The Construction of the tallest tower in Ethiopia (Mesob) is set to begin
Construction Review Ethiopian Minister of Culture and Tourism Hirut Kassaw (Ph.D.) revealed the report and said that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the ministry and the architects who designed the tower, to commence construction works. The 70-storey development will be located in the country’s capital city, in Addis Ababa. It will be […]
The importance of Lemu-Lapsset Corridor project for East Africa
The East African In Summary Kenya and Ethiopia are working to speed up the issue of the title deed. Progress on the Lapsset Corridor project, a vast undertaking of ports, pipelines, roads, and railways serving Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan in the first phase, had been halting until the uptick in recent months. Ethiopia has […]
The Ethiopian government to support and incentives those, who invest in agricultural inputs
Reuters Ethiopia will prioritise potash and construction minerals in a push to attract investment from large-scale miners, according to a draft policy document reviewed by Reuters ahead of an expected government announcement on Monday.Ethiopia Ethiopia is looking to woo foreign mining companies to kick-start development of its vast mineral resources to plug a large trade […]
Alibaba to open it’s second Africa eWTP hub in Ethiopia
Alizila The Ethiopian government on Monday signed three agreements with Alibaba Group to join the Electronic World Trade Platform, an Alibaba-led initiative that aims to lower barriers to global trade for small and medium-sized enterprises through e-commerce. The eWTP hub, the second in Africa after Rwanda, will serve as a gateway for Ethiopian products to […]
Blue economy can be a site of economic production – ECA
UNECA Windhoek, Namibia 18 November 2019 (ECA, MFMR) –“The blue economy can be a site of economic production, which through its value chain process, can link small, medium and big production firms and thereby promote the alleviation of poverty, reducing inequality and ensuring better living standards for the people of our region”. The statement was made today […]
Africa should focus on industrialisation. Free trade will follow
The Conversation Michael E Odijie, University of Cambridge The African Continental Free Trade Area is a continental agreement which came into force in May 2019. It covers trade in goods and services, investment, intellectual property rights and competition policy. Of the 55 African Union member states, only Eritrea has yet to sign it. The immediate objective of the […]
The African Union urged the U.K. to withdraw from the Chagos Archipelago island
Bloomberg The African Union urged the U.K. to comply with a United Nations resolution calling for it to withdraw from the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, which is considered part of Mauritius. The U.K. is under increased international pressure to give up its last territory in Africa since the International Court of Justice ruled […]
Lower Valley of the Omo
The Omo River (also called Omo-Bottego) in southern Ethiopia is the largest Ethiopian river outside the Nile Basin. Its course is entirely contained within the boundaries of Ethiopia, and it empties into Lake Turkana on the border with Kenya. The river is the principal stream of an endorheic drainage basin, the Turkana Basin. This southwestern corner of Ethiopia is home to seven primary tribes who coexist […]
Siemens and Ethiopia signed MOU on energy and infrastructure solutions for the country
African Review The Ethiopian Governments Growth and Transformational plan II has a goal to achieve universal electricity by 2025. (Image source: Scott/Pixabay) In April 2019, Siemens signed an MoU with the Investment Commission of Ethiopia, to address the country’s energy and infrastructure sector challenges, to assist the government, stabilise and expand the existing grid infrastructure […]
Bale National Park; Ethiopia’s lesser-known Treasure
The Bale Mountains National Park is located in southeastern Ethiopia, 400km southeast of Addis Ababa and 150km east of Shashemene in the Oromia Regional National State. It belongs to the Bale-Arsi massif, which forms the western section of the southeastern Ethiopian highlands. Nominated in 2009 to UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Tentative List, the Bale Mountains […]
Bahire Dar gets its first international hotel chain
News Resource Radisson Hotel Group announced the signing of the Radisson Hotel Bahir Dar, located in the North East of Addis Ababa. It will be the first Radisson branded hotel and the Group’s fourth hotel in the country. This brings Radisson Hotel Group’s African portfolio to almost 100 hotels in operation and under development. The […]
The Nile, “…, It will swallow all the houses… It’s a renegade river, it rises so fast…” Sudanese farmer Idris
Sudanese hope Ethiopian dam ends Blue Nile floods AFP by Paul Maroudis The Blue Nile is a renegade river, according to Sudanese farmer Osman Idris, its unpredictable flooding swallows crops and houses as it crashes through Sudan from Ethiopia on its way to Egypt. “Tonight, the level of water will be low,” said Idris, a […]
Talks the best way out of the Nile waters row
The Nile Basin countries codified their legitimate and natural right differently from colonials or independent Egypt – through negotiation. All the Nile Basin countries, including Egypt, negotiated for the Cooperative Framework Agreement of the Nile – 1997 to 2010. Now this agreement is the only multilateral and basin-wide negotiated agreement and the only solution to […]
The way forward is a unification
The Ethiopian Herald By Teshome Though starting from the 4th EPRDF conference there was a call for unification this burning issue was put on the backburner till it started fructifying yesterday. Since 1991 the time EPRDF started leading the country grabbing the reign of power the four sister parties namely TPLF, ADP, ODP, and SEPDM […]
East Africa
AllAfrica News: East Africa
- Uganda: Govt Move to Borrow Extra Over U.S.$540 Billion Stirs Mixed Reactions December 7, 2019[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -A government move to borrow 2.4 trillion shillings from Stanbic Bank and Trade and Development Bank to plug the budget deficit, has evoked mixed feelings from economists and observers.
