Month: March 2017
- The big debate
News: Ethiopian parliament extends State Of Emergency by four more months
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, March 30, 2017 – Ethiopia extended the current State Of Emergency by four additional months. The SoE was first declared in Oct. 2016 and was due to end in April. The House of People’s Representative, dominated by the ruling EPRDF, during its regular meeting this morning unanimously approved the extension. Speaking to the house while explaining…
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News: U.S. Government Inaugurates New National Public Health Training Center
Addis Abeba, March 28, 2017: The first state-of-the-art National Public Health Training Center, constructed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with funding from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), was formally inaugurated and handed over to the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) today. Chargè d’Affaires, Peter H. Vrooman was joined at the…
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News Analysis: Tourism in protest-ridden Ethiopia is hurting; reviving it will take more than unveiling a logo
Fitsum Abera Addis Abeba, March 27/2017 – Last week on March 22, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, who also chairs the Ethiopian Tourism Transformation Council, officially introduced the Amharic version of Ethiopia’s new tourism logo ‘Ethiopia, Land of Origins’. It is now called Midre Kedemt in Amharic. The Prime Minister unveiled the Amharic version of the new logo while…
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Commentary: Protest-driven ‘economic revolution’: can it solve bread and butter questions?
Kassahun Kelifa, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, March 20/2017 – Periodically, the movers-and-shakers of Ethiopian politics raise their voices about overhauling the economy and creating better employment opportunities for unemployed people in the country. Such calls often follow general public discontents expressed in several ways and forms. The recent ‘economic revolution’ narrative introduced by the Oromia Regional State’s…
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In-depth analysis: Qoshe garbage dump collapse: A trail of corruption, criminal negligence and countless victims
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, March 17, 2017 – For the second time in less than six months, the Ethiopian ruling party EPRDF-dominated parliament has declared a three-day nationwide mourning. This time it is for the victims of a devastating collapse of a mountain of solid waste located 13 km southwest of the capital Addis Abeba on Saturday, March 9.…
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News: Ethiopia’s prominent opposition leader denied bail
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, March 10/2017 – The Federal High court 19th criminal bench has today denied bail to Dr. Merera Gudina, chairman of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC). Dr. Merera is facing multiple criminal charges that include an attempt to violently overthrow the constitutional order. He requested the court to grant him bail after prosecutors have brought…
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News: Amidst increasing fatal accidents Addis Abeba releases first ever status report on road safety
Addis Abeba, March 09/2917 – Officials in Ethiopia’s capital city today released the findings of a detailed study on the burden of its road crash deaths. In a press conference attended by Mayor Diriba Kuma, Mayor of the capital Addis Abeba, and other city officials, data from the first annual Road Safety in Addis Abeba Status Report was presented at…
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Opinion: Why a feminist foreign policy is needed more than ever
Margot Wallström, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden STOCKHOLM, Mar 7 2017 (IPS) – Lately, the world has tended to present itself in increasingly darker shades. In many places, democracy is questioned, women’s rights are threatened, and the multilateral system that has taken decades to build is undermined. No society is immune from backlashes, especially not in relation to gender.…
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News: Ethiopia charges 76 individuals with terrorism
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, March 6/2017 – As fresh terrorism charges against several individuals surge following the yearlong public protests that led to the current state of emergency, prosecutors in Ethiopia have today charged a group of 76 individuals with various articles of Ethiopia’s infamous Anti-Terrorism Proclamation (ATP). According to the charges in the file name of Miftah Sheikh Surur,…
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KEIGWIN+COMPANY: An Electrifying American Contemporary Dance Group to perform in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, March 3/2017: Too often, people tend to focus on what divides them rather than what we have in common. In that regard, art and culture can play an important role in bringing people together and reminding us of the many things we share. As part of ongoing efforts to promote cultural understanding and acceptance, the U.S. Embassy is…
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