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News: Mayor of Karat city, Konso zone, imposes curfew to curtail lawlessness, organized crime By Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, May 07/2021 – Gashaw Genale, the mayor of Karat city, in Konso Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Regional State, imposed strict curfew in the city aimed at curtailing growing lawlessness and organized crime in the city, the Zone’s communication bureau said. In a statement issued yesterday, the Konso zone said that zonal security es...

Ethiopia: ICRC, ERCS deliver emergency assistance to IDPs in Southern Ethiopia Format The ICRC, in partnership with the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), delivered emergency assistance to people displaced by ethnic violence that occurred in Konso Zone in Southern Ethiopia. Around 3,000 households (18,000 individuals) displaced as the result of the conflict between different ethnic groups were assisted with non-food items intended to address their emergency needs, remarked Katia Sorin, Head of...

News: At least nine civilians killed, several villages burned in renewed attacks in Konso addisstandard 2021-01-12 Pictures sent to Addis Standard by activists show villages burning in renewed attacks in Konso zone in which at least nine civilians were killed since January 09 By Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, January 12/2021 – The Konso zone in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Regional State (SNNPRS) is once again witnessing attacks by armed groups which claimed the lives of at lea...

Ethiopia Humanitarian Bulletin Issue #1 25 Dec – 10 Jan. 2021 Format HIGHLIGHTS Ethiopia registers 128,316 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 113,374 recoveries, and 1,994 deaths as of 10 January The two joint Governmenthumanitarian partners’ needs assessment missions that deployed in Tigray on 20 have witnessed a dire humanitarian situation with poor access to services and limited livelihoods The newly established Tigray Emergency Coordination Center (ECC) highlighted that more than 4.5 mill...

Atrocity Alert No. 234: Ethiopia, China and Niger Format Ethiopia’s Human Rights Commission reports on ongoing atrocities On 23 December at least 207 civilians were killed in the Metekel Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia, when an armed group opened fire and burned homes while people slept. The victims were reportedly indigenous Shinasha people. Ethnic-motivated attacks have been on the rise in Metekel since September, with more than 140 civilians killed prior to 23 December. The atta...

Ethiopia Humanitarian Bulletin Issue #22 | 14 – 27 Dec 2020 Format HIGHLIGHTS Ethiopia registers 122,864 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 109,293 recoveries, and 1,909 deaths as of 27 December Multi-agency joint assessment ongoing in Tigray region. While access to parts of Tigray remains restricted due to unpredictable security situation, humanitarian response has begun to gradually trickle into Tigray region. A huge swarm of desert locust reported in Oromia and Somali Regions Dry season has ...