Ethiopian Airlines builds success on Airbus A350 “Preighter”
Aviation 24 By André Orban – The East African airline has continued to fly and create new business since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the A350-900 is part of this success. Some 60 percent of the world’s fleet was grounded in 2020 due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on air transport, as […]
Addis Ababa Gets Support For The Electrification Process
The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $500 million loan to Ethiopia. The funds allocated by the International Development Association (IDA) will help accelerate Ethiopia’s electrification process. The Ethiopian government is focusing on extending and strengthening the national electricity grid in the country’s major cities. Off-grid solutions are favored in rural areas. The […]
Ethiopia’s Industrial Park Overview
ETHIOPIA’S INDUSTRIAL PARKS: KEY HIGHLIGHTS Invest Ethiopia Ethiopia’s Industrialization Strategy Ethiopia is implementing phase II of its Growth and Transformation Plan that is anchored on building a solid and vibrant industrial base that will engender structural economic transformation and inclusive growth. The government of Ethiopia’s overarching plan is to make the country the leading manufacturing […]
While Ethiopia supported the draft communiqué submitted by the Chairperson of AU, Egypt and Sudan rejected the draft Once again
The Foreign and Water Affairs Ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan had a meeting in Kinshasa to resume the trilateral negotiation on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) under the auspices of the African Union (AU). President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the current chairperson of the AU, H.E. Felix Tshisekedi opened […]
Ethiopia releases the first National Transport Policy
Railway Journal ETHIOPIA has released its first National Transport Policy, which has been developed to address the ever-increasing demand for transport infrastructure and services across the country. The strategy aims to fully utilize the capacity in the transport sector. “The transport sector underpins our citizens’ rights to mobility and plays a crucial role in ensuring […]
Nine business ideas to pursue in Africa: Poultry, cannabis, vocational training, and more
How we made it in Africa There is an opportunity to provide locally-produced packaging materials for Ethiopia’s horticulture industry. Here are nine business opportunities on our radar, as highlighted by top African entrepreneurs and investors. 1. Tapping into demand for poultry in Angola and Mozambique. “Poultry is a large market and in the context of Africa, […]
The government of Ethiopia to spend over $500 million for the construction of nine irrigation projects
Megech Irrigation Project being built with a cost of 5.9 billion Birr in Amhara region near the city of Gondar is expected to be completed at the end of this Ethiopian budget year, the Ethiopian Construction Corporation Works (ECCW) disclosed. The government of Ethiopia has given a great deal of attention to the development of […]
Ethiopia Repudiates G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement as Failed to Capture Important Steps Taken in Tigray
ENA Ethiopia repudiated the statement issued by the G7’s Foreign Ministers on April 2, 2021 concerning the situation in Tigray Regional State. In a press release issued, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the statement failed to capture the important steps taken by the Government of Ethiopia to fully address the pressing needs in Tigray. […]
Is the international community failing Ethiopia again?
Ethiopia has repeatedly experienced the consequences of multilateralism’s failure to act. Samia Zekaria Gutu As a founding member state of the United Nations and a member of the League of Nations, Ethiopia has always been an ardent supporter of multilateralism. It is a staunch devotee to the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter including […]
‘Sugypia’ by Ethiopia’s Eyayu Genet: Art for the Nile
Info Nile By Jenny Kwon In Bahir Dar, surrounded by clusters of paintbrushes, buckets and vivid paintings hanging on his studio walls, Eyayu Genet begins sketching his latest idea on the broad canvas beneath him. With only a black marker in hand, he lays out his vision: covering the bottom is water, symbolizing the Blue Nile River […]
Ethiopia to test GERD’s electricity generation capacity
The Ethiopian Herald Close to 79 percent of the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been accomplished and the dam would conduct a preliminary energy-generating trial this year, according to GERD project management. In connection with the 10th anniversary of the commencement of the GERD, the GERD project Manager Kifle Horo said […]
Check Point Software expands its cybersecurity education and training in Africa
Africa Business Communities by Pie Kamau To support the much needed skill transfer for cyber security abilities in Africa, Check Point Software Technologies, the provider of cyber security solutions globally, has expanded its cyber security education and training across the continent through the Check Point Jump Start programme, as well as a recent partnership between the […]
Ethio Life and General Insurance S.C, Ethiopia, to Drive Digital Transformation with Beyontec Suite
Business Wire Ethio Life and General Insurance S.C, (ELiG) a leading composite insurer in Ethiopia, providing innovative life and non-life insurance products in the country has signed up Beyontec Suite, a core insurance solution from Beyontec, to transform its operations to digital. Ethio Life and General Insurance S.C, (ELiG) a leading composite insurer in Ethiopia, […]
Somalia photography: ‘I want it to be normal for women to take photos’
Somalia often conjures up images of violence and destruction but a photography exhibition in the capital, Mogadishu, sets out not only to challenge that perception but also to recast who is defining those images in the first place, as the BBC’s Mary Harper reports. On a big white wall in a hotel compound hangs a […]
East Africa
AllAfrica News: East Africa
- Africa: Continent's Vaccination Rollout Off to Slow Start April 18, 2021[DW] African countries have been vaccinating their populations against COVID-19 for weeks, but progress has been slow. Supply problems, confusion over vaccination schedules and fears of side effects are causing delays.
