World Awaits Trump Decision on U.S. Future in Paris Accord
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and CORAL DAVENPORT MAY 31, 2017 President Trump addressed American troops in Taormina, Sicily, on Saturday before returning to Washington. Credit Stephen Crowley/The New York Times WASHINGTON — Momentous arguments inside the West Wing over the future of the Paris climate accords became a messy public spectacle on Wednesday, with some […]
Sudan extends ban on imports of Egyptian agricultural products
Wednesday 31 May 2017 May 30, 2017 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s Prime Minister Bakri Hassan Saleh Tuesday issued a decision to continue the ban on Egyptian farming products and to stop the importation of any seeds or seedlings from the neighbouring country. Last September, Sudanese government temporarily suspended all imports of vegetables, fruit and fish […]
Kenya opens Nairobi-Mombasa Madaraka Express railway
The railway is financed by the Chinese government Kenya has opened a major new railway between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi, 18 months early. President Uhuru Kenyatta said during the launch that the $3.2bn (£2.5bn) Chinese-funded line signalled a new chapter in the country. He warned that he would authorise […]
Inspired by China’s success story, Ethiopia modernizes its economy
By He Wei in Shanghai | China Daily Updated: 2017-05-31 08:00 Chinese and Ethiopian train drivers shake hands, celebrating a railway station operational in Addis Ababa. [Photo/Xinhua] China is a source of inspiration as Ethiopia modernizes its economy. Arkebe Oqubay, special adviser to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemaraim Desalegn, said he believes the […]
Ethiopia turns off internet nationwide as students sit exams
The country has closed its digital borders to prevent leaks during tests after papers were posted online by activists last year The government appears to have taken the move to shut down internet access as a preventative measure. Photograph: Alamy Alex HernWednesday 31 May 2017 15.02 BST Ethiopia has shut off internet access to its citizens, […]
ከራሥ ጋር ቃለምልልስ ኢትዮጵያዊው እውነቴ ይኸው – ቴዎድሮሥ ፀጋዬ
By ሳተናው May 31, 2017 07:08 ሚያዝያ 27/2009 ምን ኾነ? ቴዎድሮሥ ፀጋዬ ሚያዝያ 27/2009 በርዕዮት ኪን የፌስቡክና የዩቲዩብ የቀጥታ ስርጭት ልዩ የፋሲካ በአል ዝግጅት ላይ የቴዎድሮስ ካሳሁን ኢትዮጵያ የተሰኘ ዘፈን የመነጋገሪያ ጭብጥ ነበር፡፡ እኔና ወዳጄ፣ ባልደረባዬም ዳኝነት መኮንን ስለሥራው፣ በዚያው መነሾነትም ድምጻዊውን የተመለከቱ ነጥቦችን አነሳን፡፡ የዚያን ዕለት የርዕዮት ኪን መሰናድዖ ከዚያ በኋላ ባሉት ቀናት […]
ከኢትዮጵያ ንግድ ባንክ ገንዘብ ተበድረው አልከፈሉም የተባሉ የውጭ ዜጎች በ25 ዓመት እስራት ተቀጡ
May 31, 2017 ከኢትዮጵያ ንግድ ባንክ ገንዘብ ተበድረው አልከፈሉም የተባሉ የውጭ ዜጎች በእስራት መቀጣታቸው ተገለጸ፡፡ ተከሳሾቹ ከዚህ ቀደም ከኢትዮጵያ ንግድ ባንክ 3 ነጥብ 5 ሚሊዬን የአሜሪካ ዶላር መበደራቸው የተገለጸ ሲሆን፣ ገንዘቡን ከተበደሩ በኋላም ወደ ዱባይ ማሸሻቸው ተነግሯል፡፡ ማይክል ማሰን የተባለው ተከሳሽ በትውልድ ደቡብ አፍሪካዊ በዜግነት አሜሪካዊ ሲሆን፣ አይመን አብዱል ሞትሊን የተባለው ሁለተኛው ተከሳሽ ደግሞ በትውልድ […]
The Crisis of Leadership and Legitimacy within Ethiopia’s TPLF Minority Regime
May 29, 2017 By Netsanet Bulto Ever since the death of the late TPLF chairman and Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has lacked a similarly dominant personality able to maintain consensus, either thru charisma, intrigue, or both. This condition has given rise within the TPLF to internal divisions and […]
የሰቆቃ ልጆች፡ ክፍል-1፦ ከፋሽስት እስከ ሽብርተኝነት
May 29, 2017 Posted by: Zehabesha ከስዩም ተሾመ እጅግ ከማደንቃቸው የአፍሪካ ምሁራን አንዱ የሆነው ናጄሪያዊው ዋሌ ሶይንካ (Wale Soyinka) ስለ ሽብርተኝነት በሰጠው ትንታኔ “ፍርሃት ፍርሃትን ይወልዳል” ይላል። በእርግጥ የአሸባሪዎች የተወሰነ የሕብረተሰብ ክፍልን በፍርሃት ቆፈን ውስጥ እንዲወድቅ በማድረግ የራሳቸውን ፖለቲካዊ፣ መንፈሳዊ፣ ኢኮኖሚያዊ…ወዘተ አጀንዳ በሌሎች ላይ መጫን ነው። ለዚህ ደግሞ በተወሰነ ግዜና ቦታ አሰቃቂ የሆነ የሽብር […]
Trump isolated as world unites on Paris climate deal
© Toshifumi Kitamura, AFP | US residents living in Japan and locals hold a rally near the US embassy in Tokyo on March 16, 2017 Text by Joseph BAMAT Latest update : 2017-05-30 President Donald Trump could announce he is pulling the US out of the Paris accord this week, but experts say nonetheless international […]