Ethiopia Current Affairs, GK & News
African Union Summit
The 35th African Union summit was held at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Security and pandemic were given top priority at the summit. Key Points on the summit The countries discussed about the unavailability of COVID vaccines to many African countries Lately African Union has been facing institutional failures because of insurgencies and coup. This fact ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Addis Ababa • African Union • COVID-19 vaccine • Ethiopia • Horn of Africa • israel • Military Coup • tigray crisis • Tigray People’s Liberation Front • Tigray Region
Omo I – Oldest Human Fossils
As per a recent study, one of the oldest known Homo sapiens fossils, Omo Kibish I, may be around 35,000 years older than it was previously thought. Highlights The study used volcanic ash to date the fossils and thus there were 22,000-year margin of error. Omo Kibish I was first unearthed in Ethiopia in 1967. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Anatomically modern humans • Ethiopia • Homo sapiens • Human evolution • modern man • Omo I- Oldest Human Fossils • Omo-Kibish I remains
Tigray at risk of Famine- warns UN
United Nations has warned, “there is a risk of famine in Tigray region, if assistance is not provided urgently”. According to officials of UN, measures need to be taken to avoid famine in Ethiopia Tigray region. What is the issue? Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, had ordered ground and air military operation in Tigray ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Abiy Ahmed • Eritrea • Eritrea-Ethiopia war • Ethiopia • Famine in Tigray • Prime Minister of Ethiopia • tigray crisis • Tigray Region
US announces restrictions on Ethiopia and Eritrea
United States has put visa restrictions on officials of Ethiopia and Eritrea, who are accused of increasing six-month-old war in Tigray region of Ethiopia. Why restriction was put? US accused them as they had not taken meaningful steps to end hostilities in Tigray region. According to US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, curbs on economic ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Eritrea • Eritrea-Ethiopia war • Ethiopia • Outline of Eritrea • tigray crisis • Tigray Region
Tigray Crisis: Ethiopia adds TPLF, OLF Shene to terror list
The Ethiopian Government has recently added the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and OLF-Shene to its terror list. In 2020, Ethiopia launched a mass military operation against Tigray People Liberation Front. Tigray People’s Liberation Front It is a political party. It was founded in 1975 in Ethiopia. Also, TLPF is an armed ethnic nationalist insurgent ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Eritrea • Ethiopia • liberation • Terrorism • tigray crisis • Tigray People’s Liberation Front
State of Emergency in Ethiopia
Ethiopia recently declared Emergency in the southern part of Amhara region as violence broke out in various parts. The violence in Ethiopia has been increased and insecurity is extending beyond war hit Tigray regions of Ethiopia ahead of National Elections planned in June. What is the issue? The violence in the region began after an ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Amhara • Elections • Ethiopia • Ethnic groups • Oromo people • tigray crisis • Tigray People’s Liberation Front