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Ethiopia asks for debt relief as Covid takes toll

Financial Times | Pandemic adds to pressure on developing economies trying to meet repayments Ethiopia has asked for debt relief under a G20 programme to help poor countries reeling under the economic impact of coronavirus, making it the second…
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Ethiopia looks to Germany amid EU funding fight

Devex | With the European Union withholding payments to the Ethiopian government over the conflict in its Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed spoke to one of the bloc’s most influential national leaders Tuesday on improving bilateral…
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Chancellor Merkel calls for peaceful resolution of the conflict in the Tigray

Readout from the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government of Germany on Chancellor Angela Merkel's telephone conversation with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Translation by Addis Standard. Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung Tuesday,…

Tigray-partier hevder at flere enn 52.000 sivile er drept i regionen

Bistandsaktuelt | En trio av opposisjonspartier i den krigsherjede Tigray-regionen i Etiopia hevder at mer enn 52.000 sivile har blitt drept i konflikten som brøt ut i november. I uttalelsen , som er signert Tigray Independence Party (TIP),…

Svar på spørsmål fra Anniken Huitfeldt (A) om konflikten i Tigray, Nord-Etiopia — UD

Stortinget | Regjeringen  Svar til Stortinget | Dato: 03.02.2021 Mottager: Stortingets kontor, Ekspedisjonskontoret Utenriksminister Ine Eriksen Søreides svar på et spørsmål fra Anniken Huitfeldt (Ap) om hva utenriksministeren vil foreta…
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Tigray crisis: Ethiopia region at risk of huge ‘humanitarian disaster’

BBC | Opposition parties in Ethiopia's Tigray region have warned of a huge "humanitarian disaster" if aid is not delivered urgently. The parties said people were already dying from hunger and urged the international community to intervene. Ethiopia's…
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Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 75 – 03 February 2021

Europe External Programme with Africa is a Belgium-based Centre of Expertise with in-depth knowledge, publications, and networks, specialised in issues of peace building, refugee protection and resilience in the Horn of Africa. EEPA has published…
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Five Reasons why the UN Security Council needs to deal with the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia

World Peace Foundation | Alex de Waal | 14.12.2020 Today, the UN Security Council members are expected to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Tigray. It’s a matter for UN Security Council urgent business for several reasons. First, it’s…
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Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 74 – 02 February 2021

Europe External Programme with Africa is a Belgium-based Centre of Expertise with in-depth knowledge, publications, and networks, specialised in issues of peace building, refugee protection and resilience in the Horn of Africa. EEPA has published…

Moralsk fraskrivelse: Norge og krigsforbrytelser i Etiopia

Bistandsaktuelt: I 2019 ga den norske Nobel-komiteen fredsprisen til Etiopias nye statsminister Abiy Ahmed Ali, for å ha startet en fredsprosess med Eritrea etter 20 år med konflikt. Den unge statsministeren lovet samtidig å snu Etiopias…