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| 20 April 2019

Nestle Waters Ethiopia to pursue Sululta watershed project

The Oromia Regional State,the Water and Land Resource Center (WLRC) of the Addis Ababa University and Nestle Waters Ethiopia have launched phase two of the Integrated Landscape Management Project (ILMP) on Wednesday 16, 2019 in Sheraton Hotel.

| 20 April 2019

Regional to federal

The House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) has endorsed the nomination put forth by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) in his latest bid to shuffle his Cabinet. Accordingly, Lemma Megerssa andGedu Andargachew, former heads of the Oromia and Amhara Regional States, were chosen to assume key ministerial positions ofthe Ministry of Defense (MoD) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), respectively.

| 20 April 2019

Oromia picks new, de facto president

Joining Tigrai and Somali Regional States as well as Addis Ababa City Administration,the Oromia Regional State has become the fourth region to appoint Vice President, whois not a member of its regional council—ChefeOromia,asits next de factopresident to lead the region in a turbulent period.

| 13 April 2019

Ethiopia in need of USD 1.3 bln to aid drought, conflict victims

The Government of Ethiopia, together with aid agencies, have made a call for the international community to provide food and non-food humanitarian assistances to the tune of USD 1.341 billion to help 8.3 million people affected by drought and inter-communal conflicts.

| 6 April 2019

IGAD issues food insecurity crisiswarning

Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) warned that there will be a food insecurity crisis in the Greater Horn Region if the assistance needed is not provided in time, The Reporter has learnt.

| 6 April 2019

OLF politics, military splits

The army of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) has officially separated from the party, OLF, which is based in Addis Ababa, The Reporter has learnt.

| 6 April 2019

Court martial slashes prison terms for mutineer commandos

Members of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) who have been sentenced to imprisonment for marching in arms to the Office of the Prime Minister in October 10, 2018, got their sentences slashed by the appellate Military Court, The Reporter has learnt.