Addis Standard staff Addis Abeba, August 27/2021 – The U.N. Secretary General António Guterres made a rare and bold statement about the crisis facing Ethiopia since the start of the armed conflict in Tigray ten months ago. Speaking at the UNSC open briefing on August 26, the Secretary General, who …

By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne  Addis Abeba, August 24/2021 – The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) yesterday announced that the election in Somali and Harari Regions as well as the south west referendum will be held Three weeks after the previously set date on September 30, 2021.  The board stated …

By Addis Standard Staff  Addis Abeba, August 20/2021 – The Administrator of The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power,  in a statement released yesterday, discussing the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia, urged forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) to halt its hostilities in neighbouring regions, …