Uhuru Kenyatta and Kenya’s Media: A Bitter-Sweet Affair That Didn’t End Happily
The Conversation President Uhuru Kenyatta’s regime came into power in 2013. It was the first to implement most of the provisions of Kenya’s 2010 constitution. The media were eager to see how the government, led by Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto, would adhere to article 34 of the constitution, which deals with the freedom of the press. […]
Expanding Ethiopia’s Green Initiative To The Whole Continent
The Ethiopian Herald Environment protection is the epicenter of economic development. Considering that it has a multifaceted advantage, the Ethiopian government has been undertaking various tasks in relation to greenery. Some argue that the issue of the environment could not be the only option for growth and development citing the experience of some countries in […]
Around the World in Pancakes
Do you know your aebleskiver from your pfannkuchen? An introduction to 23 international pancake varieties. by Niki Achitoff-Gray Updated Jun. 26, 2019 Pin Share Email For most Americans, the word “pancake” conjures a stack of fluffy, hot-off-the-griddle flapjacks, a pat of butter slowly melting beneath a rivulet of maple syrup. But pancakes take myriad forms around the […]
African Sensation: Ethiopian Airlines Staying Ahead Of The Curve In Technology
The company has upsized four of its A350-900 on order to the largest variant of the A350 Family, the A350-1000, becoming Africa’s first customer for the aircraft Ethiopian Airlines Group, the flag carrier of Ethiopia, Africa’s largest airline group, has upsized four of its A350-900 on order to the largest variant of the A350 Family, […]
Ethiopia Inaugurates Its First Free Trade Zone In The Eastern Part Of The Country
A month after the Ethiopian Ministry of Transport and Logistics designated Dire Dawa Industrial Park as the location for Ethiopia’s first Free Trade Zone (FTZ), Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and senior government officials attended the inauguration ceremony at Dire Dawa City located 445 km East of Addis Ababa. Such zones are very important to facilitate export […]
Using The Latest Technology Platforms, Ethio Telecom Plays Major Role In Effective financial system
The Ethiopian Herald In the world of globalization, technology plays a key role in connecting and making life easy for the people of the world. In this regard, companies that are working on telecommunication have been reforming themselves and creating new ideas to be a step closer to their customers. Ethio Telecom is a textbook […]
The Continuous Provocations on Taiwan Force Beijing To Break Off Multiple Forms Of Dialogue With The US
The US continued its provocation to China by sending a delegation of five lawmakers to China’s Taiwan region On Sunday. The US congressional delegation comprising four Democrats and one Republican arrived in Taiwan for a two-day visit. The congressional trip to the self-governed island came less than two weeks after a separate visit by US […]
A Day After Launching Power Production From The 2nd Turbine, Ethiopia Completed The 3rd Filling Of GERD
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the completion of the third phase of filling the reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile river, saying “from the beginning that we did not want to make the river our own.” Including the third filling, the dam has able to hold about 22 billion cubic […]
What is heirloom coffee?
Heirloom coffee is a convenient (sort of) way to describe Arabica coffee plants whose variety may not be easy to ascertain. The term is of particularly abundant usage in reference to Ethiopian coffees, of which there are thousands of varieties, and where a particular producer’s output may include a broad range of these. When these coffees don’t fall into […]
The Hidden Agendas Behind Democracy- Trojan Horse Policies and Ideas
Politicians are experts at spinning ideas to improve appeal, after all, selling ideas is part of their job. No doubt you are familiar with political marketing from elections. It can take some digging to get to the real policy behind the rhetoric. This post will talk about how policies and ideas can be packaged to […]
Europe’s ‘Gas Grab’ in Africa is Just the Latest Abuse of its Relationship With the Continent
By Catherine Fieschi When Emmanuel Macron made one of his first visits to Africa as France’s recently elected young president in 2017, his speech at Ouagadougou University in Burkina Faso was designed to set the tone for a new relationship between his country and African countries. ‘There no longer is a French policy for Africa,’ he […]
Europe Should Have Rethought Its Africa Policy Before Lavrov’s Trip To The Continent
Russia’s overtures in Africa have left European officials anxious about the EU’s cautious pace to re-engage the Ethiopian government and Africa as a whole, despite accusations of war crimes and ethnic cleansing. It’s unimportant whether this is being done for the so-called “wrong reasons” related to improving the bloc’s competitiveness vis a vis Russia, nor […]
China-Africa Cooperation Advancing to Peace Support in The Horn
China has been a multidimensional development partner to African countries. This economic partnership has been cemented through time and now seems to have advanced to peace and security cooperation. When the First China-Horn of Africa Peace, Good Governance and Development Conference was held in Addis Ababa between 20 and 21 June 2022, Horn of Africa […]
Ethiopia Eyes for Wheat Self-Sufficiency and Export It by 2025
After teff wheat is the second most important food security crop in Ethiopia. Its production in Ethiopia for 2021/22 is projected at a record level of 5.52 million MT while corn is forecasted to be 9.4 million MT. The Government of Ethiopia (GOE) has identified top priorities that can increase the production and productivity of […]
East Africa
AllAfrica News: East Africa
- Sudan: Supreme Court to Release USAID Diplomat's Killer - Report February 1, 2023[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Supreme Court of Sudan has reportedly issued a decision to release Abdelraouf Abuzeid Mohamed Hamza, who was sentenced to death in 2009, together with three others, for their involvement in the murder of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employees John Granville and his Sudanese driver Abdelrahman Abbas Rahama during […]
- Sudan: FCC-DB - '70 Leaders to Attend Cairo Inter-Sudanese Dialogue Workshop' February 1, 2023[Dabanga] Khartoum / Cairo -- A delegation of 70 leaders of the Forces for Freedom and Change-Democratic Block (FFC-DB), will depart for Cairo to participate in the inter-Sudanese dialogue workshop brokered by Egypt for the Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue, prominent FFC-DB member has confirmed.
