Africa in the news: Ethiopia’s reform, Russia’s Africa ties, and South Africa’s contracting economy
Amy Copley Saturday, June 9, 2018 ETHIOPIA WELCOMES DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN INVESTORS AS STATE OF EMERGENCY IS LIFTED On Tuesday, June 5, the Ethiopian parliament approved a bill lifting the country’s second nationwide state of emergency two months ahead of schedule. The country has been under a state of emergency since 2016 after a wave of anti-government protests […]
Djibouti, Sudan support Ethiopia’s decision to withdraw from Eritrean border town
SATURDAY 9 JUNE 2018 June 8, 2018 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia’s two regional allies Sudan and Djibouti have welcomed a pledge by the Ethiopian prime minister to implement a peace deal with Eritrea signed in 2000 ending a border dispute between the two countries. Eritrean president, Isias Afewerki (AFP Photo) The decision which was announced […]
Ethiopians rally in Bern to protest deportation deal
EU-ETHIOPIA PACT JUNE 8, 2018 The Ethiopian government bowed to EU demands last month to repatriate failed asylum seekers. Switzerland has piggy-backed on the deal.(Keystone) Several hundred Ethiopians demonstrated in the Swiss capital on Friday against a deal made by the European Union (EU) which would also allow Switzerland to repatriate asylum seekers to the […]
BREAKING: MACHAR TO RELOCATE TO ETHIOPIA IN EARLY JULY
June 8, 2018 Editors South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar addresses a news conference in his office in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, August 31, 2015 ( REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri) June 8th 2018 (Nyamilepedia) – South Sudan’s prominent opposition and SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar Teny will be relocated to Ethiopia where South Sudan peace talks have been ongoing […]
Heroes Day: Ethiopia PM awarded medal
By Vision Reporter Added 9th June 2018 02:30 PM Ethiopian PM has been awarded a medal during the Heroes’day celebrations. PIC: President Museveni awarding Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed Ali, a medal during the Heroes’ Day celebrations at Birembo, Kakumiro. (Courtesy photo) HEROES’ DAY Kakumiro – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has awarded Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed Ali, […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister to visit Cairo on Sunday: ambassador
Al-Masry Al-Youm June 9, 2018 2:44 pm Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will arrive at Cairo International Airport on Sunday morning heading a high-level delegation, Ethiopia’s Cairo ambassador Taye Atske-Selassie Amde said. In statements to Al-Masry Al-Youm, Made said that Ahmed will meet the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as the two leaders will […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister in Uganda for two-day state visit
FRIDAY JUNE 8 2018 Abiy Ahmed Ali was on Friday received at State House Entebbe by President Yoweri Museveni. PHOTO MICHAEL KAKUMURIZI In Summary Mbayo said during the Heroes’ Day celebrations, 250 other people will be awarded Heroes medals in appreciation for their contribution to peace and dignity in the country. The event celebrated […]
We’ll revenge against whoever is killing Ugandans, says Museveni
SATURDAY JUNE 9 2018 President Museveni and Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed Ali in Kakumiro for Heroes’ Day celebrations on June 9, 2018. COURTESY PHOTO In Summary President Museveni also decorated the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed Ali who is in Uganda for a two-day state visit with the most excellent order of the […]
የአልጄርስ ስምምነት ከመፈረሙ 4 ቀናት በፊት በሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት ፀድቋል! (የሰነድ ማስረጃ)
June 9, 2018 ከስዩም ተሾመ የኢህአዴግ ሥራ አስፈፃሚ ኮሚቴ የአልጄርስ ስምምነትን ለመቀበል መወሰኑን ተከትሎ ጉዳዩ አነጋጋሪ ሆኗል። በተለይ በአንዳንድ የትግራይ አከባቢዎች የአልጄርስ ስምምነት በመቃወም ሰላማዊ ሰልፍ ተደርጓል። ለዚህ ደግሞ በምክንያትነት ከሚጠቀሱት ውስጥ፤ በተለይ ባድመ ላይ በብዙ ሺህ የሚቆጠሩ የኢትዮጵያ ወታደሮች መስዕዋት ሆነዋል፣ በአከባቢው የሚኖሩ የማህብረሰቦችን ለሁለት ይከፍላል፣ እንዲሁም የኢህአዴግ ሥራ አስፈፃሚ ኮሚቴ በሀገሪቱ መሬትና ሉዓላዊነት […]
ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ ምነው ስራ ፈታ? (በአስፋ እንደሻው )
June 9, 2018 በአስፋ እንደሻው (ለንደን)* ዶ/ር አቢይ አህመድ በጠቅላይ ሚኒስትርነት ከተመረጠ ጀምሮ በተደጋጋሚ የሚቀርቡበት ጥያቄዎች የተለያዩ ነበሩ፡፡ (1) መቼ ነው የራሱን ሚኒስትሮች የሚሾመው? (2) መቼ ነው ስራ የሚጀምረው? (3) ለምንድነው እስረኞችን በሙሉ የማይፈታው? (4) መቼ ነው በሙስና የተጨማለቁትን ሁሉ እየለቀመ እስር ቤት የሚያስገባቸው? ከነዚህ የከበዱት ጥያቄዎች ደግሞ (5) መቼ ነው የጸጥታውንና የመከላከያውን ዘርፎች በጁ […]