- Somalia: How How the President's Term Was Extended April 18, 2021[The Conversation Africa] Somalia's president, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, has extended his stay in office for two years. His four-year term expired after the country postponed its presidential and parliamentary elections - which were scheduled for February 8, 2021 - indefinitely.
- Somalia: President Farmaajo Seeks to Pacify Western Donors, Partners After Contentious Term Extension April 18, 2021[East African] Mohamed Farmaajo of Somalia faces a daunting task of taking over the nation's security operations at a time when the country's donors and some federal states are not happy with the decision of the Lower House of parliament to extend their term and that of the president.
- Somalia: Time to Craft a Long-Term Plan for a Democratic Future April 18, 2021[East African] Mogadishu is back in the news this week for the potentially transformative move by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, popularly known as Farmaajo, to break a draining political deadlock. On April 12, the Lower House of Somalia's bicameral parliament, passed a resolution extending its own and Farmaajo's tenure by another two years, catching the […]
- Uganda: IGP Promotes Over 3,000 Officers April 18, 2021[Monitor] The Inspector General of Police, Mr Martins Okoth Ochola, has promoted 3,097 police officers.
West Africa
AllAfrica News: West Africa
- Africa: Continent's Vaccination Rollout Off to Slow Start April 18, 2021[DW] African countries have been vaccinating their populations against COVID-19 for weeks, but progress has been slow. Supply problems, confusion over vaccination schedules and fears of side effects are causing delays.
- Ghana: New Mobile Money Rule Could Derail Financial Inclusion. but There Are Answers April 18, 2021[The Conversation Africa] Mobile money -- a technology that enables financial transactions through mobile phones without a bank account -- is driving financial inclusion, especially in developing countries. It gives more people a chance to use financial products and services.
- Nigeria: What Nigeria Must Do to Eradicate Malaria - Experts April 18, 2021[Premium Times] Malaria is endemic in Nigeria with about 53 million cases annually (one in four residents) and 81,640 deaths annually (nine deaths per hour) from the disease.
- Nigeria: #EndSARS - I Last Saw My Son in 2006 After SARS' Arrest - Mother April 18, 2021[Premium Times] The victim's mother also narrates how she was brutalised and detained for nor providing enough bribe.
- Nigeria: Coming2America - Feminism Served On Afro-American Themed Menu April 18, 2021[This Day] It's not clear what critics were expecting to find in the sequel to Coming to America, a 1988 box- office hit produced by Eddie Murphy Productions. Dubbed Coming 2 America, the movie-upon its release last month had received mixed reviews, toxic and positive reviews. Some called the storyline dated and in Nigeria, many […]
South Africa
AllAfrica News: South Africa
- Continent's Vaccination Rollout Off to Slow Start April 18, 2021[DW] African countries have been vaccinating their populations against COVID-19 for weeks, but progress has been slow. Supply problems, confusion over vaccination schedules and fears of side effects are causing delays.
- Mozambique Bans Poultry Imports From South Africa April 16, 2021[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government announced on Thursday that it has banned the import of live birds (domestic and wild), as well as bird meat, feathers and eggs from South Africa due to an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in South Africa.
- Life Sentence for Murder and Robbery Accused April 16, 2021[SAPS] On Friday, 16 April 2021 a 42-year-old murder and robbery accused, Themba Sindaphi was sentenced in the Grahamstown High Court.
- Suspect in Court for Possession of Stolen Property April 16, 2021[SAPS] A 33-year-old, Brain Khandemiri, appeared before Swartruggens Magistrates' Court on Thursday, 15 April 2021, after being arrested by Swartruggens Police Officials. Khandemiri was spotted hitch-hiking by police officials who were patrolling the N4 on Wednesday, 14 April 2021, at about 3:00. He was carrying a black suspicious school bag and was violating the lockdown […]
- Police Made a Breakthrough in Mob Justice Murders April 16, 2021[SAPS] The 72-hour activation plan ordered by the Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga yielded positive results as it led to the arrest of four male suspects believed to be involved in the gruesome murder of seven people at Zingqolweni Locality, on Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Ladyfrere.
