2024 – Page 4 – Ethiopian Tribune

The drama of ethnic identity (By Asfa-Wossen Asserate)

Ethiopian Tribune editor17 August 2024

After they became independent, tribalism took hold. Why African states are not making progress – and what needs to be done. By Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate In 1963, the Organisation of...

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Exclusive feature article on Princess Lissan Selassie, posted on EVIE Magazine, ✍?By Hana Tilksew

Ethiopian Tribune editor10 August 2024

Exclusive: Meet Lissie Sellasie, American-Born Princess Of Ethiopia Lissie Sellassie, great-great-granddaughter of Emperor Haile Sellassie I, opens up to Evie Magazine in an exclusive interview about her history, her future,...

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Global Fund Announces Emergency Funding to Sustain Essential Health Services in Northern Ethiopia Amid Conflict

Ethiopian Tribune editor9 August 2024

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) has approved US$2.5 million in emergency funding to support the procurement of essential HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria...

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The IMF’s bailout of Ethiopia’s government will only make matters worse

Ethiopian Tribune editor9 August 2024

(Photo by AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images)Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed salutes as members of Ethiopian National Defense Force parade during the 116th celebration of Ethiopian Defense Force day in...

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IMF approves Ethiopia finance package after years of negotiations

Ethiopian Tribune editor30 July 2024

The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has nodded to a USD 3.4 billion extended credit facility for Ethiopia following five years of negotiations. The deal will see USD...

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The purchasing power of the Ethiopian Currency value against the U.S. dollar slumped by 30%!

Ethiopian Tribune editor30 July 202430 July 2024

Ethiopia's central bank floated the birr currency on Monday, a move it hopes will secure International Monetary Fund (IMF) support and enable progress on a long-delayed debt restructuring. The birr's...

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Diplomatic Briefing from the Amhara People (Amhara Digital Diplomacy)

Ethiopian Tribune editor30 July 2024

Diplomatic Briefing from the Amhara People: Escalating Conflict and Human Rights Violations in the Amhara Region, Ethiopia Amhara Digital DiplomacyJuly 29, 2024 Dear Esteemed Diplomatic Member, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Amhara...

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At least 229 people have died in mudslides after heavy rain in south-western Ethiopia, in the deadliest such disaster recorded in the Horn of Africa country.

Ethiopian Tribune editor24 July 2024

Officials in Kencho Shacha Gozdi district on Tuesday warned that the death toll could rise further as local people used shovels and their bare hands to search for survivors. Most...

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Two Trucks of Ethiopian Firearms Allegedly Smuggled into Central Somalia, Fuel Deadly Clashes

Ethiopian Tribune editor17 July 2024

Somali government alleges that the firearms were smuggled from Ethiopia. Other sources say the Somali government purchased them from the Ethiopian government. Among the Ethiopian firearms looted by militia in...

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Is the Government of Ethiopia Committed to a Peace deal before or aftermath of the start of Armed Conflicts?

Ethiopian Tribune editor17 July 2024

PM Abiy Ahmed and FM Berhanu Jula (photo : PD/file) By Atnafu PetrosLLM Human Rights Student at AAU Introduction I were motivated to write this article when I read the...