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Ethiopia calls on UN to condemn terrorism in country: Diplomat
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ethiopian government is calling on the United Nations to condemn the "terrorism" of TPLF in the country, Ambassador of Ethiopia to the United States, Fitsum Arega, told Sputnik.
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Ethiopians joining army out of free will as they see enormous threat to na
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians have volunteered for military service following a national call to defend the country from the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Ethiopian Ambassador to the United States Fitsum Arega told Sputnik.
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UN says released staffer in Ethiopia detained again, 9 others remain in de
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United Nations, November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The Ethiopian authorities have detained again a United Nations staff member who was arrested and released earlier, while nine other local employees still remain under arrest, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Friday.
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UN urges Ethiopian Government to release detained staffers
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New York [US], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has called on the Ethiopian authorities to release as soon as possible its staff working at the local office who were detained earlier this week, spokesman for UN secretary-general Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday.
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Blinken meets Ukrainian Foreign Minister, dials Ethiopian PM, FM
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) met Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and launched the forward-looking Strategic Charter to advance security, prosperity, and rule of law between the two nations.
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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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Nine Ethiopian opposition factions form alliance, say want to bring down g
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
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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Tigray rebels seize Ethiopia's city of Kemise
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) together with the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) have occupied the Ethiopian town of Kemise located only 139 miles away from the capital of Addis Ababa, Tigray External Affairs Office spoke
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Ethiopian parliament ratifies state of emergency rule
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Ethiopian House of People's Representatives (HoPR) on Thursday ratified a six-month sate of emergency rule amid expanding conflict in the northern part of the country.
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End war now before it's too late for Ethiopians, says UN rights chief
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 4 (ANI): All parties involved in the escalating conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray must stop fighting immediately, or else risk pushing the region's catastrophic humanitarian situation "over the edge", the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, sa
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UN Secretary-General expresses concern over escalation of tensions in Ethi
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New York [US], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern over the recent escalation of tensions in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray.
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