Abiy Ahmed Ali – Nobel Lecture
Full Text of PM Abiy Ahmed’s Nobel Speech December 10, 2019 Nobel Lecture given by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2019 Abiy Ahmed Ali, Oslo, 10 December 2019. “Forging A Durable Peace in the Horn of Africa” Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Fellow Ethiopians, Fellow Africans, Citizens of the […]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed receives Nobel peace prize – Video Euro News
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Intel: How this week’s US-sponsored Nile talks buoy Egypt – Al-Monitor 13:19
Julian Pecquet December 10, 2019 REUTERS/Tiksa NegeriEthiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam undergoes construction work on the Nile River in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, Sept. 26, 2019. The US administration deepened its involvement in trilateral talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the filling of a massive new dam on the Nile River this week, […]
Abiy Ahmed must try to separate ethnic from electoral politics
https://www.ft.com/content/d9982616-19c4-11ea-81f0-0c253907d3e0 Ethiopia’s challenges are much like those I faced when I became president of Liberia . Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed (left) greets Somalia’s president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Mr Abiy will receive the Nobel Peace Prize on December 12 © Eduardo Soteras/AFP/Getty Ellen Johnson Sirleaf yesterday Eight years ago, I was where Abiy […]
Mequnante’s healing: A reset for Israel and its Ethiopian community? Jerusalem Post11:44
An Ethiopian kid had been killed by a police officer and this was not investigated; my wife was arrested at a demonstration last week! By GINA ROSS DECEMBER 10, 2019 18:35 “I arrived in Israel 36 years ago after months of walking through Sudan,” said Asher Mequnante Rahamim, an Ethiopian social worker who was […]
‘Lost’ ancient town uncovered in Ethiopia was once part of the powerful Aksum empire – Daily Mail 14:48
‘Lost’ ancient town uncovered in Ethiopia was once part of the powerful Aksum Empire that dominated East Africa and rivalled Rome Village of Beta Samati has been uncovered and found to belong to Aksum Empire Village was inhabited between 750BC and 650AD in Northern Ethiopia Askan Empire was in existence between 80BC and 850AD it […]
Ethiopian Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 ends up next to the runway during take-off at Juba Airport, South Sudan Aviation 2411:51
Ethiopian Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 ends up next to the runway during take-off at Juba Airport, South Sudan ByBart Noëth -10 December 2019 On 10 December, an Ethiopian Airlines De Havilland Canada Dash 8 (ET-AQC) ran off the runway at Juba International Airport, South Sudan. The aircraft, taking off for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, […]
GERD: The Washington briefing – Al-Ahram Weekly 14:49
In the US capital, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia agreed to continue their discussions to reach an agreement regarding their differences over GERD, reports Doaa El-Bey Doaa El-Bey , Tuesday 10 Dec 2019 Shoukri and Pompeo The three countries in the middle of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have been meeting in Washington to […]
Church Unearthed in Ethiopia Rewrites the History of Christianity in Africa – Smithsonian Magazine 15:08
Rewrites the History of Christianity in Africa Archaeologists now can more closely date when the religion spread to the Aksumite Empire By Andrew Lawler smithsonian.com In the dusty highlands of northern Ethiopia, a team of archaeologists recently uncovered the oldest known Christian church in sub-Saharan Africa, a find that promises to shed new light on […]
Video: Ethiopia’s Abiy gives a warning with his Nobel Prize Reuters.co.uk13:43
Ethiopia’s Abiy gives a warning with his Nobel Prize Posted December 10, 2019 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in ending decades of hostility with Eritrea. But he says the Horn of Africa faces a new rising threat: militant groups and global superpowers’ thirst for supremacy.