Category: Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Qatari Investor Purchases A $100K USD Bond For GERD Construction
Addis Ababa, December 16, 2020 – A Qatari Investor named Abdellah Salem Suleitin has purchased a 100,000 US Dollars bond to financially support the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). According to the Ethiopian Embassy in Doha, Abdellah Salem Suleitin who is the owner and manager of the Al Suleitin Group purchased the…
Ethiopia: The Dichotomy between Religion and the State?
The debate around religion and the State in Sudan and how to define the role of Islamic law in the legal realm – and in public life in particular – is a riddle that has since independence haunted politicians and the Sudanese elite alike. Prior to separation, delineating this controversial relationship in Sudan’s different constitutions…
Ethiopia: African experts can broker the long-stalled talks on GERD
December 15, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan and Ethiopia agreed that African experts can broker the long-stalled talks on the filing of the giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile. The Ethiopian Irrigation Minister who arrived in Khartoum on Monday concluded discussions on their difference over the method of negotiation with his Sudanese counterpart on Tuesday.…
Ethiopia: Upper House Speaker Confers With Qatari Ambassador
Addis Ababa, December 16, 2020 – Speaker of the House of Federation Adem Farah received Ambassador of Qatar to Ethiopia Hamad bin Mohammed Al Dosari at his office and held talks on various issues. The two discussed the longstanding bilateral relations between Ethiopia and Qatar in economic, social and political spheres and sought ways to…
Ethiopia: Most Peaceful Place, Somali Regional State
The region, also known as Ogaden, has rich natural gas resources and an impoverished population. It has been wracked by violence amid a government crackdown on the separatist Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), active since 1984. Abiy granted amnesty to the ONLF in return for a promise to engage in peaceful politics. Now Mustafa –…
Ethiopia: Telecom & Electricity Services back Online in Tigray Region
Addis Ababa, December 14, 2020 – Following destruction to infrastructure by the criminal clique’s militia, which resulted in a communication’s and electricity blackout in the Tigray region, the relevant Federal stakeholders have been on the ground since Mekelle came under Federal command, repairing heavy damages sustained, state of emergency fact check indicates. On December 10,…
Ethiopia: President Sahle-Work Arrives In Cote D’Ivoire
Addis Ababa, December 14, 2020 – President Sahle-Work has arrived in Cote d’Ivoire this morning to attend the inauguration of elect President Alassane Ouattara. President Sahle-Work has accorded warm welcome from Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko up on her arrival at Abidjan Airport. Ethiopia: Over 140 Trucks, Explosives Concealed in a hideout By TPLF It is…
Ethiopia: Thousands of refugees live in ‘extremely difficult conditions’
Acting governor of Kassala, El Tayeb El Sheikh, warned of the effects on Eastern Sudan of the war in Tigray in Ethiopia and the influx of tens of thousands of refugees into the region on Friday. 1,000 refugees live in “extremely difficult humanitarian conditions,” the acting Governor said during his visit to the refugee reception…
Ethiopia: Over 140 Trucks, Explosives Concealed in a hideout By TPLF
Addis Ababa, December 14, 2020 – National Defense Force has uncovered more than 140 trucks a number of explosives and shells the TPLF Clique concealed in Central Tigray Zone particularly in a hideout in Chila woreda. Commander of the 3rd Brigade of the 11th Division, Colonel Yasin Nurye said the trucks have been found in a hideout…
Ethiopia: Abiy Confers With Commanders, Mission Accomplished
Addis Ababa, December 14, 2020 – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed conferred yesterday with commanders of the National Defence Force and cabinet of the Interim Administration of Tigray in Mekele City. During the meeting, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated that the National Defence Force has completed the offensive as per the plan set extending appreciation to…
