Ethiopia: UN Says Thousands of Eritrean Refugees in Tigray Dying As Access to Aid Remains Blocked
Geneva — The United Nations Refugee Agency says thousands of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia's embattled northern Tigray province are living under life-threatening conditions because they have no access to humanitarian aid. U.N. refugee staff members say they were shocked by what they saw when they visited the Mai Aini and Adi Harush camps for Eritrean refugees in southern Tigray for the first time in three weeks. Refugee Agency, says the team found refugees scared and struggling to get enough to eat. He says food is running out in the two camps and refugees have been selling their clothes and few belongings to get food. The UNHCR says it wants to relocate the more than 25,000 Eritrean refugees remaining in the two camps to a new site provided by the Ethiopian government in the neighboring Amhara region.
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January 23, 2022 10:35 UTC
I am now world's statesman: Full story of what Obasanjo told PDP leaders
By Olawale Jokotoye/AbeokutaFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday restated his decision and commitment to stay off the party politics, saying nothing can make him return to party politics. The former president said he was contented to remain as an elder statesman, adding that nothing would make him return to party politics. “I want to emphasise that I am no longer in partisan politics and there is nothing that will bring me back to partisan politics. “I will remain a statesman in Nigeria, West Africa, Africa and indeed in the world at large. “Though, you retired from partisan politics, partisan politics will never retire from your blood.
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January 23, 2022 09:38 UTC
New Research Reveals That The Oldest Human Remains Discovered In Ethiopia Dates Back Around 2,30,000 Years
According to researchers, ancient human bones discovered in Ethiopia could be as old as 2,30,000 years. The remains are one of the oldest examples of Homo sapiens fossils, having been found in the late 1960s. As a result of the new results, the minimum age of Homo sapiens in eastern Africa has been pushed back by 30,000 years. Archaeologists reported the discovery of the world's oldest Homo sapiens remains in 2017. In southwestern Ethiopia, the Omo I remains were discovered in the Omo Kibish Formation.
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January 23, 2022 08:38 UTC
The US is pushing for peace in Ethiopia, but it needs to do more
One of Joe Biden’s key presidential campaign promises was to restore the US’s global leadership, especially with regard to human rights. However, as the Tigray forces made significant gains in the battlefield, drone support from the UAE and Turkey resumed. These facts have been reported by the UN, USAID, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and a range of international media, such as the BBC. They have also recommended investigations into human rights abuses, imposing sanctions, opening up corridors for providing access to humanitarian aid, and reaching a ceasefire. Podcast: Adem K. Abebe - A Blueprint for Peace in Ethiopia?
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January 23, 2022 05:06 UTC
The Monarchy: An Institution That Can Unite All Ethiopians (Gizachew Tiruneh Ph. D.)
I wish to contribute toward this idea by suggesting that Ethiopia would benefit if the Solomonic monarchy is restored in a constitutional framework. Yet the end of the Solomonic dynasty may not be a foregone conclusion. It may be anticipated, however, that some Ethiopians or groups are opposed to the return of the Solomonic monarchy. If the Solomonic dynasty is restored, the monarchy will likely be an asset, not a liability, to the Ethiopian people. The Rise and Fall of the Solomonic Dynasty of Ethiopia: Is the Kebra Nagast a Time-Bound Document?
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January 23, 2022 04:59 UTC
Wildfire along California's Big Sur forces evacuations
Mankato, MN (56001)TodayCloudy with snow showers developing for the afternoon. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 50%..TonightVariably cloudy with snow showers. SSW winds shifting to WNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 60%.
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January 23, 2022 04:26 UTC
Nearly 14,000 held for labor, residency, border violations across Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is well placed to capitalize on falling costs of launching rockets, advances in technology, and a growing public interest in space exploration. Since its launch in December 2018, the Kingdom’s state-funded space program has struck deals with the European Space Agency, the UK, France, and Hungary to further cooperation. Saudi Arabia also played a key role in the Arab League’s formation of Arabsat, a satellite communications company, which launched its first satellite in 1985. Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in the sector and already has several achievements to its name. “Service to agency, service to country and service to others.”
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January 23, 2022 04:18 UTC
CARIBBEAT: Bronx artist predicts a year of brightly colored Biblical paintings
“I’m looking forward to seeing the cross I made for Sewanee, University of the South installed this winter, and to working on my third children’s book! Groundwood Books asked if I wanted to write and illustrate a children’s book based on my Nanny series, and of course I said YES!”
