USDA pleased with Ethiopian Gov’t for its willingness to approve GMOs
April 17, 2020 | by Arefaynie Fantahun Critics say the use of GMO puts farmers at the mercy of corporate power & risks contaminating organic crops The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service in Addis Ababa laud’s Ethiopia’s approval of commercial cultivation of the controversial genetically modified organisms (GMOs), according to a […]
The oxygen divide: Ventilators for Europeans, soap for Africans?
We must reject policies which will limit the access to oxygen therapy for millions of people. by Christopher Stokes A woman washes her hands, amid the coronavirus outbreak by the gate of Maitama General Hospital in Abuja, Nigeria on March 19, 2020 [File: Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde] How many times a day do we hear that coronavirus […]
Coronavirus impact may be ‘catastrophic’ for children: UN report
Pandemic is turning into a ‘broader child-rights crisis’, the United Nations warns. About 188 countries have imposed countrywide school closures affecting more than 1.5 billion children [Ramzi Boudina/Reuters] Children have so far largely escaped the most severe symptoms of COVID-19, but the social and economic impact “is potentially catastrophic for millions of children”, according to […]
Pandemic Vs. Tradition
18 April 2020 By Samuel Getachew Easter is one of the major religious holidays in Ethiopia; and with it, comes a unique tradition of preparing holiday feast for the Easter vigil. Ethiopians are among the few people around the world who prefer to slaughter their own animals, at home, in preparation of a holiday meal. […]
“መደብር ሄጄ የውጪ አገር ሰው አንቀበልም አሉኝ” ኢትዮጵያዊቷ በቻይና – ቢቢሲ/ አማርኛ
ቻይና የሚኖሩ በመቶዎች የሚቆጠሩ አፍሪካውያን በተለያዩ የአገሪቱ ግዛቶች ከሚገኙ የጋራ መኖሪያ ቤቶች እንዲሁም ከሆቴል እንዲወጡ መገደዳቸው ከተሰማ ቀናት ተቆጥረዋል። ለዚህም እንደምክንያት እየቀረበ ያለው የኮሮናቫይረስ ፍራቻ ነው። አፍሪካውያኑ የዘር መድልዎ እየደረሰባቸው እንደሆነም ተናግረዋል። በማኅበራዊ ሚዲያ ላይ እየተሰራጩ ያሉ ተንቀሳቃሽ ምስሎች ጥቁሮች ፓስፖርት ሲነጠቁ፣ መገበያያ መደበር አትገቡም ሲባሉና ወደ መኖሪያቸው እንዳይገቡ ሲከለከሉም ያሳያሉ። “መደብር ሄጄ የውጪ አገር […]
South Dakota Meat Plant Is Now Country’s Biggest Coronavirus Hot Spot -The New York Times
Refugees from around the world worked at the Smithfield pork factory in Sioux Falls. Now they face mounting illness and the sudden loss of their jobs. By Caitlin Dickerson and Miriam Jordan April 15, 2020, 5:48 p.m. ET An immigrant from El Salvador bought a three-bedroom home with a basement for her family. A single […]
Ethiopia: Partial Lockdown?
The Reporter (Addis Ababa) Although a number of countries have already implemented it, our country has still yet to enforce it – The lockdown. As far I understand it, a complete lockdown means a strict implementation of the stay-at-home policy. One cannot leave their home unless it is to buy essential items such as food and […]
Petition to preserve Egyptians’ right to Nile water amasses over 112,000 signatures – Ahram Online 06:15
ከዚህ በታች ያለውን መጣጥፍ አንብቡና የግብጦችን ጥረት ተመልከቱ።ለመሆኑ ኢትዮጵያውን ምን እያደረኝ ነው? እኛስ ብለን እንጠይቅ The petition calls for a “balanced win-win solution” to the GERD crisis Ahram Online , Saturday 18 Apr 2020 FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul […]
Fears for African refugees as coronavirus hits crowded Rome squat – Al Jazeera 05:14
Italian military has locked down a nine-storey squat, where 18 people share one toilet, after residents tested positive. by Michele Bertelli Rome, Italy – Volunteers unload stuffed-full plastic bags from the back of a car while two women from the Horn of Africa wait for their groceries behind the fence of “Selam Palace”, home to […]
አፍሪካ ውስጥ በኮሮናቫይረስ ወረርሽኝ ሳቢያ ቢያንስ 300 ሺህ ሰዎች ሊሞቱ ይችላሉ ተባለ
April 17, 2020 Africa could see 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus this year even under the best-case scenario, according to a new report released Friday that cites modeling from Imperial College London. Under the worst-case scenario with no interventions against the virus, Africa could see 3.3 million deaths and 1.2 billion infections, the report by […]