RSF leader accuses Egypt of attacking his troops
10 october 2024 - 08:16:09Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...
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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been at war with the Sudanese Armed [...] Full text...
Senior US diplomat visits Horn of Africa
04 september 2024 - 05:24:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Ambassador Mike Hammer, will travel to Belgium, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: UN Human Rights Chief calls for sustained efforts to halt violations and abuses
14 june 2024 - 10:41:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday called for concrete measures to halt [...] Full text...
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Top UN humanitarian laments lack of dialogue to resolve conflict
05 june 2024 - 06:58:07New York, United States (PANA) - The UN’s top aid official said on Tuesday he was leaving office at the [...] Full text...
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Scaling up pathways to growth in Ethiopia through tourism investments: World Bank Blog By Qursum Qasim
23 may 2024 - 07:23:49Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - From the otherworldly vistas of the Bale Mountains to the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela and [...] Full text...
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AUC Chairperson deeply concerned about 'escalating tensions' in northern Ethiopia
26 april 2024 - 17:59:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed deep concern [...] Full text...
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Geneva conference pledges $630 million in life-saving help for Ethiopia
17 april 2024 - 05:12:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ethiopia’s international partners convened in Geneva on Tuesday to address the urgent need for increased humanitarian [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian donors meet amid concern over dwindling humanitarian support
16 april 2024 - 15:19:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – International financiers are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, to pledge funding for humanitarian assistance [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia appeals for US$3.2 billion for humanitarian response
01 march 2024 - 23:46:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Aid agencies in Ethiopia have put up a joint appeal for US$3.2 billion required in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's Tigray region lags behind in post-conflict recovery
20 february 2024 - 14:58:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is lagging behind in its efforts to recover from conflict, [...] Full text...
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WFP ramps up deliveries amid worsening food security in Ethiopia
07 february 2024 - 05:52:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As severe hunger ripples across northern Ethiopia, the World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up [...] Full text...
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UN, Ethiopian govt appeal for urgent funding for drought-hit communities
03 february 2024 - 05:53:02Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN and the Government of Ethiopia have appealed for urgent funding to respond to [...] Full text...
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‘Overlapping crises’ see humanitarian conditions worsen in northern Ethiopia
18 january 2024 - 07:01:37New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, is concerned over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in northern Ethiopia, [...] Full text...
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Impunity fuelling abuses in Horn of Africa, says Human Rights Watch
11 january 2024 - 05:14:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Horn of Africa governments grappled with rampant wartime atrocities and humanitarian crises throughout 2023 with meager [...] Full text...
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UN rights office urges Ethiopia to prioritise victims amidst legacy of rights abuses
29 december 2023 - 05:38:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN human rights office on Thursday urged the Ethiopian Government to ensure that ongoing [...] Full text...
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A digital world needing more humanity (By Paul Ejime)
25 december 2023 - 07:10:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Our digital World with the accompanying advanced technology has unleashed innumerable benefits on humanity. Yet, our [...] Full text...
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Conflicts in Sudan, Ethiopia high on agenda of Senior US diplomat's visits to Horn of Africa
08 december 2023 - 08:05:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Regional conflicts are high on the agenda of the U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn [...] Full text...
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US concerned about violence in Ethiopia: Blinken
18 november 2023 - 06:34:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed concern about ongoing violence in Amhara, Oromia and elsewhere in Ethiopia. A statement [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: WFP restarts food assistance
17 november 2023 - 06:55:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In drought and conflict-affected Ethiopia, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday it was [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US welcomes 'significant progress' in peace process but 'challenges remain'
03 november 2023 - 10:30:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has welcomed the significant progress made in the past year on the implementation of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: AU Commission chief commends Ethiopians for upholding Tigray peace deal
02 november 2023 - 10:59:36Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat on Thursday congratulated Ethiopians for embracing peace, national [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: Victims ‘left in limbo’ as Ethiopia rights probe mandate ends
14 october 2023 - 08:00:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-mandated Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia on Friday released a harrowing report on [...] Full text...
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Atrocity crimes still being committed in Ethiopia, UN experts warn
04 october 2023 - 05:40:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts are warning that there is “an overwhelming risk” atrocity crimes [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Nearly one year after ceasefire, UN experts warn of ongoing atrocities
18 september 2023 - 15:04:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly one year since the signing of an agreement to cease hostilities in Ethiopia, atrocities, war crimes [...] Full text...
