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Ethiopia turns on the turbines at giant Nile hydropower plant

Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan and Egypt have worried will cause water shortages downstream.

Reuters

Ethiopia starts electricity production at Blue Nile mega-dam

Sudan and Egypt see the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as a threat, but Ethiopia sees it as vital for development.

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia's Abiy inaugurates electricity production at Nile mega-dam

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially inaugurated electricity production from the country's mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday, a milestone in the controversial multi-billion dollar project.

France 24

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Facebook ‘lets vigilantes in Ethiopia incite ethnic killing’

Social media giant accused of inaction after users post ‘horrifying and hateful content’

The Guardian - UK

Ethiopia to Start Generating Electricity From Nile Dam Sunday

Ethiopia will start generating electricity from its controversial dam on the river Nile on Sunday, government officials told AFP. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), set to be the largest hydroelectric project in Africa, has been at the center of a regional dispute ever since Ethiopia broke ground in 2011.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gunmen kill 5 Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia's Afar region - U.N.

At least five Eritreans were killed when gunmen attacked a refugee camp in Ethiopia's northeastern Afar region during fighting between rebellious Tigrayan and Afar forces in the area on Feb. 3, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.

Reuters

Tigray forces raped and killed civilians in Ethiopia’s civil war, says Amnesty International

Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) accused of killing and raping dozens of people during the conflict

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Tigrayan soldiers accused of raping and killing civilians in Ethiopia’s civil war

New Amnesty report details ‘mounting evidence’ of repeated war crimes including gang-rape, summary killings and looting

The Guardian - UK

Ethiopia lifts wartime state of emergency

In tonight's edition: Ethiopia lifts its wartime state of emergency, which was imposed when Tigrayan rebels threatened to advance on the capital last November. Also, Liberia celebrates 200 years since the country's birth with a mass rally. And we take you to Central African Republic, where peanut farming is essential…

France 24

Ethiopia lifts state of emergency, but no ceasefire in sight

Ethiopia’s parliament has voted to lift the six-month state of emergency, imposed on the country last November when Tigrayan rebels threatened to enter the capital.

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia Lawmakers Lift State of Emergency Early, Citing Calming War

Ethiopian lawmakers have voted to end the country's three-month state of emergency as mediation efforts continue to end the deadly war in the north. Tuesday's vote by lawmakers came after Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, decided on Jan. 26 to end the state of emergency…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ethiopia parliament votes to lift state of emergency early

Emergency measures were declared in November after rebellious Tigrayan forces threatened to march on Addis Ababa.

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia lifts state of emergency early, citing calming war

Ethiopian lawmakers have voted to end the country’s three-month state of emergency as mediation efforts continue to end the deadly war in the north

The Independent UK

Ethiopia's parliament lifts state of emergency early

Ethiopia's parliament on Tuesday voted for an early end to a six-month state of emergency, effective immediately, adding to signs that a bloody conflict between the government and rebellious Tigrayan forces could be easing.

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The Independent UK

WHO gets supplies to Ethiopia's Tigray but distribution lags

The U.N. health agency says it has been granted access to send medical supplies to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region for the first time in six months, but fuel shortages are hampering distribution

The Conversation

Addis Ababa yet to meet the needs of residents: what has to change

With an estimated population of more than 3.7 million people, Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, is home to about a quarter of Ethiopia’s urban population. The city generates well above 29% of Ethiopia’s urban GDP and 20% of national urban employment.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Addis Ababa, Khartoum Reach Deal on Border Dispute

Ethiopia’s ambassador to Khartoum Yibeltal Aemero Alemu said Sudan and Ethiopia reached an agreement to peacefully resolve the border dispute. Alemu did not specify when bilateral talks on border demarcation would be launched. “There are previous border agreements with Sudan,” he affirmed, adding that officials from both countries will refer…

The Independent UK

UN deputy chief sees fragile peace hope after Ethiopia visit

The highest-ranking U.N. official to visit Ethiopia since war began in the Tigray region in 2020 says she thinks Tigrayan fighters are hopeful of ending the conflict

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Deputy U.N. chief left near tears by rape accounts in Ethiopia

Deputy U.N. Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Friday she was deeply shaken by accounts of rape from Ethiopian women, which she described as "your worst nightmare.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Commends Egypt’s Approach to GERD Crisis

The head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Kenneth McKenzie has commended Egypt’s approach in addressing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis. He said Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been a “statesman-like” in his approach to this problem, seeking to avoid military action, and instead, finding a…

The Independent UK

Ethiopian domestic worker in Lebanon accuses employer of slavery in landmark case

Ethiopian woman alleges she was underpaid, locked up and assaulted over several years

The Guardian - UK

Kate Mitchell obituary

Other lives: Project manager in Ethiopia for the BBC’s development charity, Media Action

Al Jazeera

Ethiopian officials accused of extorting Tigrayan detainees

Civilians held without charge accuse Ethiopian security officers of systematic extortion and increasing abuse.

The Independent UK

‘I feel so helpless’: Home Office blocks vulnerable children from reuniting with refugee sister in UK

Priti Patel’s ‘safe and legal routes’ brought into question after refugee Yasmin Jamal told her orphan siblings suffering abuse in Ethiopia cannot join her in London

The Independent UK

Ethiopian artefacts on eBay spark fears of looting from war-torn Tigray

Ancient relics including manuscripts and bibles are being sold online for as little as a few hundred pounds

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