Year: 2015
- Africa
Physical, sexual and emotional violence against children in Africa unacceptably high
A new report from the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) reveals that Africa’s children are still subjected to unacceptably high levels of physical, sexual and emotional violence across all levels of society. The African Report on Violence against Children launched yesterday at the United Nations in New York in collaboration with the African Union and the Office of the Special…
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Family of Abebe Bikila sues company over use of name
The family of Abebe Bikila, an Ethiopian runner who famously won an Olympic marathon barefoot, is suing Vibram, the maker of a popular line of minimalist running shoes, saying it used his name without permission. Abebe Bikila, who died in 1973, was a last-minute entrant in the 1960 Olympics in Rome and didn’t like the fit of the shoes he’d…
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Two Ethiopians gunned down in South Africa
Two Ethiopians have been gunned down in what was believed to be another xenophobia attack in South Africa, authorities confirmed yesterday. The two victims, who ran a truck shop, were shot dead on Monday night by a group of armed men in Inchanga, west of Durban in eastern South Africa, said Willis Mchunu, a Member of the Executive Council (MEC)…
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Not safe anywhere
Abused, trafficked and abandoned. The troubling tale of underage female Ethiopians Kalkidan Yibeltal Mekdes Teshome does not have a distinct memory of her birth place. She was of humble age when she left her rural village in Gondar area of the Amhara Regional State, some 800 km north of Addis Abeba. Her mother, too poor to offer her a proper…
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EU expresses frustration over lack of progress in South Sudan peace talks
The European Union (EU) expressed its frustrations over “lack of progress” in South Sudan peaces process. In a statement released yesterday, the EU said: “Despite considerable efforts by the IGAD mediation and the apparently successful outcome of the Arusha talks between SPLM factions, the agreement signed in Addis Ababa on 2 February between President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar has…
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Government, industry leaders express high expectations of upcoming Hotel Investment Forum in Ethiopia
The government in Ethiopia and industry leaders gathered to brief the media yesterday on the African Hotel Investment Forum 2015 (AHIF), which will take place at the same location on 30th September and 1st October, as a platform to stimulate and attract much needed foreign hotel investment in Ethiopia. At the conference, Bench Events, the organizer of AHIF, explained that…
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Massive post-Ebola Marshal Plan is necessary: Oxfam International
Oxfam International called for a multi-million dollar post-Ebola Marshall Plan to put the three West Africa countries hit by the crisis back on their feet. The agency said that the world cannot dither on putting the countries’ economies on an inclusive growth plan as it did on the Ebola response. Key to the success of any recovery package will be…
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Dubai International airport overtakes Heathrow as No. one in passenger numbers
Dubai International has secured its position as the number one airport for international passenger numbers. Full year passenger numbers totaled 70,475,636, up 6.1 per cent from the 66,431,533 recorded in 2013. This followed robust passenger traffic growth of 7.5 per cent in December with 6,498,573 passengers passing through the facility compared to 6,047,126 recorded in the corresponding month last year.…
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The AU summit and the stubborn agendas
Stability, security, alternative sources of financing, the AU and Post MDG debate are high up in the Agenda but are the few Kalkidan Yibeltal The 24th Ordinary Assembly of Heads of State and Government opened this morning at the African Union Commission (AUC) Head Quarters here in Addis Abeba. By the looks of things, however, this is no ordinary meeting.…
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Breaking – Ethiopia’s Electoral board decides on UDJ and AEUP fate
The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has today announced its decision on the leadership fate of two of the major opposition parties rocked by split: Union for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) and All Ethiopian Unity Party (AEUP). Accordingly, the NEBE announced that it recognizes UDJ’s breakaway led by Tiguestu Awolu and said the party is now legitimate to…
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