Category: Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Ban Ki-moon Slams Africa’s Power-Hungry Leaders at AU Summit
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) January 31, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday that African leaders cannot wait any longer to address violence in Burundi, saying as time passes more people there will be killed. Speaking to reporters at a summit of African Union leaders in Ethiopia, the U.N.…
Ethiopia: Youth Top AU’s Nepad-led Devt Agenda
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) January 30, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Rising youth unemployment and migration of the continent’s young people were cited as major challenges as the African Union spelt out its development agenda under the New Partnership for Africa’s Development on Friday. At a press briefing, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, who…
Ethiopia: AU in Plans to Set up Free Trade Area
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) January 30, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. The African Union’s Commissioner for Trade and Industry Fatima Acyl has called for structural transformation to create jobs that will improve the wellbeing of the African people. Ms Acyl, who was speaking at a meeting in Addis last week, before the African…
Ethiopia: No Country Left for Ethiopians?
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) January 29, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. By: Pro. Alemayehu G Mariam. My commentary this week follows last week’s comment on the collapse of Karuturi Agro Products, Plc., in Gambella, Ethiopia. In 2010, the T-TPLF handed over 100 thousand hectares of land the infamously “iconic land grabber” Sai Karuturi…
Ethiopia: Time to Repeal Anti-Terrorism Law in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) January 29, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. By: Anuradha Mittal. With the African Union celebrating the African Year of Human Rights at its 26th summit, at its headquarters in Addis, Ethiopia, the venue raises serious concerns about commitment to human rights. Political marginalization, arbitrary arrests, beatings, murders, intimidation, and…
Ethiopia: The Two Abays
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) January 29, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. By: Yilma Bekele. In todays’ Ethiopia the word Abay has become a source of worry for a few and brings despair and anger to the many. We have two Abays that are in the news and they are both causing us internal…
Ethiopia: How Ethiopia Exploits AU Role to Suppress International Criticism
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) January 29, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. The African Union headquarters, 24-storeys of clean lines and soaring glass, is Addis Ababa’s tallest building. It looks all wrong in the context of its dusty, low-rise surroundings (although increasingly less so, as the city develops furiously around it). It’s almost like…
Ethiopia: Denmark Agree to Work on Renewable Energy Development
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) January 28, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom met his Danish counterpart Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen today (January 27, 2016) at the sidelines of the 28th Executive Council of the African Union. Foreign Minister Jensen appreciated the level of partnership between Ethiopia and Denmark…
Ethiopia: Human Rights with a Special Focus for Women
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) January 27, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Some 45 foreign ministers from across Africa have gathered in a retreat in the northern Ethiopia town of ‘Mekelle’. There the foreign ministers who are also members of the executive council of the Africa union have deliberated on pre council meeting topics…
Ethiopia: Tourism Supporting Ethiopia’s Economy
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) January 27, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Currently, conference on tourism is coming into the spotlight around the globe. It’s regarded as essential part of tourism that brings significant return. All countries of the world are making an effort to develop a conference industry and Ethiopia is no exception.…