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Eritrea dismisses Amnesty's 'flawed' report on Eritrean Defence Forces' war crimes in Ethiopia
06 september 2023 - 11:02:37New York, US (PANA) - Eritrea has dismissed a report by Amnesty International that the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed [...] Full text...
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Eritrean soldiers committed crimes against humanity in Ethiopia - Rights group
05 september 2023 - 10:18:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in the [...] Full text...
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UN rights body flags deteriorating human rights situation in Ethiopia
29 august 2023 - 14:32:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday flagged the deteriorating human rights situation in [...] Full text...
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UN, partners providing aid for vulnerable across Ethiopia as 1.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition
19 august 2023 - 05:10:20New York, US (PANA) - The UN and partners are responding to disease outbreaks and an ongoing food insecurity crisis [...] Full text...
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Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)
18 august 2023 - 11:45:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...
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Rights experts call for de-escalation of tensions in Ethiopia's Amhara region
11 august 2023 - 05:08:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An international human rights body focused on Ethiopia has voiced deep concerns over the worsening security [...] Full text...
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Burundi makes further diplomatic gains on the regional stage
10 june 2023 - 18:51:24Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The diplomatic highlight of the week was Burundi's appointment as vice-president of the Common Market for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia conflict killed over 100,000: Norwegian think-tank
08 june 2023 - 08:38:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region caused over 100,000 battle-related deaths in 2022, above the [...] Full text...
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WFP plan aims to prevent further food aid diversion in Ethiopia
24 may 2023 - 05:36:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Following widespread diversion of lifesaving food aid in Ethiopia last month, the World Food Programme [...] Full text...
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Refugees fleeing Sudan war flock to Ethiopia
19 may 2023 - 20:18:19Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Some 22,600 people from 64 different nationalities have arrived in Ethiopia after fleeing the war [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: War forces Ethiopian refugees to flee back across border
16 may 2023 - 12:19:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Over 20,400 people, mostly Ethiopian returnees fleeing the war in Sudan, have crossed Ethiopia’s Metema [...] Full text...
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WFP pauses food distribution in Ethiopia following ‘significant diversion’ of aid
05 may 2023 - 05:23:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Ethiopia has said it is “deeply concerned” over reports [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian conflict: Peace talks with rebel Oromo Liberation Army ends without agreement - Government
03 may 2023 - 12:59:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first round of peace talks in Tanzania between the Ethiopian government and the rebel [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US hails 'significant progress' on implementation of peace agreement
02 may 2023 - 19:32:57Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday commended the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) for the [...] Full text...
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Council conclusions confirm EU support for lasting peace in Ethiopia
24 april 2023 - 16:10:45Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council Monday approved conclusions stressing that Ethiopia is a key strategic partner for the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian gov't to open peace talks with rebel Oromo Liberation Army in Tanzania on Tuesday
24 april 2023 - 11:32:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has said it will begin peace talks with Shene (Oromo [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM appoints senior TPLF executive Getachew head of Tigray Interim Regional Administration
23 march 2023 - 11:14:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has appointed Getachew Reda, a key member of the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Parliament removes rebel TPLF from terrorist list
22 march 2023 - 18:26:18Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian House of People's Representatives on Wednesday removed the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopia rejects 'inflammatory', 'unwarranted' US statement on 'all parties' committing war crimes'
21 march 2023 - 13:46:54Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has rejected a statement by the US Secretary of State that says all [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: 'All parties' sides committed war crimes, says US Secretary of State
21 march 2023 - 06:00:23Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blonken says all parties to the two-year-long Ethiopian conflict committed [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Ethiopia
15 march 2023 - 07:21:00Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Addis Ababa on Tuesday night for a [...] Full text...
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Return of Sudanese women from ISIS shows gender-blind nature of violent extremism (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
11 march 2023 - 12:52:54Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has announced that a number of its nationals, including women and children, previously [...] Full text...
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‘Radical change of direction’ needed in women, peace and security agenda
08 march 2023 - 05:25:35New York, US (PANA) - New goals and effective plans on women’s involvement in peacebuilding are needed before it is [...] Full text...
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Eritrea: human rights situation remains dire amid complete impunity
07 march 2023 - 05:44:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The human rights situation in Eritrea remains dire against of backdrop of “complete” impunity for State [...] Full text...
