A Day After Launching Power Production From The 2nd Turbine, Ethiopia Completed The 3rd Filling Of GERD
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the completion of the third phase of filling the reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile river, saying “from the beginning that we did not want to make the river our own.” Including the third filling, the dam has able to hold about 22 billion cubic […]
What is heirloom coffee?
Heirloom coffee is a convenient (sort of) way to describe Arabica coffee plants whose variety may not be easy to ascertain. The term is of particularly abundant usage in reference to Ethiopian coffees, of which there are thousands of varieties, and where a particular producer’s output may include a broad range of these. When these coffees don’t fall into […]
The Hidden Agendas Behind Democracy- Trojan Horse Policies and Ideas
Politicians are experts at spinning ideas to improve appeal, after all, selling ideas is part of their job. No doubt you are familiar with political marketing from elections. It can take some digging to get to the real policy behind the rhetoric. This post will talk about how policies and ideas can be packaged to […]
Europe’s ‘Gas Grab’ in Africa is Just the Latest Abuse of its Relationship With the Continent
By Catherine Fieschi When Emmanuel Macron made one of his first visits to Africa as France’s recently elected young president in 2017, his speech at Ouagadougou University in Burkina Faso was designed to set the tone for a new relationship between his country and African countries. ‘There no longer is a French policy for Africa,’ he […]
Europe Should Have Rethought Its Africa Policy Before Lavrov’s Trip To The Continent
Russia’s overtures in Africa have left European officials anxious about the EU’s cautious pace to re-engage the Ethiopian government and Africa as a whole, despite accusations of war crimes and ethnic cleansing. It’s unimportant whether this is being done for the so-called “wrong reasons” related to improving the bloc’s competitiveness vis a vis Russia, nor […]
China-Africa Cooperation Advancing to Peace Support in The Horn
China has been a multidimensional development partner to African countries. This economic partnership has been cemented through time and now seems to have advanced to peace and security cooperation. When the First China-Horn of Africa Peace, Good Governance and Development Conference was held in Addis Ababa between 20 and 21 June 2022, Horn of Africa […]
Ethiopia Eyes for Wheat Self-Sufficiency and Export It by 2025
After teff wheat is the second most important food security crop in Ethiopia. Its production in Ethiopia for 2021/22 is projected at a record level of 5.52 million MT while corn is forecasted to be 9.4 million MT. The Government of Ethiopia (GOE) has identified top priorities that can increase the production and productivity of […]
Akobo Minerals: After Twelve Years Journey in Ethiopia Found ‘Bonanza Grade’ Gold
Scandinavia-based gold exploration and boutique mining company Akobo Minerals has reached an agreement with South African company IW Mining to operate the underground mine at Segele, Ethiopia. IW Mining is a highly experienced mining contractor with years of underground mining experience in the South African mining arena, Akobo says. This fundamental agreement secures Akobo access […]
Russian-Ethiopian Relations Are The Perfect Model Of Multipolar Partnership
These civilization-states have always had leading roles in their parts of the world all throughout history, and they’re once again taking up the mantle of leadership when everyone needs their guidance the most. The chaotic transition to multipolarity has prompted plenty of confusion among many across Afro-Eurasia, hence the importance of Russia and Ethiopia clarifying […]
Huawei Ethiopia Provides Cyber Security Training
The Ethiopian Herald Huawei Ethiopia has provided the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) with a three-day-long cyber security training. The training was given by Huawei’s top cyber security experts. The training that has been taking place during the aforementioned time frame was attended by 20 experts drawn from various companies in Ethiopia. During the training, the […]
How To Exploit The Existing Potentials of Africa In Order To Promote AfCFTA
Since it was launched on July 7, 2019, at the 12th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union (AU), the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has seen gradual progress. The AfCFTA was intended to establish a single market for goods, and services, facilitated by the movement of persons to deepen the economic integration of the […]
Sergey Lavrov is Concluding the Four-Country Tour of the African Continent in Addis Ababa
Many African countries, which import Russian grain and energy while also buying Ukrainian grain and benefitting from Western aid flows and trade ties, have avoided taking sides over the conflict in Ukraine. Western powers have blamed Russia for the food crisis and last week the United States announced a $1.3 billion package to help tackle […]
Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway a road to prosperity, BRI boost ‘speedy’ transformation in Africa in past decade
In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward the “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI), aiming at building a new platform for international cooperation and creating new momentum for shared development. Since then, the BRI has opened a path for high-quality development and common prosperity for countries along the route, becoming a real global platform serving […]
Facing The New Reality: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Third Filling
Ethiopian Herald A development project lies in the outback of Guba Wereda, in the Metekel Zone of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, less than 40 km from the Sudanese border. It is unfortunate that in Egypt and Sudan, the development project, the GERD, has turned into an epicenter of a political dispute that involved world leaders from […]
East Africa
AllAfrica News: East Africa
- Kenya: President Uhuru Kenyatta Comments on Kenya Election August 14, 2022[Independent (Kampala)] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday met a team of AU/ COMESA election observers at State House, Nairobi, who briefed him on their observations about the election process.
