Month: May 2023
- Africa
News: Amhara Prosperity Party hits back at internal disputes, threatens armed groups as ruling party wraps up executive meeting
The ruling Prosperity Party is led by PM Abiy Ahmed as president, Adem Farah, right, as vice president, and Demeke Mekonnen, left as second vice president. Photo: PP Addis Abeba – The Amhara Prosperity Party (APP) has issued a stern warning today, pushing back at what it said was the threats on growing internal disputes within the party and the…
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News: Oromia region defends demolition of buildings as “constitutional and legal”, blames extremists for “false propaganda”
Hailu Adugna, Oromia Communication Bureau head (Photo:Oromia Communication Bureau/Facebook) Addis Abeba – The Oromia regional government said it is carrying out a campaign of demolishing “illegal buildings” in more than 600 cities across the region, and defended the process as “constitutional and legal”. In a presser on Wednesday, head of the regional Communication Bureau, Hailu Adugna said the campaign is…
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News: Uproar after mayor’s bodyguard abducts young woman in Hawassa, regional police in pursuit, detain six suspects
Tsega Belachew (Left), Constable Yehualamebrat Woldemariam (Right) (Photo:Social Media) By Natnael Fite @NatieFit Addis Abeba – An abduction of Tsega Belachew, a young accountant who works at the Dashen Bank in Hawassa city, in the Sidama regional state, by one of the bodyguards of the city’s mayor has created an uproar among social media users in Ethiopia for nearly a…
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Commentary: Harnessing the power of GERD for economic, social progress in Somalia and Somaliland
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, August 2022 (Photo: Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia/Facebook) By Ali Regah @aregah Introduction The construction of the Ethiopia Renaissance Dam has been a topic of controversy in the Horn of Africa region, with concerns raised about its potential impact on downstream countries such as Egypt and Sudan. However, there are also opportunities for neighboring countries such…
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News: Fincha sugar factory stops production amid continued instability in Western, Central Oromia
Fincha Sugar Factory (Photo:Social Media) By Abdi Biyenssa @ABiyenssa Addis Abeba – Following continued hostilities between government forces and the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) since 20 May 2023, near Fincha Sugar Factory, which is found in the Sulula Fincha district of the Horro Guduru Zone, in Western Oromia, the factory has suspended production of sugar, employees of the factory told…
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#ASDailyScoop: Ongoing Dengue fever outbreak kills nine in Afar region – WHO
A close-up image of the Ae. aegypti mosquito, the vector for the transmission of dengue fever (Photo:WHO) Addis Abeba – Ongoing outbreak of Dengue fever in Logia and Mille districts in Zone 1 of Afar regional state has killed nine people with a total of 1,638 suspected and confirmed cases as of 10 May according to the WHO. According to…
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News: UN honors two Ethiopian peacekeepers posthumously
Ethiopian Peacekeepers. Photo: Ethiopian Embassy/London Addis Abeba – The UN has honored two Ethiopian peacekeepers posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal at the UN Headquarters during a ceremony to observe the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers and mark the 75th anniversary of UN Peacekeeping on Thursday, 25 May. Major Adnew Eshetu Habteseilasse, who served with the UN Interim Security…
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Op-ed: The downfalls of finding national pride in Ethiopian beauty
An Afar woman (Photo: Visit Afar/Facebook) By Helen Bezuneh Addis Abeba – In 2009, Chuna Okok, a 22 year old university student from Gambella, won the title of Miss Ethiopia, a yearly beauty pageant in Addis Abeba. Standing aside the fairly light skinned and long-haired first and second runner ups, Okok’s appearance stood out. To the surprise of viewers, she…
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Business: Singapore’s Azentio Software latest version of Islamic banking solution goes live at Rammis Bank in Ethiopia
Photo: Rammis Bank The solution will enable rapid time-to-market for new digital Sharia-compliant products Addis Abeba – Azentio Software (“Azentio”), a Singapore-headquartered technology firm owned by funds advised by Apax Partners, announced on 25 May that the latest version of its Islamic banking solution – iMAL, has gone live at Rammis Bank, a newly launched financial institution in Ethiopia specializing…
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#ASDailyScoop: 31,000 asylum seekers, refugees arrive in Ethiopia as fighting in Sudan displace nearly 1.4 million people
At Metema, a reception centre under construction for asylum seekers and refugees (Photo:OCHA Ethiopia/Woretaw Chekol) Addis Abeba – Latest UN report says more than 31,000 asylum seekers, refugees, and returnees have fled Sudan and arrived in neighboring Ethiopia, seeking safety and shelter. “The number of people crossing into Ethiopia via entry points of its border with Sudan stands at 31,074…
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