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Financial services gradually resume in Tigray
24 february 2023 - 23:55:39Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Financial services including banking, telecommunication and energy supply services have gradually resumed in Ethiopia's northern [...] Full text...
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Sudan honours WFP chief
14 february 2023 - 11:10:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Monday bestowed one of its highest presidential honours on David Beasley, the Executive Director [...] Full text...
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Tigray peace monitoring team urges opening of schools
11 february 2023 - 22:10:38Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Joint Committee monitoring the peace process in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray has praised [...] Full text...
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UNHCR chief urges support for refugees and displaced in Ethiopia after peace deal
08 february 2023 - 10:04:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy, TPLF leader Tadesse lead delegatons for first high level talks
03 february 2023 - 18:35:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Top officials of the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TLLF) on Friday held [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US commends commiment of government, TPLF to peace agreement
03 february 2023 - 06:22:16Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has commended the Ethiopian government and rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Aid access to the north improving but some areas still hard to reach
03 february 2023 - 05:19:51New York, US (PANA) - UN humanitarians on Thursday reported that aid access in the north is continuing to improve with [...] Full text...
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LEAD: Sudanese, Ethiopian leaders hold talks; stress need for cooperation
26 january 2023 - 12:22:04Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has met senior Sudanese officials shortly after his arrival in Khartoum on [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State welcomes ongoing withdrawal of Eritrean soldiers
22 january 2023 - 06:34:31Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has noted that Eritrean soldiers are withdrawing from northern Ethiopia [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia loses national treasures to Tigray war
20 january 2023 - 13:01:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Large-scale artefact looting took place in war-ravaged Tigray State of northern Ethiopia, according to findings [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Amhara Special Forces withdraw from Tigray region city
13 january 2023 - 10:34:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) said on Thursday that members of the Amhara Special [...] Full text...
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Rights group says conflicts, violence threaten rights in Africa
13 january 2023 - 10:13:48Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders failed to tackle widespread abuses against civilians by state security forces and non-state armed [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: TPLF has handed over heavy weapons - Spokesperson
11 january 2023 - 06:14:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), whose forces fought a two-year war with the Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian AIrlines resumes flights to another city in Tigray region
02 january 2023 - 12:06:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's national carrier on Monday resumed regular flights to Shire, a second city in Tigray [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US applauds launch of AU's Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission
31 december 2022 - 06:45:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has applauded the signing and launch of the African Union’s Monitoring, Verification and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Gov’t sets up Commission to deal disarmed fighters
31 december 2022 - 06:28:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has established a National Rehabilitation Commission to handle citizens to be disarmed [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Team to monitor peace agreement inaugurated
30 december 2022 - 05:20:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A three-member mission was inaugurated on Thursday under the auspices of the African Union (AU) [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Basic services coming back to life in war-ravaged Tigray region
29 december 2022 - 08:58:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Basic services are coming back to life in Ethiopia's war ravaged Tigray region since the [...] Full text...
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2022 Year In Review: As conflicts rage, international dialogue remains ‘the only hope’ for peace
29 december 2022 - 05:39:00New York, US (PANA) - With wars, conflicts, and unrests blighting all parts of the world in 2022, the UN [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Tigray region capital
28 december 2022 - 17:28:31Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's national carrier on Wednesday resumed regular flights to Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy orders essential services to be restored in Tigray region
27 december 2022 - 10:35:06Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian national carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, is to resume flights to the Tigray region capital, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Federal Government delegation heads to Tigray capital as peace deal holds
26 december 2022 - 11:07:52Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A delegation of officials of the Federal Government has left for Mekelle, the capital of [...] Full text...
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2022 Year in Review: Some 100 million displaced, ‘a record that should never have been set’
26 december 2022 - 06:21:18Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some 100 million people were forced to leave their homes in 2022, the UN High Commissioner [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNHCR ramps up assistance to refugees, displaced families in northern Ethiopia
12 december 2022 - 05:52:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it has stepped up assistance to conflict-affected populations in Ethiopia’s [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Electricity restored to Tigray capital Mekelle
07 december 2022 - 13:03:57Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Electricity has been restored to Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region of Ethiopia, after more [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US says Pretoria agreement remains best chance for peace
03 december 2022 - 08:06:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As the peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) [...] Full text...
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In Africa, UN chief sees continent full of ‘hope and potential’
02 december 2022 - 05:38:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Far too often, Africa is viewed from outside “through a prism of problems” said UN [...] Full text...
