Tag: ethiopia
ETHIOPIA: Nostalgic Ethiopianists threaten national unity
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) September 7. 2020. Monitoring Regional Issues. On 29 June, activist musician Hachalu Hundessa was murdered, triggering protests and unrest that killed at least 239 people, and a heavy crackdown by security forces that has since seen more than 9,000 people detained and internet services shutdown for almost three weeks. Hachalu’s place within the collective Oromo consciousness was as…
SOMALI: Hargisa & Mogadishu Carrying Out Joint Cryptocurrency Trials
SomaliCoin Beta launched in 2012 and has been waiting for the perfect time to go LIVE. The SomaliCoin carry out tests on a new cryptocurrency before it is introduction into the national financial system Cryptocurrency wave has taken over the entire world. There is no single country that does not have a trace of cryptocurrency…
Ex-Ogaden rebels hail Ethiopia PM for peace in Somali region
The Ogaden National Liberation Front, ONLF, an ex-rebel group in Ethiopia’s Somali regional state, SRS, have hailed Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his instrumentality in returning the once ill-governed state to peace. ONLF in a statement on Tuesday called for support for the efforts being undertaken by the PM and federal government. “ONLF recognises the real, credible and positive…
Ethiopia: Airport catches up with the expanding Country
Addis Ababa (HAN) January 30, 2019. Regional Security. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated his country’s newly-expanded Bole International Airport on Sunday, 27 January. The Chinese-led, $363m project tripled the size of the old airport, which struggled to handle some 10 million passengers a year. It was built in 2005 to handle just 5.5 million, reports South…
Mount Kisco has a cool new Ethiopian coffee shop
imi’s Coffee House sources its beans from NEAT Coffee, a roasting company in Connecticut. NEAT owner also owns Osito Coffee, an importer, which works directly with farmers in Colombia and Ethiopia Addis Ababa (HAN) January 30, 2019. Regional Security. By Sibylla Chipaziwa . Some say drinking coffee originated in Ethiopia, where coffee ceremonies are common after…
Ethiopia get ready for blockchain revolution
ADDIA ABABA (HAN) 29 January, 2019. Regional Financial Institution and Digital Tech for 21 century The buzz around cryptocurrencies which were making headlines not long ago has finally abated. The time has come for the blockchain technology itself, says Russian tech entrepreneur Aleksandr Ivanov. The founder and CEO of Waves Platform and Vostok project told…
Ethiopia: Ambassador Taye meets with a delegation of the UK Trade
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) May 10.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Taye Atske-selassie met with a delegation from United Kingdom’s High-Level Trade and Investment Mission today (May 10, 2016). The UK delegation was headed by the newly- appointed Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy and MP, Richard Benyon. Ambassador Taye briefed…
