How Ethiopia Is Slowing Climate Change By Reviving Its Forests – And Its Economy
According to legend, a young man named Khalid discovered the invigorating effects of coffee while herding his goats through the misty, mountainous forests of Kaffa, at the eastern edge of the Kingdom of Abyssinia, around 750 AD. The animals, it’s said, became rambunctious after devouring the red berries for which the region is named, so […]
Teddy Afro to Perform the coming Sunday in Bahir Dar
Singer and song writer Tewdros Kassahun (Teddy Afro), whose recently released album titled “Ethiopia” became on the top chart on Billboard will perform in the city of Bahir Dar the day after Ethiopian Epiphany at Bahir Dar Stadium. This will the singer first official concert since the release of his recent and 5th album. According […]
Damming the Nile – Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia battle it out
The three nations are locked in a dispute about the vast dam being constructed across the Blue Nile in Ethiopia, the source of 85% of Egypt’s water. That Egypt’s economic well-being is dependent on the Nile has been a geopolitical fact of life since ancient times. Fly over the country, and Egypt’s dependence on the […]
How China, Nepal and Ethiopia are restoring forest landscapes
Forest landscape restoration has gained a high political profile internationally, but still faces the challenge of how best to involve local communities to ensure the success of programs on the ground. This is an issue that is all the more challenging given the diversity of environmental and socio-political contexts around the globe. Property rights, for […]
Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro delights fans, irks authorities
He may be Ethiopia’s biggest pop star but Teddy Afro hasn’t held a concert in his country for years, some of his songs have been effectively banned, and the launch party for his last album was broken up by the police. But sitting in the living room of his spacious house outside the capital, Addis […]
Ethiopian modern rock hewan churches
Carving churches out of rock using only a hammer and chisel may seem extraordinary to us, but for those living in rural areas of Ethiopia, it’s simply an expression of faith. “It’s hard work … literally,” says University of Toronto Professor Michael Gervers, an expert on Ethiopian history. Gervers, a professor in the department of historical […]
Ethiopian National Park: Chebera Churchura Park
Geography and Landscape Chebera Churchura National Park(CCNP) is found on the western side of the central Omo-Gibe basin, in between Dawro zone and Konta Special Woreda of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State of Ethiopia. The Omo River provides the boundary between the south and the West. The natural vegetation of the park […]
Ethiopia will cover all cost associated with GERD project
The Ethiopian government says it will not require external assistance to complete its flagship hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on a recent visit to Qatar dispelled rumours that as part of his trip, Ethiopia planned to seek Qatari support for the project. The government has mobilized domestic […]
Ethiopian or Israelites
Asankao doesn’t recite these painful words in conversation. She recites them on stage in the play “Hatzuya” (“Torn”), which she wrote following the protests, feeling that there had to be more ways besides taking to the streets and protesting on social media to recruit people to support the fight of the Ethiopian community. “Torn,” which […]
Ethiopia’s ‘super grain’ seeks to capture global market
Teff is a main crop in the East African country Ethiopia that yields a mixed red-and-white seed the size of a poppy. Ethiopian consumers buy the seed from farmers or traders and ground it into flour to make a pancake-like fermented spongy bread called injera, which can be consumed two or three times a day. […]
The Out of the Box playground in Addis Ababa nomnated for the 1st ever Africa Architecture Awards
The first Africa Architecture Awards will be held this month. It’s easy to be cynical about handing out trophies when so much development still needs to happen on the continent. Still, judging by the shortlist, the awards could help to identify what a uniquely African aesthetic is, while also highlighting the importance of incorporating environmental requirements and cultural […]
Where were we? When Ethiopian marathon man Abebe Bikila at Rome Olympicsstole the show
IT WAS the Games which launched the career of American boxing giant Muhammad Ali but on this day in 1960 it was a shoeless African who provided Brisbane with the most iconic image of the Rome Olympics. Australia took 189 competitors to Rome and could boast monumental performances, with Herb Elliott winning the men’s 1500m […]
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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