Red Cross reunites families with 185,000 calls and messages in #Ethiopia
icrc.org/en/document/re… 'I cannot express the feelings in words,' says Silas. 'I was also able to hear my brother's voice seven months later [when he called] through the Red Cross.

#Somalia : #UN : Almost 1 million drought-hit Somalis in al-Shabab areas washingtonpost.com/world/un-almos… The UN appealed to the al-Shabab fighters to allow humanitarian access as #famine threatens the country.

News: #Ethiopian police detain man, accomplices for alleged possession of more than 5b birr illegally, money laundering addisstandard.com/news-ethiopian… The police said in on Wednesday that the suspect was arrested with 25 other individuals including his sister & are being investigated

Family of missing #Ethiopian trader hopes new regime will find him the-star.co.ke/news/2022-10-2… 'A group of human rights organizations and the family of a missing Ethiopian businessman Samson Teklemichael have met the Director of Criminal Investigations boss Mohamed Amin.'

Business: Major landmark for #Akobo Minerals as it begins excavation on #Segele Gold Mine addisstandard.com/business-akobo… “When excavation began today to remove the overburden at our mining site in SW #Ethiopia , it was the culmination of over a decade of tireless work for the company.”

Good discussion with UAE President محمد بن زايد about a variety of regional matters, including support for Ukraine and need for an immediate cessation of hostilities in northern Ethiopia.

#Ethiopia - #Canada :PM Trudeau 'expressed his deep concern about the deteriorating situation in Tigray'
pm.gc.ca/en/news/readou…
'He called for the immediate cessation of hostilities and implementation of measures to ensure unhindered access to & delivery of humanitarian assistance'

News: #UN Human Rights Experts on #Ethiopia brief UNSC A3 group on “alarming abuses against civilians” addisstandard.com/news-un-human-… The briefing by the ICHREE Commissioners to the UNSC A3 group comes less than a week after the African group requested for a meeting at the #UN SC.

#Ethiopia : #US says immediate cessation of hostilities priority to end “this destabilizing conflict” as #AU announces launch of peace talks in #SouthAfrica addisstandard.com/news-us-says-i… Aklilu Hailemichael (Ph.D.) has outlined the four areas where #Tigray 'expects result' from the AU-led peace talks...

News: Southern region police apprehend officer suspected of trafficking 48 #Eritrean nationals to #Kenya addisstandard.com/news-southern-… The Deputy Commander said the regional police will hand over the victims to the federal police & will launch an investigation into the police officer.

News: #Ethiopia ranks 123 out of 140 in Rule of Law Index, a decline from last year addisstandard.com/news-ethiopia-…
*Significant trends for Ethiopia included “a deterioration in the factor measuring Order and Security.”

*Regionally, Ethiopia ranked 27th out of 34 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

#Ethiopia : The peace talks between the federal government & Tigrayan authorities 'convened to find a peaceful & sustainable solution to the devastating conflict in the #Tigray region' started today 25 Oct. and will end on Sunday: Vincent Magwenya, spokesman for Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦.

#Ethiopia :Residents say drone strike killed dozens of civilians in West #Showa , #Oromia region; #OLF , #OFC condemn relentless airstrikes across Oromia addisstandard.com/news-residents… “As of Monday morning, 68 bodies have been found. The search continued...' a resident of the area told AS

Moringa serves as an important food & income generating item. UNIDO in #Ethiopia supports Moringa value chain dev't, aimed at improving the livelihoods of rural farmers. Stakeholders held a review meeting & visited UNIDO Moringa demonstration & processing site. AICS Addis Abeba

#Ethiopia : At least 40 people extrajudicially killed by #Eritrean forces in #Sheraro : Amnesty International addisstandard.com/news-at-least-… several atrocities committed against Tigrayan civilians by Eritrean forces have long been documented by human rights organizations, including the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC)

#Ethiopia : Flood in #Gambella region displaces more than 185,000 people addisstandard.com/news-flood-in-… According to the #UN , 'the displaced people are in dire situation, taking refuge in substandard and overcrowded shelters such as schools and health facilities or out in the open air.'

News: In a letter addressed to #Ethiopia 's PM Abiy Ahmed, & ahead of the AU-led pace talks in #SouthAfrica , a bipartisan group of the U.S. Senate urged for immediate cessation of hostilities, withdrawal of #Eritrean forces & unfettered humanitarian access addisstandard.com/news-senate-bi…