- Kenya: IEBC Faces Monday Deadline, Odinga Holds Lead August 14, 2022[Independent (Kampala)] Pressure is now piling on Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) as they have less than 48 hours to release Presidential election results.
- Kenya: Sifuna Wins Nairobi Senate Seat August 14, 2022[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Edwin Sifuna of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is the new Senator of Nairobi after winning the Tuesday election.
- Ethiopia: PM Abiy Inaugurates Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone August 14, 2022[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has today inaugurated the Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone, which is believed to improve Ethiopia's entire economy by boosting the import and export trade of the country.
- Ethiopia: Somali Civilians 'Massacred' By Afar Militia August 14, 2022[Shabelle] The armed militia from the Afar region attacked Andhufo town, the latest flare-up in a local boundary dispute that adds to broader tensions in Ethiopia.
West Africa
AllAfrica News: West Africa
- Nigeria: Just-in - Troops Kill Scores of Militants in Kaduna August 14, 2022[Leadership] The Kaduna State government has disclosed that security forces recorded a major success in the ongoing Operation Forest Sanity against terrorists in the State, as scores of bandits were neutralised by ground troops and air assets.
- Nigeria: FG Threatens to Sanction Chinese Firm Over Slow Pace of Rail Project August 14, 2022[Daily Trust] The federal government has threatened to mete out a stiff sanction to the China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC) over the firm's alleged failure to provide 85 per cent counterpart fund for the the rail project in some parts of the country.
- Nigeria: Exclusive - Court Document Details U.S. Agencies Defrauded By Abidemi Rufai August 14, 2022[Premium Times] A court document has detailed 12 agencies of the United States government defrauded by Abidemi Rufai, a suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State.
- Nigeria: How Homelessness is Fueling Insecurity in Nigeria - Edoh August 14, 2022[Vanguard] Abuja -- Amb. Raymond Edoh, the United States Habitat Youth Humanitarian Ambassador, is also the Nigerian Youth Ambassador to the United States, Secretary-General of the Nigerian Youth Congress, and Convener, Go and Get Your PVC and Youth Must Vote Campaign'. In this interview, Edoh speaks among others, on how homelessness is a contributing factor […]
- Nigeria: Bandits Kidnap Catholic Priest in Abia, Demand N50 Million Ransom August 14, 2022[Vanguard] Umuahia -- A Catholic priest, identified as Reverend Father Chinedu Nwadike has been kidnapped by bandits along the Okigwe - Enugu expressway in Umunneochi council area of Abia State.
South Africa
AllAfrica News: South Africa
- Recycling is About So Much More Than Waste #AfricaClimateCrisis August 12, 2022[allAfrica] Millions of waste pickers and reclaimers around the world search through disposed of goods in dumpsites, and landfills for valuable recyclable materials that many consider worthless.
- Police Arrest 20 People for Instigating July 2021 Riots August 12, 2022[VOA] Twenty suspects were due in a South African court Friday to face charges of instigating riots and civil unrest that left hundreds dead and brought the country to a near-standstill last year.
- Dube-Ncube's Election a Progressive Step Towards Transforming Gender Roles August 12, 2022[SAnews.gov.za] Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has described the election of KwaZulu-Natal's first female Premier as a progressive step towards the transformation of gender roles in leadership and the development of women in South Africa.
- KZN Women MECs Urged to Improve Women's Conditions August 12, 2022[SAnews.gov.za] Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has called on women appointed to the KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive council, to use their new positions to improve the conditions in which KZN women live under.
- DA Welcomes Arrest of 20 Instigators of July Unrest August 12, 2022[DA] The DA welcomes the arrest of 20 instigators of the July unrest which terrorised our country in 2021.
