and the willful retention of national defense information," the Justice Department said. Between December 2022, and August 2023, Lemma copied classified information from intelligence reports and deleted the classification markings from them, the Justice Department said. Lemma then removed the information, which was classified as 'secret' and 'top secret,' from secure facilities at the State Department. Lemma used an encrypted application to transmit classified national defense information to a foreign government official associated with a foreign country's intelligence service, the Justice Department said.

In recent months, the region has also provided shelter to thousands of Sudanese refugees escaping the ongoing fighting that erupted in mid-April. On Wednesday evening, the state-backed Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said that thirty refugees have died in Ethiopia's southwestern region of Gambela due to hunger and malnutrition. Official data shows that Gambela Region has hosted tens of thousands of South Sudanese refugees who have fled civil conflict since 2013. In recent months, the region has also provided shelter to thousands of Sudanese refugees escaping the ongoing fighting that erupted in mid-April. pic.twitter.com/UcGHriQfvL — WHO Ethiopia (@WHOEthiopia) September 21, 2023In June, the World Food Program of the United Nations announced the suspension of most food aid programs in Ethiopia, citing large-scale aid misappropriation.

Human rights commission says atrocities in Ethiopia continue and urges Human Rights Council to renew its mandate. UN-appointed investigators have warned that more atrocities were likely to be carried out in Ethiopia and called for continued scrutiny of Addis Ababa’s human rights record as their work faces termination amid strong African-led opposition. Both sides accused each other of atrocities, including massacres, rape and arbitrary detentions, but each denied responsibility for systemic abuses. The International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia, composed of three independent experts, said earlier this week in a report that war crimes and crimes against humanity were still being committed in Ethiopia. Ethiopia, which has denied committing widespread abuses, has strongly opposed the probe and tried to cut its work short.

Boeing Co. on Wednesday reached eight more settlement agreements related to a 2019 Ethiopian Airlines disaster that killed all 157 passengers and crew, according to court documents. A 2019 civil complaint alleged Boeing’s flight control system for the aircraft used on the flight, a new Boeing 737 MAX 8, was “unreasonably dangerous” and had a “defective design” that erroneously pushed the aircraft’s nose downward. The crash occurred minutes after takeoff. “As a condition of the settlement, the parties have agreed to keep the amount of the settlement confidential,” said the agreements, which were substantially similar to each other. Boeing stipulated ...

CNN —A federal contractor who worked for State and Justice departments has been charged with sending classified US information to Ethiopia, according to newly unsealed court documents. His government work, prosecutors say, gave him a security clearance access to highly classified information, which he illegally copied and shared with a foreign agent. He also allegedly accessed at least 48 additional intelligence reports and printed and downloaded highly classified information from those reports. initiates internal security reviewThe State Department made the discovery that a contractor was sending classified information to Ethiopia as part of a “self-initiated 60-day Internal Security Review of the Department of State’s Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) network, systems, and applications,” State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said Thursday. “During this review, information was uncovered indicating that a Department of State information technology contractor may have removed, retained and transmitted classified national defense information without authorization,” Miller said.

× Expand After 18 years in business, Ethiopian restaurant Nile has announced it will be closing its doors. Foraging and brewing with local ingredients such as sassafras and longleaf pine needles, four Virginia breweries are participating in a project with The Nature Conservancy dubbed OktoberForest. In our latest Ingredient feature, get the lowdown on the beloved fruit, from shopping and cooking tips to a local food truck serving up fresh apple cider doughnuts. (Richmond magazine)Alla Tua SaluteNegroni Week, the national drink-a-palooza dedicated to the classic Italian cocktail, continues through Sept. 24. (Richmond magazine)New ChaptersAfter nearly two decades of serving Richmond Ethiopian comfort food including housemade injera, brothers Yoseph and Benyam Teklemariam have announced they will be shuttering their Church Hill restaurant, Nile.

