The highlands of Ethiopia
Home Destinations Ethiopia Ethiopia’s highlands have been home to civilisations of wealth and power over the past three millennia, and the riches they’ve left behind are still here for you to see. Matt Phillips, who has a long affinity with the country, is here to help you experience the best of it. There are many […]
Audio reveals pilots angrily confronting Boeing about 737 Max feature before second deadly crash
CNN, By Jason Hanna and Gregory Wallace The meeting between the pilots and Boeing happened in November — just weeks after an October crash of a Lion Air 737 Max into the Java Sea, and four months before a 737 Max operated by Ethiopian Air crashed in Ethiopia. On the audio, a Boeing official is […]
Ethiopia PM raises over $25m for project to beautify Addis Ababa
Africa News, by AbdurRahman Alfa Shaban A fundraising effort aimed at beautifying the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, has raked in over $25 million dollars from a section of the project supporters. PM Abiy Ahmed’s office disclosed on Monday that the latest amount of funds had been raised from local and international support including from the […]
Why There Is A Need For A Long-Term Investment Model In Ethiopia
Forbes, By Michael Posner In the last several years, a growing number of global apparel companies have begun having their products manufactured in Ethiopia. For these firms, Ethiopia has become the new low-wage frontier. The East African country now competes with Bangladesh, Vietnam and other South and East Asian nations for a share of the […]
HOW AFRICA WILL MEET ITS GROWING DEMAND FOR POWER
Oxford Prospect Better power supply is key to unlocking Africa’s economic potential, including job creation, access to knowledge, agricultural and industrial transformation. As many as 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, around 43% of the population, live without access to electricity. The majority of those live in rural areas but even in cities, electricity only reaches a […]
Four Perfect Days in Enchanted Ethiopia
Splice Today By Ken Silverstein A tourist guide on how to stay high on khat in Addis Ababa and keep it legal. Today as I write is April 30, 2011 in Ethiopia. No, I’m not high on khat (alternatively spelled qat, and pronounced chaht in the country), though I was for four straight days during […]
The Queen rejected Ethiopia’s plea to return it’s lost prince
The Daily Mail By Mark Hookham Queen refused to allow bones of a ‘stolen’ Ethiopian prince to be repatriated Prince Alemayehu was buried in catacombs next to St George’s Chapel, Windsor The Ethiopian government demanded the return of his remains 12 years ago The Queen has sparked a diplomatic row after refusing to allow the […]
Israeli finally admitted having injected one contraceptive agent in immigrant Falasha Jews; Without their knowledge
Milli Gazette By Armin Arefi The mystery is finally lifted on the astonishing 50% decline in the fertility rate of Ethiopian Jews in Israel since 2000. After five years of successive denials, the Israeli government admitted that it had established a system of contraception of immigrant women of Ethiopian origin before their arrival in Israel. […]
Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco and Ethiopia, the stars of hotel development in Africa
Africa Data by: Andrea Ayemob The stars of hotel development in Africa are Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco and Ethiopia, according to the 11thannual survey by W Hospitality Group. The four countries head the top ten by numbers of rooms in the internationally-branded hotel development pipeline, with Egypt showing 15,158 rooms in 51 new hotels. A total […]
The BBC’s “World Questions” current events program came to Addis Ababa and witnessed how much freedom of expression has changed
Washington Post, By Paul Schemm ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — In a scene that would have been unimaginable just a year ago, some 200 Ethiopians in the capital debated their country’s politics, economics and expressed their fears over the rise in ethnic violence. The BBC’s “World Questions” current events program came to Addis Ababa on Monday […]
The untapped potential of Africa’s honey bees
BBC, By Heather Richardson In countries across Africa, honey bees could help protect wildlife, grow food and make money – so why aren’t more people raising them? In the arid north of Kenya, Trinnie Cartland is preparing to scale up her organic acacia honey business. She tells me that local communities have been keen to […]
Stern Center report urges minimum wages for Ethiopia’s garment workers
DW Ethiopia’s rock-bottom labor costs have attracted companies making garments for some of the world’s best-known brands. Labels include H&M, Gap, Tommy Hilfiger, JC Penney and Calvin klein. Factories in Ethiopia making clothes for top global brands are paying their workers far less than counterparts in other low-paying countries, according to a report by New York […]
East Africa
AllAfrica News: East Africa
- Somalia: Somaliland Celebrates Independence Despite Lack of International Recognition May 19, 2019[Dalsan Radio] The breakaway state of Somaliland is preparing to celebrate 28 years since it declared independence from Somalia. No country recognizes Somaliland as a sovereign nation, but in the capital, preparations for the celebration are under way.
