Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed’s Open Letter To The US President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Dear Mr. President, As I write this open letter to you, it comes at a time when innocent civilians including women, children, and other vulnerable groups in the Afar and Amhara regions have been violently displaced, their livelihoods disrupted, their family members killed, and their properties, as well as service giving institutions, destroyed intentionally by […]
Former Ethiopian Diplomat Blasts TPLF as Tools of Imperialism in the Horn of Africa
BreakThrough News As the situation in Ethiopia continues to escalate, the war over narratives is in full force. Who are the good guys and who are the bad guys? Is it even that black and white? Is the TPLF fighting a war for the liberation of the Tigrayan people against a cruel government or is […]
Ethiopia’s digital payment gateway
Capital Ethiopia By Muluken Yewondwossen The first-ever three years National Digital Payments Strategy (NDPS) of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) hints that it would apply incentives and discouraging instruments like tax incentives and cash handling fee to attain the goal of the NDPS. The strategy that officially launched on July 15 and will face implementation […]
“Let your kind heart change the world.”
The Ethiopian Herald, BY BETELHEM BEDLU Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful and committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has so said, Margaret Mead. It is true that for a person who is willing to take part in voluntary activities and serve others, having a […]
DP World expands footprint in Africa further, opens new container terminal in Somaliland
Engineering News BY: IRMA VENTER Growing its ever-increasing footprint in Africa, integrated logistics solutions provider Dubai Ports World (DP World) and the government of Somaliland have inaugurated a new container provider at Berbera port. This follows the completion of the first phase of the port’s expansion plan, as part of its development into a major regional trade hub serving the Horn of Africa.ADVERTISEMENT The official opening of […]
AfDB to support the expansion of electricity connection between Ethiopia and Djibouti
ESI Africa The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants totaling $83.6m to boost cross-border trade in electricity between Ethiopia and Djibouti. The funds are made up of a $69.65 million grant to Ethiopia and a $13.93 million grant to Djibouti. Both grants are sourced from the African Development Fund, which is the AfDB’s […]
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Thank you, Mr. President. And let me start by thanking you the briefers, Special Envoy Onanga Anyanga, Executive Director Andersen, and the DRC representative on behalf of Chairman Tshisekedi, for the information that you shared with us today. I would also like to welcome the participation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs from Egypt and […]
Remembering Hon Dr. Abebech Gobena; Mother of Humanity
Ethiopian Herald For more than 40 years Hon Dr. Abebech Gobena was working day and night to give a mother’s love for thousands of children in Ethiopia. Surprisingly, she was doing all this charity despite many ups and downs that no one dares to face even for one’s own sake. Throughout the times, Abebech gave […]
Break the cycle of negative news
Capital Ethiopia By Anteneh Aklilu Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard is the Founder, chairman, and owner of APO Group, the leading media relations consultancy firm and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East. APO Group is working with more than 300 clients, ranging from governments to international institutions, prominent personalities, and companies. Clients include Facebook, Uber, […]
A new dawn for Africa’s climate research for development narrative
ECA Addis Ababa, 24 June 2021 – The inaugural cohort of some 21 African post-doctoral researchers under the aegis of Climate Research for Development (CR4D) presented their pioneering findings, last week in Nairobi, Kenya, signaling a bold path for the new decade and dawn. The researchers who were selected from 11 countries namely Benin, Cameroon, Cote […]
Renaissance Dam crisis ‘beyond the scope of UN Security Council
Middle East Monitor The UN Security Council revealed on Thursday that it will not be able to resolve the dispute between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam on the River Nile because the issue is “beyond the scope” of the international body. The claim has shocked both Egypt and Sudan. Although the council […]
U.S., E.U., U.N.: CONGRATULATIONS! TIGRAY IS YOUR TAR BABY NOW!
Posted in Al Mariam’s Commentaries By almariam For nearly 8 months, the U.S., the European Union and the United Nations (Western Neocolonial Triad Syndicate [WNTS]) have been badgering and barking out orders to the Ethiopian Government to provide “unfettered humanitarian access”, “remove Eritrean troops”, “investigate human rights abuses”, “end ethnic violence”, “prevent famine”, etc. The systematic badgering and […]
Ethiopia to TPLF: “No More Free Lunch”
Medium by Jeff Pearce In 2015, while the war with ISIS was still going on, I had the opportunity to visit a Peshmerga base where I leaned on sandbags, and my fixer pointed out a village two kilometres away, held by one of the most despicable terrorist organizations on Earth. To the world at the […]
A Milestone in China and a Reversal in Ethiopia’s Tigray War
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East Africa
AllAfrica News: East Africa
- Kenya: Engin Firat is New Harambee Stars Head Coach on Two-Month Contract September 19, 2021[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Football Kenya Federation has named Turkish trainer Engin Firat as the new Harambee Stars head coach on a two-month contract.
