Ethiopia: UN expert praises reforms but warns of short-term steps that could undermine progress Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights12:04
GENEVA / ADDIS ABABA (9 December 2019) – In a sharp break from a quarter century of repression, Ethiopia has embarked on a reform process that is both encouraging and fragile, and deserves international support, a UN human rights expert has found after visiting the country. “Less than two years ago, Ethiopia’s human rights record […]
Monday’s Daily Brief: increasing inequality, human rights and climate, civil war crimes, Ethiopia reforms United Nations (Press Release) 16:51
Monday’s Daily Brief: increasing inequality, human rights and climate, civil war crimes, Ethiopia reforms UN India UNDP’s flagship publication Human Development Report 2019 released in New Delhi by Ms. Shoko Noda, UNDP Resident Representative in India (centre), Mr. Swastik Das, UNDP Development Economist (right) and Ms. Alka Narang, UNDP Adviser, Gender and Social Inclusion (left). […]
Inside the mind of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner – BBC 19:14
Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed: Inside the mind of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed has shaken up Ethiopia since becoming prime minister in April last year, but what ideas are guiding the man who receives the prize in Oslo on Tuesday? The BBC’s Kalkidan Yibeltal in Addis Ababa has been […]
Constructing Commercial Empire: The United Arab Emirates in the Red Sea and the Horn – The Century Foundation 17:34
December 9, 2019 — Rohan Advani Rohan Advani Senior Policy Associate Almost a decade ago, the late Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi described a “nightmare” he had for his country: “an Egyptian agenda that is financed by Gulf money.” Zenawi, an ex-rebel and an intellectual, was expressing his fear of expanding Egyptian influence in the Horn of […]
Egypt’s FM Shoukry, Pompeo follow up on GERD talks, bilateral relations, regional developments -Ahram Online 13:38
Zeinab El-Gundy , Monday 9 Dec 2019 Egypt’s FM Shoukry and Pompeo (Photo: https://www.facebook.com/MFAEgypt/) Related Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to work to resolve Nile dam feud by January 15 Trump says Nile dam talks in Washington ‘went well’ World Bank can be key player in reaching final deal over Nile dam: Analyst Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh […]
Egypt attempts to gain written guarantees from Ethiopia over Renaissance Dam – Middle East Monitor 08:43
December 9, 2019 at 1:22 pm Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia [File Photo] December 9, 2019 at 1:22 pm 043SHARES Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to RedditShare to EmailShare to More The Egyptian foreign minister and the minister of water resources will attempt to gain a written understanding that Ethiopia will not take a decision on […]
Who are Africa’s Nobel Prize winners? Al Jazeera 11:07
Africa’s Nobel Prize winners: A list A look at the continent’s Nobel laureates honoured for efforts in peace, chemistry, literature, medicine and physics. 6 hours ago more on Africa Does Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed deserve the Nobel Prize for Peace?today South Africa’s record rolling blackouts raise recession risk today Africa-focused Tullow Oil loses half its value […]
Does Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed deserve the Nobel Prize for Peace? – Al Jazeera 16:10
Ethiopian prime minister set to receive award in Norway’s capital, but his win has generated a mixed reaction.by Hamza Mohamed Abiy has refused to attend any event where he could be asked questions publicly, according to the Nobel Peace Prize committee [Francisco Seco/AP] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is due to receive this year’s Nobel […]
ከብራና ወደ ኮምፒውተር . . . – ቢቢሲ/አማርኛ
4 ዲሴምበር 2019 ኢትዮጵያ በተባበሩት መንግሥታት የትምህርት፣ የሳይንስና ባህል ተቋም (ዩኔስኮ) ያስመዘገበቻቸው የሥነ ጽሑፍ ቅርሶችን ጨምሮ (በ14ኛው ክፍለ ዘመን የተጻፈው አርባዕቱ ወንጌል እና ዳግማዊ አፄ ምኒሊክ ለሞስኮው ንጉሥ ኒኮላር ቄሳር ሁለተኛ የጻፉት ደብዳቤ ይገኙበታል) የበርካታ ጥንታዊ መዛግብት ባለቤት ናት። እነዚህ ጽሑፎች የቀደመውን ዘመን ታሪክ ከማንጸባረቅ ባሻገር የማኅበራዊ መስተጋብር፣ የፖለቲካዊ ሥርዓት፣ የህክምና፣ የሥነ ከዋክብት ጥናት እና […]
የጌዲዮ ዞን የክልል እንሁን ጥያቄ ምን ደረሰ? ቢቢሲ/ አማርኛ
9 ዲሴምበር 2019 የሲዳማ ክልልነት በሕዝበ ውሳኔነት መፅደቁን ተከትሎ፤ በደቡብ ክልል የተለያዩ የክልል እንሁን ጥያቄዎች ተጠናክረው እየቀረቡ ነው። እነዚህ የክልልነት ጥያቄዎች አዲስ ሳይሆኑ ከዚህ ቀደም የተነሱና ምላሽ ሳያገኙ በመንከባለል ላይ ናቸው። ከሁሉም ጥያቄዎች የሚለየው የጌዲዮ ዞን ጥያቄ ነው የሚሉት የአካባቢው ምሁራንና ተወላጆች በመልክዓ ምድራዊ አቀማመጥ የተነሳ ዞኑ በደቡብ ክልል ውስጥ መቀጠል አይችልም ሲሉ ያብራራሉ። የጌዲዮ […]