AllAfrica News: Ethiopia

• Premier Meets Tigrayan Negotiating Team, Promises to Speed Up Restoration of Services
  [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Peace negotiating teams of the federal government and the Tigray Region have met in the presence of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) for the first time and discussed the progress of the implementation of the peace agreement signed between the two in November last year.
• Measles, Cholera Outbreaks Pose Deadly Threat to Already Malnourished Children in Ethiopia
  [Addis Standard] Addis Ababa -- Children are facing a growing risk of disease as cholera and measles outbreaks tighten their grip on Ethiopia, raising fears for the many vulnerable children already suffering from malnutrition, Save the Children said.
• Ethiopia Asks U.S. Support to Terminate Mandate of UN Human Rights Experts
  [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia has asked the United States to support its "bid in terminating the mandate" of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE).
• Orthodox Synod Declares Faithful to Wear Black for Fast of Nineveh to Protest Against 'llegal Group'
  [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) in Addis Abeba has declared the faithful to observe the upcoming three days of Fast of Nineveh which will be observed from Monday 06 to Wednesday 08 February, by wearing black to protest against what it said is a government supported coup attempt to overthrow the Holy Synod by the "illegal group."
• Lagos City Marathon 2023 Will See World-Class Runners This Weekend
  [This Day] Ethiopia's Hayla Bazu Worku will be leading the team of foreign world-class runners that will compete at the Gold-label 8th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on Saturday, February 4th.
• Ministry to Rebuild More Than 70 War-Damaged Schools in Amhara and Afar Regions
  [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced that it will rebuild 71 standard schools using financial support from World Bank (WB), Menschen für Menschen charity organization and the Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund (DTF) in the Amhara and Afar regions, which were demolished during the bloody war that lasted for nearly two years between Tigrayan forces and the federal government.
• Somali Region Cabinet Approves Names of Months Written in Somali Language
  [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Somali regional state government cabinet has approved names of the 12 months written in Af-Somali (Somali language), the region's official working language.