A Dangerous Gulf in the Horn: How the Inter-Arab Crisis is Fuelling Regional Tensions
COMMENTARY / MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 3 AUGUST 2017 The Gulf crisis and the scramble for military outposts in the Horn of Africa are exacerbating regional tensions that risk triggering a conflict. In this Q&A, Crisis Group’s Horn of Africa Project Director Rashid Abdi untangles the complex web of relations that tie the Horn and the Gulf. […]
የጣና ችግር ታስቦበት የተደረገ ወይስ የአጋጣሚ? -ሠዓሊ አምሳሉ ገ/ኪዳን አርጋው
ጣና ማለት እንዲያው በደፈናው የዚህች ሀገርና የቤተክርስቲያን የምሥጢር ኪስ ወይም ግምጃ ቤት ነው ብየ ብለው በቀላሉ የሚገልጸው ይመስለኛል፡፡ ጣናን ከምናውቅለት ሀብቱና ምንነቱ የማናውቀው ይበልጣል፡፡ ሁሉም ነገር በጊዜው የሚገለጥ በመሆኑ የማይታወቀውን የጣናን ምንነትና ፋይዳ “ጣና ማለት እንዲህ ነው፣ ጣና እንዲያ ነው!” እያልኩ ከመለፍለፍ እቆጠባለሁ፡፡ ከዐሥር ዓመታት በፊት ነው የትግራይ ባለሥልጣናት ጣናን ሊጎበኙ መጡና በሚጎበኙበት ሰዓት በጣና […]
EU chief tasks Ethiopian PM to initiate inclusive political dialogue quickly
August 2, 2017 By Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban with European Union External Action EU chief tasks Ethiopian PM to initiate inclusive political dialogue quickly The High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, has tasked the Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to respect democratic principles and civil rights […]
Ethiopia Exports First-Ever Donkey Meat
Published on Jul 30,2017 [ Vol 18 ,No 901] The meat was shipped to Vietnam last week Located in Bishoftu, the abattoir has been closed over the past four months due to public grievances. Shandong Dong Group, a Chinese donkey abattoir, shipped 25 tonnes of donkey meat to Vietnam last week, becoming the first of […]
South Sudan: Top Leaders Fail to End Abuses
August 1, 2017 12:00AM EDT UN, EU, US, and Other States Should Sanction Top Commanders Civilians fleeing Kajo Keji county, toward the southern border with Uganda, April 27, 2017. © 2017 Jason Patinkin (Nairobi) – South Sudanese government and opposition leaders have failed to halt atrocity crimes, including killings, rape, and forced displacement, or […]
China opens first overseas base in Djibouti
August 01,2017 China opens its first military base in Djibouti on same day as People’s Liberation Army marks 90th anniversary. The base will be used to resupply navy ships taking part in peacekeeping and humanitarian missions [File:Reuters]China has formally opened its first overseas military base in Djibouti with a flag raising ceremony and military parade.More than […]
Turkish construction giant eyes more Africa projects after Ethiopia, Tanzania railways
Daily Sabah > ANADOLU AGENCY ADDIS ABABA AA Photo Turkish construction giant Yapı Merkezi hopes a $3 billion modern railway-line project it is building in Ethiopia and Tanzania will showcase its skills and make it a “trusted development partner” in Africa. The consortium, which prides itself on successfully building some 2,600 kilometers of line (1,615 […]
Community engagement contributes to control of acute watery diarrhea in Ethiopia’s Somali region
02 Aug 2017 After months of prevention and response activities by the Government of Ethiopia, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, the acute watery diarrhea (AWD) outbreak in Somali Region is showing signs of decline. Intensified risk communication, effective surveillance, and improvements in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and case management contributed to […]
Ex-U.S. diplomat must pay $3M to Ethiopian woman kept as sex slave
By Ray Downs | Aug. 1, 2017 at 9:23 PM Yemeni soldiers stand guard next to concrete barriers blocking access to the closed U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, June 2, 2015. Linda Howard, a former U.S. diplomat in Yemen was ordered to pay $3 million to an Ethiopian woman she kept as a sex slave […]
The land of Haile Selassie is finally recognizing its Rastafarian community
August 2, 2017 WRITTEN BY Abdi Latif Dahir ,Quartz Africa Finally recognized. (EPA/STR) Ethiopia’s government has announced it will issue identity cards to members of the Rastafarian community, a religious group that has long been seen as stateless in the horn of Africa nation. The foreign ministry said that the ID cards will grant Rastafarians […]