Category: Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Egyptian military satellite Tracks the Construction of Hydroelectric Dam
Djibouti (HAN) April 30, 2014. The Egyptian military satellite will track the construction of an Ethiopian hydroelectric dam over which officials in Cairo and Addis Ababa have been locked in a standoff over fears that the project will hinder Egypt’s access to the Nile’s water. Egysat will monitor Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam by capturing high…
Ethiopia: Geographically Transferring Ethiopian Waters to GCC countries
Djibouti (HAN) April 30, 2014. According to middle east monitor, the Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome met this week with Rashad Mustafa Shawa, chairperson of the Swiss water company Mai Resources International, to discuss the mechanisms of exporting his country’s Nile water resources to Kuwait. The Ethiopian ENA reported that Kuwait wants to import 66 million…
Ethiopia: opposition Journalist leader charged with inciting violence
Nairobi (HAN) April 27, 2014, — International Rights groups are calling on Ethiopian Prime Minister to release bloggers and opposition journalists arrested in Ethiopia. Human Rights Watch called on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who visits Ethiopia on Tuesday, to urge Ethiopian officials to release the nine journalist. The group’s Leslie Lefkow…
Ethiopia: Falling Short Of The Current Government’s Forecast
Djibouti (HAN) April 28, 2014 . IGAD2020 Weekly Regional economic update. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn declared that the targeted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the nation growth has dropped down to 9.7 percent in the last budget year, falling short of the government’s forecast, which was 11 percent. In a nine-month report he presented to…
Ethiopia Gold rush 2014
Djibouti (HAN) April 27, 2014 IGAD 2020 Weekly Regional Security News Headlines and Commentary. Tigray Resources Incorporate, a Canadian mining firm, recently stated that it has found gold and copper after its second phase of drilling, completing some 1117 meters the company conducted in the Tigray region, north of Ethiopia. The news release the company posted on…
Ethiopia: U.S. Secretary of State's visit will Empower Regional security and stability
Addis Ababab (HAN) April 6, 2014 –The State Department Press Release. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola from April 29 to May 5 to promote democracy and human rights, the State Department said on Friday. The U.S. Secretary of State’s visit will Empower Regional…
Ethiopia: Honored the veteran Diplomat Ambassador Fisseha Yimer
Djibouti (HAN) nApril 25, 2015 – Because of Ethiopian diplomats efferors and their skills, European Union commends Ethiopia for effective use of aid. The Head of the European Union Delegation to Ethiopia, Ambassador Hebberecht Chantal, has commended the Ethiopian Government for effectual use of its development aid, pointing out that “the Government of Ethiopia has…
Ethiopia: Ambassador Berhane held strategic talks with a Czech delegation
Djibouti (HAN) nApril 25, 2015 – According to the ENA, Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Kristos, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, on Friday (April 25), held talks with a Parliamentarian Delegation from the Czech Republic. Ambassador Berhane praised the long and historic relationship between the two countries and said their continuing dialogue on bilateral, regional and global issues…
Ethiopia: The Original Jewish are in Ethiopia
Harar (HAN) April 24, 2014 – The Power & Influence page of Geeska Afrika Online, by BBC Africa and HAN regional Security Reporter. Ethiopia’s Jewish community divided, As Jewish people around the world marked the festival of Passover, thousands of Jews living in northern Ethiopia, did not have much to celebrate. Many have been left…
Ethiopian Security Forces in Somalia help Baidoa farmers
Mogadishu (HAN) April 24, 2014 – Somali farmers are not able to engage in farming due to the Conflict in Baidoa, But It was double joy for the farmers in Baidoa after the much anticipated long rains started pouring this week prompting the farmers to hurriedly plough and plant their fields with an unexpected help from AMISOM peacekeepers from Ethiopia.…
