Foreign minister: Ethiopia won’t be forced by US on the dam.
Associated Press, By Elias Meseret Associated Press — Ethiopia refuses to be pressured by the United States into signing a deal with Egypt and Sudan over its controversial dam on the Nile River, says Ethiopia’s foreign minister. In an interview with The Associated Press, Gedu Andargachew said the three countries need to resolve their differences […]
Addis Ababa Green initiative project
The project aims to enhance the well-being of city dwellers by mitigating river flooding and through the creation of public spaces and parks, bicycle paths and walkways along the riversides. This project will run along two of the largest rivers of the city, stretching a total of 51 kilometres, all the way from the mountains […]
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) leases aircraft to boost desert locust control operations in Ethiopia
APO Group FAO will provide farmers and pastoralists with livestock feed, agricultural inputs and cash transfers With funding support from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (UN CERF) the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (UK DFID), MasterCard, the European Commission’s Directorate General International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO), and United States Agency for International […]
Ethiopia, the next front of sourcing in the light of the coronavirus crisis
Themds Inditex, H&M, Decathlon or Primark are some of the major operators in the sector that have already opted to source from the African country. Chinese know how and low labour costs are its main incentives for the sector. The prospect for fashion expands beyond Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam or Bangladesh. The coronavirus crisis has triggered the […]
Herodotus’s Ethiopia
In Book 3, chapters 16–26, Herodotus narrates the fate of three military expeditions planned by Cambyses. One never gets off the ground, another vanishes in the desert sands, but the third, against the Macrobioi Ethiopians living at the southern edges of the earth, has attained fame despite being no less a failure. Its fame is […]
How much African startups raise for the year 2019?
Tech Crunch Five years ago, it was hard to come by any formal numbers for annual VC investment in Africa. These days the challenge is choosing which number to follow. That’s the case with three venture funding studies for Africa that turned up varied results. The numbers and variance Investment stats released by media outlet Disrupt […]
What Is Africa’s Original Name?
LIFE, BY RUKWEVE OCHUKO The name Africa is a phenomenon. Home to 1.216 billion people, the world’s second-largest population and 2nd largest continent after Asia. Africa is a renowned name that has traveled way beyond the shores of the Nile to the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The name is one, over time that is connected […]
Is Saudi Arabia angered by Sudan’s stance on-Ethiopian Mega-dam?!
Nyamilepedia The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is reportedly angered by the decision by Sudan last week to abstain from a resolution endorsing Egypt on its Nile water dispute with Ethiopia, sources at the Sudanese embassy in Riyadh said. Sudan last week abstained in an Arab League voting on a resolution introduced by Egypt that aimed […]
“Sudan has once again demonstrated being a voice of reason and justice in the so-called ‘Arab League position’ on the GERD.” Ethiopia
Ethiopia News Agency Ethiopia rejects the “Resolution” of the Executive Council of the Arab League concerning the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia notes with dismay the “Resolution” of the Executive Council of the Arab League concerning the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issued on 05 March 2020. Ethiopia […]
The Smallest Homo erectus cranium in Africa found at Gona, Ethiopia
An international research team led by scientists from the U.S. and Spain, and including a University of Michigan geologist, has discovered a nearly complete cranium of an early human ancestor, estimated to about 1.5 million years ago, and a partial cranium dated to about 1.26 million years ago, from the Gona study area in Ethiopia’s […]
Nile Basin states must build a flexible treaty. Here’s how
The The conversations, by Mahemud Tekuya Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt are a step closer to resolving their disputes over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The dam – a huge project on one of the River Nile’s main tributaries, the Blue Nile in Ethiopia – is designed to generate 6,000 megawatts of electricity. […]
The Long… Ethiopian Century
American Interest JAMES BARNETT From empire to fascist occupation to communism, Ethiopia experienced all the turbulent upheavals of the 20th century. As its leader embarks on a risky reform effort, two recent literary works bring this vital history out of the shadows. In October 2019, Ethiopian Prime Minister and soon-to-be Nobel laureate Abiy Ahmed did […]
Omololu Akin-Ojo: The Man Making Rwanda Into a Hub for Physics
Quanta Magazine ByTHOMAS LEWTON Omololu Akin-Ojo was always reluctant to go to the United States. “I felt I could do a lot of things in Africa,” he told me in his office at the new East African Institute for Fundamental Research (EAIFR) in Kigali, Rwanda. “Unfortunately, I was wrong.” As a university student in his home country of […]
Cloud Computing could unlock Africa potential
International investors are rushing to fund a boom in the African cloud computing market, as the proliferation of smartphones and mass adoption of business software on the continent leads to soaring demand for data centres to power the technology. Africa currently accounts for less than 1 per cent of total available global data centre capacity, […]
East Africa
AllAfrica News: East Africa
- Kenya: Sonko Forms Coronavirus Emergency Team, Appoints Himself Chairman April 1, 2020[Nairobi News] Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has formed a 13-member county emergency team tasked with responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
- Tanzania: Family Speaks Out After First Covid-19 Death April 1, 2020[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -The family of Iddi Hashim Mbita, who died from Covid-19 yesterday, have narrated his final days.