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ArrowRight Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, of Silver Spring, Md., was charged in an Aug. 23 complaint unsealed Thursday on three counts: conspiracy; gathering or delivering national defense information to aid a foreign government; and unauthorized possession and willful retention of national defense information, Justice Department and FBI officials said. Charging papers did not name Ethiopia, but accused Lemma of spying for a country where he was previously a citizen, had family ties and had recently visited. The State Department’s intelligence bureau discovered the leaks after an internal security review prompted by the disclosure of hundreds of classified documents earlier this year. Advertisement“During this review, information was uncovered indicating that a Department of State information technology contractor may have removed, retained, and transmitted classified national defense information without authorization,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement. AdvertisementMost recently, on Aug. 18, State Department records indicate Lemma completed approximately 10 downloads, most of which were classified at the top-secret or secret level.

GENEVA - U.N.-appointed investigators warned on Thursday that more atrocities were likely in Ethiopia and called for continued scrutiny of Addis Ababa's human rights record as their work faces termination amid strong African-led opposition. Both sides accused each other of atrocities, including massacres, rape and arbitrary detentions, but each denied responsibility for systemic abuses. The International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia, composed of three independent experts, said earlier this week in a report that war crimes and crimes against humanity were still being committed in Ethiopia. He told the Council that "...the situation in Ethiopia exhibits most of the indicators for future atrocities..." and accused Ethiopia of conducting "a deliberate effort to evade regional and international scrutiny". Ethiopia's government and its armed forces have repeatedly denied that their soldiers committed widespread crimes and have promised to investigate complaints of individual abuses.

Addis Abeba — Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) confirmed yesterday the death of three detainees by a pest-borne outbreak at a temporary detention center located in Gelan Kifle Ketema(district) of Sheger City, in Oromia regional state. At times the facility holds "thousands", in conditions the rights commission described that lack "hygiene" and "personal sanitary" as well as the proper infrastructure suitable for the intended purpose. Close Sign up for free AllAfrica Newsletters Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox Top Headlines Ethiopia Health Human Rights By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy. A report by Addis Standard in January this year revealed that the streets of Addis Abeba were witnessing an unprecedented level of children systematically smuggled and forced to engage in various labor activities. Forced detention of people or involuntary relocation to detention centers constitutes a human rights violation, the commission said, adding that such coercive practices should stop at once.

Addis Ababa, September 21/2023(ENA) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen said Ethiopia is committed to the full implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On the occasion, Demeke noted that the implementation of the SDG agenda deserves continuous attention and a series of considerations. Ethiopia remains committed to implementing the global agenda as it complements the ten-year national development plan, Demeke added. Muller said that UNIDO is committed to support various development projects in Ethiopia. Demeke thanked Muller for his personal initiatives and expressed the desire of Ethiopia to have strong working relations with UNIDO.

Addis Ababa, September 21/2023(ENA) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen emphasized the importance of increased international cooperation to facilitate essential collaboration and financial support to develop efficient early warning systems at the national, regional, and global levels. The Deputy Prime Minister in his statement in New York, highlighted Ethiopia's substantial investment in adaptation measures through the Green Legacy Initiative. During the implementation segment of the Climate Ambition Summit, Demeke elaborated on the Ethiopian Early Warning Landscape, which is supported by changing policies as the scope, intensity, and frequency of disasters increase. He commended the Secretary-General's 'Early Warning for All' initiative, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Moreover, he emphasized “the importance of increased international cooperation to facilitate essential collaboration and financial support to develop efficient early warning systems at the national, regional, and global levels.”

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According to Ethiopian Forum and other Ethiopia social media sources, the UN Human /rights Council has decided to investigate war crimes, crimes of rape, ethnic cleansing and genocie perpetrated by the Abiy regime in the Amhara region. Rape, extra judicial killing of innocent civlians, pillaging of properties, destruction of social and economic infrastructure are normalized. The UN year-long investigation resulting in a massive report covers atrocities in the Afar, Amhara and Oromia regions. This latest report gives a more complete picture of human tragedy in Ethiopia. The Abiy regime will be ill-advised to reject independent expert investigation of recent atrocities in the Amhara region.

The Abyssinian Expedition, Ethiopia 1868 - the Naval Brigade parade beside Goon-Goona Rock. Prince Alemayehu and his guardian went to the Isle of Wight at the request of Queen Victoria in 1868. Some of the items being stored in the U.K. are tabots, holy relics of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Ethiopian Orthodox priests parade the Tabot through the streets of Addis Ababa during the Timqat on 19 January 2006. "At the heart of this is the fact that the British Museum and the British monarchy find themselves in exactly the same situation.