#Tigray: Western diplomats in Mekelle for talks on the implementation of the Pretoria agreement Ambassadors and senior representatives from Germany, the European Union, France, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States arrived in Mekelle today.

መቼም በአጥር ሾልካ ገብታ ወይም በፓራሹት ወርዳ አይሆንም፣ ይህ እንደ አንድ ተራ ክስተት ብቻ ሊወሰድ አይገባም፣ አመራሩ ሳያውቅ እንዲህ አይነት ድርጊት በሀላል የሚፈፀም ከሆነ የኤርፖርቱ ግቢ ደህንነት ምን ያህል አስተማማኝ ነው የሚል ጥያቄንም ያጭራል።

#Ethiopia: #NEBE proposes ban on direct salary deductions for party fees in electoral law amendment The Ethiopian National Election Board (NEBE) has proposed an amendment to the Ethiopian Electoral, Political Parties Registration, and Election’s Code of Conduct Proclamation, introducing a provision that would prohibit government institutions from “directly” deducting political party membership fees from employees’ salaries. The draft law, which has been under discussion with various stakeholders since January, aims to replace Proclamation No. 1162/2019, in effect since 2019. According to the draft, institutions cannot “directly deduct membership fees from the salary of a government employee who is a party member and deposit it into the political party’s bank account.” NEBE’s proposal follows concerns raised by government employees about deductions being made without their consent. The draft also restricts political party candidates from "personally receiving gifts or assistance from any person," requiring that such contributions be channeled “through the party” and reported to the Board "within 48 hours."

#Tigray: Tigray’s Interim administration orders immediate halt to forced contributions in IDP camps Tigray’s IRA has ordered an immediate halt to the coercive practice of forcing IDPs in Shire IDP camps to pay 200 birr each for the anniversary celebrations of the TPLF.