Month: August 2019
- Africa
News: Local admin officials, police officers detained suspected of involvement in west Hararghe killing
The road connecting the area to the capital Addis Abeba was closed for daylong. Picture: Social Media Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, August 12/2019 – Seven people, including senior Wereda administrators and police officers, are detained suspected of involvement in killings in West Haraghe zone of Oromia regional state, Jeylan Abdi, federal Police Public Relations Bureau Head, told Addis Standard. They…
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News: EPRDF EC endorses “scientific study” recommendation to split SNNPR into two, postpones unification talks
Part of the pictures released by EPRDF secretariat earlier today show participants of the EC meeting, including those from EPRDF’s sister parties Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, August 09/2019 – After two days closed door meeting, the Executive Committee (EC) of the ruling coalition EPRDF has ended its meeting late this evening by endorsing the recommendation made by recent “Scientific…
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News: Ex-Somali region president says he drops his defense team, accuses federal court of bias
Photo: File Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, August 09/2019 – Ex-Somali region president Abdi Muhamud Omer a.k.a Abdi Iley, told judges at the federal high court 4th criminal bench today that he is no longer continuing his trial with his defense team because the judges and prosecutors handling his trial were not allowing his defense team present their properly. Abdi Iley…
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News: Agricultural business competition launched in Ethiopia
GIAS is a nationwide agricultural business competition that aims to find innovative solutions to critical challenges of the agricultural sector. Addis Abeba, August 09/2019 – The German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), through its Green Innovation Centers project, and the Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA), in partnership with iceaddis, officially launched the Green…
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News: Addis Abeba leads Africa in hotel room rates
The recently opened Skylight Hotel in Addis Abeba, owned and operated by Ethiopian Airlines Addis Abeba, August 08/2019 – Addis Abeba posted Africa’s highest average daily rate (ADR), according to the most recent 12-month data from STR. The market will play host to the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) on 23-25 September at the Sheraton Addis. From July 2018 through…
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News: EU provides additional €50 million in emergency funding to tackle drought in Horn of Africa
Funding from this aid package will support drought-affected communities in Somalia (€25 million), Ethiopia (€20 million), Kenya (€3 million) and Uganda (€2 million). Addis Abeba, August 07/2019 – The European Commission said it was mobilizing a further €50 million in emergency humanitarian funding to help the people hit by drought in the Horn of Africa. “With many in the region…
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Art review: From Vinyl to Cloud: the indefatigable Aster Aweke
Aster’s songs have universal appeal among Ethiopian audiences because they speak to each listener in an intimate and personal way. Befekir Kebede Addis Abeba, August 02/2019 – Aster Aweke released her debut album on vinyl in 1977 kicking off her career as an iconic Ethiopian superstar. She released three more albums in that same year including the one she collaborated…
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News: Despite improvement, security in eastern Ethiopia neighboring states remain a challenge
Featured picture: partial view of participants of the eastern Ethiopia neighboring states security council meeting Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, August 02/2019 – Despite encouraging improvements, peace and security in eastern Ethiopia neighboring states remained challenged by a host of factors. This was disclosed at a conference by the security council of eastern Ethiopian regional state which opened yesterday in…
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