- Seychelles: Stop Discrimination, Seek Treatment for HIV, President Says May 19, 2019[Seychelles News Agency] That was the message from the Seychelles' President Danny Faure on Friday at the launching of a national strategic plan for HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis.
- Somalia: Al-Shabab Changing Tact in Bombing-UN May 19, 2019[Dalsan Radio] A United Nations report has revealed that Somali Islamist insurgents are making their own explosives to mount more frequent and deadly attacks.
- Sudan: Sudan Army Rulers Say Talks With Protesters to Resume Sunday May 19, 2019[East African] Sudan's army rulers announced talks will resume with protest leaders Sunday, four days after the generals suspended negotiations on implementing civilian rule in the country.
- Somalia: Two Million Now Face Starvation May 19, 2019[East African] A raging drought in Somalia could leave some 2.2 million people -- nearly 18 per cent of the country's population -- in severe hunger during the July-September period, global agency FAO has warned.
West Africa
AllAfrica News: West Africa
- Nigeria: Nigerian Teenagers Shatters 125 Year School Record in U.S. May 19, 2019[This Day] A Nigerian-born teenager, Tobechukwu Phillips has shattered the 125 academic history of her high school in Texas, US.
- Nigeria: Nigeria Heading Towards Self-Destruction - Ex-President Obasanjo May 19, 2019[This Day] Warri -Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Saturday warned that Nigeria edged close to the precipice of destruction, saying urgent measures are needed to pull the country back. Obasanjo said all the indices of political collapse were evident in the country, including corruption, insecurity, and lack of faith in the electoral system.
- Nigeria: Tonto Dikeh's Prayer for New Set of Boobs Is Demonic - Uche Maduagwu May 19, 2019[Vanguard] Actor Uche Maduagwu has slammed controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, who recently went viral after asking God for a new set of boobs as her birthday gift. According to him, Tonto Dikeh's prayers are demonic, and God cannot answer demonic prayers".
- Nigeria: Tension Brews in Finance Ministry Over Hand Over May 19, 2019[Guardian] Abuja -Tension is brewing at the Federal Ministry of Finance, Abuja, over plans by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed to hand over the reins to one of the permanent secretaries, Dr. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, considered a political appointee, instead of Dr. Mohammed Kyari Dikwa, a career civil servant and bureaucrat.
- Nigeria: Buhari Performs Umrah Rites in Saudi Arabia May 19, 2019[Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday arrived Makkah, Saudi Arabia, from the city of Madinah where he began the initial leg of his Umrah engagements in the Kingdom.
South Africa
AllAfrica News: South Africa
- Two Nabbed for Possession of Uncut Diamonds Worth R1.5 Million May 19, 2019[News24Wire] Two suspects with uncut diamonds valued at R1.5m have been arrested by Western Cape police during a stop and search operation.
- 8-Month-Old Baby Caught in Shooting Crossfire in Mitchells Plain May 19, 2019[News24Wire] An eight-month old baby was caught in the crossfire of a shootout in Mitchells Plain, Western Cape police said on Saturday.
- State Security Minister Fires Gibson Njenje As Special Adviser May 17, 2019[News24Wire] Former spy boss Gibson Njenje has been fired from his position as special adviser to state security minister Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba.
- Family's Anxious Wait As Plea Deal Still On the Table for Daughter's Murder Accused May 17, 2019[News24Wire] There was yet another postponement for the man accused of the murder of 6-year-old Stacey Adams from Mitchells Plain, but a plea deal is still on the table.
- Cape Town Wine Farm Granted Interdict After Blf Land Occupation Fears May 17, 2019[News24Wire] D'Aria vineyards in Durbanville, Cape Town has secured an interdict in the Western Cape High Court against what appears to be threats by Black First, Land First (BLF) to occupy wine farms in the Western Cape.
