Ethiopian bank robbers get stuck in traffic
Zerubabel Sedika BBC Amharic AFP Two would-be bank robbers almost had their escape scuppered by traffic in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. The attempted bank heist happened late on Tuesday afternoon at the Bole branch of Abyssinia Bank. Two of the alleged robbers – one of whom is reported to be a security guard – fled […]
Futurists in Ethiopia are betting on artificial intelligence to drive development
Young Ethiopians are increasingly seeing artificial intelligence as a promising profession. (Thomas Lewton for Undark) WRITTEN BY Thomas LewtonAlice McCool June 13, 2018 Quartz Africa “I don’t think Homo sapiens-type people will exist in 10 or 20 years’ time,” Getnet Assefa, 31, speculates as he gazes into the reconstructed eye sockets of Lucy, one of the […]
BREAKING: KIIR, MACHAR TO MEET ON WEDNESDAY IN ADDIS ABABA
Nyamilepedia June 13, 2018 Editors Former First Vice President of South Sudan and rebel leader Riek Machar (L) shakes hands with South Sudan President Salva Kiir (C), flanked by Second Vice President of South Sudan James Wani Igga (R), after the formation of the new cabinet of the Transitional Government at the Cabinet Affairs Ministry […]
Historical first as Ethiopia gears up for a more inclusive digital census, with UNFPA support
13 June 2018 A refugee who gave birth safely at a health facility in Gambella Region, Ethiopia. © UNFPA Ethiopia GAMBELLA REGION, Ethiopia—Getting women to use family planning at Tierkidi refugee camp was something of a challenge because their husbands believed that it meant their wives would be seeing other men. “We teach women to […]
Spy Chief Joins Board of Ethiopia’s Key Military Conglomerate
Bloomberg Politics By Nizar Manek June 13, 2018, 9:40 AM EDT Adem’s placement latest shakeup at Metals & Engineering Corp. MeTEC has worked on projects vital to economic development Ethiopia’s new intelligence chief was appointed to the board of Metals & Engineering Corp., the latest shakeup at the military-industrial conglomerate that’s played a crucial role […]
Ethiopia’s reforms challenged by party in ruling coalition
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – A party in Ethiopia’s ruling coalition is calling for an emergency meeting, saying reforms announced by the new prime minister were decided on without full consultations. Wednesday’s statement by the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front appears to be the biggest challenge so far for Abiy Ahmed, who took office in April. […]
Splits emerge in Ethiopian ruling coalition as TPLF calls for emergency meeting
Source: Xinhua 2018-06-14 04:48:42 ADDIS ABABA, June 13 (Xinhua) — Splits emerged inside Ethiopia’s ruling coalition Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) on Wednesday with the coalition’s oldest member Tigray People Liberation Front (TPLF) criticizing “fundamental flaws” in political and economic decisions made earlier this month by EPRDF Executive Committee. EPRDF is made up of […]
ሕወሓት የኢሕአዴግ ሥራ አስፈጻሚ ኮሚቴ ለኢኮኖሚው ችግር የሰጣቸው መፍትሔዎች ጊዜያዊ ናቸው ሲል ወቀሰ
ሕወሓት የኢሕአዴግ ሥራ አስፈጻሚ ኮሚቴ ለኢኮኖሚው ችግር የሰጣቸው መፍትሔዎች ጊዜያዊ ናቸው ሲል ወቀሰ 13 June 2018 ብሩክ አብዱ የሕዝባዊ ወያነ ሓርነት ትግራይ (ሕወሓት) ማዕከላዊ ኮሚቴ ረቡዕ ሰኔ 6 ቀን 2010 ዓ.ም. ባወጣው መግለጫ የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝቦች አብዮታዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ግንባር (ኢሕአዴግ) ሥራ አስፈጻሚ ኮሚቴን ለመሠረታዊ የኢኮኖሚ ችግር ጊዜያዊ መፍትሔ ላይ ከማተኮር ይልቅ ዘላቂ መፍትሔ ሊሰጥ ይገባ […]
የአልጀርሱን ሥምምነት በተመለከተ የመኢአድ መግለጫ
June 13, 2018 – VOA Amharic የመላው ኢትዮጵያ አንድነት ድርጅት /መኢአድ/ አሳሪ ነው ያለውን የአልጀርሱን ሥምምነት የኢህአዴግ ሥራ አስፈፃሚ መቀበሉ ኃላፊነት የጎደለው ተግባር ነው አለ፡፡… ► ሙሉውን ለማየት እዚህ ላይ ይጫኑ የአልጀርሱን ሥምምነት በተመለከተ የመኢአድ መግለጫ ሰኔ 13, 2018 መለስካቸው አምሃ የመላ ኢትዮጵያ አንድነት ድርጅት – መኢአድ የመላው ኢትዮጵያ አንድነት ድርጅት /መኢአድ/ አሳሪ ነው ያለውን የአልጀርሱን ሥምምነት […]
ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ: ሊቁ መሪጌታ እንደሥራቸው አግማሴ ከእስር የሚፈቱበትን አመራር እንዲሰጡ ፓትርያርኩ ጠየቁ
June 13, 2018 ሐራ ዘተዋሕዶ በቤተ ክርስቲያን አገልጋዮች ላይ አላግባብ ለሚደርሰው ችግር አስረጅ ናቸው፤ ሊቁን መሪጌታ መፍታት፣ የቤተ ክርስቲያንን ቅርስ መጠበቅና መታደግ ነው፤ “ሞያቸውን ለትውልድ ለማስተላለፍ ያስችላቸዋል፤” /ብፁዕ አቡነ ኤልሳዕ/ “24 ዓመት በእስር ቤት ማሳለፋቸው ከፍተኛ ችግር ነው፤” /ፓትርያርኩ/ ††† የኢፌዲሪ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ፣ የዜጎች መብት መጠበቅን ተቀዳሚ አጀንዳቸው በማድረግ የሚያደርጉትን እንቅስቃሴ በታላቅ አድናቆት እንደምትመለከተው፣ የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ […]