Ethiopia land violence leaves thousands homeless -BBC
By Kalkidan Yibeltal,BBC News BBC Fighting over disputed land along borders of Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions has displaced close to 29,000 people, the United Nations says. Fighting began last week between forces from the two regions in Raya Alamata district, which is claimed by both. Officials in Amhara have accused forces from Tigray of […]
BRICS And De-Dollarization Efforts – Analysis
BRICS And De-Dollarization Efforts – Analysis April 22, 2024 0 Comments By Zubair Mumtaz The BRICS alliance, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has issued a call for Middle Eastern nations to cease using the US dollar for oil payments and instead utilize local currencies. This entice comes at a time of escalating tensions […]
Ethiopia’s tree-planting scheme needs better coordination – Dialogue Earth 09:10
FORESTS The Green Legacy initiative must be better managed to ensure appropriate trees are planted and maintaine
IMF: Kenya economy to overtake Angola – The East African 08:33
Kenya economy to overtake Angola, IMF forecast shows TUESDAY APRIL 23 2024 Skyline of Nairobi City in Kenya. FILE PHOTO | NMG By DOMINIC OMONDI Kenya will overtake Angola to become the fourth largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa this year, behind South Africa, Nigeria, and Ethiopia, a forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows. […]
UN: Over 50,000 displaced by clashes in northern Ethiopia
World14:27, 23-Apr-2024 CGTN , Updated 14:52, 23-Apr-2024 More than 50,000 people have been displaced by clashes in a disputed area of northern Ethiopia, the United Nations said, as the international community expressed concern over the violence involving fighters from rival regions. “The number of people displaced by the armed clashes in Alamata Town, and Raya Alamata, Zata […]
Canada updated Ethiopia Travel Advisory : Most areas under “avoid travel” category, potential spontaneous demonstrations in Addis – Borkena 01:38
April 23, 2024 Canada sees a possibility spontaneous and violent demonstration in cities including the capital Addis Ababa borkena Toronto – Canada on Monday released an updated travel advisory to Ethiopia. In the eyes of Canada, there are changes to risk level in Ethiopia. In the updated advisory Canada said : “Risk levels – changes to […]
Pace of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals is insufficient to achieve set targets by 2030 – Joint Report United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 01:12
Pace of progress on the Sustainable Development Goals is insufficient to achieve set targets by 2030 – Joint Report 21 April, 2024 Addis Ababa, 21 April 2024 (ECA) – Africa is making progress in 12 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but the current pace of progress is insufficient to achieve the goals by […]
‘It’s rude not to offer three cups’: the lengthy, beloved coffee rituals binding Ethiopians together
Fred Harter Tue, 23 April 2024 at 12:00 am GMT-4· Drinking coffee takes time in Ethiopia, a nation of caffeine lovers. In her village in Kafa, Ethiopia’s coffee heartland, Hagre Bekele starts by roasting the raw green beans over an open fire. Then she grinds them by hand and brews them in a jebena, a bulbous, long-necked […]
Kenya economy to overtake Angola’s in IMF forecast – Business Daily Africa 23:05 Mon, 22 Apr
TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024 By Dominic Omondi Business Reporter Nation Media Group Kenya will overtake Angola to become the fourth largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa this year, behind South Africa, Nigeria, and Ethiopia, a forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows. The forecast sees Kenya maintaining that position until the end of 2029. Last year, […]
Can renewables ease Africa’s energy access crisis? Dialogue Earth 12:21 Mon, 22 Apr
ENERGY Three journalists take a look at the obstacles – and benefits – to attaining universal energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa.