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News Analysis: Fed. government vows to take punitive measures against CSOs, NGOs who step outside their mandates, threaten Ethiopia’s sovereignty
By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, September 14/2021 – Yesterday, Agency for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) said it will take punitive measures against aid agencies suspected of working on issues outside of the purpose for which they were established that threaten Ethiopia’s sovereignty, unity and security. Deputy Director General of …
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News Analysis: Amhara State deploys its forces to neighboring Benishangul Gumuz state; move follows recent killings of security forces by armed rebels
By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne Addis Abeba, September 13/2021 – Amhara special forces were deployed to Bulen woreda of the Metekel zone in Benishangul Gumuz regional state, Bulan woreda communication bureau announced on September 12. The communication bureau said that the Special forces from the neighboring Amhara state “were welcomed” by …
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News: Benishangul Gumuz Regional State vows to take ‘final measures’ against ‘TPLF agents’
Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, September 09/2021 – The Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State of Ethiopia has announced in the press briefing that it has finalized its preparation to take final and decisive measurements against what it called TPLF agents operating in Metekel and Kamashi zones. In the statement the regional government …