By The World Health Organization
In a busy intensive care unit in Eka Kotebe General Hospital, Addis Ababa, Dr Samuel Getnet, 28, a newly-recruited young and energetic physician anxiously monitors the mechanical ventilators, an indispensable form of life support for COVID-19 patients with respiratory distress.
“I never thought my professional journey would bring me to the place where I’m today at the center of COVID-19 pandemic management team treating and caring for the most severely ill patients who critically need my support and care. Despite the challenges and risks, I am grateful for the opportunity to serve my people at this critical time,” he said.
By Medihane Ekubamichael @
Addis Ababa, January 23, 2021 In a letter addressed to the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), said the government’s continued blockade of its headquarters in Addis Abeba using police forces and the closure of several of its branch offices in various places is having undue pressure on the organization’s capacity to organize and participate in the coming elections. The OLF also criticized the neutrality of the Electoral Board for failing to respond to its repeated complaints on the matter for five months.
Signed by its Chairperson, Dawud Ibssa, OLF’s letter recalled the Ethiopian Electoral, Political Parties Registration and Election’s Code of Conduct Proclamation that stipulates a National Political Party registered with the Electoral Board has the right to open branch offices throughout the country and to move peacefully and freely; and the Electoral Board Establishment Proclamation which stated that
The East African
Wednesday January 20 2021
Ethiopians from the Tigray region hold a protest in Pretoria, South Africa, on November 25, 2020. PHOTO | AFP
Summary
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia said it confirmed the party s involvement in the violence, citing statements made by the party and publicly available facts to determine whether the TPLF was involved in the violence.
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The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has revoked the legal status of the Tigray People s Liberation Front (TPLF) as a political party, it announced.
The board said it conducted an evaluation process which confirmed that TPLF has engaged in armed rebellion and hence can no longer meet the board s criteria for a legal status.