Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court
Kenya general election 2017 A Kenyan opposition stronghold celebrates the decision Kenya’s Supreme Court has annulled the result of last month’s presidential election, citing irregularities, and ordered a new one within 60 days. The election commission had declared incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta the winner by a margin of 1.4 million votes. Raila Odinga, Mr Kenyatta’s […]
Denmark sets aside millions for vulnerable drought victims in Ethiopia
The development minister visited the beleaguered nation this week An untenable situation (photo: Mette Thygesen) September 1st, 2017 8:13 am| by Christian W Denmark has decided to earmark 25 million kroner in aid to help alleviate the ongoing drought in Ethiopia that has left 8.5 million people in dire need of humanitarian help. Nearly half […]
UN Food Agency Chiefs begin visit to drought-hit Ethiopia
More than 8.5 million people require food assistance The lack of water means Sarah Ahmed can no longer grow her own food. Saving her remaining animals is vital for her family’s well-being. 1 September 2017, Dolobat village, Ethiopia – Survival priorities are clear for livestock owner Mohamed: “I need to save my animals to sustain […]
ያልታደለ ሕዝብ “የቀብር ቀን” ሲጠብቅ “የፍቅር ቀን” ይመጣበታል – ስዩም ተሾመ
August 31, 2017 ስዩም ተሾመ ነገ፥ ነሃሴ 26/2009 ዓ.ም “የፍቅር ቀን” ነው። ቀኑ “በፍቅር የተሳሰረ ሕዝብ እናት ኢትዮጲያ” በሚል መሪ ቃል በተለያዩ ዝግጅቶች እንደሚከበር ተገልጿል። በመርሃ ግብሩ ከተጠቀሱት ዝርዝር ተግባራት ውስጥ የሚከተለው ይገኝበታል፡- “ሁለት ታዋቂ ሞዴሎች በባህላዊ ልብስ ተውበው በሁሉም ክፍለ ከተሞች እየዞሩ የአበባ ስጦታ ያበረክታሉ። በሆስፒታል ለሚገኙ ሕሙማን፣ ለሕግ ታራሚዎች፣ ለሕፃናት፣ እናቶችና አዛውንቶች […]
Eritrea rebels struggle as government strengthens ties with Gulf Arab states
31 Aug 2017 13:49 GMT UN figures show 5,000 people are leaving Eritrea every month to escape political repression, violence and poverty. Armed opposition groups, which have been backed by neighbouring rival Ethiopia, have been struggling to put an end to the 25-year rule of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki for many years. But new alliances […]
Can Oromo, Amhara interests reconciled?
By Opride August 31, 2017 (OPride) ― In September 2016, at the height of anti-government protests against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) grip on power, Ethiopia’s then-Communications Minister Getachew Reda claimed that Oromo and Amharas are like “fire and grass.” He was implying that the two communities’ political aspirations are mutually combustible […]
To Hold Back Iran, Cooperate with Eritrea
By Dana Rohrabacher August 31, 2017 Eritrea’s strongman Isaias Afewerki President Trump understands the danger posed by Iran and the necessity of confronting that mullah-controlled Islamic country. He has cited the nefarious role played by the Houthis—a Shiite terrorist group operating in Yemen that is a major proxy of Tehran. The Houthis constitute […]
13 Ethiopians due in court over illegal status [Capital FM Kenya (press release)]
Posted by admin | August 31, 2017 By SIMON NDONGA, NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 31 – Thirteen Ethiopian nationals arrested in a house within Parklands are due in court Thursday morning for being in the country illegally. Police said they had rented a house and stayed there while waiting emigrate to South Africa. They pointed out […]
United States gives Ethiopia $91 million in drought aid for food and medicine [The Washington Post]
Posted by admin | August 31, 2017 Women carry water back to their homes in drought-hit Aydora, Ethiopia. The country is facing its third straight year of drought. (Aida Muluneh for The Washington Post) By Carol Morello ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The United States will provide an additional $91 million in humanitarian aid for Ethiopia […]
«ኩሽ ወይስ ኢትዮጵያ?» – የቆየ ጥያቄ በአዲስ ጠያቂ አንደበት [ኤፍሬም እሸቴ]
Posted by admin | August 31, 2017 ኦፕራይድ (www.opride.com) የተባለ ድረ ገጽ በኦገስት 2017 ባቀረበው አንድ ቃለ ምልልስ በጀርመን አገር በታተተመ የመጽሐፍ ቅዱስ ትርጉም ላይ ተሳትፈዋል የተባሉ አንድ ፓስተር አቅርቧል። በንቲ ኡጁሉ ቴሶ (Rev. Benti Ujulu Tesso) የተባሉት ፓስተር በመጽሐፍ ቅዱስ ላይ ያለው «ኢትዮጵያ» የሚለው ስም ቆዳቸው የጠቆሩ ሰዎች ሁሉ ስም በመሆኑና አነጋገሩና ትርጉሙም […]