- Tanzania: Tanzania Continues to Woo Tourists As Covid-19 Bites April 1, 2020[Citizen] Arusha -Tourism and hospitality industry players have maintained that Tanzania destination remains open for business and continues to welcome tourists, taking precautions and measures put in place by the government, key players said in a statement yesterday.
- Uganda: Woman Kills Husband for Selling Family Radio April 1, 2020[Monitor] Police in Kikuube District are holding a 35-year-old woman accused of killing her husband on suspicion of selling the only radio, the family owned.
- Uganda: Covid-19 - Security Arrest 83, Impound 167 Vehicles Over Non-Compliance April 1, 2020[Monitor] The joint Security Task Force on Tuesday impounded 167 vehicles and arrested 83 people that were found to have contravened presidential directives aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19.
West Africa
AllAfrica News: West Africa
- Nigeria: Lockdown - MTN Group Renews Bid to Offload 15% Nigerian Stake April 1, 2020[Vanguard] MTN Group has renewed its bid to cut its presence in Nigeria, by selling 15% stake to the subscribers. The operator said it is pursuing sale in smaller in bits due to the emergence of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
- Nigeria: Country Confirms 12 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Now 151 April 1, 2020[Premium Times] The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across Nigeria has risen to 151 after 12 new cases were confirmed on Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed.
- Nigeria: COVID-19 Cases Rise to 151 April 1, 2020[Vanguard] The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday afternoon announced that 12 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country.
- Nigeria: Ebonyi Discharges Eight Suspected Cases April 1, 2020[This Day] Abakaliki -Eight persons suspected to be COVID-19 patients have tested negative and discharged in Ebonyi State.
- Nigeria: COVID-19 and Debt Servicing April 1, 2020[This Day] As President Muhammadu Buhari unveils a raft of fiscal measures to compliment earlier CBN's monetary intervention in managing the spread and containment of Coronavirus, its time for a moratorium on N2.45 trillion debt servicing as contained in the 2020 budget to enhance the stimulus plan in mitigating the negative impact of the COVID: […]
South Africa
AllAfrica News: South Africa
- North West Economic Development On COVID-19 Lockdown Regulations and Directives April 1, 2020[Govt of SA] In ensuring that businesses adhere to the Disaster Management Consumer & Customer Protection and National Disaster Management Regulations and Directives the Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism through Consumer Affairs and Small Business Units conducted inspections within Mahikeng area.
- Deputy President Mabuza Conveys Condolences On Passing of Professor Gita Ramjee April 1, 2020[Govt of SA] Deputy President David Mabuza, in his capacity as Chairperson of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC), wishes to convey condolences on the passing of former Chief Specialist Scientist and Director of the South African Medical Research Council's (SAMRC) HIV Prevention Research Unit, Professor Gita Ramjee. Professor Ramjee succumbed to complications emanating […]
- Transport On Revised Directions Regulating Public Transport Operations During COVID-19 Lockdown Period April 1, 2020[Govt of SA] The advent of the Covid 19 virus has plunged us into unchartered waters. A situation that requires agility and decisiveness in our interventions and efforts to arrest the spread of the virus. Public transport remains one of our biggest risk areas in the spread of the virus.
- COVID-19 - Minister Amends Travel Hours, Passenger Numbers for Taxis April 1, 2020[News24Wire] Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has amended public transport regulations to accommodate concerns from the taxi industry around regulations implemented to minimise the spread of Covid-19 during a 21-day lockdown.
- COVID-19 - Gauteng Health Dept Plans to Use Nasrec for 2 000-Bed Temporary Treatment Site April 1, 2020[News24Wire] Gauteng health MEC Bandile Masuku has confirmed the provincial government is negotiating with conferencing venue Nasrec to turn it into a temporary treatment site for Covid-19 patients in need of urgent care.