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Sudan hosts 48th IGAD Council of Ministers meeting
01 december 2022 - 13:00:31Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - East Africa's foreign ministers have concluded two days of deliberations in Khartoum focussing on security, economic [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State, Ethiopian PM discuss peace efforts in the north
23 november 2022 - 05:50:01Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, spoke with Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, on [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Ethiopia hold high levels security talks in Khartoum
21 november 2022 - 10:03:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia have ended security talks held at the highest level in Khartoum when the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy underscores need to support peace agreement
15 november 2022 - 16:43:05Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday underscored the need to support the 2 November [...] Full text...
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UPDATE1: Ethiopian crisis: 'Govt working to ensure peace agreement is implemented on agreed terms'
13 november 2022 - 13:07:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia says it is working to ensure that the peace agreement signed [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US welcomes commitment to unhindered humanitarian access in northern Ethiopia
13 november 2022 - 06:47:40Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has welcomed the commitment to unhindered humanitarian access and clarification of cessation of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US hails meeting of Government, TPLF military commanders
08 november 2022 - 05:26:22Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has hailed the commencement of a meeting between military commanders of the Ethiopian Government [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Military commanders of Government, TPLF meet in Nairobi
07 november 2022 - 15:07:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Military commanders of the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) on Monday [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group calls for action to address 'accountability deficit' after peace deal
04 november 2022 - 05:51:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has described Wednesday's peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: PM Abiy, Government welcome peace agreement
03 november 2022 - 18:49:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PAMA) - The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, and the government have welcomed Wednesday's peace agreement signed [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Sudan welcomes signing of peace agreement
03 november 2022 - 11:15:00Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan has welcomed the peace agreement signed in South Africa between the Ethiopian federal government and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Kenyan President welcomes ceasefire agreement
03 november 2022 - 09:38:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto has praised the parties to the Ethiopia peace process, the Government of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: UN, US, AU hail peace agreement to end the bloody conflict
03 november 2022 - 05:05:49Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The United Nations, the United States and African Union (AU) have welcomed Wednesday's cessation of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group calls for solidarity with victims, survivors of atrocity
02 november 2022 - 11:04:13Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As the bloody Ethiopian conflict enters its third year on Thursday, Human rights advocate, Amnesty [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO
28 october 2022 - 18:53:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Peace talks enter the second day
26 october 2022 - 05:07:52Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - The African Union (AU)-led peace talks in South Africa to end the conflict in the Tigray [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group calls for protection of civilians
25 october 2022 - 06:27:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Parties to the ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia must protect civilians amid intensifying hostilities in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Government forces 'continue to take control of urban centres' in Tigray region
24 october 2022 - 10:32:37Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) says it has continued to "take control of major [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State speaks with South African foreign minister, Kenyan President as peace talks scheduled to kick off
24 october 2022 - 05:38:36Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday spoke with South African Minister of International Relations [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US Secretary of State welcomes announcement of AU-led negotiations to resolve conflict
22 october 2022 - 07:22:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States welcomes the planned launch of African Union-led peace talks next week between [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: AU-led peace talks set for Monday in South Africa
20 october 2022 - 10:49:56Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU)-led peace talks to end the bloody fighting between the Ethiopian government [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray conflict is a health crisis for 6 million people: WHO chief
20 october 2022 - 05:26:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) urged the international community and the media on [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Impact of Tigray airstrikes on civilians ‘utterly staggering’: UN rights chief
18 october 2022 - 19:15:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Parties to the conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia must cease all hostilities immediately and [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US reiterates call for ceasefire
18 october 2022 - 07:56:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has again called for a ceasefire in the fighting between Ethiopian government forces [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 2: Ethiopian conflict: UN chief warns conflict is 'spiralling out of control'
17 october 2022 - 17:51:03Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that the situation in Ethiopia, where the Government [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: Government announes 'defensive measures' to safeguard territorial integrity
17 october 2022 - 12:37:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Government on Monday announced "defensive measures" to safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: AU reiterates call for immediate, unconditional ceasefire
17 october 2022 - 06:42:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has "strongly" called for [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief ‘gravely concerned’ by escalation in fighting across Tigray
16 october 2022 - 07:15:56New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has expressed grave concern over the escalation of fighting in the Tigray [...] Full text...