North Africa
AllAfrica News: North Africa
- East Africa: Solar and Wind Power Could Break Big Dam Deadlock April 17, 2021[The Conversation Africa] For several years, political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict over the near-complete Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The GERD is Africa's largest hydropower plant. It dams the Blue Nile river coming from Ethiopia's highlands just before it crosses into Sudan where, after merging with the […]
- Tunisia: TAP Staff Rally Outside Agency's Headquarters April 16, 2021[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A protest rally was held on Thursday outside the headquarters of TAP News Agency, to denounce the politically-motivated appointments at the head of the agency and "Shems FM" radio station.
- Djibouti: Sisi, Djibouti President Stress Need to Settle Ethiopian Dam Crisis April 16, 2021[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has stressed Egypt's firm stance on the need to reach a legally binding agreement on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile.
- Egypt: Health Min. Orders Linking Public Health Initiatives to Secured, Smart Documents Complex April 16, 2021[Egypt Online] Health Minister Hala Zayed has directed officials concerned to swiftly link the database of all the public health initiatives to the secured and smart documents complex.
- Egypt: Egypt, India Discuss Boosting Cooperation in SMEs April 16, 2021[Egypt Online] Local Development Minister Mahmoud Sharawi had talks on Friday with Indian Ambassador in Cairo Ajit Gupte on means of boosting coopeartion in the field of Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to provide a fixed income for families in most needy villages.
Centeral Africa
AllAfrica News: Central Africa
- Africa: Continent's Vaccination Rollout Off to Slow Start April 18, 2021[DW] African countries have been vaccinating their populations against COVID-19 for weeks, but progress has been slow. Supply problems, confusion over vaccination schedules and fears of side effects are causing delays.
- Chad: Army Claims it 'Completely Destroyed' Rebel Column April 18, 2021[DW] The US State Department has long warned Americans not to travel to Chad because of unrest and the presence of the jihadist Boko Haram group.
- Central African Republic: 'Death of Warlord Sidiki Abbas Leaves Legacy of Ruthless Violence' April 18, 2021[HRW] Other 3R Commanders Should be Held Accountable for Crimes
- Chad: U.S., UK, France Warn of Fighting Approaching Chad Capital April 18, 2021[allAfrica] The United States on Saturday ordered all non-essential personnel, including families of diplomats, out of Chad, as armed groups advanced towards the capital N'Djamena.
- Chad: Departure of Family Members of U.S. Govt Employees Ordered from Embassy in N'Djamena April 18, 2021[State Department] Security Alert: Ordered Departure of Family Members of U.S. Government Employees from U.S. Embassy N'Djamena
Ethiopia
AllAfrica News: Ethiopia
- Solar and Wind Power Could Break Big Dam Deadlock April 17, 2021[The Conversation Africa] For several years, political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict over the near-complete Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The GERD is Africa's largest hydropower plant. It dams the Blue Nile river coming from Ethiopia's highlands just before it crosses into Sudan where, after merging with the […]
- Report Received By the UN 'Just This Morning' Reveals 150 People Died of Hunger in Tigray - Eritrean Forces, Amhara Region Authorities Restricting Humanitarian Access April 16, 2021[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has today delivered a grim assessment on the humanitarian crisis in Tigray to members of the UN Security Council at a closed door meeting requested by the US under Any other Business (AOB).
- Tigray Crisis Worsening With No Withdrawal of Eritrean Troops in Sight - UN April 16, 2021[DW] The UN humanitarian chief has said that sexual violence and starvation were being used as weapons of war in Ethiopia's Tigray. He urged Eritrea to make good on its pledge and recall its troops.
- Fana Hagos, Former President of Tigray Supreme Court Appointed As President of Mekelle University April 16, 2021[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Fana Hagos Berhane (PhD) has been appointed as President of Mekelle University replacing Professor Fetien Abay who has been serving as Acting President of the University since mid-September 2020.
- Africa's Energy Demand Keeps On Growing April 16, 2021[Ethiopian Herald] It is clear that energy poverty is catastrophic not only on a macroeconomic level, but it also profoundly impacts people's daily lives, as without energy, infrastructure, schools, hospitals, and other essential services cannot be developed. Imagine a hospital losing power in the middle of a pandemic? It could cost lives.
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