“We are prepared to make multi-billion-dollar investments in Ethiopia and its people,” CEO of DFC Adams Boehler
UE Embassy Adam Boehler, Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), visited Ethiopia November 13-14 to promote U.S. investment in Ethiopia and strengthen relationships with key partners in support of mutual development goals. The visit marks Boehler’s first official travel to Ethiopia as CEO of the DFC, a new U.S. Government […]
Ethiopia’s Tourism sector is on the rise
Africa News Room Ethiopian Airlines was announced winner of the Selling Travel Agents Choice Awards for “Airline to Africa Ethiopia participated at the 40th World Travel Market (WTM), which took place from Monday 4th November – Wednesday 6th November at ExCeL in London. WTM is the largest business-to-business travel event in the UK and attracts a 50,000-strong crowd […]
Scientists Are Fighting Over One of the Hottest Places on Earth
Popular Mechanics By Caroline Delbert Some say life can exist there. Others say no way. Two recent studies came to opposite conclusions about the same evidence of life in a caustic pool in Ethiopia. Extreme environments on Earth may model habitats on other planets, like the moon Titan. The evidence of life found in Ethiopia is DNA from […]
The 2nd phase of Bole international airport expansion to commence at the cost of $138 million
Xinhuanet The China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) announced on Friday the company is speeding up passenger terminal upgrading project of Ethiopia’s largest airport, the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. Speaking to Xinhua, Li Xiudong, Deputy Project Manager at CCCC Ethiopia Office, said his firm is working to finish a 138 million U.S. dollars expansion and […]
The Horn Of Africa
World Atlas Today, we know the countries of the Horn of Africa as Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia. However, humans have inhabited the Horn of Africa for thousands of years – some evidence dates back as far as 125,000 years ago. People is an overview of the unique features of this region. History Ethiopia Pre-history […]
Total government debt ballooned to $69 Trillion in just Two Decades
Visual Capitalists $69 Trillion of World Debt in One Infographic Two decades ago, total government debt was estimated to sit at $20 trillion. Since then, according to the latest figures by the IMF, the number has ballooned to $69.3 trillion with a debt to GDP ratio of 82% — the highest totals in human history. Which countries […]
USAID and Ethiopia Ministry of Health partnered to launch the new Digital Health Activity
US Embassy The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Ministry of Health, announced the launch of the new USAID Digital Health Activity to continue investments in digital information solutions to further strengthen the country’s health system and improve the quality of services. USAID Mission Director Sean Jones […]
Extreme poverty and reducing inequality remain Africa’s biggest challenges
UNECA Eradicating extreme poverty and reducing inequality remain some of Africa’s biggest challenges which the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is trying to help member States tackle through various policy recommendations and actions. This was said Thursday by Ms. Thokozile Ruzvidzo, Director of the Gender, Poverty and Social Policy Division at the ECA, in remarks […]
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 […]
Enoch ‘The black prophet’
By Dr. Aberra Molla, Ethiopian Journal Ethiopia has its own ancient calendar. According to the beliefs of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, God created the world 5500 years before the birth of Christ and it is 2012 years since Jesus was born. Based on this timeline, we are in the year 7512 of the eighth millennium […]
Jack Dorsey eyes Africa’s Bitcoin market
The Twitter CEO’s tweets have set the crypto community ablaze with speculation about his intentions. Decrypt By Adriana Hamacher Jack Dorsey, Bitcoin fanboy and Twitter/Square CEO, is on a modern day mission to Africa. Dorsey alighted in Nigeria last week. While coy about the exact purpose of his month-long tour, which also takes him to Ghana, Ethiopia and South […]
Addis Ababa Honors the city of Washington DC and it’s Mayor Bowser by Naming it’s street on their behalf
The DC Line LaToya Foster (EOM) Celebration Part of Renewal of Sister City Agreement that Establishes Cooperative Relationship in Areas of Economic Development, Public Health, Sustainability, Education, and Government Collaboration (ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA) – Today, representing the 704,000 residents of Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated the renaming of an Addis Ababa street in honor of […]
The Nile Could Be a Window Into the Underworld
GIZMODO Byy Ryan F. Mandelbaum Some scientists think the Nile river might be revealing the mysteries of the mantle beneath it. There’s been debate over the age of the Nile—whether it formed from a river redirecting around 5 million years ago or whether a proto-Nile has flowed through the area for 30 million years. If […]
Ethiopian flag carrier is seeking approval from Transport of Canada to launch Montreal route
Simply Flying Ethiopian Airlines inaugural A350 arrival event at Toronto Pearson International, we found out that the airline is working towards launching an Addis Ababa to Montreal flight. In a speech to media at the event, Samson Arega, Ethiopian Airlines Canada Country Manager informed those present that the Ethiopian flag carrier was seeking approval from Transport […]
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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