Tag: Ethiopia
Ethiopian Deso Gelmisa wins the Paris Marathon
Ethiopian Deso Gelmisa won the 45th edition of the Paris marathon on Sunday. Kenya’s Judith Jeptum dominated the women’s event by beating the previous record. Deso Gelmisa won during the…
Amnesty International’s vitriolic report against rich countries
Amnesty International publishes this Tuesday, March 29 its report for 2021 on the situation of human rights in the world. The NGO is very critical of rich countries. In this…
Tigrayan rebels accept principle of ‘a cessation of hostilities’
A few hours after the Ethiopian government announced a ” indefinite humanitarian truce », the Tigrayan rebels of the TPLF undertake in turn to cease hostilities. A positive signal, but…
Addis Ababa declares a “humanitarian peace” in the Tigray conflict
This is one more step towards a possible peace between the federal government and the Tigrayan rebels of the TPLF. While the conflict has lasted for a year and a…
Dozens killed in attack on civilian convoy in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission reminded that there was an attack on March 2nd. In the last attack, the soldiers who were with them to protect the civilian convoy from…
Fatou Bensouda to chair UN commission of inquiry into crimes committed in Ethiopia
On Wednesday March 2, the Human Rights Council sitting in Geneva validated its establishment and appointed to chair it the former Attorney General of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda,…
what it means to be a refugee
In Ethiopia, the Eritrean refugees stuck in Tigray lived through a nightmare with no way out throughout the war and still find themselves deprived of everything today. This is the…
Lava lakes seen by Olivier Grunewald
Windows open towards the center of the Earththe lakes of wash are fascinating phenomena. Often located at the bottom of deep craters, their dynamism is hypnotic. The regular arrival of…
the EU representative for the Horn of Africa points to some encouraging signs
In Ethiopia, the conflict continues, the Tigrayan rebels have progressed in the Afar region in recent weeks. At the same time, diplomatic initiatives are multiplying to put an end to…
The African Union condemns the use of mercenaries
The 35th summit of the African Union (AU) ends this Sunday evening February 6 in Addis Ababa. In addition to the recent coups in West Africa or the civil war…