Residents report gunfire in Ethiopian holy city, but govt says all peaceful
Addis Ababa/Nairobi: Fighting broke out on Wednesday between the army and a regional militia in Ethiopia's mediaeval holy city of Lalibela, a World Heritage site, four residents told Reuters, but the government said the area was peaceful. Fano, a part-time militia in the northern Amhara region which has no formal command structure, has been battling the army since late July. It captured Lalibela, famous for its rock-hewn churches, and Gondar, the second-biggest city in Amhara, for several days in August before being repulsed. The fighting, which has killed hundreds of people, is the biggest security challenge faced by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed since the Tigray war ended a year ago. "Fighting broke out (in Lalibela) an hour ago and I am now hiding in my home," one resident said by telephone, with the crackle of gunfire in the background.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 08, 2023 09:57 UTC
Assessing Claims That Ethiopian Immigrants to Israel Received Birth Control Shots Without Consent
Pro-Palestinian activists are resurfacing claims that Israel subjected Ethiopian immigrants to long-term birth control shots without their knowledge or consent. In 2012, Gal Gabai, an anchor for the news show Vacuum on Israeli Educational Television, aired a report revealing that a number of Ethiopian immigrants to Israel received contraceptive shots either coercively or without their full consent. The investigation also reported an almost 50 percent decline in the birth rate of Ethiopian women in the prior decade. From the available evidence, it appears likely that some Ethiopian women were given contraceptive injections without fully understanding the potential side effects or their alternative options. Claims that this contraception regime led to a decrease in the Ethiopian community’s fertility rate are similarly difficult to validate.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 08, 2023 09:54 UTC
Are Ethiopia and Eritrea on the Path to War?
In the five tumultuous years from 2018 to 2023, the dynamics between Eritrea and Ethiopia have veered from hostility to cooperation and now—ominously—toward the brink of war. In the five tumultuous years from 2018 to 2023, the dynamics between Eritrea and Ethiopia have veered from hostility to cooperation and now—ominously—toward the brink of war. When Abiy visited Eritrea in July 2018, both countries announced an end to the state of war. Eritrean military sources suggest the country is now bracing for a potential war as Ethiopia amasses troops near the Eritrean border. Eritrea might exploit Amhara resources to destabilize Ethiopia, while Ethiopia has to block its border with Eritrea to cut off Eritrean support to the Amhara militia.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 08, 2023 03:02 UTC
Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed eyes Red Sea port, inflaming tensions
In July, Mr Abiy publicly raised the question of Ethiopia's access to the sea. Quoting a famous 19th Century general, Ras Alula, Mr Abiy said that the Red Sea was Ethiopia's natural boundary. If Mr Abiy overreaches, Saudi Arabia may feel obliged to overcome its wariness over the Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki, and support him. If he is serious about a new war, Mr Abiy faces two major challenges. The Ethiopian army lost, by its own calculation, between 260,000 and 520,000 soldiers killed or missing in action, plus 374,000 wounded.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 08, 2023 01:27 UTC
Unmasking Abiy Ahmed – What You Need To Know 😀
Ethiopians are still in shock and struggling to make sense of Abiy Ahmed, their self-proclaimed leader. His entire life narrative is a convoluted mess, riddled with inconsistencies and inexplicable gaps. Most Ethiopians had never even heard of him before he forcefully took control, seemingly emerging from thin air. Abiy’s true identity remains shrouded in mystery, as he has even altered his name and religion. Unless Ethiopians band together and get rid of this guy, he’s going to keep causing misery.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 08, 2023 00:34 UTC
Israel-Palestine: Biden Must Do The Courageous Humane Thing By Calling For Cease-Fire
ContradictionsIn the Middle East today, Joe Biden’s choice is between wholeheartedly supporting Israel and doing all he can to protect the innocents in Gaza. To be sure, US military aid—jet fighters, drones, and Special Forces—is supporting Israel’s operations in Gaza. Nor, at home, can Biden expect understanding from Palestinian and other Muslim communities—or even from progressive Jews—on his current policy. All these groups see the glaring contradiction, not the logic, of fully supporting Israel while calling for its restraint. The fundamental dilemma that Biden faces is that he is the inheritor of many decades of unqualified US support of Israel.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 07, 2023 16:20 UTC
Navigating The Digital Casino Waters: Your Safety Aboard
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Source:Ethiopian News
November 07, 2023 16:20 UTC
Gebremdhin Haile appointed Ethiopian Coach
Ethiopia has appointed Ethiopian Insurance Coach, Gebremdhin Haile as national Coach for his second stint in the role. Gebremdhin Haile will lead both Ethiopian Insurance team and the national team at the same as agreed by both organisations. He has signed on a one-year deal.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 07, 2023 15:31 UTC
John Fetterman says he's feeling liberated after brush with death, rips fellow Democrats
"It’s that line from … the original Batman with Jack Nicholson where as Joker he starts laughing and he’s like, ‘I’ve already been dead once,’" Fetterman told The Post. Senator, Fetterman has also shown he'll shoot inside his own tent. He suggested to the Post that Manchin, who is up for re-election in the deep red state next year, wouldn't be "around much longer." "And then I realized, well, he’s not going to be around much longer and I’m going to get his parking space." When he first became a senator, Fetterman was known for walking "silently around the halls of the Capitol, looking deeply uncomfortable in a suit and almost startled whenever another senator or a reporter approached him."
