Month: May 2018
- Africa
News: UN Migration agency speaks of appalling, inhumane situation migrants are facing in Yemen. Ethiopians among them
Ethiopian migrants wait under trees Obock, Djibouti. Sana’a, May 09/2018 – Following a visit to Yemen this week (02-06/05) Mohammed Abdiker, Director of Operations and Emergencies at IOM, the UN Migration Agency, said that he is “extremely concerned about the appalling and inhumane situation migrants are facing in Yemen” and called for “greater support and protection both from the international…
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News: Federal court delivers key verdict on 38 inmates charged in connection with Qilinto prison fire, downgrades terrorism charges to criminal charges
Pictures of some of the 38 inmates as compiled by social media activists and www.ethiotrialtracker.org Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, May 08/2018 – The the federal high court 4th criminal has today delivered its long awaited verdict involving 38 prisoner defendants charged with terrorism offenses after having been accused of arson at the federal maximum prison, Qilinto. Today’s hearing has therefore…
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News: Healthcare regulators from all over the world meet in Addis Abeba to discuss ways of fighting the spread of fake drugs
Ethiopia’s newly appointed minister of health Dr. Amir Aman at the conference Addis Abeba, May 08/2018: Healthcare regulators from all over the world joined international organizations to discuss fighting the spread of fake drugs and the need to secure the healthcare supply chain in Africa. The conference, which was opened today here in the capital Addis Abeba, is organized by…
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News: Ethiopia state of emergency command post says deadly Moyale violence serious, illegal arms trafficking increased
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, May 08/2018 – The Secretariat of the command post established to oversee the current state of emergency said in a statement that the weekend clashes in Moyale town were large in proportion and have inflicted serious causalities and property damages. The statement also said there has been an increase in illegal arms trafficking in the country.…
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Fresh round of violence rocks Moyale town, leaving unknown number of causalities and fresh displacement in its wake
Pictures received by Addis Standard from sources in the town of Moyale after clashes erupted yesterday Liyat Fekade Addis Abeba, May 06/2018 – A fresh round of violence involving two ethnic communities, the Garre of Somali origins and the Oromo, in Moyale town, 790 km south of Addis Abeba, in the border between Ethiopia and Kenya, has left unknown…
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Commentary:The Birth of Amhara Nationalism: Causes, Aspirations, and Potential Impacts
Protesters during the summer 2016 AmharaProtests in Gonder city. Photo: Social media Amanuel Tesfaye, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, May 04/2018 – In a speech given at the discussion forum organized by the Amhara Regional State for academics and few selected business people in the beautiful city of Bahir Dar, newly appointed Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that he…
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News: Ethiopian born academic wins Duquesne University Creative teaching award
Dr. Waganesh Zeleke. Photo Duquesne University Addis Abeba, May 01/2018 – Ethiopian born Dr. Waganesh Zeleke was recently honored at the annual Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Celebration of Teaching Excellence at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa., United States, according to a statement sent to Addis Standard by Duquesne University. “The Creative Teaching Awards are presented to faculty at Duquesne…
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