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Mar
23
2023
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia takes Tigray’s TPLF party off terrorism list

Ethiopia takes Tigray’s TPLF party off terrorism list

NEWS
ETHIOPIA'S parliament removed the Tigray region's main political movement from a list of terrorist organizations, a major step towards establishing an interim local government after a two-year civil war. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which led the northern region into war with the federal government in late 2020, was designated a terrorist group in May 2021. The conflict ended with a truce signed in Pretoria last November after tens of thousands of people were killed and millions forced from their homes. Ethiopia's parliament said in a statement that a majority of lawmakers had approved the delisting. The delisting is…
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Jul
06
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia’s parliament approves $12.9 billion budget for 2021/22 fiscal year

Ethiopia’s parliament approves $12.9 billion budget for 2021/22 fiscal year

BUSINESS
ETHIOPIA’S parliament approved a 561.7 billion birr ($12.9 billion) budget for the 2021/22 fiscal year, an 18% rise in spending from a year ago, as the prime minister said he was focused on boosting prosperity. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told lawmakers that his government's priorities include finishing mega projects such as a giant dam on the Blue Nile and strengthening the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The parliamentary approval comes amid international attention on Africa's second-most populous nation due to the eight-month-old conflict in the northern Tigray region. Abiy's government has been battling the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) after…
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