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Sudan, Ethiopia agree to resolve 'critical issues' peacefully
15 october 2022 - 15:16:06Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan and Ethiopia on Saturday underlined the need to settle differences between them amicably and to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US reiterates calls for 'immediate' ceasefire in fighting
15 october 2022 - 05:14:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Friday reiterated calls for a ceasefire in northern Ethiopia where government forces [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Six Western countries call on Ethiopia, Tigray rebels to cease hostilities
12 october 2022 - 16:51:28Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Six Western countries on Wednesday called on the government of Ethiopia and the rebel Tigray [...] Full text...
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US welcomes renewal of mandate for International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia
09 october 2022 - 05:31:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the renewal of the mandate of the International Commission of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: AUC Chairperson welcomes 'avowed commitment' of parties to the conflict to restore peace
07 october 2022 - 10:01:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has welcomed "the avowed commitment" of [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: AU invites parties to conflict for peace talks
05 october 2022 - 10:34:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU), which is leading peace talks to end the fighting in Ethiopia, [...] Full text...
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Fight against human trafficking must be strengthened in Ethiopia’s wartorn north
04 october 2022 - 06:46:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Throughout Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to abduction [...] Full text...
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US Special Envoy for Horn of Africa travels to Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia
04 october 2022 - 06:18:33Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, is travelling to Kenya, South [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Govt rejects 'incomplete, incoherent, unsubstantiated' rights report on Tigray
21 september 2022 - 10:39:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has "categorically" rejected the report of International Commission of Human Rights Experts [...] Full text...
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‘Tsunami of hunger’ could trigger multiple famines, Security Council warned
16 september 2022 - 05:14:33New York, US (PANA) - As risks of conflict-induced famine and widespread food insecurity continue to rise, the UN Emergency [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: IGAD welcomes Ethiopia parties' commitment to ceasefire and mediation
13 september 2022 - 09:33:42Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the East African development grouping, has welcomed recent Ethiopian steps to return [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian conflict: US welcomes TPLF's readiness to participate in AU-led talks
13 september 2022 - 05:51:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the statement of the Ethiopian regional government in Tigray indicating [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN, AU chiefs welcome TPLF's announcement of readiness for immediate ceasefire
12 september 2022 - 05:29:25Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) have welcomed the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US reiterates calls for ceasefire
07 september 2022 - 06:35:54Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has reiterated its concern about the renewed fighting in Ethiopia and called on [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US special envoy for Horn of Africa to travel to Ethiopia and the region
03 september 2022 - 06:24:36Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, will travel to Ethiopia and [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: Govt accuses TPLF of expanding war to border areas with Sudan
31 august 2022 - 15:18:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia on Wednesday accused the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) regional force [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian rights commission worries about renewed fighting
31 august 2022 - 11:22:01Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has expressed worry about the renewal of the war between [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Sudan summons Ethiopian Ambassador over 'unfounded' allegation of violation of its air space
31 august 2022 - 09:23:09Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the Ambassador of Ethiopia, Yeptal Amiru, over his statement that a [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNICEF urges all sides to agree an immediate ceasefire 'for the sake of children'
31 august 2022 - 07:50:12New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged all sides to the Ethiopian conflict to agree [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNICEF strongly condemns air strike that hit kindergarten in Mekelle
28 august 2022 - 05:45:41New York, US (PANA) - The UN children's fund (UNICEF) has strongly condemned the air strike in Mekelle, the capital [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Stay away from where TPLF's military equipment, training facilities are located, warns Gov't
26 august 2022 - 16:57:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government on Friday called on "our people living in Tigray Region" to stay away [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray authorities deny fuel raid as hostilities resume amid humanitarian crisis
25 august 2022 - 22:04:46Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Tigray authorities on Thursday denied raiding 12 fuel tankers from a World Food Program [...] Full text...
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WFP chief asks Tigrayan authorities to return stollen fuel stocks
25 august 2022 - 16:54:40Rome, Italy (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday asked the Tigrayan authorities to immediately return stollen fuel [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: AU, IGAD call for cessation of hostilities between Government and TPLF
25 august 2022 - 10:10:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and the sub-regional Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have added their [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US concerned about renewed hostilities in Ethiopia
25 august 2022 - 06:28:03Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed concern about reports of renewed hostilities in Ethiopia and called on [...] Full text...
