Factbox: Saudi Arabia detains princes, ministers Including business men Shake Mohammed al-Amoudi in anti-corruption probe
Reuters Staff DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia detained 11 princes, four current ministers and tens of former ministers in a probe by a new anti-corruption body headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television reported. FILE PHOTO – Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal attends a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia […]
Read More →Ethiopian-Americans celebrate a new year in September
By Hannah GebresilassieCONNECT CHICAGO — Ethiopians around the globe celebrated a new year, also known as Enkutatash, on Sept. 11. While it’s 2017 in most of the world, it’s 2010 in Ethiopia. That’s because the country uses an ancient calendar, which is about seven years behind the calendar more commonly used worldwide. “The beauty of […]
Read More →After big dam gamble, Ethiopia seeks private energy for power surge
By William Davison Ethiopia’s public investment in mega dams has been a bold attempt to make up for Africa’s power deficit. But despite some impressive achievements, doubts remain about the efficiency of those schemes, as the government leaves its comfort zone to try and attract private capital into renewable energy projects. The stink of garbage […]
Read More →Hand grenade blast injures thirteen in Jimma town
The city of Jimma At least thirteen people have been injured in a grenade attack in southwestern town of Jimma at midday, say police. An attacker threw the grenade at an area called Laghar between two buildings at Jimma town in the Oromia region on Thursday, wounding thirteen people, the town police inspector Fadil Mohamed […]
Read More →የአፍሪካ መጤዎች አሳዛኝ አደጋ በየመን
ማለዳ ዜና የአፍሪካን ቀንድ ከአረቢያ ባሕረ ገብ መሬት መለጠፍ የሚታወቀው ጠባብ የባሕር ወሽመጥ “Babel Mandeb” – “የሐዘን በር” ይባላል. በአጭር ጊዜ ውስጥ ወደ ሳዑዲ አረቢያ እንዲሁም ስራዎች ፍለጋ ለማድረግ የሚጓዙት የአፍሪካዊያን ስደተኞች በጦርነት የተጠቁ የየመን ድንበር አቋርጠው የእራሳቸውን ችግርንን እና ረሃብ ለማምለጥ ሲሉ በ የመን በኩል ለማለፍ ሲጥሩ በባህር ላይ በመስጠማቸው የህይወት መጥፋቱ ተከስቷል ባለሥልጣኖቹ […]
Read More →Twelve ambassadors are assigned to serve ambassadors in different countries !!
President Mulatu Teshome, July 19, 2009 Eleven ambassadors have been appointed to the post. On the Facebook page of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Christos, Seyoum Mesfin, was appointed ambassador to the Chinese. Kassa Tekleberra Ato Girma Birruu became an ambassador to the United States. Similarly, former Minister of Civil Service and Human Resources Minister […]
Read More →BREAKING NEWS: FEDERAL COURT RULES OPPOSITION LEADERS TO DEFEND PROSECUTORS’ CHARGES, REDUCES BEKELE GERBA’S TERRORISM CHARGE TO CRIME
Mahlet Fasil Addis Abeba, July 13, 2017 – In what was seen as a key decision involving the high profile terrorism charges against 22 mostly opposition party leaders and members, the federal high court 4th criminal bench has today acquitted five of the 22 defendants, reduced the terrorism charge against Bekele Gerba to crime charges, […]
Read More →Somalia to Open First Journalism School in 26 Years
AFRICA Harun Maruf FILE – Somali journalist Mohamed Mohamud holds his camera in the Medina hospital compound in Mogadishu, Somalia, Jan. 18, 2013. Mohamud was killed on the job in 2013. See comments Being a journalist in Somalia carries both risk and reward. The risk comes from al-Shabab militants and other armed groups who have […]
Read More →Ethiopia faces high political risks stemming from its geographical location
africa intelligence Media Ethiopia faces high political risks stemming from its geographical location & the domestic political environment.” Moody’s: Ethiopia’s credit profile balances high growth and low debt costs against range of challenges Global Credit Research – 01 Aug 2017 London, 01 August 2017 — Ethiopia’s B1 rating and stable outlook reflects its strengths, including high growth […]
Read More →Taxation With Repression and the Raging Quiet Riot in Ethiopia
Al Mariam’s Commentaries Defend Human Rights, Speak Truth to Power Posted by almariam James Otis, an early instigator of the American revolution, captured the rebellious sentiments and resentments of the colonists when he proclaimed, “Taxation without representation is tyranny.” In 1765, Otis organized an intercolonial conference to protest taxes on stamps affixed to legal and other […]
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