Author: Gureza

Ethiopia: Ethio-Djibouti Railway Unveils Bulk Cargo Containerization Service Amid Shortfall in Annual Carrying Capacity

10 September 2024 Addis Standard (Addis Ababa) Addis Abeba — Ethio-Djibouti Railway S.C. officially launched its first bulk cargo containerization service on 09 September, 2024. The launch ceremony was attended by Takele Uma, the newly appointed CEO of the railway company, and Gouled Ahmed Youssouf, the Director General of Customs and Indirect Duties of Djibouti. In his X (formerly […]

Ethiopia-Egypt Nile dam controversy rumbles on  – APAnews 08:19 

AFFAIRES | AFFAIRES APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 10 September 2024 | 12:10 Share Ethiopia has rejected Egypt’s recent allegations over the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as ‘unfounded’. In its communication sent to the UN Security Council recently and signed by Ambassador Taye Atske-Selassie, minister of foreign affairs, Ethiopia reiterated its position that “the […]

Djibouti says offering port-sharing deal to Ethiopia 

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY Djibouti says offering port-sharing deal to Ethiopia Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 11:07 AM By  AFP Djibouti enjoys a strategic location at the southern entraance to the Red Sea. Photo: Nalini LEPETIT-CHELLA, Hervé BOUILLY / AFP/ File Source: AFP Djibouti said it has offered a port-sharing deal with Addis Ababa, a move […]

Ethiopia pardons 178 military personnel sentenced to death for crimes during Tigray conflict Anadolu Agency 06:35 

Ethiopia pardons 178 military personnel sentenced up to death for crimes during Tigray conflict Amnesty granted as part of Ethiopian New Year celebrations Sadik Kedir Abdu  |10.09.2024 – Update : 10.09.2024 File Photo     ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia  The Ethiopian Ministry of Defense announced Tuesday the pardon of 178 military personnel who were sentenced up to […]

Brawl in Somaliland’s parliament falsely linked to fallout over weapons sent to Somalia by Egypt  – AFP Fact Check 06:29 

Brawl in Somaliland’s parliament falsely linked to fallout over weapons sent to Somalia by Egypt Copyright © AFP 2017-2024. Any commercial use of this content requires a subscription. Click here to find out more. Tensions have heightened in the Horn of Africa after Egypt recently sent military equipment to Somalia. The move angered Ethiopia, already at loggerheads with […]

How an Ethiopian emperor ended up living in Bath  – BBC 01:18 

Harriet Robinson BBC News, West of England Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty BBC World Service It has been 50 years since an emperor, described by many as the “Father of Africa”, was overthrown by security forces known as the Derg in a “creeping coup”. His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie I was hailed around the world as a […]