A crisis between the Egyptian and Ethiopian churches erupted over the ownership of Deir al-Sultan in Jerusalem. Ethiopian Christian pilgrims hold candles during an Ethiopian Orthodox ceremony of the “Holy Fire” at Deir Al-Sultan Church held on the roof of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem, April 30, 2016. – Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images CAIRO — Two deputies in the Egyptian parliament — Amr Darwish and Imad Khalil — made urgent statements May 4 addressed to Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in regard to what they described as “ongoing provocations by the…
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Ethiopia Under Pressure of Election Deadline, Mulls Postponement
(Bloomberg) — Ethiopia is struggling to conclude preparations for a national election scheduled for June 5, and may delay the vote for a second time in less than a year due to difficulties in registering voters. About 31.7 million voters in Africa’s second-most populous nation of some 110 million people have so far been registered, according to Birtukan Mideksa, head of the National Election Board of Ethiopia. “We’ll try to squeeze in the remaining work between the tight dates. If that doesn’t go as planned, there’s a possibility of postponement,”…
Read MoreFighting resumes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Fighting resumes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region Fighting has resumed in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, preventing international humanitarian relief from reaching civilians caught up in the fighting between Tigrayan rebels and the Ethiopian government allied with troops from neighbouring Eritrea. Civilians are caught up in the fighting between Tigrayan rebels and the Ethiopian government. Source: Associated Press Sporadic shelling could be heard north of the town of Agula approximately 40 kilometres north of the regional capital Mekele. The Ethiopian military blocked the road north to food aid convoys for the UN World…
Read MoreBiden’s brewing problem in Ethiopia
War broke out in the Tigray region of Ethiopia in November. Five months later, the scale of the carnage, destruction, and destabilization is becoming evident. The spark for the fighting was an attack on army bases by soldiers loyal to the region’s ruling Tigray People’s Liberation Front which was at odds with the federal government headed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. But wars don’t happen overnight: the European Union, International Crisis Group, and many others issued warnings. Most worryingly, Eritrea — with whom Prime Minister Abiy had made a much-heralded peace agreement in 2018 — had…
Read MoreTanzania arrests 13 Ethiopians for illegal entry
Tanzania arrests 13 Ethiopians for illegal entry Source: Xinhua | 2017-02-21 23:58:44 | Editor: huaxia ARUSHA, Tanzania, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — Tanzanian police on Tuesday announced to have arrested 13 Ethiopian nationals for illegal entry. Wilbroad Mutafungwa, Kilimanjaro Regional Police Commander, said that the illegal immigrants had no relevant documents and were also said to have established a temporary camp in an area that is close to the Tanzania-Kenya boarder. He said the Ethiopian migrants were arrested on Monday, after the police were informed of their presence at Minoa area,…
Read MoreEthiopian Airlines Aviation Academy Graduates 184 Aviation Professionals
Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy Graduates 184 Aviation Professionals Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy (EAA), ICAO TRAINAIR Plus member and IATA authorised global training centre, has graduated 184 aviation professionals at a ceremony held at the Academy’s Commercial and Cabin Crew Training Building on February 18, 2017. Among the total graduates, 145 are females. The Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, gave out diplomas to the graduates and achievement awards to top performing ones. In this round, 90 graduates are from Cabin Crew and Catering, 84 from Commercial and Ground Operations…
Read MoreSouth Sudan president in Ethiopia for security talks
South Sudan president in Ethiopia for security talks February 23, 2017 (JUBA)- South Sudan President Salva Kiir has arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa for talks on the implementation of border control and security cooperation deal signed last year. On 28 October 2016, President Kiir and Ethiopian Hailemariam Desalegn signed a series of cooperation agreements on Friday, including a security arrangement to stop hosting armed opposition groups in their respective countries. During his tree day visit, the South Sudanese president will hold talks with the Ethiopian prime minister on…
Read MoreInauguration of Somalia President Abdullahi Mohamed yesterday
H.E Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and several heads of governments/states/ delivered speeches and expressed their solidarity with new president at the Inauguration of Somalia President Abdullahi Mohamed yesterday. We hope his administration will make a sustainable Safe Haven for citizen within Somalia that they will hear no more gun fire and spend their night and day with no fear about anti-humanity elements and monsters such as Al-Shabaab. May God/Allah/ give you strength to restore sustainable peace and prosperity in the country!
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Read MoreCollective action vital to halt AWD outbreak, says Ministry
Collective action vital to halt AWD outbreak, says Ministry Addis Ababa June 23/2016 The Ministry of Health (MoH) has called for a joint action to hold back Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) outbreak in Addis Ababa. The capital is now experiencing AWD outbreak which was first reported on June 8, 2016 when two persons contracted the diseases. A joint action by partners and the mass media will contribute a lot in impeding the spread of the disease, according to the ministry. The latest AWD outbreak is attributed to the El-Nino…
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