Month: December 2019
- Africa
Opinion: Why I think Ethiopia should quit the ill-fated GERD talks
Ethiopian delegation led by Dr. Seleshi Bekele, Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, taking part in recent talk on filling and operation of Ethiopia’s mega dam, GERD. Dejen Yemane Messele, For Addis Standard Tripartite Talks in Washington: Shipping the Nile out of home Addis Abeba, December 18/2019 – It’s noteworthy that Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan are in a very swift tripartite…
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News: Ethiopia set to launch its first satellite this Friday
Speaking at the presser, Getahun said that ETRSS-1 will be the 99th satellite to travel to the space in the year 2019. Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, December 17/2029 – Getahun Mekuria, Minister, Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MoIT), told the media last Sunday that the country’s first satellite called ETRSS-1 is set to be launched on Friday December 20 at…
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International Crisis Group: keeping Ethiopia’s transition on the rails
Nairobi/Addis Abeba/Brussels, 16 December 2019 – Firist Published Here What’s new? Clashes in October 2019 in Oromia, Ethiopia’s most populous region, left scores of people dead. They mark the latest explosion of ethnic strife that has killed hundreds and displaced millions across the country over the past year and half. Why did it happen? Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has taken important steps…
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News: USAID, Awash Bank partner to make $6.4 M available in credit opportunities to Agri. enterprises in Ethiopia
Awash Bank S.C. has been a USAID Development Credit Authority (DCA) partner on previous financing projects Addis Abeba, November 13/2019 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Awash Bank have announced a new partnership that will make up to US $6.4 million in financing available to microfinance institutions and small- and medium-sized agricultural businesses in Ethiopia, according to…
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Editorial: The morning after Oslo: The hard work should begin
Addis Abeba, December 12/2019 – On December 10, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed accepted the 2019 Noble award for peace. Today, he received a “hero’s welcome” when arriving at Bole International Airport in Addis Abeba. Ethiopians at home and abroad alike are celebrating this extraordinary moment in unison, almost. But the morning after the Nobel celebrations, when attentions focus back to…
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News: IMF, Ethiopia agree on a US$2.9 B financing package
Kristalina Georgieva, IMF managing Director, (3rd from left), pictured in October this year with Amb. Fitsum Arega (1st from left), NBE President Yinager Dessie (2nd from left) and Finance Minister Ahmed Shide. Photo: Archive Addis Abeba, December 11/2018 – In a statement issued today by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the IMF said the Ethiopian government and the IMF staff…
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ዜና: በአስር አለቃ መሳፍንት ጥጋቡ መዝገብ የተከሰሱ 13 ተከሳሾች የክስ መቃወሚያ አቀረቡ
አስር አለቃ መሳፍንት ጥጋቡ እና ክርስቲያን ታደለ ማህሌት ፋሲል ታህሳስ 01/2012 – በኢተማዦር ሹም ጄነራል ሰዓረ መኮንን የግል አጃቢ አስር አለቃ መሳፍንት ጥጋቡ ና 12 ተከሳሾችህገ ህገ መንግስታዊ ስርአቱን በጉልበት ለመናድ በሚል ለቀረበባቸው ክስ ዛሬ ረፋዱ ላይ የክስ መቃወሚያ ልደታ ከፍተኛ ፍርድ ቤት የፀረ ሽብር እና ህገ-መንግስታዊ ስርዓት ላይ የሚፈፀሙ ወንጀሎች የሚታይበት 1ኛ ችሎት ቀርበው 19 ገፅ የክስ መቃወሚያ አቀረቡ፡፡…
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The Nobel Lecture given by the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Abiy Ahmed Ali
“Forging A Durable Peace in the Horn of Africa” Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Fellow Ethiopians, Fellow Africans, Citizens of the World Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honored to be here with you, and deeply grateful to the Norwegian Nobel Committee for recognizing and encouraging my contribution to a peaceful resolution of the…
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