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Drought, hunger and fighting leave Ethiopia in ‘very difficult humanitarian situation’ : UN
25 august 2022 - 05:11:44New York, US (PANA) - Amidst deteriorating levels of malnutrition and Ethiopia’s worst drought in 40 years, 17 million people are [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopian crisis: Guterres 'shocked, saddened' by resuption of hostilities in Ethiopia
24 august 2022 - 17:25:04New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he is "saddened and shocked" at the resumption of hostilities [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian Defence Ministry claims plane delivering arms to rebel TPLF shot down
24 august 2022 - 15:51:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia announced on Wednesday that its Air Force has shot down a plane that was [...] Full text...
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WHO warns of disease threat amid Horn of Africa drought
18 august 2022 - 05:26:43Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions [...] Full text...
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UN, Ethiopian agencies appeal for funding to continue feeding over 750,000 refugees
09 august 2022 - 13:27:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the Ethiopian [...] Full text...
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Loan from UN fund allows FAO to scale up fertilizers for farmers in Ethiopia's Tigray region
09 august 2022 - 06:03:15Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A $10 million loan from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will allow the [...] Full text...
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UN undertakes human rights fact-finding mission in Ethiopia
03 august 2022 - 05:20:16Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN-appointed independent human rights experts returned from Ethiopia on Tuesday after working to negotiate access to [...] Full text...
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UAE contributes $60 million to Ethiopia's humanitarian support appeal
19 july 2022 - 12:18:17Addis Ababa (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed $60 million from the United Arab Emirates [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia still in grip of spreading violence, hate speech and aid - Rights experts
01 july 2022 - 05:23:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed rights investigators announced on Thursday that they’ve launched a probe into an alleged massacre of [...] Full text...
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AU urges Sudan and Ethiopia to 'refrain from any military action' in border incident
29 june 2022 - 10:18:35Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Wednesday appealed to Sudan and Ethiopia to completely refrain from [...] Full text...
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Sudan summons Ethiopian Ambassador over border incident that claimed eight Sudanese lives
28 june 2022 - 11:29:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's foreign minister, Ali Al-Sadiq Ali, on Monday summoned the Ethiopian ambassador to Sudan and expressed [...] Full text...
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UPDATE 1: Ethiopia denies claims it executed Sudanese POWs
27 june 2022 - 17:29:51Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ethiopia has denied the accusation of Sudan that its army has executed seven Sudanese soldiers and [...] Full text...
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Conflict, drought, dwindling food support, threaten lives of 20 million in Ethiopia
23 june 2022 - 18:54:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Hunger is tightening its grip on more than 20 million Ethiopians who are facing conflict [...] Full text...
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Global displacement hits another record, capping decade-long rising trend: UNHCR
16 june 2022 - 05:32:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The number of people forced to flee their homes has increased every year over the past [...] Full text...
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US welcomes progress in securing regular access for humanitarian assistance to 3 Ethiopian regions
08 june 2022 - 06:11:19Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the progress in securing more regular access for humanitarian assistance [...] Full text...
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UN food agencies warn of looming widespread food crisss as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
07 june 2022 - 12:54:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - UN food agencies -- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food [...] Full text...
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Monkeypox transmission may have gone undetected ‘for some time’ - WHO chief
02 june 2022 - 06:30:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty non-endemic countries have reported more than 550 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the head of the [...] Full text...
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US slams Eritrean minister, urges freedom of speech
28 may 2022 - 19:01:25Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - The United States has urged Eritrea to allow citizens to exercise freedom of speech and urged [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Essential aid reaches Tigray region, but more still needed
06 may 2022 - 05:10:48New York, US (PANA) - A convoy carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid arrived in the capital of the restive Tigray [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US calls for unimpeded humanitarian access to Ethiopians
30 april 2022 - 05:44:26Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it is encouraged that the government of Ethiopia and regional authorities in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian conflict: New convoy with humanitarian items on the way to Tigray
24 april 2022 - 04:59:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says 74 trucks carrying humanitarian items are on the way to Mekelle, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US welcomes delivery of humanitarian aid to Tigray
16 april 2022 - 05:47:49Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the arrival on Friday of a convoy of trucks carrying [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Dozens of trucks with humanitarian aid sent to Tigray region
15 april 2022 - 11:32:30Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Dozens of trucks have, over the past two days, left for Tigray region as the [...] Full text...
