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US concerned by reports of local UN staff detained in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States is concerned by the reports of the detention of United Nations staff in Ethiopia based on ethnicity, US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price said in a press briefing.
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Sixteen local UN staff detained in Ethiopia, six released: Spokesman
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New York [US], November 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of 16 local UN staff are currently being detained in Ethiopia, while six others have been released, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
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UNSC meet on Ethiopia: India urges all sides to exercise restraint, reiter
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New York [US], November 9 (ANI): India, during a United Nations Security Council's meet on Ethiopia on Monday, urged all sides to exercise restraint and reiterated commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ethiopia.
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Conflict in Tigray region of Ethiopia reaches disastrous proportions: UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 9 (ANI): A year-long conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has reached "disastrous proportions", UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council on Monday, issuing a warning of "grave uncertainty" surrounding the future of the country and st
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US special envoy returns to Ethiopia to press for cessation of hostilities
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Washington [US], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman returned to Ethiopia this week to continue to press the warring parties there to negotiate a ceasefire, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a press briefing.
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Ethiopians demonstrate against foreign interference
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Tens of thousands of Ethiopians on Sunday gathered at the Meskel Square in the capital of Addis Ababa to denounce foreign interference and pressure in the country's internal affairs.
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US orders most of its civil servants, their families to leave Ethiopia ami
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Washington [US], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Washington issued an order to its non-essential officials residing in Ethiopia to leave the country with their families due to the ongoing armed conflict.
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Twitter suspends trends feature in Ethiopia for fear of violence escalatio
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Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Twitter temporarily disabled the Trends feature in Ethiopia to make sure that the platform cannot be used to instigate violence in the conflict-torn country, the social media said on Saturday.
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Blinken discusses escalation of tensions in Ethiopia with Kenyan President
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 6 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and discussed regional security issues of mutual interest, including the situation in Ethiopia, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Friday.
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UN Security Council calls for ceasefire in Ethiopia
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New York [US], November 6 (ANI): The 15-membered United Nations Security Council (UNSC) expressed 'deep concern about the expansion and intensification of military clashes in northern Ethiopia' and urged the warring sides to negotiate a "lasting ceasefire".
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Nine Ethiopian opposition factions form alliance, say want to bring down g
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Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Nine Ethiopian rebel groups announced on Friday that they had formed an anti-government alliance to change the incumbent government and establish a transitional body.
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Blinken urges parties to conflict in Ethiopia to start peace negotiations
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday the Ethiopian authorities and the advancing rebels of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray (PNLF) should end the internal armed conflict and begin peace negotiations.
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