North Africa
AllAfrica News: North Africa
- Ethiopia: 3rd Round Filling of Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Successful - Premier August 12, 2022[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The third round filling of Renaissance Dam has been successfully completed, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced. Speaking on the occasion, PM Abiy assured downstream countries of the Nile, Egypt and Sudan, that when Ethiopia set out to build a dam on the Nile, from the beginning it did not want […]
- Tunisia: Former President Bourguiba Did a Lot for Tunisian Women. But Was He Their Emancipator? August 12, 2022[The Conversation Africa] Tunisia's National Women's Day is often associated with Habib Bourguiba, the country's first president, who pursued the policy of state feminism. Bourguiba ruled the country for 30 years after its independence from France in 1957. In 1987 he was ousted in a coup d'etat by Zine El Abedine Ben Ali. Bourguiba's state […]
- Tunisia: Instead of Migrating to EU, Tunisians Build New Lives in Other Parts of Africa August 11, 2022[DW] Insaf Boughdiri is happy to participate in Rwanda's monthly Umuganda national holiday, which brings together ordinary citizens to clean streets and tend to public spaces. Boughdiri, who recently moved from Tunis to the Rwandan capital, Kigali, for work, is impressed by the communal effort.
- Morocco/Cote d'Ivoire: Beach Soccer Afcon Qualifiers (Morocco-Côte d'Ivoire) - Ivorian Team Withdraws August 10, 2022[MAP] Casablanca -- The Ivorian team of beach-soccer refused to complete its match against its Moroccan counterpart, Saturday at the Mohammed VI Complex, as part of the second leg of AFCON qualifiers.
- Morocco: Marhaba 2022 - Over 530K Passengers Enter Morocco Through Tanger Med Port August 10, 2022[MAP] Tangier -- A total of 530,436 passengers have entered Morocco through the Tanger Med Port since the Marhaba 2022 operation was launched on June 5 and until August 1, the Tanger Med Port Authority said.
Centeral Africa
AllAfrica News: Central Africa
- Angola: Elections 2022 - Indifferent Reception for President Lourenço in Malanje August 13, 2022[Maka] Who writes the campaign speeches for the Angolan President? A statistician? For a couple of hours on Wednesday, João Lourenço stupefied would-be MPLA supporters at a campaign rally in Malanje with a stuttering list of his government's 'achievements' over the past five years, doing nothing to inspire confidence in MPLA's ability to deliver on […]
- Angola: How Angola is Training Nurses to Support Safe Birth During Emergencies August 13, 2022[UNFPA] Namibe -- "Working with women, my biggest challenge is to bring knowledge, because those who do not have knowledge will not be able to do anything. Those with knowledge already know what to do during pregnancy," said Carolina Manuel Sousa, 42, a third-class midwifery nursing technician in Namibe province, Angola.
- Rwanda: Blinken's Delicate Mediation Between Rwanda and DR Congo August 13, 2022[DW] While in Congo's capital Kinshasa, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken chose cautionary words to set the tone for the sensitive talks with President Paul Kagame on Thursday in neighboring Rwanda, the last stop on his trip. After meeting with his Congolese counterpart, Christophe Lutundula, and President Felix Tshisekedi, Blinken said the US sought […]
- Congo-Kinshasa: Crisis Highlights UN's Shortcomings August 13, 2022[DW] After weeks of deadly protests against the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo, MONUSCO, Mathias Gillmann, the mission's spokesman, has been declared persona non grata in Congolese territory.
- Rwanda: Rwanda, U.S. Biotech Firm in Joint Effort to Address Biosecurity Challenges August 12, 2022[New Times] The government has entered into a partnership with American Biotechnology Company, Ginkgo Bioworks, in a bid to develop new biosecurity capabilities in Rwanda.
Ethiopia
AllAfrica News: Ethiopia
- PM Abiy Inaugurates Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone August 14, 2022[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has today inaugurated the Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone, which is believed to improve Ethiopia's entire economy by boosting the import and export trade of the country.
- Somali Civilians 'Massacred' By Afar Militia August 14, 2022[Shabelle] The armed militia from the Afar region attacked Andhufo town, the latest flare-up in a local boundary dispute that adds to broader tensions in Ethiopia.
- Trials At Peace in Violence-Ravaged Metekel August 12, 2022[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A conflict hotspot in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, Metekel has seen an escalation of violence since 2020 that has resulted in mass displacements, indiscriminate killings, and property damage. The first attack in September 2020 left scores dead; displacing over 300, according to accounts by the then woreda administrator.
- Ethiopia in Position 'To Protect Airspace From Any Attack' - Air Force Chief August 12, 2022[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Lieutenant General Yilma Merdassa, the Commander in chief of Ethiopia's Air Force told state media that the Air Force is "in a position to protect and defend our airspace from any kind of attack."
- 3rd Round Filling of Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Successful - Premier August 12, 2022[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The third round filling of Renaissance Dam has been successfully completed, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced. Speaking on the occasion, PM Abiy assured downstream countries of the Nile, Egypt and Sudan, that when Ethiopia set out to build a dam on the Nile, from the beginning it did not want […]
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