Year: 2019

CAN ABIY AHMED CONTINUE TO REMODEL ETHIOPIA? (EXPANDED VERSION) 

April 17, 2019 Abel Abate Demissie & Ahmed Solimant The prime minister has made great strides at reforming the authoritarian state in his first year. But how will he confront the hurdles ahead? Addis Abeba, April 17/2019 – It has been a whirlwind year for Ethiopia since Abiy Ahmed became prime minister. He has initiated a raft of […]

US to mull ‘Sudan terror list removal after changes’

Sudan’s military removes al-Bashir: All the latest updates more on Sudan Sudan’s military removes al-Bashir: All the latest updates today African Union sets deadline for Sudan power transfer today Sudan protesters warn ‘remnants of Bashir regime’ still at work yesterday The art of revolution: What went right in Sudan and Algeria yesterday Here’s the latest […]

Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein owner to investigate allegations of labour abuse in Ethiopian factories – The Globe and Mail

Amy Woodyatt LONDON Reuters Published April 16,2019 Fashion giant PVH, which owns Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein, said it will investigate reports that Ethiopian workers who make clothes for their high-street stores routinely face verbal abuse and discrimination and earn as little as 12 cents per hour. Workers in PVH supplier factories in Ethiopia are […]

92 inmates escape from Ethiopia prison – The Punch

PublishedApril 16, 2019 File photo Ninety-two prisoners have escaped from a prison in Gambella regional state in Western Ethiopia, state media, Ethiopia News Agency reported on Tuesday. John Umod, Chief Police Inspector of Gambella City Prison, said the prison break occurred on Monday when guards were trying to stop a fight among inmates. “A manhunt […]

Ethiopia Prepares for Compensation Claim – Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa)

By Fasika Tadesse() A subcommittee formed to handle legal issues related to Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 that crashed early last month has started the process of crafting a strategy to quantify the loss incurred to proceed with a compensation claim. Formed under a steering committee chaired by Dagmawit Moges, minister of Transport, the team is […]

Ethiopia: Netherlands Grants Nation First Pediatric Hospital – Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa)

By Noel Minwagaw(s ) Bengt Van Loosdrecht, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Ethiopia, Admasu Nebebe state minister for Finance, and Liya Tadesse, state minister of Health, (from left to right) at the signing ceremony of the 27.4-million-euro grant agreement. Alert Medical Facility is building a new children’s hospital after securing a fresh […]

Ethiopia crash: Lawyers ‘to teach Boeing lesson’ – The Star, Kenya

by GORDON OSEN AND DELANNIE LUCHINA 17 April 2019 These lawyers form a second group, after another team had told the media they would represent crash victims In Summary • Lawsuit on behalf of Kenyan George Kabau was filed on Monday in US Federal Court in the State of Illinois. • Blames defective Boeing technology […]

Boeing Sued by Kenyan Family for Ethiopian 737 Max Crash – Insurance Claims Journal

By Eric Ombok | April 16, 2019 The family of a Kenyan man who died in a Boeing Co. 737 Max 8 that crashed in Ethiopia last month filed a complaint against the planemaker in a court in Illinois. George Kabau was an engineer with General Electric Co., according to his brother Tom Kabau. He […]

More lawsuits against Boeing from Kenyan families over Ethiopian crash – Capital FM Group

Yesterday 1:05 pm By JEREMIAH WAKAYA, NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 16 – More wrongful death lawsuits against United States plane manufacturer Boeing over last month’s Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crash are expected to be filed in subsequent weeks with a second consortium of law firms set to announce legal action later Tuesday. US-based aviation law attorneys […]