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By Yohannes Tsehai – Country Manager Onafriq Ethiopia The fintech sector has been one of Africa’s biggest technology success stories. According to one report, the continent’s 678 fintech startups raised more than US$2.7 billion between 2021 and August 2023. Additionally, almost all of the continent’s unicorns (startups valued at more than US$1 billion) are in the fintech sector. […]
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Innovative Collaboration is Delivering Life-Saving Medical Supplies to Hard-to-Reach and Underserved Communities Ethiopia’s first long-range drone network has completed a 30-day project delivering medical items, including 6,936 vaccine doses in 44 total flights to six hard-to-reach communities. The first two deliveries in the network took place on Friday, October 20th, 2023, and included vaccines against […]
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The conference will be held from 16-18 November in a hybrid format, with the physical location being the UN Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia The stage is now set for the 2023 African Economic Conference (https://apo-opa.info/40i5kmb), jointly organized by the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations […]
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Abuses, Impunity Amid Waning International Attention (Nairobi) – Fighting and serious rights abuses persist in northern Ethiopia a year after the signing of the cessation of hostilities agreement, Human Rights Watch said today. The two main warring parties, the Ethiopian federal government and Tigrayan authorities, signed an African Union-led agreement in Pretoria, South Africa on […]
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No Action Following Scathing Report Highlighting UN’s Prevention Role (Geneva) – The European Union and its members have backtracked on their support for continued international scrutiny of the human rights situation in Ethiopia at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Watch said today. Countries had until October 4, 2023, to propose […]
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HRW Oral Statement – ID with the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia – HRC54 Thank you very much, commissioners, for your excellent report despite the significant challenges imposed on your mandate. The findings are harrowing and should stir this Council to ensure the continuation of robust independent international investigations, as they are […]
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European Union Should Lead Action to Preserve International Scrutiny of Rights Crisis Last week, an independent United Nations inquiry into serious violations committed since the outbreak of armed conflict in northern Ethiopia released a report to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Its findings are chilling. The report, by the International Commission of Human […]
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Since armed conflict broke out in Tigray in late 2020, the European Union has said that accountability would be central to any renewed engagement with the Ethiopian government. So have its member states. During a January 2023 trip to Ethiopia, Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s foreign minister, said it was essential to address human rights violations to […]
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We, the Constituency for Accountability, note the tenets set forth in Article 10 of the Agreement for Lasting Peace Through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities (COHA) that was signed on 2 November 2022 in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa. This significant article emphasizes the necessity of a holistic national transitional justice policy that harmonizes with […]
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Whether you travel to Ethiopia for an R&R or to visit a country steeped in history and striking landscapes, you must visit some of the famous rock hewn-churches the country is famed for. Ethiopia is a country that showcases a unique blend of history and faith, with its fascinating religious sites. Rock-carved churches carved from […]
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