Month: August 2017
- Africa
News: ETHIOPIAN renews agreement with Sabre Corp., inching close to takeover Arik Air
Esayas Woldemariam and Greg Gilchrist after signing a deal for undisclosed amount of money Samuel Bogale Addis Abeba, August 31/2017 – Ethiopian Airlines and Sabre Corporation, an airline technology solution company, have signed the third renewal of a previous agreement for additional seven years, senior executives from both companies announced on Wednesday 30 August at a press event held at…
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News: At UN Youth Forum in Addis Abeba, the ‘Kombolcha Trio’ stole the show
Dr. Elleni enjoying a selfie with the “Kombolcha Trio” Samuel Bogale Addis Abeba, August 30/2017 – At a day-long forum held at the UN conference center on Tuesday August 29 under the theme “Ensuring Creative Innovative Spaces for Youth Engagement in Ethiopia”, three 17 year-old student innovators who traveled from Kombolcha, about 255 Km North–East of Addis Abeba, became the…
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News: Elders from east Hararghe call for an end to “Liyu police anarchy” in Oromia; stay-at-home strike spreads through the region
Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, August 24/2017 – In an exclusive interview with Addis Standard, a group of elders who traveled from East Hararghe Zone, Gursum Woreda of the Oromia Regional State to the capital Addis Abeba have called for an end to the “Liyu police anarchy” in areas bordering the Oromia and Somali regional states. The elders have…
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In-depth Analysis: The State of Emergency is over but the fate of thousands hangs inside Ethiopia’s politicized court rooms, unlawfully
Among the thousands facing criminal charges in the wake of the SoE are these group of women in Assela town. Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, August 22/2017 – On Friday August 04, members of the Ethiopian parliament have reconvened after having been called off their summer recess. Of the three topics they reconvened to discuss was the lifting of the ten…
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News: Court rules to summon PM Hailemariam Desalegn, other senior government officials, as defense witnesses in high profile case
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, August 19/2017 –A panel of judges at the Federal high court 4th criminal bench have today ruled to subpoena Prime Minister Hailemeriam Desalegn and other senior government officials to appear in court in November 2017 as defense witnesses for the case involving prominent opposition leaders Bekele Gerba and Dejene Fita Geleta, first secretary general…
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IOM: 160 Ethiopian Migrants Forced into the Seas off Yemen by Smugglers Today, Following Death of Up to 50 Yesterday
Aden, Yemen, August 11/ 2017 – 160 Ethiopian migrants were violently forced into the sea off Yemen’s coast this morning (10/08). This comes one day after the presumed death of 50 Ethiopian and Somali migrants during a similar incident. As with yesterday, this tragedy took place off the coast of Shabwa, a Yemeni Governorate along the Arabian Sea – although…
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“If true, such actions would diminish the ability of social welfare ministries to carry out their important work” US Embassy
A pick-up vehicle carrying uniformed security officers in Ambo Addis Abeba, August 10/2017 – In addition to a twitter reaction posted yesterday and was reported by Addis Standard, the US embassy in Addis Abeba has given further explanation on the ‘possible misuse’ of a pick-up vehicle belonging to Ethiopia’s ministry of health and was pictured carrying security officers. Yesterday’s…
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News update: Prominent opposition leader Bekele Gerba denied bail
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, August 10/2017 – A panel of three judges at the Federal High Court 4th criminal bench have today passed a decision denying the request for bail submitted by Bekele Gerba, (pictured), first secretary general of the opposition Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC). The decision came after the judges have failed to respond during the previous four…
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Pictorial: For the second day in a row several businesses in Ambo city remain closed
Addis Abeba, August 08/2017 Several businesses in Ambo city, 120 kms west of the capital Addis Abeba, have spent a second day closed off for business, according to these pictures received exclusively by Addis Standard. This is the second time in just a month that residents of the city decided to close their shops and businesses in protest. The…
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Pictorial: Bahir Dar city shuts down businesses to commemorate one year anniversary of protest killings
Addis Abeba, August 07/2017 Several businesses in the city of Bahir Dar, the capital of the Amhara Regional state, 558 kms from Addis Abeba, have spent today closed off. Residents of the city are commemorating the one year anniversary of the killings by security of several civilians during a weekend anti-government protests on August 07/2016. Last night, a…
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