- Kenya: KQ Resumes Flights to Mumbai September 19, 2021[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya Airways Sunday announced the resumption of flights from Nairobi to Mumbai which will begin Monday, September 20.
- Kenya: Doctor Arrested for Killing His Children With Insulin Overdose September 19, 2021[Capital FM] Nakuru -- A medical doctor was arrested in Nakuru County on Saturday for allegedly killing his children by injecting them with an insulin overdose.
- Rwanda: 'Hotel Rwanda' Hero Awaits Verdict On Terrorism Charges September 19, 2021[DW] A Rwandan court is expected to issue a verdict on Paul Rusesabagina. His story, in which he saved scores of people during the Rwandan genocide, inspired the film 'Hotel Rwanda,' but now Kigali accuses him of terrorism.
- Africa: Volleyball - Rwanda Bows to Pressure, Continues 2021 African Nations Championship September 19, 2021[Leadership] Rwanda Government on Sunday bowed to pressure from Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and promised to conclude the 2021 African Women's Senior Nations Championship.
West Africa
AllAfrica News: West Africa
- Nigeria: Angry Sokoto Residents Go After Bandits, Kill Six September 19, 2021[Premium Times] The bandits were traced to their hideout in the forest, captured and later killed.
- Africa: Volleyball - Rwanda Bows to Pressure, Continues 2021 African Nations Championship September 19, 2021[Leadership] Rwanda Government on Sunday bowed to pressure from Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and promised to conclude the 2021 African Women's Senior Nations Championship.
- Nigeria: 41 Percent of Nigerians Living With HIV - Report September 19, 2021[Vanguard] A report has revealed that about 41 percent of persons from Lagos, Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Oyo and Kano states in Nigeria are now living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV.
- Nigeria: Agony in South-East As Most Federal Roads Collapse September 19, 2021[Vanguard] DRIVING through most of the federal roads that crisscross the South-East geopolitical zone has become very agonizing. The Enugu-Onitsha, Onitsha Owerri, Aba-Owerri, Owerri-Umuahia, Enugu-Abakaliki, Oba-Nnewi-Okigwe, among many others are in deplorable condition.
- Nigeria: What Nigerians Told Us About Their Mental Health Under Covid-19 Lockdown September 19, 2021[The Conversation Africa] In Nigeria, mental illness is highly stigmatised and mental healthcare is not widely available. Resources, facilities and health staff are in short supply and disorders may not be well understood at the primary healthcare level.
South Africa
AllAfrica News: South Africa
- Business School Launches Media Leadership Think Tank September 19, 2021[Balancing Act] London -- University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute of Business Science has put its heft behind opening a Media Leadership Think Tank that will both ask the big "why" questions and in the future provide leadership training for the industry. Russell Southwood spoke to the person who will head it up, long-time industry figure […]
- Experts Broadly Positive About Digital Vaccination Certificates September 19, 2021[spotlight] Last week the National Department of Health announced plans to issue digital vaccination certificates to people who have received COVID-19 jabs. While the details were sparse, Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla said that the certificates will become available in "just over a week or so".
- Not Even the Dead September 19, 2021[New Frame] Our history of violence accumulates into the present as time slips by, and taints the future too. There must be decisive action against all political murders, old and new alike.
- Two Perpetrators, Two Ways to Face Up to Complicity September 19, 2021[New Frame] Joao Rodrigues and Paul Erasmus both worked for the apartheid regime and died this year. But while Rodrigues was litigious and tight-lipped, Erasmus tried to help victims' families.
- Banking Glitch Triggers Health Workers' Strike in Eastern Cape September 18, 2021[GroundUp] Department of Health promises employees will get salary within hours
North Africa
AllAfrica News: North Africa
- Algeria: Angolan Head of State Mourns Ex-Algerian President Bouteflika September 19, 2021[ANGOP] Washington -- Angolan president João Lourenço expressed Saturday "deep dismay" at the death on Friday of the former President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, victim of illness.
