Addis Standard staff Addis Abeba, September 08/2021 – Members of the independent group of global leaders, better known as The Elders, told members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that “the Council must take action to incentivise the parties to negotiate a ceasefire” in Ethiopia’s ten-month old civil war in Tigray. “Ending the fighting is the only way …

By Bileh Jelan @BilehJelan  Addis Abeba, July 10/2021 – UN Security (UNSC) Council members in a session yesterday, backed the African Union (AU) sponsored talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan in a dispute over the operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and urged the parties to resume talks under …

By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba, July 08/2021 – Ahead of the planned in-person meeting later today, Tunisia, the outgoing non-permanent member of the African Group at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), has submitted a proposal to the 15-member states SC requesting a binding agreement on Ethiopia’s mega dam, …