North Africa
AllAfrica News: North Africa
- Tunisia: Covid-19 - Fallout Will Be Noticeable From March 2020 (Bct) April 1, 2020[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) said that the fallout from the health crisis caused by coronavirus COVID-19 would be perceptible at the level of economic, monetary and financial indicators from March 2020.
- Tunisia: Kasserine-Covid-19 - 46 Medics and Paramedics Under Mandatory Quarantine At Student Residence April 1, 2020[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -46 medics and paramedics working at the Kasserine regional hospital have been placed under mandatory quarantine at the Sbeitla Student Residence (Kasserine Governorate) since March 3.
- Tunisia: General Lockdown - Postponement of National Written Exams, Possible (Omar Ouelbani) April 1, 2020[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -The Education Ministry could postpone the dates of national written exams if the State decides to extend the general lockdown period to after April 20, Exams Director at the Education Ministry Omar Ouelbani said on Wednesday.
- Tunisia: National Hackathon to Combat Covid-19 to Be Launched, April 3-5 April 1, 2020[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -The financial audit and consulting firm Ernest and Young and the Accelerator Lab of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are launching an online hackathon dedicated to the fight against COVID-19 in Tunisia "Hack4 COVID-19" on April 3-5.
- Morocco: The American Schools of Morocco Continue to Grow and Prosper April 1, 2020[Moroccan American Center] This month I stepped down as Co-Chairman of the American Schools of Marrakech (ASM) and Tangier (AST), after having co-chaired for the past 10 years with my colleague Larry Kardon during a time of significant change and progress. We took over the reins from the well-known American icon, Joe McPhillips, following his […]
Centeral Africa
AllAfrica News: Latest
- Uganda: Rights Groups Demand Release of LGBT+ People Jailed Over Coronavirus April 2, 2020[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Kampala -The group is accused of disobeying measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, but campaigners say they were deliberately targeted
- Nigeria: How Buhari Is Leading Fight Against COVID-19 - Presidency April 2, 2020[Premium Times] Amidst unrelenting criticism of alleged poor political leadership at the highest level in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, the presidency has listed "some of the reactions by the agencies and trained experts, under the leadership of President Buhari' in the fight against the virus.
- Africa: One in Four Women Is Not Free to Say No to Sex, UN Research Finds April 2, 2020[Thomson Reuters Foundation] New York -Being free to refuse sex is key to women's empowerment, UNFPA says
- Nigeria: COVID-19 Will Worsen Unemployment Crisis - Expert April 2, 2020[Daily Trust] As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its disruptive spread with far-reaching implications for business efficiency nationwide, an entrepreneurship and small business expert, Dr Timi Olubiyi, has projected that the nation's unemployment rate would increase unless government supports businesses with remedial fiscal incentives to mitigate the impaxct of the viral disease on their operations
- Nigeria: Country's COVID-19 Cases Hit 174 April 2, 2020[Daily Trust] The federal government yesterday said it had tested over 2,000 persons for the COVID-19 across the country.
Ethiopia
AllAfrica News: Ethiopia
- Ethiopian Gunmen Open Fire On Kenyan Workers in Moyale April 1, 2020[Nation] Tension is high in Moyale town after Ethiopian gunmen, said to be unhappy with the closure of Kenyan border to arrest the spread of coronavirus, attacked a team of local contractors.
- Ethiopia Extends Partial Closure of Courts for 23 More Days April 1, 2020[Addis Fortune] The Federal Supreme Court has extended the partial closure of the Federal Courts for an additional 23 working days, announced Chief Justice Meaza Ashenafi.
- Oromia Bank Joins Fight to Combat Spread of Covid-19 April 1, 2020[Addis Fortune] Oromia International Bank has joined the commercial banks that have contributed donations to the national mobilisation fund to ward off the potential spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
- Justice Needed for Deadly October Violence April 1, 2020[HRW] Nairobi -The Ethiopian government has made little progress in investigating the deadly October 2019 violence and in acting to prevent further security force abuses and inter-communal violence. Six months later, victims and their families from two towns in the Oromia region still seek justice for abuses committed by security forces and violent mobs.
- 7,000 Businesses Shuttered for Price Gauging, Hoarding April 1, 2020[Reporter] The Ministry of Trade and Industry said some 7,000 businesses have been shut-down. The businesses were found to be hoarding goods, mostly hygienic and sanitary products, and inflating prices on the back of the coronavirus outbreak.
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