Millions Urgently Need Food in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Despite Resumption of Aid Deliveries
January 30, 2024 9:20 AM KAMPALA, UGANDA — Only a small fraction of millions of needy people in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are receiving food aid, according to an aid memo seen by The Associated Press, more than one month after aid agencies resumed deliveries of grain following a lengthy pause over massive theft. Just […]
Somalia: Making the Most of the EU-Somalia Joint Roadmap – International Crisis Group 10:37
COMMENTARY / AFRICA 30 JANUARY 2024 The Somali government aims to “eliminate” Al-Shabaab by the year’s end, marking a crucial point in its sixteen-year war with the insurgency. In this excerpt from the Watch List 2024, Crisis Group explains what the EU can do to address Somalia’s challenges. The Somali government has a crucial year ahead in 2024. Its offensive against […]
Ethiopia-Somaliland Port Deal Draws Ire of Neighbors – ADF Magazine 15:47
DAILY NEWS By ADF On Jan 30, 2024 ADF STAFF What began as Ethiopia’s aspiration to regain access to the Red Sea turned into a threat of force against its coastal neighbors in late 2023 and is now fueling fears of war. Last year, critics in the Horn of Africa region denounced Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s thinly […]
Drug Traffickers Target Ethiopia’s Airport – ADF Magazine 15:47
DAILY NEWS By ADF On Jan 30, 2024 ADF STAFF Drug confiscations at Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa Bole International Airport have more than doubled over the past year, an indication of Ethiopia’s growing role as a hub of drugs moving from South America to Europe and southern Asia. The Ethiopia Customs Commission says that drug trafficking into Ethiopia […]
Desantis calls for Ilhan Omar’s deportation after saying she is ‘Somali First’ in speech – Jerusalem Post 18:03
Ilhan Omar, who has accused pro-Israel politicians of dual loyalty in the past, now faces questions of her own after remarks she made to the Somalian community have gone viral. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 31, 2024 00:58 Florida Governor Ron Desantis called for Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar to be deported from the United States on Tuesday […]
For Journalists in Africa, War and Social Media Posts Can Bring Legal Threats – Voice of America 19:11
PRESS FREEDOM For Journalists in Africa, War and Social Media Posts Can Bring Legal Threats January 30, 2024 7:07 PM WASHINGTON — Among the many challenges for journalists covering conflict in Ethiopia is an increased risk of arrest, data by a media watchdog shows. In 2023, Ethiopia detained eight journalists in connection to their coverage of […]
UN food award for Ethiopia’s premier ignores wartime abuses – Human Rights Watch
January 30, 2024 8:51AM EST Millions of Ethiopians Currently Facing Food Insecurity Laetitia Bader Director, Horn of Africa On January 28, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) awarded Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed the Agricola Medal, the highest award from the agency’s Director-General, for Abiy’s “contribution to rural and economic development in Ethiopia.” The award […]
Ethiopia’s dangerous game in East Africa could spark conflict – Al Jazeera
Opinions A recent Ethiopian agreement with breakaway Somaliland is in breach of Somali sovereignty and threatens to destabilise the whole region. Published On 30 Jan 202430 Jan 2024 On January 1, a controversial memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Muse Bihi Abdi of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. […]
The BRICS Wealth Report: Challenging the Global Economic Order
PRESS RELEASES For immediate release: Tuesday 30 January 2024 The total investable wealth currently held in the BRICS bloc amounts to USD 45 trillion and its millionaire population is expected to rise by 85% over the next 10 years, according to the inaugural BRICS Wealth Report, published today by international investment migration advisory firm Henley & Partners in […]
Africa CDC in 2023: A Year of Transition – Center For Global Development 06:16
BLOG POST by Mahlet Kifle Habtemariam and Sofonias Kifle Tessema JANUARY 30, 2024 2023 was an important year for public health in Africa and a busy year for Africa CDC. Most notably, last year saw Africa CDC take steps in effecting its status as an autonomous institution of the African Union (AU), which ushered in […]