Year: 2020
- Africa
Op-ed: Nile Dispute: Taming the elephant in the room
Ethiopia’s team, led by its chief negotiator Dr. Seleshi Bekele (Pictured), should avoid signing any treaty that will give recognition of the Nile Water Treaties and lead to allocation of waters between the three countries Mahemud Tekuya (@MTekuya) for Addis standard Addis Abeba, March 12/2020 – Disputes over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) have,…
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News update on detention of journalists by security forces
Left: members of Tigray Tv crew who were detained and subsequently released by security forces in Afar regional state. Right: ONN logo. Declaimer: The two media houses are not related to one another and this graphic design is placed for convenience to publish the story Addis Abeba, March 12/2020 – Desu Dula and Waqo Nole, journalists working for Oromia News…
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News Alert: Saudi Arabia bans travel to and from Ethiopia, cites corona virus threat
Ethiopian health workers prepare to screen passengers for COVID-19 at the Addis Abeba airport. Photo: Michael Tewelde / AFP/Getty Images Zecharias Zelalem Addis Abeba, March 12/2020 – Saudi Arabia has temporarily banned travel to and from a number of countries, including Ethiopia. The measures are part of an attempt to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 or coronavirus outbreak, although…
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News: Parliament to swear in new Attorney General, Ministers of Health; Women & Children; and Revenue
Etenesh Abera Addis Abeba, March 12/2020 – The House People’s Representatives (HoPR) in its 14th regular session this morning is expected to approve the appointment of Adanech Abiebie as Attorney General, Dr. Liya Tadesse as Minister of Health, Filsan Abdi, as the Minister of Women, Children and Youth, as well as Laqe Ayalew as Minister of Revenue. Adanech, formerly the…
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News: NISS says it intercepts a global arms smugglers network shipping two containers of arms into Ethiopia
Demelash Gebremichael, pictured, is currently the Director General of Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS). In December last year, NISS said it was changing its name to National Intelligence Center (NIC). Addis Abeba, March 11/2020– Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) said in a statement yesterday that it has intercepted a global arms smuggling network responsible of shipping…
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Commentary: The Trump Trap
“…the Trump administration seems ready to use its power including its Departments and the World Bank to pressure Ethiopia.” Mehari Taddele Maru (@DrMehari) For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, March 11/2020 – After four months of intense mediation efforts between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on the question of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the US government and the World Bank have…
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Caleb Meakins (1989-2020): A Tribute
Caleb Meakins was “a wall-breaker and bridge-builder who brought people together with affectionate love, creative ideas, passionate projects, and magnetic charisma.” Andrew DeCort, PhD, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, March 10/2020 – In a time of escalating conflict defined by us vs. them identities, Caleb Meakins was something revolutionary, refreshing, and wonderful: a person – universally beloved and respected by…
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News: Tulu Moye Geothermal Operations begins drilling
Addis Abeba, March 09/2020 – Tulu Moye Geothermal Operations (TMGO), an independent energy company in Ethiopia, kicked off drilling on 04 March 2020 at its project site, Tulu Moye, Arsi Zone of Oromia Regional state, Iteya District. “This drilling milestone will mark the beginning of the development of 150 MW geothermal power plant in two phases, with an anticipated total…
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News: Ethiopia condemns Arab League’s “blind support” to Egypt, commends Sudan’s “principled position”
The construction site of the multi-billion dollar Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Picture taken in June 2017. Bileh Jelan Addis Abeba, March 06/2020 – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs releases a statement in which Ethiopia “notes with dismay the “Resolution” of the Executive Council of the Arab League concerning the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issued on 05 March 2020.”…
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