8 (More) Women Leaders Facing The Coronavirus Crisis – Forbes 11:16
Apr 22, 2020,11:06am EDT Avivah Wittenberg-Cox Contributor Careers I write about creating gender-balanced countries, companies & couples More Women Leaders Facing Coronavirus20-first Women now govern 18 countries and 545 million people globally. That’s 7% of the world’s population. (Exactly the same percentage, by the way, of women CEOs on the Fortune 500.) From Bangladesh and […]
Arab, Gulf countries intervene to help with Ethiopia dam dispute – Middle East Monitor 07:25
April 22, 2020 at 12:02 pm | PublishedA general view of the Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), near Guba in Ethiopia, on 26 December 2019. [EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images] April 22, 2020 at 12:02 pm 06SHARES Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to RedditShare to EmailShare to […]
Ethiopia Ends Blanket Protection for Eritrean Refugees – Voice of America 13:46
By Simon Marks April 22, 2020 01:43 PM ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia has stopped granting automatic asylum to Eritreans entering the country. The United Nations and aid groups say the previously unannounced policy change, which went into place about three months ago, put Eritreans trying to flee the country at the mercy of unscrupulous human […]
Ethiopia at High Risk of Yellow Fever Outbreak, WHO Says – BNN Bloomberg 08:29
Samuel Gebre, Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Ethiopia, already battling Covid-19, is at high risk of a second scourge after yellow fever was reported in the south of the nation, the World Health Organization said. The first two cases were reported on March 3 in the SNNP Region and had risen to six by April 6, […]
After Two Years of Transition, Ethiopia Still Has a Difficult Path Ahead – Wilson Center 17:25
By Messay Asgedom Gobena Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki photographed together. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has ruled the country since 1991. Since then, the party has brought commendable economic growth and development including improvements in health, education, electricity, road, telecommunication, and […]
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Ethiopian Cargo deploys its advanced Pharma Wing in the global fight against COVID-19 – Aviation24 10:29
By André Orban 21 April 2020 In response to the growing demand for air cargo services following the spread of COVID- 19, Ethiopian has been deploying its massive cargo capacity to facilitate the flow of essential cargo such as medical supplies wherever they are needed. The state-of-the-art Pharma Wing of Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, […]
World on brink of `a hunger pandemic’ -Australian Financial Review 14:09
Apr 22, 2020 – 4.04am United Nations | The head of the UN food agency warned that, as the world is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, it is also “on the brink of a hunger pandemic” that could lead to “multiple famines of biblical proportions” within a few months if immediate action isn’t taken. World […]
“Dr. Tedros” – The man at the helm of the WHO – Deutsche Welle 12:18
Many experts praise Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for successfully transforming Ethiopia’s health system, but he has long been a controversial figure. The COVID-19 pandemic is his biggest test yet. Anyone who has watched interviews with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus probably knows this story: That as a seven-year-old, he witnessed the death of his younger brother who succumbed […]
Cards reshuffled – Al-Ahram Weekly 10:45
Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed was facing a tough year before the Covid-19 pandemic. But now, with elections postponed indefinitely, it may be inevitable that he emerges the winner, writes Mostafa Ahmady Mostafa Ahmady Tuesday 21 Apr 2020 The novel coronavirus Covid-19 may be a blessing in disguise for the Abiy Ahmed-led government in Ethiopia. Prior to […]