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Asset recovery bill ratified despite fierce opposition from opposition MPs
The ratification of the Asset Recovery Proclamation has ignited intense debate, with opposition MPs vehemently opposing the bill over concerns about its implications for...
Ethio telecom CEO petitions Parliament for feasible land policies to back infrastructure expansion
The chief executive of the state-owned Ethio telecom says unsuitable land acquisition procedures, particularly in the country’s urban centers, are the primary obstacle to...
Two more leading human rights bodies suspended in CSO crackdown
The government has barred the Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) and the Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center (EHRDC), putting the number of civil society...
US official fears conflict, narrowing civic space barrier to transitional justice
US Global Criminal Justice Ambassador, Beth Van Schaack, indicated that the ongoing atrocities in the Amhara and Oromia regions, combined with the narrowing of...
EHRC condemns unlawful detention of minors, extortion in Oromia
Parliament calls for public nominations for Chief Commissioner post An investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has revealed grave human and constitutional rights...
NBE Governor hails forex market reforms for doubled reserves
Central bank Governor Mamo Mihretu asserts that foreign currency reserves in the Ethiopian banking system have doubled to almost USD six billion in the...
Authority rejects allegations of shrinking civic space amid CSO suspensions, rising concern
The Authority for Civil Society Organisations (ACSO) has refuted claims that civic and democratic freedoms in the country are under threat despite mounting criticism...
Conflict, disasters, epidemics leave 7,000 schools shuttered, 10.8 million students unregistered
Amhara region accounts for 98 percent of closures Nearly 7,000 schools across Ethiopia are no longer operational, with conflict, flooding, displacement, and epidemics leaving a...
Authority suspends licenses for two rights organizations
Federal officials have suspended licenses of two right-focused groups, the Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD) and the Association for Human Rights...
Expectations for Trump’s second term in the White House from an Ethiopian-American politician
This month saw Donald Trump win his second term in the White House. As with his 2016 campaign, the Republican president-elect has pledged to...