- Sudan: NUP Head - 'Sudan's Framework Agreement Faces Great Challenges' February 1, 2023[Dabanga] Khartoum -- There are great challenges facing Sudan's Framework Agreement, Maryam El Sadig El Mahdi, leader of the National Umma Party (NUP), which is part of the FFC-CC coalition, acknowledged at a Khartoum seminar on Monday. Yassir Arman, head of the SPLM-Democratic Revolutionary Movement and FFC-CC member, told the seminar that Sudan needs "a […]
- Sudan: UNITAMS Head 'Profoundly Distressed' By Killing of Aid Worker in Blue Nile February 1, 2023[Dabanga] Khartoum / Giessan, Blue Nile -- The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes, has strongly condemned the killing of an aid worker in Sudan's Blue Nile state, saying that "such acts will not diminish the resolve of the United Nations […]
- Sudan: Trial of Youths Accused of Policeman's Murder to Resume on February 12 February 1, 2023[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The trial of Mohamed Adam (better known by his nickname Tupac) and three other young men who were detained in January last year on charges of killing a police brigadier during anti-junta demonstrations in Khartoum, will resume next month.
West Africa
AllAfrica News: West Africa
- Liberia: Liberia, World Bank Sign U.S.$96M Financing Agreement for 60MW Solar Energy February 1, 2023[FrontPageAfrica] Freetown -- Liberia has signed a financing agreement with the International Development Association for the production of an additional 60MW of renewable energy geared toward further solving the country's energy crisis.
- West Africa: Accelerating Access to Renewable Energy in West Africa February 1, 2023[World Bank] Sierra Leone, Chad, Liberia, and Togo Kick Off Activities to Increase Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Capacity
- Nigeria: Naira Redesign - Cash Scarcity Hits Nasarawa, Businessmen Groan February 1, 2023[Vanguard] Residents of Nasarawa state and it's environs have been hit by scarcity of cash, both old and the new notes.
- Nigeria: Flour Mills of Nigeria Records N1.1trn Revenue in Nine Months February 1, 2023[This Day] Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN), Nigeria's leading food and agro-allied business yesterday released of its unaudited financial results for the nine months((9M) ended December 31, 2022. The 9M results show remarkable revenue growth, from N825 billion to N1.114 trillion.
- Nigeria: Obaseki Urges Better Collaboration, Investment to Tackle Tropical Diseases February 1, 2023[This Day] Benin City -- In order to sustain the progress recorded in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), which have affected over one billion people globally, the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged stakeholders for increased investment and collaboration among nations of the world.
South Africa
AllAfrica News: South Africa
- SABS Urges Vigilance in Food Purchases January 31, 2023[SAnews.gov.za] With load shedding, water restrictions and the warm weather, the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is encouraging consumers to be more vigilant when making food purchases by examining packaging and labels.
- SA Admitted to the International Human Frontier Science Program January 31, 2023[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has been admitted as a member of the International Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) following a competitive application process.
- Fuel Price Adjustments Announced January 31, 2023[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy has announced an increase in the price of petrol and 0.05% sulphur diesel from Wednesday.
- 'Bongani Mayosi's Legacy a Gift to UCT' January 31, 2023[UCT] An unusually cool summer's evening, with a blustery south-easter gripping the Mother City, set the stage for loved ones, friends, colleagues and mentees to gather to celebrate and pay homage to the life and legacy of an extraordinary son of the African soil, the late Professor Bongani Mayosi.
