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The United Sates Justice Department (“DOJ”) announced that it has reached an agreement with Boeing to resolve a criminal charge related to a conspiracy to defraud the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”).

During its military operation near Tekeze River in Tigray Region of Ethiopia, the army has killed three top leaders of Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) who were hiding in a cave.

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) today released its investigation that exposed crimes against humanity committed in Oromia Region of Ethiopia following the death of popular singer Hachalu Hundessa.

The resurgence of the worst invasion of desert locusts in Ethiopia’s history is raising hunger levels amidst continued conflict in the Tigray region and the COVID-19 pandemic, where Ethiopia faces the highest number of cases in the Horn of Africa, says International Rescue Committee (IRC).

The Government of Ethiopia said it has restored telecom and electricity services in most of the towns in Tigray region. Tigray has been been in darkness with no electricity and absence of telecommunication services for about a month following a military confrontation between the federal government and Tigray peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) led militia.

A convoy carrying medicines and relief supplies from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS), organized in coordination with the Ethiopian authorities, has reached the Tigray State capital, Mekelle.

The Government of Ethiopia along with its humanitarian partners has distributed humanitarian relief items to the people in Tigray region in the northern part of the country who are affected by the fighting between the federal government troops and TPLF militia.

The National Defense Force of Ethiopia has rescued 1,000 high ranking officers who were kidnapped by Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) about a month ago and kept hostage.