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January 23, 2022 02:30 UTC
Ethiopian army planning to ‘eliminate’ Tigrayan forces
ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s military is planning to enter the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle and “eliminate” rebellious forces, a top military official said late on Friday amid diplomatic efforts to end conflict in the country’s north. The Horn of Africa country has been gripped by war for more than a year, with the federal military and its allies battling forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the political party that controls Tigray. In an interview with state-affiliated media outlet Fana broadcast late on Friday, Ethiopian Defence Forces (EDF) deputy army chief General Abebaw Tadesse said the country would not be at peace until the TPLF was eliminated. “The people of Ethiopia shouldn’t think that it is over, it is not over. We will not negotiate with them.”The TPLF’s spokesperson, Getachew Reda, could not be reached for a comment on the military official’s remarks.
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January 23, 2022 00:52 UTC
Hockey Day Minnesota fans 5
Mankato, MN (56001)TodayPartly cloudy in the morning followed by periods of snow showers later in the day. WNW winds shifting to S at 10 to 20 mph. Snow accumulations less than one inch..TonightSnow showers. SSW winds shifting to WNW at 10 to 20 mph. Snow accumulations less than one inch.
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January 22, 2022 21:36 UTC
Ethiopian False Banana: Could This be the Long-awaited Supercrop For Climate Change?
False Banana May Increase Food SecurityHowever, you should pay attention since enset has the potential to become a new global staple. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that, on average, global temperatures will rise by 1.5°C during the next two decades. Sub-Saharan Africa's economies are heavily reliant on rain-fed agriculture, hence climate change has a disproportionate impact on them, according to ZME Science. Due to its resemblance to the banana, it is known as the Ethiopian banana, Abyssinian banana, or false banana. Future Benefits of EnsetOnly recently has there been substantial investigation into the potential of the food crop, enset to feed large numbers of people.
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January 22, 2022 21:27 UTC
Ethiopia's army plans to 'eliminate' rebel Tigrayan forces, top military official says
The TPLF's spokesperson, Getachew Reda, could not be reached for a comment on the military official's remarks. In a tweet on Thursday, when part of Mr Abebaw's interview was aired on Fana, Mr Getachew said: "We are not losing sleep over Abebaw’s plan!" Separately, air force chief commander Yilma Merdasa denied targeting civilians in the conflict, saying his forces have the technology to avoid doing so. The TPLF says Mr Abiy wants to end the country's ethnically-based federal government system while Mr Abiy says the TPLF is hungry to seize the national power it once held. TPLF forces control most of Tigray but are surrounded by hostile forces from neighbouring regions of Afar and Amhara which are allied with the federal military.
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January 22, 2022 21:21 UTC
Donald Levine's Email on Atrocities Committed by TPLF and Stolen Aid Money
The late Donald Levine (Photo source : Chicago Tribune)The late Professor Donal Levine was an American sociologist, educator, social theorist and writer. The email mentions about the atrocities committed by TPLF and millions of aid dollars siphoned off by TPLF. In China they killed more than a million.” He said this in a semi-public venue where others overheard him. TPLF got going with a group that was airing mainly resurgent Woyane grievances against a central government perceived as “Amhara”. To share information or send submission, use info@borkena.comRelated : Donald Levine – American sociologist with expertise on Ethiopia passed away
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January 22, 2022 21:10 UTC
Residents invited to try hand at redistricting
Mankato, MN (56001)TodayPartly cloudy in the morning followed by periods of snow showers later in the day. WNW winds shifting to S at 10 to 20 mph. Snow accumulations less than one inch..TonightSnow showers. SSW winds shifting to WNW at 10 to 20 mph. Snow accumulations less than one inch.
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January 22, 2022 21:05 UTC
Ethiopian general vows to 'eliminate' Tigrayan opposition, reversing earlier attempts at dialogue
Ethiopian army AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty ImagesAn Ethiopian general said his country plans to send troops into the Tigrayan regional capital of Mekelle to "eliminate" opposition forces in the rebel province, Reuters reports. There shouldn't be any confusion about this," Ethiopian Defense Forces deputy army chief Gen. Abebaw Tadesse said in an interview with state media Friday. "The people of Ethiopia shouldn't think that it is over. On Jan. 7, the Ethiopian government announced it had released several opposition leaders from prison in an attempt to open dialogue. Fighting between the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments on one side and, on the other, the Tigray Defense Forces and a patchwork of smaller rebel groups, erupted in November after Tigrayan forces attacked an Ethiopian military headquarters.
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January 22, 2022 19:47 UTC