Year: 2022
- Ethiopia
Viewpoint: Somalia’s 2022 Election: Implications for the HoA Region
On 23 May, President Hassan Sheikh Mohmoud has officially assumed office as the 10th President of the Federal Republic of Somalia following an official handover ceremony held at Villa Somalia. Picture: Villa Somalia By Faisal Roble @faisalroble19 Addis Abeba – If the late professor Mesfin Woldemarian penned “Somalia: The Problem child of Africa” to defend Derg policies in 1977, it…
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#ASDailyScoop: World Bank, Ethiopia sign $ 715 M financing agreement
World Bank on glass building. Mirrored sky and city modern facade. Global capital, business, finance, economy, banking and money concept 3D rendering animation. Addis Abeba – A financing agreement amounting to US$ 600 million (US$ 200 million in the form of grant and US$ 400 million in the form of credit), was signed today between the World Bank and Ethiopia’s…
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News: OLF members, ONN journalists on trial accused of forming Oromia Transitional Government ask court to change presiding judges
Addis Abeba: Defendants under the Qasim Abdullahi file, accused of conspiring to form ‘The Oromia National Transitional Government Committee’ and two ONN journalists had an appearance yesterday, at Oromia Supreme court on the 23rd of June, 2022. Yesterday’s court hearing in which the 17 accused were present, was one in which a previous request forwarded by their lawyers asking for…
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Viewpoint: Africa and the Russian invasion of Ukraine
President Cyril Ramaphosa during plenary session at the Russia-Africa Summit held in Sochi, RussiaImage by South African GovernmentCreative Commons BY-ND Mark N. Katz Addis Abeba – America and its Western allies have condemned Russia for invading Ukraine. But in much of the developing world—including Africa—there has been much more sympathy for Russia. One reason why African governments and public opinion…
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Business: HEINEKEN brings malt-based energy drink to Ethiopian market
HEINEKEN Ethiopia’s existing products. Picture: HEINEKEN Ethiopia Addis Abeba – The brewery giant HEINEKEN Ethiopia today officially introduced its latest product, “BERTAT”, a non-alcoholic Energy drink, to the Ethiopian Market. The new nonalcoholic Energy drink was unveiled.at a ceremony attended by Hubert Eze, Managing Director of Heineken, and other invited guests. With the growing consumer demand for healthier products Heineken…
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News: Senate Foreign Relations bipartisan resolution against starvation as weapon of war calls on employment of Global Magnitsky Act
Addis Abeba – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously passed bipartisan Senate resolution on Thursday “condemning the use of starvation and hunger as weapons of war,” according to a statement from the Committee. Where appropriate, the resolution calls on the U.S. government to ensure that the use of hunger as a weapon of war is “considered within the employment…
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#ASDailyScoop: Oromo opposition parties call for independent investigations into violence in Western Oromia
Addis Abeba – The Oromo Federalist Congress(OFC) and Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) have put a call out for independent investigations into the killing of civilians in the Tole village of Gimbi district in the West Wollega zone of the Oromia region. OFC, in its part, recounted that multiple acts of violence happening against civilians has become more common in the…
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#ASDailyScoop: Amb. Meles returns to MoFA as spokesperson
Ambassador Mele Alem. Picture: MoFA Addis Abeba – Ambassador Meles Alem, who was Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Kenya until recently, returned to Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the new Spokesperson replacing Ambassador Dina Mufti, who was at the position for the last two years. Both were present at today’s weekly presser at the Ministry, where they formally exchanged roles. Before his…
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#ASDailyScoop: UN Rights Commissioner urges prompt investigation into killings in western Ethiopia
Addis Abeba – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged Ethiopian authorities to hold prompt, impartial and thorough investigations into attacks that led to the killing of hundreds of people in the West Wollega zone, western Ethiopia, last weekend. The UN Human Rights Office has spoken to witnesses who report that at around 9am local time…
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News: Oromia police fails to bring four senior OLF leaders to court for habeas corpus hearing
By Natnael Fite @NatieFit Addis Abeba – Oromia police in Burayu, in Oromia regional state Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne, failed to bring four high-ranking officials of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) to a district court for a hearing adjourned to review habeas corpus request by the defense team. The four defendants: Michael Bekele (Boran), Lammi Begna, Dawit Abdeta, and…
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