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Ethiopia

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:52:17 GMT
No Shortlist Yet for Telecoms Bidding for Licences
[East African] Ethiopian Communication Authority (ECA) is currently receiving proposals from global telcos interested in operating in the Ethiopian telecommunication industry currently under the stronghold of Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation (...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:46:29 GMT
German-Ethiopian Relations Suffer Over Tigray
[DW] Germany would like a good relationship with Ethiopia, but the Tigray crisis is straining ties. Berlin has relied on diplomacy to push for peace, yet some say that is not enough.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:08:11 GMT
Chief Staff in State Visit to UAE
[Ethiopian Herald] Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) General Birhanu Jula handed over Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Ph.D) message to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Armed...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:08:10 GMT
EDA Expects Diasporas to Improve Poor Standard Schools
[Ethiopian Herald] The Ethiopian Diaspora Agency (EDA) announced that it has designed projects to mobilize the diaspora contribution in renovating, reconstructing poor-standard and traditional schools in rural areas of the country.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:08:09 GMT
Parties Express Satisfaction With Election Campaign Launch
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Political parties have officially launched election campaigns in various parts of the country as of Last Saturday and expressed satisfaction with the way the 6th general elections' campaign is going, party leaders dis...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:08:05 GMT
Arts' Seamless Role in Election Rally Shouldn't Be Ignored Ezra Abate (Ph.d)
[Ethiopian Herald] Today's Guest, Ezera Abate (PhD), was born and raised in Addis Ababa, in a neighborhood called Piassa. He attended his elementary and secondary school education in Yared High School before it was raised to College of Music. In the ...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:08:04 GMT
Rational Voices Debunking Junta Apologists' Falsehood - Media Director
[Ethiopian Herald] -Urges gov't to supply more facts

