Year: 2014
- Africa
Meeting in Ethiopia calls for multi-sectoral approach to Ebola response
An information sharing and working session on Ebola highlighted on Monday on the need for multi-sectoral approach at the African Union (AU) Headquarters here. The Meeting jointly organized by AU and international agencies was meat to provide situational and operational updates from health experts, vividly exploring the successes and challenges since the outbreak and share instruments and mechanisms to enhance…
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Ethiopia’s developmental statism: the audacity to call a spade a spade
By Eyob Balcha, Special to Addis Standard (@eyobbalcha) I read two articles written by Merkeb Negash on the Ethiopian developmental state that present the rosy aspect of the current developmental process. I found the following three major points as the main arguments of the writer: that the highly politicized state bureaucracy is fairly on track to deliver development and steady…
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IGAD Extraordinary Ministerial meeting in Nairobi
An Extraordinary IGAD Council of Ministers meeting, chaired by Ethiopian Foreign Minister, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, was held in Nairobi on Wednesday . The meeting was briefed by Ambassador Seyoum Mesfin, Chair of the IGAD Special Envoys, on the progress of the IGAD-mediated South Sudan peace talks. The Ministers discussed the problem leading the talks to stall over the last two months.…
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US calls for immediate action on South Sudan
The United States on Monday strongly criticized both the South Sudan Government and the SPLM/A-in-Opposition for failing to form a transitional government by Sunday’s deadline. He called it an “outrage and an insult to their citizens.” U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, following the failure to meet the August 10 deadline said “Neither party engaged in peace talks seriously,” adding…
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Good governance key to attract U.S investments to Africa
Semahagn G Abebe (PhD) President Obama has convened a three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. The Summit aimed at strengthening ties between the United States and Africa, which is one of the world’s most dynamic and fastest growing regions. On August 5, the Summit deliberated on the opportunities and challenges of United States Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Many of the CEOs and…
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A new military push by Somali National Forces and AMISOM to start soon
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said that he expected a new military drive by AMISOM and Somali National Forces against Al-Shabaab militants to start shortly. In an interview with Reuters in Washington where he was attending the US-African Leaders Summit this week, he said “Operation Indian Ocean is going to start within the next few days,” adding that “we…
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World Bank pledges US $5bln for energy projects to six African countries
The World Bank has committed five billion dollars for energy projects in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, and Tanzania. The commitment is to support President Obama’s Power Africa initiative, which aims to double access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa. World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, said in a statement that the World Bank thinks that “the US Power Africa…
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Saudi Arabia’s first Ebola patient dies
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s first Ebola- infected patient died Wednesday in Jeddah despite being given treatment, a media report here said. The 40-year-old male patient was in a critical condition when admitted to the ICU isolation ward Monday, the Saudi Press Agency said. The health ministry was following his case ever since he showed symptoms of hemorrhagic fever after a business…
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UK summons Ethiopian diplomat over opposition official’s arrest
Britain summoned Ethiopia’s chargé d’affaires on Monday to raise its concerns about the arrest of a British national being held in Ethiopia who has been sentenced to death over his involvement with an opposition political group. Andargachew Tsige was sentenced to death in 2009 in absentia and another trial handed him life behind bars three years later. He was arrested…
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