Ethiopia showcases first locally-assembled electric car
Clean Tecnica By Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai Marathon Motor Engineering, a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Company and Olympic Champion Haile Gebrselassie, has started assembling the all-electric Hyundai Ioniq in Ethiopia. On his Twitter page prime minister said “As we transform #Ethiopia’s greening & climate resilient aspirations into concrete actions through the #GreenLegacy initiative and Sheger & […]
It Is Time to Repatriate Africa’s Looted Art.
Protests have strengthened calls for Western institutions to repatriate priceless cultural artifacts. Museums in Africa are ready to receive them. Foriegn Policy by NOSMOT GBADAMOSI Hundreds of thousands of historical artworks from Africa remain outside the continent, including (clockwise from top left): an Oduduwa helmet mask made of bronze from Benin City in Nigeria, housed […]
‘We are on our own’: Experts call for overhaul of African investment post-coronavirus
CNBC by Elliot Smith Many African nations are not borrowing as much as those in developed markets, but are charged at much higher rates for debt due to demand for higher risk premiums from international investors. Kojo Annan, director of London- and Accra-based family office Vector Global, said the coronavirus crisis provides opportunity for Africa to […]
Preserving coffee and forests in Ethiopia for a sustainable future
University of Huddersfield The University of Huddersfield is helping rural communities make a sustainable living while preserving the source of the something that keeps the world going on a daily basis—coffee. Ethiopia is the only place in the world where coffee grows wild, protected by the canopy of the mountain forests of a region close […]
Meet The Immigrant Entrepreneurs Who Just Raised $10 Million For Company Building Backyard Studios
Forbes, by Igor Bosilkovski In 2014, Canadian Alexis Rivas and Ethiopian Jemuel Joseph were architecture students at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York. What the two of them realized was that building a high quality home was both time-consuming and expensive, primarily due to the fact that one […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Congratulatory message to the people of Ethiopia on the first filling of the GERD
Ethiopian Press Agency Honorable Peoples of Ethiopia, ladies and gentlemen, today marks the day of the announcement of the long-awaited coming great news, a watershed in the course of our years of toiling. This is a historic day that the first filling of the GERD has come to a completion. I would like to congratulate […]
Trump Mulls Withholding Aid to Ethiopia Over Grand Ethiopian Rainesance Dam
The massive Ethiopian dam is a flash point for tensions in Africa—and is now sowing confusion and discord within the U.S. government, with many officials concerned Washington is too much in Egypt’s corner. Foreign Policy BY ROBBIE GRAMER The Trump administration is weighing withholding some aid to Ethiopia over a Nile dam project that has severely strained […]
Ethiopia complete the first filling of GERD under Two Weeks
Associated Press by By Elias Meseret Ethiopia’s prime minister on Wednesday hailed the first filling of a massive dam that has led to tensions with Egypt, saying two turbines will begin generating power next year. Abiy Ahmed’s statement, read out on state media outlets, came a day after he and the leaders of Egypt and Sudan […]
What do other African countries learn from Rwanda, when it comes to controlling COVID-19?
NPR In some places in the world right now, getting tested for COVID-19 remains difficult or nearly impossible. In Rwanda, you might just get tested randomly as you’re going down the street. “So whenever someone is driving a vehicle, bicycle, motorcycle or even walking, everyone is asked if you wish to get tested,” says Sabin […]
Africa will need a lot of energy to power its COVID-19 recovery
ECA – Africa will need a lot of energy to build back better in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, said Wednesday. Speaking during a Res4Africa webinar on scaling up renewable energy investments in Africa, Ms. Songwe said actions to ensure there is enough […]
COVID-19 is fuelling acceleration in digital transformation in Africa
UNECA The world is increasingly going digital but much still need to be done on the continent to increase internet penetration. According to the International Telecommunication Union, in 2019 only 28 per cent of Africans used the internet and online shoppers are relatively still few. Experts say that in the wake of COVID-19, there is […]
Sudan Launches the Cost of Hunger in Africa National Report
Africa Union The Republic of Sudan has today launched The Cost of Hunger in Africa (COHA)-Sudan report. The report was launched through the National Council for Child Welfare, which is the implementing body and coordinating partner for the COHA in Sudan. The COHA study was undertaken in Sudan from October 2018 to December 2019 and […]
Egypt is planning to set up a military base in self-proclaimed independent state Somaliland.
The World News This coming just a year after reports emerged Russia had also looked at Horn of Africa nation as an option of setting up a base while the United States has also held the idea of moving its base to Somaliland should its current base in Djibouti become untenable due to the Chinese […]
Egypt must accept that the Nile belongs to Ethiopia and 8 other African states too
Middle East Monitor by Thembisa Fakude The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) continues to create political tensions between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. The GERD is a $4.8 billion hydroelectric project on the Blue Nile, in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia, about 15 kilometers east of the border with Sudan. The construction of the dam started […]
East Africa
AllAfrica News: East Africa
- Kenya: Weather Alerts At Risk As Radio Stations Struggle Amid Virus Downturn August 9, 2020[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As advertising disappears amid the coronavirus downturn, radio stations helping farmers adapt to climate shifts could disappear
- Ethiopia: In Ethiopia, a Musician's Death and a Transition in Trouble August 9, 2020[The New Humanitarian] Addis Ababa -- 'We are dealing with a mammoth challenge.'
- Somalia: The AU Should Support Somalia–Somaliland Talks August 8, 2020[ISS] The AU can contribute constructively to the ongoing negotiations between Somalia and Somaliland by providing technical support and acting as guarantor to ensuing agreements.
- Uganda: Bridging Divide in Uganda's Education System August 8, 2020[Monitor] Uganda has the second youngest population in the world with 15 million students across learning institutions. These learners are currently at home due to closure of schools due to Covid-19.