- Kenya: Ibrahim Akasha's Sentencing Postponed Because He Is 'Confused' December 7, 2019[Nation] The scheduled sentencing on Friday of confessed drug trafficker Ibrahim Akasha has been postponed until January 10.
- Sudan: No Contact With People Kidnapped in Libya - Sudan Official December 7, 2019[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -According to a Sudanese official, communication has been lost with 11 Sudanese nationals detained by human traffickers in Libya.
- Somalia: At Least 8 People Killed As Al-Shaba Attacks Bus Along Kenya-Somalia Border December 7, 2019[Dalsan Radio] Several people are feared dead after suspected Al-Shabaab militants attacked a Mandera-bound bus between Kutulo and Wargadud in Wajir County on December 6.
- Tanzania: Airport Project Given Priority, House Told December 7, 2019[Daily News] THE Minister for Finance and Planning, Mr Mohamed Ramia Abdiwawa, says the government had been prompted to reallocate funds to ensure the ongoing construction of Terminal III at the Zanzibar airport was complete.
West Africa
AllAfrica News: West Africa
- Nigeria: How Ex-Zamfara Governor Yari Paid Self, Deputy N525 Million Two Days to Handover December 7, 2019[Premium Times] When a former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, wrote his successor, requesting for a N10 million monthly upkeep, in addition to his monthly pension as former governor, it generated a furore.
- Nigeria: $900,000 Grant - Niger Govt. to Sensitise Communities On Urban Policy December 7, 2019[Vanguard] The Niger state government says it will commence sensitisation of stakeholders in communities across the 25 local government areas as part of preparation for the development of the state urban policy.
- Nigeria: Burna Boy Brightens Up Star Lager's All-New Campaign December 7, 2019[Vanguard] As part of the launch of an all-new Star, which spots a new label and an improved taste, STAR Lager has launched an exciting campaign with Burna Boy starring in its key visual.
- Nigeria: Price of Bonny Light Leaps to $65.47 Per Barrel December 7, 2019[Vanguard] ... As OPEC cuts output by 500, 000 bpd
- Nigeria: Tiwa Savage, Cardi B, Others Share Same Stage Tonight in Lagos December 7, 2019[Vanguard] After weeks of excitement and anxiety it all goes down tonight at the first edition of the Livespot X Festival where American female rapper and Grammy awards-winning star, Cardi B will be the headliner alongside Nigeria's finest superstar singers. Perhaps, the biggest imagination running wild has been the prospect of having Nigeria's hottest, sexiest, […]
South Africa
AllAfrica News: South Africa
- Police Officer Wounded, 'Robber' Killed in Sasolburg Shootout December 7, 2019[News24Wire] An alleged armed robber has been shot and killed during a shootout with police in Sasolburg.
- A Frustrating Week At Hearings On State of Shelters After Officials Arrive Unprepared December 7, 2019[News24Wire] Officials at the public hearings into the state of shelters sent the acting director general of the Department of Social Development away this week, instructing him to prepare himself properly before returning to give them answers.
- South Africa Destroys Seized Illicitly Imported Clothes at Peak Shopping Season December 7, 2019[VOA] JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's tax authority recently destroyed more than half-a-million dollars worth of illicitly imported goods -- including more than 13,000 bales of clothing -- just as many South Africans are staring down a tight holiday season and a sluggish economy in a nation where millions live beneath the poverty line.
- Hill Handles Mauritius Heat to Take Halfway Lead December 6, 2019[News24Wire] Belle Ombre -Calum Hill of Scotland weathered the heat and humidity at Heritage Golf Club on Friday to card a fine eight-under-par 64 to move to 12-under and a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Mauritius Open .
