AllAfrica News: Ethiopia

31 Maj 2020

• Sudan Summons Ethiopia's Charge d'Affaires to Officially Protest Incursions
  [SudaNow] KHARTOUM (Sudanow) - Sudan on Saturday summoned the Ethiopian Charge d'Affairs to officially protest what it called an Ethiopian army backed militia intrusion inside Sudanese national territories over the weekend.
• New Study On Ethiopian Migrants to the Gulf Finds Many Unaware of Dangers
  [Africa Renewal] Only 30 per cent of Ethiopian migrants seeking to find work in Saudi Arabia are aware that Yemen - the one country they must cross --is in its sixth year of conflict, while less than 50 per cent know of the dangers of boats capsizing at sea.
• Health Woes, Outrage, and Toxins Near Ethiopia Gold Mine
  [The New Humanitarian] Residents in Ethiopia's Oromia state have long claimed that contamination from a gold mine owned by an Ethiopia-born Saudi tycoon has led to health problems. Journalist Tom Gardner spent weeks collecting their testimonies amid talk that the mine could be set to re-open, even though the government has not publicly addressed local grievances. During his reporting, Gardner was given access to unreleased studies commissioned by the government and the mining company that reveal, among other things, that the are
• Security Forces 'Must Face Justice for Horrific Human Rights Violations' - New Report
  [AI London] At least 10,000 people were arbitrarily arrested and detained last year as part of the government's crackdown on armed attacks and violence in Oromia Region
• Ethiopian Army - Supported Militia Attacks Sudanese Territories
  [SNA] Khartoum -The Armed Forces Official Spokesman, Brig. Amir Mohammed Al-Hassan has announced that a number of Sudanese soldiers were martyred and wounded, Thursday, on the Sudanese territories, by the Ethiopian- Army supported militia.
• Army - Ethiopian - Army Supported Militia Attacks Sudanese Territories
  [SNA] Khartoum -The Armed Forces Official Spokesman, Brig. Amir Mohammed Al-Hassan announced, Sunday that Ethiopian militia backed up by the Ethiopian army continued encroachment on Sudan's territories and resources.( Read more).
• Why Drought Programmes in Ethiopia Should Support Communal Access to Groundwater
  [The Conversation Africa] Like many countries in east Africa, Ethiopia is highly vulnerable to drought. Since 1965, Ethiopia has experienced 15 severe droughts affecting more than 65 million people and causing serious economic damage.