Ethiopia should export pork not donkeys

By Daniel Teferra (PhD)* April 26, 2017 Ethiopia’s rulers, under pressure from the public, recently ordered the slaughterhouse for donkeys in Bishoftu be closed. The meat was to be exported to Vietnam and the skin to China. Trade can be mutually beneficial, but not when a country slaughters its farm assets; or exports its […]
ለተዘጋው የቢሾፍቱ የአህያ ቄራ ካሳ እንደማይከፈለው ተገለጸ | በሶማሊያ በሚገኙ የኢትዮጵያ ወታደሮች ላይ ጥቃት መፈጸሙ ተነገረ

April 27, 2017 ለተዘጋው የቢሾፍቱ የአህያ ቄራ ካሳ እንደማይከፈለው ተገለጸ | በሶማሊያ በሚገኙ የኢትዮጵያ ወታደሮች ላይ ጥቃት መፈጸሙ ተነገረ
Raila Odinga chosen to challenge president in Kenya vote

<p style=”position: absolute; top: -999em”><img src=”//sa.bbc.co.uk/bbc/bbc/s?name=news.world.africa.story.39734302.page&ml_name=webmodule&ml_version=63&blq_js_enabled=0&blq_s=4d&blq_r=2.7&blq_v=default&blq_e=pal&cps_asset_id=39734302&page_type=Story&section=%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fafrica&first_pub=2017-04-27T13%3A35%3A31%2B00%3A00&last_editorial_update=2017-04-27T16%3A34%3A18%2B00%3A00&curie=ef73a54a-ccfb-2540-a2f4-8fa1ac0719f1&title=Raila+Odinga+chosen+to+challenge+president+in+Kenya+vote&topic_names=Kenya%21Kenya+general+election+2017&topic_ids=7d7c35fa-f724-4b36-90a0-21f71d99857d%21c4b75bba-56ca-4db4-80c8-7ef25a77ec64&for_nation=ca&app_version=1.189.0&bbc_site=news&pal_route=asset&app_type=responsive&language=en-GB&pal_webapp=tabloid&prod_name=news&app_name=news” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””></p> Reuters Raila Odinga will run for the presidency for the fourth time Kenya’s veteran politician Raila Odinga has been confirmed as the main opposition coalition’s presidential candidate for August’s election. Mr Odinga, 72, is set to face incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta, the man who beat […]
ኢሳያስ እና ሻቢያ በኢትዮጵያ ፖለቲካ የችግር ወይስ የመፍትሔ አካል?

April 27, 2017 Posted by: Zehabesha በወረታው ዋሴ (ሰማያዊ ፓርቲን ወክለው ለፓርላማ ተወዳድረው የነበሩ) ወረታው ዋሴ ኦኤምኤን የተባለ የቴሌቪዥን ጣቢያ ከሻቢያው መሪ ኢሳያስ አፈወርቂ ጋር ያደረገውን ቃለ ምልልስ አዳመጥኩት፡፡ ከኢሳያስ ዲስኩር ምንም አዲስ ነገር አላገኘሁም፡፡ ሰውየው የኢትዮጵያን ፖለቲካ እያማሰለ መኖር ዋናው የህይወት መርሁ መሆኑን በግልፅ አሳይቷል፡፡ እርሱ የተነሳበትንና ማን እንደነበር አሁን ያለው እብሪቱ ጨርሶ […]
“ጎንደር ለኢትዮጵያ ትልቅ መሠረት የጣለ ሃገር ነው” – የጎንደር ሕብረት አመራር አቶ አቡኔ ብሩ (ሙሉ ንግግራቸውን ይዘናል)

April 27, 2017 Posted by: Zehabesha (ዘ-ሐበሻ) የጎንደር ሕብረት የላስቬጋስ ቻፕተር በኢትዮጵያ በተለይም በጎንደር ሕዝብ ላይ እየተፈጸመ ያለውን ግፍና ሰቆቃ ከላስቬጋስ ሕዝብ ጋር በጋራ ተወያይቶ መፍትሄ ለመሻት በጠራው ሕዝባዊ ስብሰባ ላይ የክብር እንግዳ ሆነው የቀረቡት የድርጅቱ የሥራ አስፈጻሚ ኮሚቴ አባል አቶ አቡኔ ብሩ ባደረጉት ንግግር ጎንደር ለኢትዮጵያ ትልቅ መሠረት የጣለ ሃገር ነው አሉ:: አጼ […]
The Eritreans fleeing to Ethiopia

Relations may be tense between the neighbouring countries but some Eritreans are crossing the disputed border. James Jeffrey | 27 Apr 2017 14:36 GMT Badme, on the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia – The disputed border town of Badme is where war broke out between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 1998. It lasted for two years and […]
US issues warning after Ethiopia grenade attacks

By AFP | Published: 27th April 2017 05:02 PM | Last Updated: 27th April 2017 05:02 PM | A+A A- | US Flag ADDIS ABABA: The United States issued a warning Thursday to its citizens about travelling to a popular tourist region in Ethiopia after a string of grenade attacks targeting hotels and homes. The US embassy in Addis […]
2017 Press Freedom Index – ever darker world map

April 26, 2017 Organisation RSF_en The 2017 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reflects a world in which attacks on the media have become commonplace and strongmen are on the rise. We have reached the age of post-truth, propaganda, and suppression of freedoms. Media freedom is under threat now more than […]
South Africa’s nuclear deals unlawful, court rules

<p style=”position: absolute; top: -999em”><img src=”//sa.bbc.co.uk/bbc/bbc/s?name=news.world.africa.story.39717401.page&ml_name=webmodule&ml_version=63&blq_js_enabled=0&blq_s=4d&blq_r=2.7&blq_v=default&blq_e=pal&cps_asset_id=39717401&page_type=Story&section=%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Fafrica&first_pub=2017-04-26T10%3A49%3A42%2B00%3A00&last_editorial_update=2017-04-26T15%3A06%3A16%2B00%3A00&curie=60f4ea49-106e-6142-9dce-6c8fe313ba90&title=South+Africa%27s+nuclear+deals+unlawful%2C+court+rules&topic_names=South+Africa&topic_ids=bb7c5fdc-7063-4b21-be79-f1f63750a6bd&for_nation=ca&app_version=1.189.0&bbc_site=news&a 26 April 2017 AFP South Africa currently has one nuclear plant A South African court has annulled initial agreements the government reached with three countries to help it build nuclear power stations. The deals with Russia, the US and South Korea were unlawful, the court ruled. The government failed […]
Ethiopia: Deposit Slowdown Hit Private Banks

Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa) By Samson Berhane The slow deposit growth rate demonstrates the liquidity of the banks which has left them walking a tightrope The private banking sector is facing a squeeze on liquidity, as banks see slow deposit growth. A decline in foreign exchange brought on by a persistent fall in export earnings […]