Year: 2019
- Africa
OP:ED: The Nobel Prize for Abiy Ahmed: turning an irony in to an opportunity
A photo released by the office of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed shows him and senior leadership of ODP, the party he chairs, celebrating his Nobel Peace Prize win Mehari Taddele Maru, For Addis Standard –@DrMehari Addis Abeba, October 18/2019 – The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali of Ethiopia seems full of irony, and…
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News: Unable to stop bouts of violence in its midst, Amhara region’s Peace and Security Council calls for federal army intervention
The joint meeting held on October 15 involved federal and regional security officials as well as the recently appointed regional president, Temesgen Tirune, third from left. Ephream Sileshi Addis Abeba, 17 October/2019 – Bouts of unrest cloaked in identity questions have resulted in the loss of life and damage to property over the last five years, says a statement released…
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News: Hackathon workshop on “Election” challenge in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, October 16, 2019: The U.S. Embassy in Addis Abeba conducted its latest hackathon on the topic – “A digital solution for individuals to electronically verify their voter registration information.” This was the sixth hackathon conducted by the U.S. Embassy in a series of twelve under its Ethiopia Hacks! Program. Subject matter and Technology experts met October 11-14, 2019…
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News Alert: Addis mayor exits after meeting with PM Abiy
Takele Uma’s last official day in in his position as deputy mayor was yesterday Addis Standard staffs Addis Abeba, October 16/2019 – Takele Uma Banti (Eng.), deputy mayor of the capital Addis Abeba, exited his position following a recent “a face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during which the Prime Minister informed Takele that he was being replaced,” a…
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Exclusive: ‘Africa’s voice was struggling to be heard”: Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard
Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard photographed in Addis Abeba Ephream Sileshi Addis Abeba October 15/2019 – APO Group is the largest media relations’ consulting company in Africa with clients ranging from Silicon Valley giants like Facebook and Microsoft to technology multinationals like Orange and Nokia to Fortune 500 management consulting firms like PwC and Ernst & Young. Headquartered in the city of Lausanne,…
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Analysis: Living dirt poor in the midst of glamour. Why school feeding in Addis matters most
Editor’s Note: Addis Abeba City Administration has announced yesterday that it has started school feeding programs covering some 300, 000 students in public schools. The program by the City Administration is far from perfect and is potentially constrained by lack of adequate financing for the over 10, 000 women engaged in providing the school meals. But This article from our…
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News: Sixteen people, including children, killed in Ethiopia’s Afar region after armed attacks, several wounded
The attacks occurred in Afambo wereda, Obno Kebele, near the border with Djibouti in the east and Somali regional state in the south. Addis Abeba, October 14/2019 – Sixteen people were killed and more than 30 wounded in Ethiopia’s Afar regional state after attacks by armed men in attack last week on Friday and Saturday, Kontie Moussa, (PhD), Afar People’s…
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Analysis: Addis Abeba sees another round of arbitrary arrest
The first mass arrest in the city since PM Abiy happend soon after this protest by city residents in September 2018. See details in the analysis below. Hayalnesh Gezahegn Addis Abeba, October 13/2019 – In what two eye witnesses near Addis Ketema preparatory school here in the capital Addis Abeba said was a “random arrest”, three young men were whisked away…
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News: PM Abiy Ahmed wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019
Full statement from The Nobel Prize Committee Addis Abeba, Oct. 11/2019 – The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea. The prize is also…
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News: PM Abiy’s signature Park inaugurates today
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba Oct. 9/2019 – The Unity Park sprawling 20 hectares inside the national palace in Addis Abeba is to be inaugurated today October 9th, 2019 in the presence of heads of states and government from IGAD member states who have been arriving as of this morning at Bole International Airport. So far, Sudan’s newly elected Prime Minister…
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