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Justice critical to fighting sexual violence in conflict
14 april 2022 - 05:31:56New York, US (PANA) - Women’s rights are human rights, and universal in times of war and peace, a senior [...] Full text...
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World Bank supports Ethiopians affected by conflict
13 april 2022 - 22:30:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a US$300 million International Development Association (IDA) grant for the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Senior US diplomats expected in Ethiopia for talks on humanitarian, security issues
13 april 2022 - 06:45:30Washington, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, David Satterfield and Deputy Special Envoy, Payton Knopf, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US concerned over reports of mass atrocities in Western Tigray
09 april 2022 - 07:52:45Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has reiterated its grave concern over continuing reports of ethnically-motivated atrocities committed [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray region's humanitarian crisis persists despite ceasefire
08 april 2022 - 13:18:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The overall situation in northern Ethiopia remains fragile and unpredictable days after the government declared [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights groups flag crimes against humanity in Western Tigray Zone
06 april 2022 - 07:31:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities in Ethiopia's Western Tigray Zone have committed widespread abuses against [...] Full text...
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First aid convoy in three months to enter Ethiopia's Tigray soon - UN
04 april 2022 - 11:39:43Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first international aid convoy in three months is on its way to Ethiopia's war-stricken [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US commends delivery of humanitarian assistance to Tigray, Afar regions
02 april 2022 - 07:28:32Washington DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed steps by the Government of Ethiopia and regional authorities to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: More than 20 trucks conveying humanitarian aid to Tigray region
01 april 2022 - 12:51:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says more than 20 trucks on Thursday began transporting humanitarian aid through [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights group laids Addis Ababa's humanitarian truce
27 march 2022 - 05:31:17Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International has lauded the humanitarian truce announced by the Ethiopian Federal Government in the [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief welcomes Tigray humanitarian ceasefire agreement
25 march 2022 - 20:58:31New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday welcomed the declaration of an indefinite humanitarian truce on the part [...] Full text...
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IGAD welcomes bilateral humanitarian ceasefire in Ethiopia
25 march 2022 - 16:18:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African development block, Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has welcomed a bilateral humanitarian ceasefire [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Government declares humanitarian truce with immediate effect; US welcomes gesture
25 march 2022 - 05:36:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Government of Ethiopia announced on Thursday that it has with immediate effect declared an indefinite [...] Full text...
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UNHCR seeks US$205 million for life-saving assistance to over 1.6 million people affected by Ethiopia conflict
04 march 2022 - 12:01:03Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is appealing for US$205 million to deliver life-saving assistance and [...] Full text...
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US 'gravely concerned' about reported atrocities in Ethiopia's Amhara region
23 february 2022 - 07:02:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it is "gravely concerned" by the reports of atrocities, including sexual violence, [...] Full text...
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Tigray military hostilities hampering aid distribution in northern Ethiopia
18 february 2022 - 19:59:50Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Increasing levels of military hostilities in Tigray region, which include an airstrike reported on Atsbi [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian cisis: Rights group accuses rebel TPLF forces of murder, rape, pillage in Amhara region
16 february 2022 - 06:02:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has accused fighters affiliated with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US welcomes lifting of state of emergency
16 february 2022 - 05:38:30Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the lifting of the state of emergency in Ethiopia describing [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopian Parliament approves lifting of state of emergency
15 february 2022 - 11:49:11Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives on Tuesday approved lifting of the state of emergency [...] Full text...
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UN report paints bleak picture of food situation in Ethiopian regions formerly affected by conflict
10 february 2022 - 21:01:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The United Nations has warned that malnutrition rates among children and pregnant and lactating women in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: 'Peace is indispensable’, says UN deputy chief in Ethiopia
09 february 2022 - 19:40:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - From survivors of rape to young women entrepreneurs, the UN Deputy Secretary-General has spent the week meeting some [...] Full text...
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African Union Summit opens in Addis Ababa
05 february 2022 - 16:05:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 35th regular Summit of the African Union Heads of State and Government opened in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: UNHCR rushing aid to 20,000 refugees fleeing clashes
05 february 2022 - 08:42:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and partners are rushing life-saving aid to more than 20,000 refugees [...] Full text...