- President Cyril Ramaphosa Commences Working Visit to Togo, 5 to 6 Dec December 6, 2019[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa has this evening, 05 December 2019 arrived in Lome, in the Republic of Togo, for a Working Visit aimed at strengthening the already strong bilateral, political and economic relations between South Africa and the Republic of Togo.
North Africa
AllAfrica News: North Africa
- Sudan: No Contact With People Kidnapped in Libya - Sudan Official December 7, 2019[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -According to a Sudanese official, communication has been lost with 11 Sudanese nationals detained by human traffickers in Libya.
- Algeria: Algeria Deserves From Its Children to Remain "Impenetrable Fortress" December 7, 2019[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -Army Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaïd Salah, Deputy Minister of National Defence, Chief of Staff of the People's National Army (ANP), said Friday in Oran that Algeria deserves from its children to remain "the impenetrable fortress," stressing that the presidential elections of December 12 will be "an electoral festival through which the […]
- Africa: Lessons From Algeria On Foreign Terrorist Fighters December 6, 2019[ISS] Over the past two and a half years, Algeria has convinced many of its citizens fighting in the Sahel to surrender. While this alone won't end the region's conflicts, for peacebuilding to succeed the presence of foreign fighters must be addressed. Algeria's programme shows a way of doing so.
- South Africa: Suspect Nabbed for the Alleged Murder of Sebongile Nkanyane December 6, 2019[SAPS] A 26-year-old suspect was on Thursday 05 December 2019 at about 21h30, arrested in connection with the murder of Sebongile Nkanyane whose body was found in a yard at Vaalwater 2, Sekgosese in the early hours of Tuesday 03 December 2019.
- Nigeria: 168 Stranded Nigerians Return From Libya December 6, 2019[Premium Times] The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday received another batch of 168 stranded Nigerian returnees from Libya.
Centeral Africa
AllAfrica News: Latest
- Cameroon: Governor Urges Proprietors to Reopen Schools December 7, 2019[Cameroon Tribune] Bernard Okalia Bilai chaired a joint meeting with stakeholders of secondary and higher education yesterday.
- Algeria: Algeria Deserves From Its Children to Remain "Impenetrable Fortress" December 7, 2019[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -Army Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaïd Salah, Deputy Minister of National Defence, Chief of Staff of the People's National Army (ANP), said Friday in Oran that Algeria deserves from its children to remain "the impenetrable fortress," stressing that the presidential elections of December 12 will be "an electoral festival through which the […]
- Sudan: Sudan Lawyers File New Complaint Against Al Bashir December 7, 2019[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -A group of Sudanese lawyers have filed a complaint to the Prosecutor of Khartoum North against deposed President Omar Al Bashir, former Vice-President Ali Osman Taha, former Parliament Speaker El Fateh Ezzeldin, and members of the Sudan Scholars Association, for ordering the killing of demonstrators.
- Rwanda: Muhanga Intermediate Court Judges Arrested for Corruption December 7, 2019[New Times] Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has arrested two Intermediate Court judges and a Registrar on suspicion of corruption.
- Rwanda: How Achievable Are the 2020 Global Goals On HIV? December 7, 2019[New Times] We are just a few days away to the year 2020, where the world will have to have achieved the 90-90-90 target that stipulates; 90 per cent of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status, 90 per cent of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy […]
Ethiopia
AllAfrica News: Ethiopia
- U.S., Ethiopian Defense Officials Meet At Pentagon December 6, 2019[Addis Standard] Performing the Duties of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. James H. Anderson hosts a bilateral meeting with Ethiopia's Minister of Defense, His Excellency Minister Lemma Megersa, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Dec. 4, 2019. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee)
- Refugees Impatient for the Right to Work December 6, 2019[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Addis Ababa -Refugees are struggling to get by in Ethiopia under rules that bar them from working
- Egypt, Ethiopia Close Ranks in Nile Dam Talks December 5, 2019[East African] Technical teams seeking to end the conflict over Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam along the river Nile appeared headed for a major breakthrough as the second round of talks progressed in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday.
- Sudan and Ethiopia Lead in FGM Prevalence December 5, 2019[Nation] Sudan has the highest Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) prevalence in Africa, according to the latest survey by 28 Too Many, a values-based charity working to end the vice in Africa.
- Awash Lowers Lending Rates in Face of NBE Bill Removal December 4, 2019[Addis Fortune] The revised lending interest rates were lowered by 0.5 to 4.5 percentage points
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