Rorshok Ethiopia Update

Amnesty International said that TPLF soldiers raped and executed civilians, Ethiopia officially lifted the state of emergency, there was a feud over Meskel Square’s ownership, some officials of the Prosperity Party conspired with corrupt and anti-change forces living abroad and attempted to disrupt the peace of the Somali region, a sugar corporation had to put its operations on hold because of OLA, an Ethiopian migrant was murdered in Italy, and much more.

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The TPLF has started a war against the Afar regional government, the 35th AU leaders summit was held, there’s conflict within the ruling party, the minister of education presented a  6-month-report on the damages the war has caused to the education, the new head office of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia is going to be inaugurated on Sunday, Fans raved on about the performance of referee Bamlak Tessema and much more!

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TPLF’s chairman said that indirect negotiations with the central government have started but the government denied it, the African Union’s 35th leaders summit will take place in Addis Ababa on the 5th of February, the prime minister met with UAE’s deputy commander of defence and crown-prince of Abu Dhabi, the World Food Programme issued a report on the imminence of hunger in the Tigray, Amhara and Afar regions, the Addis Ababa Transport Bureau made masks mandatory for driver’s and passengers, the International Red Cross Committee has delivered medical supplies to the Tigray region, and much more! 

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Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Ethiopia. President Sahle-work Zewde has signed the proclamation for the establishment of the National Dialogue Commission, Twitter blocked the accounts of hundreds of TPLF supporters, a shortage of medical supplies at the hospitals in the Afar, Amhara and Tigray regions, a fire broke out in Addis, Safaricom will spend about $300 million US dollars in Ethiopia in 2022, the Ethiopian Commercial Bank completed the construction of its headquarters, and much more!

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Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Ethiopia. Tigray’s neighbouring region Afar has alleged that the TPLF is killing civilians in the area, the government sued the director-general of the WHO, the African Union agreed to hold the annual summit of the union in Addis Ababa, the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam will start producing electro power soon, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the terrorist attack in the UAE, and much more!

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To see pictures of the Ethiopian Epiphany or Timqet, follow the link. 

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Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Ethiopia. The government dropped charges and released famous political figures and TPLF’s leaders from prison, in Tigray the Red Cross supplied home appliances and sanitary materials for 900 people, Human Rights Watch published a report accusing the current administration of unlawfully detaining, and forcibly disappearing Tigrayans, the Prime Minister inaugurated the new ENDF Headquarters, the National Bank of Ethiopia lifted restrictions on bank transfers, and much more!

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Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Ethiopia. The National Disaster Risk Management Commission said that donations gathered in the name of individuals affected by the war are being embezzled by ‘middle-men’, legendary Oromo singer Ali Birra was admitted 

into the Adama General Hospital, Ethio Telecom has announced that cellular data internet is available once again, Ethiopian Airlines has resumed flights to historic Lalibela, The Addis Ababa City Administration Transport Bureau has prohibited passengers on motorcycles, the biggest library in Ethiopia opened last week, and much more! 

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Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Ethiopia. The ENDF has ordered troops to stand-by and not progress further into the Tigray region, Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed  took off for Turkey to participate in the “Forum of leaders of Turkey and Africa”, evicted residents of northern and southern areas of Wollo that were sheltered in Debre Berhan are returning to their homes, the number of confirmed cases this past week has skyrocketed to more than 28000, Ethiopian National Football team left for Cameroon this past week to participate in the African Cup of Nations, and much more!

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Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Ethiopia. The government’s forces will follow the TPLF forces that are retreating further north, The TPLF said that it withdrew from Afar and Amhara regions in search of peace and dialogue but Billene Seyoum disagrees, The Wollo 

University and the were robbed and damaged, a drought haunts the country, many organizations make donations to Ethiopia, Ethiopian citizens and Ethiopian-borns abroad can go back home, students gift their math teacher a car, and much more! 

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So if you’re an Ethiopian citizen abroad, and you lost your passport, ran out of pages or it just simply expired check out this link: www.invea.gov.et

If you’re not an Ethiopian citizen, but you’re Ethiopian-born, click on the link above to apply for an Ethiopian Origin ID.

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Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Ethiopia. Kombolcha and Dessie have got electricity back, the Ethiopian National Defense Force is still on the front foot, innocent civilians have been executed by the TPLF, The Red Cross donates food for more than 6000 victims of the conflict in the Amhara region, the feud between the Ethiopian government and the international community continues, the Center for Advancement of Rights and Democracy graduates 364 secondary school students, and much more! 

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