- South Africa's Dysfunctional Universities - the Consequences of Corrupt Decisions January 31, 2023[The Conversation Africa] What happens when those responsible for managing universities cannot trust each other to act with integrity? In a nutshell, as I discuss in my new book, Corrupted: A study of chronic dysfunction in South African universities, dysfunction is the consequence.
North Africa
AllAfrica News: North Africa
- Algeria/Niger: Mahious Scores Two As Rampant Algeria Cruise Past Niger to Reach CHAN Final February 1, 2023[CAF] Ayem Mahious scored two goals as hosts Algeria hammered Niger 5-0 to reach the final of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Tuesday.
- Morocco: New York Indoor Athletics Meeting - Morocco's Anass Essayi Wins 3000m, Earns Ticket to 2025 World Championships January 31, 2023[MAP] Rabat -- Moroccan athlete Anass Essayi won the 3,000m event at the New York Indoor Athletics Meeting held last weekend.
- Tunisia: Digital Platform to Monitor and Evaluate Overseas Recruitment Firms Being Designed (Ncibi) January 31, 2023[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A digital platform is being designed to monitor and evaluate the activities of overseas recruitment firms, Employment and Vocational Training Minister Nasreddine Ncibi said on Tuesday.
- Tunisia: Net Increase in Fishery Production in Gabes January 31, 2023[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The fishery production in the governorate of Gabes continued to grow in 2022 with 26,258 tonnes against 21,793 tonnes in 2021, according to figures provided by the local authority for agriculture.
- Tunisia: Legislative Elections - People With Disabilities' Turnout Estimated At 5 Percent January 31, 2023[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian Organisation for the Defence of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities estimated at 5% the turnout of people with disabilities in the runoff legislative elections of January 29, 2023, 1% lower than in the first round.
Centeral Africa
AllAfrica News: Central Africa
- Rwanda: Tuyizere Wins 2023 Heroes Cycling Cup January 31, 2023[New Times] Etienne Tuyizere on Sunday won his maiden senior race following a stunning performance at the 2023 Heroes Cycling Cup in Kigali.
- Rwanda: Call to Ensure Independent Investigation into Death of Investigative Journalist John Williams Ntwali January 31, 2023[HRW] Joint Statement by 90 Civil Society Organizations and Press Associations
- Rwanda: Bazivamo Named Envoy As Gasinzigwa Takes Over As Electoral Commission Chair January 31, 2023[New Times] A cabinet meeting on Monday January 30, appointed Christophe Bazivamo as the new Rwandan High Commissioner to Nigeria, replacing Stanislas Kamanzi who has held the docket since 2015.
- Angola: Block 17 Interruption Foresees Loss of Thousands of Dollars January 31, 2023[ANGOP] Luanda -- The multinational TotalEnergies has announced that it will temporarily interrupt production from the Dália oil field, located in block 17, as of next February 20, in order to carry out maintenance service.
- Angola: Oil, Mining Companies Amongst Most Polluters in Angola January 31, 2023[ANGOP] Luanda -- Oil and mining companies in Angola are said to be amongst the most polluters in the country, a National Environment expert has said.
Ethiopia
AllAfrica News: Ethiopia
- Tigray Aid Access Improves As Peace Deal Makes Headway February 1, 2023[The New Humanitarian] Addis Ababa -- 'The issue we are facing now is scale. We're seeing very high demand for services.'
- Breakaway Archbishops' Synod Says 'Overwhelming' Public Reception As It Dispatches Episcopate to Western Oromia January 31, 2023[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The new "Holy Synod of Oromia and Nations and Nationalities", which formed by the three breakaway Archbishops and their 25 appointee episcopate, who were excommunicated by the principal Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), said its nominee episcopate dispatched to western Oromia received "overwhelming" public support and […]
- Ongoing Cholera Outbreak Kills 28 in Four Zones of Oromia, Somali Regions, Leaves Close to One Million People At High Risk: UN January 31, 2023[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The latest report by the UN reveals that the Cholera outbreak has spread out to 66 kebeles of 8 woredas across Bale, Guji and West Arsi zones of Oromia and 2 woredas of Liban zone of Somali region, rising the total number of cholera cases reported as of 30 January […]
- Art and Culture - the 83rd Agew Equestrian Festival Underway in Injibara, Amhara Region January 31, 2023[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The colorful celebration marking the 83rd anniversary of the foundation of Agew Equestrian Association is underway in Awi Zone, Injibara city, Awi Zone of the Amhara regional state.
- Somali Region Suspends 15 Media Outlets, Accuses Reporters of Working Without Licences January 31, 2023[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Somali Regional State Communications Bureau has passed a decision to take 15 foreign media outlets broadcasting in the region off air and accused reporters of the outlets based in the region, including the BBC Somali service, of working without licenses. An official within the bureau told Addis Standard that the […]
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