The international media’s misrepresentation of Ethiopia on the GERD
April 14, 2020 MEKDELAWIT MESSAY DERIBE @MEKDI_MESSAY Addis Abeba, April 14/2020 – Following the renewed disagreement between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) after the failed Washington talks, it seems like the international media have given the utmost attention to the issue. While… Addis Abeba, April 14/2020 – Following the renewed disagreement between Egypt and Ethiopia […]
IMF Executive Board Approves Immediate Debt Relief for 25 Countries
April 14, 2020 April 13, 2020 Washington, DC – Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued the following statement: “Today, I am pleased to say that our Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF’s member countries under the IMF’s revamped Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) […]
COVID-19: Major relief airlift reaches ‘most vulnerable’ African nations – United Nations (Press Release) 12:13
UN News WFP/Edward Johnson/Medical equipment is loaded into an aircraft in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as part of a UN “Solidarity Flight” to deliver supplies to African countries fighting the coronavirus pandemic. 14 April 2020 Humanitarian Aid The first of the UN’s “Solidarity Flights” carrying urgently needed medical equipment to Africa, has arrived in Addis Ababa, […]
Ethiopia opens aid transport hub to fight coronavirus across Africa – Al Arabiya 12:21
Steven Were Omamo (3rd L), WFP’s country director in Ethiopia with other Ethiopian officials attend the launch of the UN Airport Hub for Humanitarian shipments to combat the coronavirus at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa on April 14, 2020. (AFP) AFPTuesday 14 April 2020 Text size AAA Ethiopia and the United Nations on Tuesday […]
Special Coronavirus Focus: Ethiopia, India, and China – Freedom House 12:29
This third edition of Freedom House’s weekly newsletter, Keeping Democracy Healthy in a Pandemic, highlights key developments in Ethiopia and India, as well as a close look at China in our monthly China Media Bulletin. by Nate Schenkkan, Director for Special Research Welcome back to Freedom House’s weekly newsletter on the novel coronavirus and the […]
Ethiopia’s midwives grapple with the COVID-19 while ensuring safe delivery – United Nations Population Fund 13:26
14 April 2020 “I will not succumb to short-lived challenges and give up,” says Dawit Mequanint, a midwife in Ethiopia. © Ethiopian Midwives Association ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Today Ethiopia has more than 70 confirmed cases of COVID-19, a fact that has placed the country’s midwives on high alert. “Midwives cannot maintain physical distance with […]
Surge of Returnees to Ethiopia, UN calls for a Pause Amidst Increased in Covid-19 Enforcement – International Organization for Migration 14:16
Posted: 04/14/20Themes: COVID-19 Addis Ababa – The unexpected arrival of more than 5,000 returnees to Ethiopia over the past two weeks without prior health screenings has added to the challenges the country faces strengthening measures to curb COVID-19. The UN has called for a temporary suspension of flights to give Ethiopian authorities time to safely organize the migrants’ repatriation. […]
Water Rivalry on the Nile – The Cairo Review 14:43
In an effort to overcome competition over water resources, Nile Basin countries can collaborate in harvesting more rainfall and increase Nile flow to maximize benefit sharing to reach a win-win solution. By Hani Sewilam April 14,2020 Following Egypt’s January 25 uprising in 2011, Ethiopia started building a huge dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), […]
Ethiopia’s mega-dam has many pros for Khartoum: Sudanese minister – Al-Ahram Weekly 13:31
In a lengthy interview with the Egyptian press, Minister Yasser Abbas said Sudan could not act as a mediator between Ethiopia and Egypt on the mega-dam, and urged a resumption of negotiations Ahram Online , Tuesday 14 Apr 2020 Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD) is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile […]
Dr. Tedros Says Trump is ‘Supportive,’ Hopes U.S. Won’t Cut Funding
April 13, 2020 Source: http://www.tadias.com/04/13/2020/dr-tedros-says-trump-is-supportive-hopes-u-s-wont-cut-funding-as-threatened/ The Washington Post WHO’s Tedros says Trump is ‘supportive,’ hopes U.S. won’t cut funding as threatened · World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday that his relationship with President Trump remained good, despite the U.S. leader’s threats to cut funding to the global health body. “What I know […]