- North Africa: Médenine - Ras Jedir Border Crossing Reopens September 18, 2021[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Ras Jedir border crossing, Médenine, re-opened Friday after a two-month shutdown over the COVID-19 epidemiological situation in Tunisia and Libya.
- Tunisia: Covid-19 - Sidi Bouzid Reports One Death and 185 More Infections September 18, 2021[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The goverorate of Sidi Bouzid has recorded one more death of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the toll to 864 since the spread of the pandemic in the region, Deputy-Director of Primary Health Béchir Saidi told TAP Friday.
- Tunisia: Water Reserves of Dams Down to 722.8 Million Cubic Meters September 18, 2021[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- As of September 16, 2021, the water reserves of Tunisian dams has fallen to 722.8 million cubic meters, which has contributed to the decline in the filling rate of these facilities to 30.9%, according to data published on the site "Agri Data".
- Tunisia: Csm Submits Moncef Kchaou 'S Candidacy for Position of First President of Court of Cassation September 18, 2021[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Plenary Assembly of the Supreme Judicial Council (CSM) decided at a meeting Friday to submit the exclusive candidacy of judge Moncef Kchaou for the position of First President of the Court of Cassation.
Centeral Africa
AllAfrica News: Central Africa
- Rwanda: 'Hotel Rwanda' Hero Awaits Verdict On Terrorism Charges September 19, 2021[DW] A Rwandan court is expected to issue a verdict on Paul Rusesabagina. His story, in which he saved scores of people during the Rwandan genocide, inspired the film 'Hotel Rwanda,' but now Kigali accuses him of terrorism.
- Africa: Volleyball - Rwanda Bows to Pressure, Continues 2021 African Nations Championship September 19, 2021[Leadership] Rwanda Government on Sunday bowed to pressure from Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and promised to conclude the 2021 African Women's Senior Nations Championship.
- Angola: Angolan President Arrives in Washington September 19, 2021[ANGOP] Washington -- Angolan head of State João Lourenço arrived Saturday afternoon in Washington, United States, where he will be honoured Monday for his involvement in initiatives to protect the environment.
- Algeria: Angolan Head of State Mourns Ex-Algerian President Bouteflika September 19, 2021[ANGOP] Washington -- Angolan president João Lourenço expressed Saturday "deep dismay" at the death on Friday of the former President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, victim of illness.
- Mozambique: How Big Is the Islamic Threat in Mozambique? and Why Are Rwandan Troops There? September 19, 2021[The Conversation Africa] Rwanda has sent troops to Mozambique to assist the government in fighting against a four-year Islamist militant insurgency. Political scientist Phil Clark provides insights into the threat and why Rwanda is supporting Mozambique.
Ethiopia
AllAfrica News: Ethiopia
- Tigray Rebels Say Ready to Cooperate With U.S. to End Conflict September 19, 2021[Nation] Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), an armed rebel group which is fighting Ethiopian national army and its allied forces in northern Ethiopia, on Saturday said it is ready to cooperate with the US government to end a nearly one year-long civil war in the horn of Africa's nation.
- Ethio Telecom Launches 4g LTE Advanced Service in West Region September 19, 2021[Ethiopian Herald] NEKEMTE- The state-owned operator ethiotelecom launched yesterday 4G LTE Advanced Service in its West Region in cities such as Nekemte, Shambu, Bako, Dembidolo and Gimbi.
- New Parliament, New Hope September 19, 2021[Ethiopian Herald] Following the successful and historic sixth national general election held last June, many Ethiopians are optimistic about the next parliament which will be formed on October 04, 2021. The lawmakers are expected to work for the common good of their consistencies.
- School Provides Support to Childhood Cancer Center September 19, 2021[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA-IMS Makeup School donated various food items including oil, eggs and detergents to cancer patients at Tesfa Addis Parents Childhood Cancer Organization (TAPCCO).
- The Challenges of the Absence of Land Use Policy and Plan On Natural Resources September 19, 2021[Ethiopian Herald] Recently CIFOR, water and land resource centre, Ethio Natural Resource Organization, and PHE Ethiopia Consortium had organized a consultative meeting on challenges and opportunities on conservation of renewable natural resources. As mentioned in the meeting Ethiopia could not sustainably apply its policies, strategies and the international conventions that it signed because of the […]
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