Month: July 2022
- Analysis
Analysis: The morning after – Heroines who wont meet their parents, nor speak with them. Or will they?
Top: Athlete Gotytom and her mom and dad; bottom: Athlete Letesenbet and her mom and dad. Graphics: Addis Standard By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane Addis Abeba – Athletics has been one of the top global events that made Ethiopia recognized through its world-class athletes; since the Olympic gold medalist Abebe Bikila won his and Africa’s first gold medal at the 1960…
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Pictorial: Celebratory welcome for Ethiopia’s World Athletics Championships heroes
Arrival on the night of 27 July Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian athletics team that participated in the World Athletics Championships 2022, in Oregon, U.S.A, received a celebratory welcome starting from the arrival of the team last night at the Bole International Airport in Addis Abeba. Athlete Derartu Tulu, President of Ethiopian Athletics Federation and the heroine behind all Ethiopia…
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News: US gives Ethiopia additional $488 m as millions reel from drought
Ambassador Tracy Jacobson, Chargé d’affaires and Sean Jones, USAID Mission Director briefing local media today. By Fraol Bersissa and Biruk Alemu Addis Abeba: The United States announced today that it was providing an additional $488 million in critical humanitarian assistance Ethiopia “as an historically unprecedented drought threatens the survival of more than 8.1 million people.” The announcement came as the…
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News: Ethiopia Rights Commission calls for immediate intervention in neglected, drought ravaged Oromia, Somali regions, announcement of extent
Drought in Borana, Oromia By Getahun Tsegaye @GetahunTsegay12 Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian Human Rights commission (EHRC) calls on an immediate intervention to a severe drought hit Oromia and Somalia regions. The absence of rain for two to four consecutive seasons and the large areas the drought has covered large has brought devastation, EHRC said, and stressed that due attention…
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News: US Trade Rep. to host AGOA ministerial meeting
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai. Picture:USTR Addis Abeba – United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced she will host a meeting of sub-Saharan African trade ministers and senior officials on 13 December 2022. The ministerial meeting will occur during the week of the United States-Africa Leaders’ Summit that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced last week. …
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Business: Oromia Bank selects CR2’s BankWorld to advance digital banking transformation strategy
Picture: Oromia Bank Addis Abeba – Oromia Bank has selected CR2, one of the world’s leading software vendors in the digital banking and payments market, to accelerate and transform its digital banking strategy in the Ethiopian market. The official contract signing ceremony took place in The Sheraton Addis, in the presence of key company executives. CR2’s digital banking platform –…
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News: US Chargé d’affaires meets Adama City Mayor
Picture: US Embassy Addis Abeba By Biruk Alemu @Birukalemu21 Addis Abeba: Tracey Ann Jacobson, Chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Addis Abeba held discussions yesterday with Hailu Jalde, the Mayor of Adama City and community representatives. Among the issues discussed were sustainable cooperation to promote peace, security and development. In the presser, acknowledging the U.S. government’s support, the mayor…
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Analysis: Never in limelight but suffering all the same: Women under regime’s crackdowns
ADDIS ABEBA, ETHIOPIA – SEPTEMBER 6: People visit infamous prison called ‘Maekelawi which transformed into a gallery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on September 6, 2019. Thousands went through gruesome torture and human rights abuses in the former prison (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) By Alemitu Homa @alemituhoma Addis Abeba – Under a political arena that is…
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