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:08:03 GMT
Dismayed On Previous Elections, Voters Enthusiast for Upcoming Poll
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia is purely left with less than four months to conduct the 6th national elections. Political parties, hence, started campaigning to introduce their manifesto, programs and bylaws to the general public, commonly the electorat...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:08:01 GMT
Reinforcing Citizenship Diplomacy Through Buttressing Embassy Facilities
[Ethiopian Herald] Recently, Ethiopia has inaugurated its own Embassy building and facility in Ankara, Turkey and New Delhi, India. Though the Embassies have been operating for so long, they were largely performing their diplomatic activities being i...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:07:59 GMT
China to Provide Covid-19 Vaccine Aid to Africa
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - China has decided to provide vaccine aid to African countries including Ethiopia, a concrete step in honoring President Xi Jinping's pledge of making COVID-19 vaccines a global public good.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:07:56 GMT
Sidama State Officially Inaugurated
[Ethiopian Herald] Sidama State President Desta Ledamo said that the statehood of Sidama has addressed the people's long-held quest and consolidated the implementation of Ethiopia's multi-federalism system, which was only in paper in the reign of the...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:07:54 GMT
Exemplary Deed That Everyone Has to Second
[Ethiopian Herald] There is nothing as saddening as seeing people suffering from an avoidable or easily treatable vision problems. As documents indicate, globally, particularly in developing countries, a large number of people of all ages face vision...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:07:49 GMT
Maintaining Ecological Balance, Avoiding Breathing Difficulties
[Ethiopian Herald] In our day to day interaction with the environment, the relationship is established based on give and take principles. If nature withholds its daily activities, with no doubt, ecological imbalance has occurred as a result of which ...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:07:47 GMT
'Dine for Ethiopia' Milestone to Ethiopia's Tourism Industry - Expert
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's (PhD) greenery initiative, 'Dine for Ethiopia', would play a crucial role in attracting the construction of star-designated hotels, lodges and resorts across the three tourist attraction sit...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:54:47 GMT
What Does the Downgrading of Ethiopia's Credit Rating Entail?
[Reporter] The drastic increase of Ethiopia's debt stock has been a source of debate among policymakers, researchers and political analysts in Ethiopia for the last half a decade. As the country's total debt surpassed 50 billion dollars since 2017, t...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:54:43 GMT
Ethiopia, Sudan Border Dispute Escalates
[Reporter] The war of words between Sudan and Ethiopia intensified as the two accuse each other of trying to escalate the already tense situation in border areas.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:54:37 GMT
Ezema Points Finger At Govt for Death of Its Member
[Reporter] The Ethiopian Citizens for Social Justice party a.k.a. EZEMA accused the government of killing of its active member Girma Moges Legesse, a day before election campaign kicked-off.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:54:26 GMT
Testemari - Awakening the Human Potential
[Reporter] Testemari is an enterprise centered on self-learning, feedback based training and inner development fostering a community of self-aware and creative visionaries. The platform was created by Abeba Fantahun and musician and entrepreneur Carl...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:54:19 GMT
Raphael Morav - Words of Departure
[Reporter] Ambassador Raphael Morav is a career diplomat who has served Israel for the past 30 years on the diplomatic front. French born Israeli citizen and Ambassador of Israel to Ethiopia, Burundi and Rwanda residing in Addis Ababa, Raphael Morav,...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:54:04 GMT
Two Tongues in One Head
[Reporter] A famous Ethiopian metaphor, "two tongues in one head" is used to describe inconsistencies noticed in a person's arguments made at different times on some important affair. This is true of the Sudan government that is observed wavering equ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:53:57 GMT
League Company Receives U.S.$ Two Million
[Reporter] The Betking Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) share company received its first round payment of USD two million for broadcasting rights, The Reporter has learnt.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:53:49 GMT
Human Trafficking Convict Escapes During Court Trial
[Reporter] Kidane Zecharias, who was arrested a year ago suspected of involvement in human trafficking, escaped on Thursday while he was presented before the Lideta Branch of the Federal High court, The Reporter has learnt.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:53:38 GMT
The Guns Will Be Blazing At Least Until 2030
[Reporter] The African Union intended to end conflicts by 2020, through a program known as "Silencing the Guns". Passed in 2013, the program is part of Agenda 2063, a 50 year plan to create sustainable peace, develop continental trade, and develop in...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:53:29 GMT
Dual Power With the Military, Playing With Fire? Myanmar and Sudan
[Reporter] The Derg's promise to return power to civilian rule when it usurped power in 1974 is still fresh in our memories. In many countries, the military did promise to return to civilian rule almost without exception. During the Cold War, it was ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:53:21 GMT
The ICC's Dangerous Decision and Its Possible Implication for Ethiopia
[Reporter] The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established in 2002 following the Holocaust, the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (1994) and other horrors of the twentieth century, in order to bring to justice those responsible for the wors...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:53:10 GMT
Heeding the Warning Signs
[Reporter] Pursuant to the timetable set by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), campaigning for the sixth general elections, due to be held in June, officially got under way at the beginning of this week. The ruling Prosperity Party laun...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:53:05 GMT
The Eventful First Week of Ethiopia's 6th National Election Campaign
[Reporter] Initially, the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) had announced it would hold the sixth General Elections on August 29, 2020; however, the board, in consultation with the House of People's Representatives (HPR) postponed the date ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:52:54 GMT
Commission Urges Enforcement Bodies Bring Rape Suspects in Tigray to Justice
[Reporter] The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) called for law enforcement operations in order to bring those involved in sexual and gender-based violence, including rape, to justice.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:52:42 GMT
Fuel Fuels Cost of Living
[Reporter] A strong increase has been witnessed in the cost of living after the government adjusted the price of fuel by more than 10 percent, The Reporter has learnt.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:52:31 GMT
Ethiopian Middle Distance Athletes Shine
[Reporter] Over the past half a century, Ethiopian long distance athletes have made history time and time again. Dominating the track, long-distance and cross-country disciplines for the past 50 years, athletes representing Ethiopia alongside Kenya a...



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