Source:Ethiopian News
November 07, 2023 15:18 UTC
Fighting in Ethiopia's Amhara Region Prompts Fear for Ancient Churches
Fano militiamen fighting the Ethiopian army in the Amhara region over-ran Lalibela and Gondar for several days in August marking Ethiopia's most serious security crisis since a two-year civil war in the neighbouring region of Tigray ended a year ago. Lidetu Ayalew, an Amhara politician based in the United States who grew up near Lalibela, said he feared the churches could be harmed. "The churches risk being struck and destroyed due to careless firing of heavy weapons," he said in a statement on Monday. The UN in August said in the latest round of fighting in Amhara at least 183 people had been killed in the first month. Ethiopia's federal government and Amhara region's government had no immediate comment to Reuters' requests for comment.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 07, 2023 15:01 UTC
Clashes in Ethiopia's Amhara region raise concern for historic churches
NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA - Fresh fighting between the Ethiopian army and a local militia in the northern Amhara region has raised concerns among residents for the safety of historic rock-hewn churches in the holy town of Lalibela. Fano militiamen over-ran Lalibela and Gondar, the second-biggest city in the Amhara region, for several days in August in Ethiopia's most serious security crisis since a two-year civil war in neighbouring Tigray ended a year ago. Lidetu Ayalew, an Amhara politician based in the United States who grew up near Lalibela, said he feared the churches could be struck and destroyed. "The churches risk being struck and destroyed due to careless firing of heavy weapons," he said in a statement on Monday. Fighting in Amhara killed at least 183 people in the first month of the conflict, the United Nations said in late August.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 07, 2023 14:56 UTC
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Source:Ethiopian News
November 07, 2023 14:48 UTC
Is landlocked Ethiopia starting another war over ports in Horn of Africa?
Since 1991 when Eritrea gained independence from neighbouring Ethiopia, one of the world’s oldest countries and Africa’s second most populous country, has been landlocked. On November 26, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed denied reports that his government was planning to wage war to gain access to a seaport. “On certain issues that Ethiopia seeks dialogue over, it is being said that a military invasion is a possibility. Support rallies were organised in Ethiopia and abroad even as reports of war crimes by Ethiopian troops made the rounds. Addisu Lashitew, a research fellow at the Brookings Institute, says Ethiopia’s port rhetoric is little more than posturing amid rising frustration over those domestic policy failures.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 07, 2023 14:30 UTC
40 dead in Kenya and Somalia as heavy rain and flash floods displace thousands
In Somalia, the government declared an emergency after the extreme weather killed at least 25 people and destroyed homes, roads and bridges. The heavy rains follow four consecutive years of drought that pushed Somalia to the brink of famine. In neighbouring Kenya, the Kenya Red Cross said the death toll had risen to 15 since the heavy rain began on Friday, with the port city of Mombasa and the north-eastern counties of Mandera and Wajir the worst affected. We must collectively address climate change https://t.co/l8EimJGPlD — Health NGOs Network (HENNET) (@HennetKenya) November 6, 2023As of Sunday, flash floods had destroyed 241 acres of farmland and killed 1,067 livestock, the Kenya Red Cross reported. Heavy rain and flooding have also been reported in the Somali region of Ethiopia, where thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes after houses and farmlands were destroyed by floodwater.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 07, 2023 14:29 UTC
Heavy fighting continues in various areas of Gojam and Wollo provinces
Heavy fighting continues in various areas of Gojam and Wollo provinces in the Amhara region between federal troops and local militias, reports say. The Gojam Fano spokesman, Zinabu Lingerew, informed a US-based Ethiopian news outlet the group successfully thwarted fresh government attacks and seized towns. Residents report the use of heavy weaponry in towns and villages surrounding the regional capital Bahir Dar. Government soldiers are said to be conducting house-to-house searches in several towns, including Dembecha and Feres Bet, towns in the West Gojam zone. The Bahir Dar city administration is maintaining that they are not to blame for the situation.
Source:Ethiopian News
November 07, 2023 14:14 UTC