Somalia Is Becoming Africa’s Lebanon – ZMagazine 13:20
Neocolonialism/ImperialismSomalia War and Peace The weakness of the Somali state has allowed it to become an arena in which the geopolitical contest between Ethiopia and Egypt is played out. Somali leaders urgently need to adopt a new approach to repair their fragmented country. By Mahamad Hersi October 9, 2024Z Source: Geeska The Horn of Africa, a region […]
Drought & climate change force Ethiopia pastoralists to go job hunting – Mongabay 12:19
Solomon Yimer 9 Oct 2024 Africa See All Key Ideas JIGJIGA, ETHIOPIA — Ahmed Mohammed rises before dawn in Jigjiga, the bustling capital of Ethiopia’s Somali region. The 38-year-old’s new routine contrasts starkly with the pastoralist life he once knew. Each morning, he heads to a construction site, where he now works as a daily […]
Gross Human Rights Violations Require the UN Rights Council’s Urgent Attention – Human Rights Watch 10:53
HRW Oral Statement – Item 4 General Debate – HRC57 Mr. President Human Rights Watch would like to highlight the situation in Ethiopia. The June report of the High Commissioner serves as a sobering reminder of the dire human rights landscape in Ethiopia. The report finds that government forces continue to carry out abuses with […]
World news in brief – Church Times 10:18
20 September 2024 Alamy CCTV captures the moment one of the pagers exploded, on Tuesday WCC condemns Hezbollah pagers attack THE explosion of hundreds of electronic pagers belonging to members of Hezbollah was condemned as “an attack that only escalates warfare, and needlessly harms and kills innocent civilians” by the World Council of Churches on Wednesday. The […]
ICRC warns of threat of unexploded ordnance in Ethiopia • FRANCE 24 English
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Ethiopia: News – Govt Raises Fuel Prices By Up to Eight Birr Per Liter – Experts, Consumers Warn of Inflationary Pressures
9 October 2024 Addis Standard (Addis Ababa) Addis Abeba — In one of the most significant fuel price increases in recent years, the Ethiopian government has raised retail fuel prices by up to eight birr per liter overnight. Effective as of October 8, 2024, the price of a liter of gasoline has been increased to 91 […]
Ethiopia: Fuel Prices Jump, Govt Announces Fresh Subsidy Rollback
8 October 2024 The Reporter (Addis Ababa) By Kidus Dawit Fuel stations across the country have raised prices by almost 10 percent as the federal government announces its plans for further rollbacks on fuel subsidies. A liter of benzene now retails for 91.14 birr, up from the 82.60 drivers had been paying for the past few […]
UN considers suspending food deliveries to Amhara region of Ethiopia – Vatican News 07:33
WORLD UN considers suspending food deliveries to Amhara region of Ethiopia After five aid workers are killed and eleven kidnapped in Amhara, the UN considers suspending humanitarian efforts there. By Vatican News The United Nations is considering suspending food aid deliveries to Ethiopia’s Amhara region, following deadly attacks on humanitarian workers there. Five were killed […]
Ethiopia swears in its new president – what is his stance on the GERD? Egypt Independent 05:57
EgyptMain Slider Egypt Independent October 9, 2024 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The newly appointed Ethiopian President, Taye Atske Selassie was sworn in on Monday during the joint session of the House of People’s Representatives and the House of Federation. In his speech before the two chambers, Selassie said that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a huge project that […]
Prevalence of low back pain and associated factors among medical students in Wachemo University Southern Ethiopia – Nature.com 01:44
Scientific Reports volume 14, Article number: 23518 (2024) Cite this article Abstract Low back pain(LBP) is the most common musculoskeletal disorder in adults. According to previous studies medical students were found vulnerable for the development of LBP. We assessed the prevalence of LBP and associated factors among Medical students in Wachemo University, Southern Ethiopia. An institution-based cross-sectional study design and simple […]