North Africa
AllAfrica News: North Africa
- Ghana/Morocco: Morocco Coach Banking On Atlas Lions World Cup Experience At AFCON May 17, 2019[Ghanaian Times] FRENCHMAN Herve Renard still ranks as they first coach in African history to win the Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with two different teams.
- Libya: New Evidence of Possible War Crimes During Haftar's Tripoli Offensive May 17, 2019[AI London] Three residential districts of Tripoli hit by indiscriminate rocket salvoes, with at least five civilians killed
- Nigeria: Facebook Busts Israeli-Led Campaign to Sway Elections May 17, 2019[VOA] Facebook has announced it removed 265 Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages, groups, and events from its service Thursday because of what it called "coordinated inauthentic behavior."
- Africa: They Tried to Reach Europe and Were Turned Back. Now They're Trapped in Libya's Crossfires May 17, 2019[HRW] "Please try to help us to be evacuated from this critical situation," the message popped up on my mobile phone. In struggling English, the plea continued: "Our is full of suffering such as starvation, frightened sound of weapons, working as military by force and sickness... ."
- Africa: Jaouna - From Assistant Coach to Berkane's Hero May 16, 2019[CAF] In his first experience as a head coach in Morocco's top league, Mounir Jaouani has shown his great potential as a manager, able to lead RS Berkane to play for titles.
Centeral Africa
AllAfrica News: Latest
- Nigeria: Nigerian Teenagers Shatters 125 Year School Record in U.S. May 19, 2019[This Day] A Nigerian-born teenager, Tobechukwu Phillips has shattered the 125 academic history of her high school in Texas, US.
- Nigeria: Nigeria Heading Towards Self-Destruction - Ex-President Obasanjo May 19, 2019[This Day] Warri -Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Saturday warned that Nigeria edged close to the precipice of destruction, saying urgent measures are needed to pull the country back. Obasanjo said all the indices of political collapse were evident in the country, including corruption, insecurity, and lack of faith in the electoral system.
- Nigeria: Tonto Dikeh's Prayer for New Set of Boobs Is Demonic - Uche Maduagwu May 19, 2019[Vanguard] Actor Uche Maduagwu has slammed controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, who recently went viral after asking God for a new set of boobs as her birthday gift. According to him, Tonto Dikeh's prayers are demonic, and God cannot answer demonic prayers".
- Nigeria: Tension Brews in Finance Ministry Over Hand Over May 19, 2019[Guardian] Abuja -Tension is brewing at the Federal Ministry of Finance, Abuja, over plans by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed to hand over the reins to one of the permanent secretaries, Dr. Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, considered a political appointee, instead of Dr. Mohammed Kyari Dikwa, a career civil servant and bureaucrat.
- Namibia: Brother Raped Young Sister for Years May 19, 2019[New Era] An 18-year-old man found himself in police custody following allegations that he sexually violated his 10-year-old sister since she was five years old.
Ethiopia
AllAfrica News: Ethiopia
- From Hige Mengist to Hige Hager May 17, 2019[Addis Standard] My primary objective in writing this very brief essay is to contend that "Hige Mengist" is a mistranslation of the English term "Constitution" despite the decades-old practice of treating them as synonymous. My contention that Hige Mengist and Constitution are distinct instruments of power leads me to suggest a more promising process of […]
- Medical Interns Past Compromise May 16, 2019[Addis Fortune] Medical interns are up in arms with working conditions and have launched demonstrations across the country. The interns are complaining of unsafe working environments, unsustainable long hours, low pay and substandard medical facilities that compromise the health of their patients and themselves. As the issue gained national importance, a meeting with Prime Minister […]
- Taxpayers Move to New Electronic System May 16, 2019[Addis Fortune] Taxpayers in the capital have started paying their taxes using an electronic payment order system, which replaces the paper-based Cash Payment Order (CPO) .
- Committee Emerges to Audit Metec Project May 15, 2019[Addis Fortune] An eight-member committee will begin auditing a 1.7-billion-Br "failed project" that was awarded to the Metals & Engineering Corporation (MetEC) this coming week.
- Local Elections, Litmus Test for Madame Birtukan May 15, 2019[Addis Fortune] Six years ago in April, tents decorated with competing political party symbols were set up on the public squares and loudspeakers blared varying slogans broadcasting a local election season for 3.6 million seats in kebele,wereda, zone and city councils.