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Northern Command attacks (Ethiopia) On 3–4 November 2020, [a] forces loyal to the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) launched attacks on the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Northern Command headquarters in Mekelle [5] and bases in Adigrat, [3] Agula, [3] Dansha, [4] and Sero [1] in the Tigray Region, marking the beginning of the ...
In July 2022, the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab launched an invasion [9] from Somalia into Ethiopia's Somali Region. Following attacks on the Somali side of the border, the rebel militants initially attacked Ethiopia's Afder Zone on 21 July and occupied the town of Hulhul before being driven back by Somali Region paramilitary forces.
30 people killed as of February 10 [1] On 22 January 2023, three bishops led by Abune Sawiros formed 25-episcopate in Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region that is condemned by the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, led by Patriarch Abune Mathias. The group accused the Holy Synod of discriminating ethnic groups.
The 2014–2016 Oromo protests were a series of protests and resistance first sparked on 25 April 2014. The initial actions were taken in opposition to the Addis Ababa Master Plan, and resumed on 12 November 2015 by university students and farmers in the town of Ginchi, located 80 km southwest of Addis Ababa, encircled by the Oromia region.
The ground level of the saddle dam is at an elevation of about 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level. The surface of the saddle dam has a bituminous finish, to keep the interior of the dam dry. The saddle dam will be just 3.3–3.5 km (2–2 mi) away from the border with Sudan, it is much closer to the border than the main dam.
Launched. April 24, 2010; 13 years ago. ( 2010-04-24) Links. Website. ethsat .com. Ethiopian Satellite Television ( ESAT) is an Ethiopian satellite news network headquartered in Washington D.C., United States. [1] [2] It is a nonprofit and independent media outlet mostly privately funded by donors from the broader Ethiopian diaspora. [3]
The Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation ( EBC; Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ ብሮድካስቲንግ ኮርፖሬሽን, romanized : ītiyop’iya birodikasitīnigi koriporēshini ), now rebranded as ETV (stylized in all lowercase), is an Ethiopian government -owned public service broadcaster. [3] It is headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and is ...
The 2021 Ethiopian general election to elect members of the House of Peoples' Representatives was held on 21 June 2021 and 30 September 2021. Regional elections were also held on those dates. The election was initially scheduled for 29 August 2020, [2] but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]