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News Alert: Parliament convenes today for an emergency meeting, to hear report on COVID-19 national status
Addis Standard Staffs Addis Abeba, September 18/2020 – Members of the House People’s Representatives (HoPR) are convening today for the 5th year, third emergency meeting to be held at the conference center located in the premises of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office. According to a statement from HoPR, its members …
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News: COVID-19 State of Emergency Inquiry Board recommends releasing prisoners who qualify for pardon, probation to reduce virus spread
By Medihane Ekubamichael Addis Abeba, August 27/2020 – Ethiopia’s COVID-19 State of Emergency Inquiry Board has recommended the release of prisoners who meet pardon and probation requirements in order to reduce the spread of the epidemic within detention centers, state run ENA reported. In mid August, the state sanctioned Ethiopian …
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News: Rare protests in Tigray region remain on and off
By Zecharias Zelalem @ZekuZelalem Addis Abeba, June 03/2020 – Residents of some towns in Ethiopia’s Tigray continued taking part in an on and off streets protests over the past two weeks accused the regional government of refusing to address a host of grievances. The protests rallies are taking place despite …