- Tanzania: Five Poachers 'Share' 60-180 Year Jail Term August 8, 2020[Daily News] MANYONI District Court has sentenced five poachers to jail terms ranging between 60 and 180 years for their role in poaching activities within Chamwino District, Dodoma City and Manyoni District in Singida Region.
West Africa
AllAfrica News: West Africa
- Nigeria: El-Rufai - Give Presidency to South in 2023 August 9, 2020[Daily Trust] Kaduna, Abuja -- Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai, yesterday said that after President Muhammad Buhari's tenure ends in 2023, the presidency should be zoned to the southern part of the country.
- Nigeria: Former Nigerian Senator, Buruji Kashamu, Is Dead August 9, 2020[Premium Times] The former senator and businessman, Buruji Kashamu, is dead.
- Nigeria: Airforce Commissions 114 Medics, As Buhari Demands Absolute Loyalty to Nigeria August 9, 2020[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday reminded the military of their sacred duty to protect Nigerians, irrespective of ethnic or religious backgrounds.
- Nigeria: Edo Assembly Crisis Deepens As Parallel Members Elect Speaker August 9, 2020[Daily Trust] Benin -- Crisis in the Edo State House of Assembly took a new twist as 14 members-elect, who were refused inauguration last year and three lawmakers who had endorsed the governorship candidate of the APC, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, elected Victor Edoro, as a parallel speaker.
- Nigeria: How N29bn Import Ban May Change Maize Farmers' Fortunes August 9, 2020[Daily Trust] Two maize farmers associations, Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) and Maize Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (MAGPAMAN), have received N29 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) to produce over 20 million metric tonnes of maize for the wet season.
South Africa
AllAfrica News: South Africa
- Coronavirus Reveals 'Green Apartheid' in S.African Cities August 9, 2020[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Poorer city residents - most of whom are Black - live in areas with fewer parks or green spaces, a new study has found
- Support for Women Informal Workers Is Urgent As Pandemic Unfolds in South Africa August 9, 2020[The Conversation Africa] Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organisation predicted that measures to curb the spread of the disease would disproportionately affect women workers. This has certainly turned out to be true in South Africa.
- Back to the Future With Covid-19 As War Talk Dominates the Discourse August 7, 2020[Daily Maverick] Have we forgotten all the lessons we learnt from the HIV-AIDS pandemic? Of how to mobilise a multi-sectoral response and sensitive interventions? Instead, we are confronted by a 'command centre' that responds with metaphors of war. This is so wrong, on so many levels.
- Health Workers Speak From the Covid-19 Frontline August 7, 2020[Daily Maverick] The results of a national survey of South African healthcare workers' response to Covid-19 were released on Thursday 7 August by the Human Sciences Research Council.
- Fellow South Africans, We're Launching a Weekly Newspaper. in the Middle of the Pandemic August 7, 2020[Daily Maverick] There haven't been many friendly public service announcements in the past few months that have been kind to our physical and mental well-being. Or our wallets. We at Daily Maverick are hoping that we'll buck the trend with this one.
North Africa
AllAfrica News: North Africa
- South Africa: SA Commends GERD Negotiation Progress August 7, 2020[SAnews.gov.za] The South African government has commended African Union (AU) Heads of State for working towards an amicable solution to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
- Egypt: Egypt, Sudan Lose the Most Over Unnecessary GERD Tripartite Delay August 7, 2020[Ethiopian Herald] Their recent behaviors sharply contradict previous interest for speedy deal
- Egypt: Mofa Says U.S. Pressure On Ethiopia Likely to Damage GERD Talks August 7, 2020[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the U.S. and the World Bank's attempt to pressure Ethiopia into signing lopsided agreement is only going to damage the resumed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) tripartite negotiation among Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt.
- Egypt: Mohamed Monir's Death of Covid-19 Is a Warning Sign for Journalists Held in Egypt's Prisons August 7, 2020[CPJ] "I am very sick! I need oxygen therapy. Someone help me! Someone please help me get admitted to the Moneera hospital! I am very sick! Please do something before I completely run out of breath!"
- Algeria: Algeria Warns of 'New Somalia' If Libyan Tribes Armed August 7, 2020[Shabelle] The Algerian army on Thursday warned that if Libyan tribes are armed during the country's current crisis, this could turn Libya into a "new Somalia."
Centeral Africa
Ethiopia
AllAfrica News: Ethiopia
- In Ethiopia, a Musician's Death and a Transition in Trouble August 9, 2020[The New Humanitarian] Addis Ababa -- 'We are dealing with a mammoth challenge.'
- SA Commends GERD Negotiation Progress August 7, 2020[SAnews.gov.za] The South African government has commended African Union (AU) Heads of State for working towards an amicable solution to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
- Commissioner's Resignation Takes Staff By Surprise August 7, 2020[Addis Fortune] Senior staff of the federal Jobs Creation Commission were taken by surprise over an unexpected resignation of Ephrem Tekle (MD), head of the Commission. The news caught the senior managment off guard for the Commissioner was on duty until yesterday evening, chairing meetings to discuss a newly launched project.
- Ethiopians Won't Start What They Do Not Finish August 7, 2020[Ethiopian Herald] The hands and the spirit that built Aksum obelisk and Lalibela Monolithic Church are still strong and vibrant to finalize GERD. Ethiopians are showing commitment in several ways to finalize the GERD. This commitment is not a superficial. It is tangible.
- Our Dam Is Your Safety! August 7, 2020[Ethiopian Herald] A country downstream of Abay or the Nile, Sudan, is always prone to high risk of flooding with lives and livelihoods razed year in, year out. Among the solutions pertinent experts suggest included is putting in place dams in upstream countries for it profoundly curtail the risk of flooding.
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