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Rights group says AU should focus on rights, justice at summit
04 february 2022 - 09:34:45Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall should ensure that civilian protection, human rights, and justice and accountability [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Guterres asks for immediate cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia
02 february 2022 - 05:56:25New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary General on Tuesday made the “strongest possible appeal” for all parties in Ethiopia to immediately end [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: WFP paints bleak picture of humanitarian situation
28 january 2022 - 17:51:26Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - After 15 months of conflict in Ethiopia, almost 40 per cent of Tigrayans are suffering [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US says reports of renewed fighting in Afar 'very concerning'
28 january 2022 - 06:06:26Washington, DC US (PANA) - The US says reports of renewed fighting in Ethiopias Afar region are very concerning", and [...] Full text...
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Food insecurity soaring across 20 hunger hotspots, say UN food agencies
28 january 2022 - 05:44:33Rome, Italy (PANA) - Food insecurity is soaring across 20 countries and regions - “hunger hotspots”, where conflict, economic shocks, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Cabinet submits proposal to end state of emergency
26 january 2022 - 17:39:47Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian cabinet on Wednesday recommended the end of the state of emergency that has [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: ICRC makes first delivery to Tigrayan capital
26 january 2022 - 14:13:08Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced on Wednesday that it had made [...] Full text...
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Sudan's second top military leader visits Ethiopia
22 january 2022 - 14:38:01Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The vice president of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Major-General Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, arrived in Addis Ababa, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Eritrean refugees ‘scared and struggling to eat’ amid aid obstacles
21 january 2022 - 17:36:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For the first time in weeks, aid teams have reached refugee camps in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief lauds ‘demonstrable effort to make peace’ in Ethiopia
20 january 2022 - 05:25:23New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was “delighted” to learn that “a demonstrable effort to make peace” in Ethiopia is finally underway, according to information relayed to [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Tigray aid operations ‘about to grind to a halt’, warns WFP
15 january 2022 - 05:21:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Aid and food distribution operations in northern Ethiopia are about “to grind to a halt” amid [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US President Biden, Ethiopian PM Abiy hold telephone conversation
11 january 2022 - 07:52:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden and Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy on Monday had a telephone [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Guterres calls for end to conflict after deadly attacks
11 january 2022 - 05:31:11New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday he was deeply saddened by reports that more than [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Agencies suspend Tigray aid as ‘scores’ are killed due to airstrikes
10 january 2022 - 18:48:21Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Recent airstrikes on camps for internally displaced persons and refugees in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, have [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UNICEF outraged at airstrikes on IPD camps in Tigray
10 january 2022 - 09:23:12New York, US (PANA) - The UN children's fund, UNICEF, has expressed outrage at the recent airstrikes on camps for internally [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief lauds release of detainees
08 january 2022 - 05:16:29Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Government on Friday freed several high-profile political detainees, a move UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Two children killed in airstrike on Tigray refugee camp
07 january 2022 - 04:36:09Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday that refugees are not and [...] Full text...
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Sudanese official complains about pressure of refugees on region
05 january 2022 - 16:32:50Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A government official in Eastern Gadarif state has complained that the heavy presence of refugees in [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: US special envoy for Horn of Africa expected in Ethiopia to discuss prospects for peace
05 january 2022 - 07:29:57Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman is to arrive in the [...] Full text...
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2021 Year in Review: Refugee, migrant numbers rise, despite travel curbs
29 december 2021 - 13:11:13New York, US (PANA) - Pandemic-related travel restrictions may have put a dent on international migration figures in 2021, but [...] Full text...
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US Secretary of State, Kenyan President discuss situations in Ethiopia, Somalia
29 december 2021 - 08:14:58Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday spoke with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on [...] Full text...
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2021 Year in review: Many African countries remained hotspots in 2021: UN
28 december 2021 - 10:46:57New York, US (PANA) - Many African countries remained hotspots of conflict and tension in 2021 and United Nations "Blue [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief urges warring sides to end fighting
25 december 2021 - 07:58:35New York, US (PANA) - In the wake of recent developments in northern Ethiopia, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US 'gravely concerned' by new alleged rights abuses against Tigrayans
18 december 2021 - 12:55:34Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is "gravely concerned" by unconfirmed new reports alleging mass detentions, [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Gov't slams 'politically motivated' agenda of UN Human Rights Council
18 december 2021 - 07:50:42Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government says it is "extremely disappointed" at the use of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Human Rights Council sets up international rights probe
17 december 2021 - 17:05:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Serious concerns over alleged severe human rights violations and abuses in Ethiopia should be investigated by [...] Full text...
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