Year: 2019
- Africa
In-depth analysis: The postponement of the 4th Ethiopian census: Was it justified and what next?
Yohannes Kinfu (PHD), for Addis Standard Addis Abeba, April 05/2019 – The coming Sunday, the 7th of April 2019, was meant to be the census date for Ethiopia’s 4th population and housing census (henceforth the census), but the federal government has postponed it indefinitely three weeks ago, on March 18, citing security reasons. A few days later, on March 28th,…
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News: East Hararge zone plans to return more than 62,000 IDPs from Babile Town
Houses that were damaged during the violence . Photo Credit: UNOCHA/Ethiopia Addis Abeba, April 05/2019 – The East Hararge zonal authorities plan to return more than 62,000 IDPs from Babile Town to their areas of previous residence. The majority of the IDPs were displaced during the 4-5 August 2018 skirmishes in Jijiga and the subsequent unrest in other Somali towns.…
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Recap: Preliminary report on #ET302Crash:crew performed all procedures repeatedly but were unable to control aircraft’s nosedive
Latest: Preliminary findings⏩Aircraft's airworthiness was certified; crew were capable of flying & followed Boeing's procedures; take off appeared normal; crew followed procedure, but were unable to control the aircraft⏩Recommends Boeing to review the plane-control system pic.twitter.com/dWRCtuoeaj— Addis Standard (@addisstandard) April 4, 2019 Major points raised by Dagmawit Moges, Ethiopia’s Minister of Transport ⏩ The Aircraft was in possession of airworthiness…
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News: Sweden increases its development support to Ethiopia’s ongoing reform by US$ 20 m over the next two years
Torbjörn Pettersson, Ambassador of Sweden (pictured) and Admasu Nebebe, State Minister of the Ministry of Finance of Ethiopia are expected to give press statement tomorrow at the Ministry of Finance Addis Abeba, April 03/2019 – The Swedish Government has decided to increase development cooperation with Ethiopia with approximately USD 20 million over the next two years, Swedish embassy in Addis…
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Some 37,000 IDPs in Basketo Special woreda seek immediate assistance, UN
Addis Abeba, April 03/2019 – The conflict that erupted around the boundaries of Melekoza and Basketo Special woreda of Gamo Gofa zone has left more than 37,000 people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, the UNOCHA said. “Ethnic Basketos who have been displaced from 11 kebeles of Melekoza woreda are now sheltered in six collective centers in Basketo Special…
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News: First field office bordering Ethiopia, Kenya opens in Moyale city; office aimed at improving regional cross-border cooperation
Addis Abeba, April 3/2019 – The first field office bordering Ethiopia and Kenya was opened today in Moyale city, southern Ethiopia, to address the drivers of conflict and instability, irregular migration and displacement in these cross-border areas. The Moyale’s field office covers the geographical areas of Borana zone in Ethiopia and Marsabit County in Kenya. The field team will be…
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News: 10th organizational conference of SPDP underway; Ahmed Shide, Mustefa Omer likely the next chairman, deputy chairman of the party
Hayalnesh Gezahegn Addis Abeba, April 01/2019 – The 10th organizational conference of the Somali People’s Democratic Party (SPDP) underway in Jigjiga city, the capital of Somali regional state. The conference began with preliminary panel discussion on various topics on Sunday March 31 and is expected to last until Wednesday April 03/2019. This is SPDP’s first major organizational conference since the…
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Opinion: Putting Humpty Dumpty together again: The restoration of EPRDF?
As of yet, EPRDF remained a coalition of four major parties led by (in order of appearance): Abiy Ahmed, ODP; Debretsion Gebremichael, TPLF; Demeke Mekonnen, ADP; and Muferiat Kamil, ESPDM. Kjetil Tronvoll (@KjetilTronvoll), For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, March 26/2019 – The Ethiopian government, and its regional states’ authorities, are increasingly facing challenges to enforce order and security control over…
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Analysis: Amid growing tension NEBE says date for Addis Abeba city council election unknown
Voters prepare to cast their ballots for the Ethiopian parliamentary elections at the Bole Subcity polling station. Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, May 24, 2015. (Solan/Kolli/EPA/Corbis) Hayalnesh Gezahegn Addis Abeba, March 22/2019 – National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said it was hard to outline the exact date to hold the Addis Abeba City Council elections due to delays in parliamentary approval…
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Exclusive: The 40:40:20 administrative arrangement in Dire Dawa was corrected from the gate go as 40:60: former Mayor
Ibrahim Ousman Farah. Photo: Addis Standard file On March 12, the Council of Dire Dawa city, a chartered city in eastern Ethiopia, appointed Mahdi Gire as the new Mayor of the city after Ibrahim Ousman Farah, who was the Mayor of the city for the last three and half years, unexpectedly reassigns. Ibrahim Ousman administered the city in what can…
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