Not liberal enough: World Bank critical of Ethiopia’s liberalisation plans – Total Telecom 07:02
By Harry Baldock, Total TelecomMonday 22 February 21 The World Bank warned that restricting the operation of digital banking services and tower infrastructure to Ethiopian firms would mean less competition for Ethio Telecom and less rapid development in the market The liberalisation of Ethiopia’s telecoms sector later this year is highly anticipated by many players […]
Ethiopia: Two Tongues in One Head – THE Reporter
20 February 2021 By Contributor The Reporter (Addis Ababa) A famous Ethiopian metaphor, “two tongues in one head” is used to describe inconsistencies noticed in a person’s arguments made at different times on some important affair. This is true of the Sudan government that is observed wavering equivocally with respect to its position on the Grand […]
Freedom of Expression and the Digital Environment in Eastern Africa – Article 19 05:39
ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa’s latest report, Freedom of Expression and the Digital Environment in Eastern Africa examines the digital environment across six countries, namely Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The report focuses on developments and challenges across three key areas, namely: Freedom of expression online Internet accessibility and affordability Privacy and data […]
Ethiopia Denies Shortlisting Safaricom for Telco License – Africa Business Communities 00:36
Ethiopia Denies Shortlisting Safaricom for Telco License 22-02-2021 05:31:00 by: Nixon Kanali EthiopiaICTSafaricomTechTelecom The Ethiopia Communication Authority (ECA) has denied claims that it has shortlisted six firms including Safaricom selected to bid for one of two telco licenses in the country. This is after a report emerged last week that Kenya’s largest telco Safaricom had made […]
Breaking: Clashes erupt at Juba airport as Ethiopian peacekeepers are forced to return home – Sudans Post 10:25
Forced return to Ethiopia where most peacekeepers fears government brutality was met with resistance sparking fist fight, well-informed South Sudan government security sources with direct knowledge said. by STAFF WRITER February 22, 2021 In this undated photo, Ethiopian troops were seen at Juba airport and it was not known where they were heading. [Photo via […]
በመጪው ምርጫ ክልሎች የሚኖራቸው የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት የውክልና መቀመጫ ይፋ ሆነ – ሪፖርተር
የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ምርጫ ቦርድ ሰብሳቢ ወ/ት ብርቱካን ሚድቅሳና ምክትል ሰብሳቢ አቶ ውብሸት አየለ 21 February 2021 ዮሐንስ አንበርብር አዲስየተመሠረተውየሲዳማክልል 19 መቀመጫዎችይኖሩታል ቀደምሲል 123 የነበረውየደቡብክልልመቀመጫ 104 ሆኗል የአፋርክልልቅሬታአንስቷል የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ምርጫ ቦርድ በመጪው ምርጫ ክልሎች በፓርላማ የሚመራቸውን የውክልና መቀመጫ ይፋ ሲያደርግ፣ የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ መንግሥት አባል ሆኖ በ2012 ዓ.ም. የተመሠረተው የሲዳማ ክልል በሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት የሚኖረው […]
ቀጣዩ 5 ዓመታት የብሔራዊ መግባባት ውይይት የሚደረግበትና ሕገ መንግሥት የሚሻሻልበት መሆን አለበት – ፕሮፌሰር በየነ ጴጥሮስ
February 21, 2021 አል ዐይን – ቀጣዩ 5 ዓመታት የብሔራዊ መግባባት ውይይት የሚደረግበትና ሕገ መንግሥት የሚሻሻልበት መሆን እንዳለት ፕሮፌሰር በየነ ጴጥሮስ ገለጹ። ፕሮፌሰር በየነ አንድ መንግስት አሸንፎ መንግሥት ማቋቋም ቢችል በዚህ አገር የዴሞክራሲ ሽግግሩ ተጠናቋል የሚል እምነት እንደሌላቸው ገልጸው ከዚህ ምርጫ በኋላ ያሉት አምስት ዓመታት የብሔራዊ አንድነት መንግሥት የሚቋቋምበት መሆን እንዳለበት አንስተዋል፡፡ አሸናፊው ፓርቲ ሌሎች […]
Ethiopia must learn quick lessons from Tigray to avoid further crises LSE02:01
Samuel Ayele Bekalo February 21st, 2021 Ethiopia must learn quick lessons from Tigray to avoid further crises Once viewed as a stabilising force in the region, Ethiopia now faces a looming countrywide socio-political and humanitarian crisis. Samuel Ayele Bekalo writes that other regions must quickly learn from destabilisation in Tigray before it spreads across the […]
Tigray humanitarian crisis ‘overwhelming’ – BBC 16:43
Tigray crisis: ‘Overwhelming’ humanitarian needs in Ethiopia’s region The needs of people affected by deadly fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are “overwhelming”, the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned. “The people in Tigray… lost the harvest season,” the ICRC’s director of operations, Dominik Stillhart, told the BBC during his visit to Ethiopia. He […]
Ethiopia condemns ‘provocative’ Sudanese behaviors as border crisis deepens – Sudans Post 20:53
The Ethiopian foreign ministry on Thursday condemned in a statement what it calls provocative behaviors of neighboring Sudan over escalations of tensions over long-time border dispute that has threatened to take the two countries to war. by STAFF WRITER February 21, 2021 Ethiopian foreign ministry spokesman Dina Mufti [Photo via Middle East Monitor]ADDIS ABABA – […]