Showing posts with label World. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World. Show all posts

Saturday, June 01, 2013

Japan pledges to aid Africa's growth

(June 01, 2013, (CCTVAFRICALIVE))--Shinzo Abe, prime minister of Japan, said during the 5th annual Tokyo International Conference on African Development that his country will aid Africa's growth to the tune of 32 billion US dollars. 

The UN Sec Gen however took a cautionary tone urging the delegates to find long lasting solutions through addressing the links between, peace, security and development.

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Fisheries Authority concerned by Ethiopian dam

(Apr 20, 2013, (Daily News Egypt))--Head of the Fisheries Authority Amani Ismail has warned of the threat posed to Egypt by the construction of a dam in Ethiopia. Writing on the authority’s official website, Ismail said: “There is no longer room for doubt that Egypt is facing a real disaster in the coming months.”

Friday, April 19, 2013

Statement by President Barroso following his meeting with Mr Hailemariam Dessalegn, Prime Minister of Ethiopia

(Event Date: 18/04/2013, (Brussels))--Good morning ladies and gentleman, It is a great pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn on his first official visit to Europe.

US Secretary of State Kerry to visit Ethiopia for AU summit

(Apr 19, 2103, (Washington))--US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday revealed he will attend an African Union summit in Ethiopia next month, and said Washington had be more engaged with Africa. The May 19-27 summit in Addis Ababa will mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity, the predecessor to the AU.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Saudi Arabia said relations with Ethiopia excellent

(Mar 06, 2013, mfa News)--Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, has said relations between Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia are at an excellent level.  In a press statement released by the Saudi's Foreign Ministry on March 4, the Foreign Minister "confirmed the deep-rooted and long standing relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Ethiopia".

Monday, March 04, 2013

Ethiopian immigrants can be leaders too

(Mar 04, 2013, (Jerusalem))--"I want dream that in the near future an Ethiopian could be appointed chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency."  I want to be courageous and to dream that in the near future an Ethiopian immigrant could be appointed chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

India's World - Indian firms in Africa land rush (Video)

Fires hit pro-Eritrea groups in Stockholm, Sweden

(Feb 26, 2013, The Local Sweden's News In English)--Arson investigations have been launched into three fires that broke out near Stockholm in the early hours of Monday morning in three separate locations, all of which house organizations that sympathize with the regime in Eritrea.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

የአምባሳደሩ «የአዞ እንባ» በህብረቱ አዳራሽ ውስጥ

(Feb 20, 2013, አዲስ አበባ)--በቅርቡ አመፅ ባነሱ ከአንድ መቶ በላይ ወታደሮችና መኮንኖች ላይ ተገቢውን እርምጃ ባለመውሰዱ ምክንያት የዚያች ትንሽዬ ሀገር አምባገነናዊ መንግስት መዳከሙ እየተነገረለት ነው - በፖለቲካው፣ በማህበራዊውም ይሁን በኢኖሚውም መስክ። ነገር ግን ይህን ሃቅ ለመሸፋፈን በሚመስል መልኩ ሰሞኑን በአፍሪካ ህብረት የኤርትራ ልዑክ የሆኑት አምባሳደር ግርማ አስመሮም ከአቶ ኢሳያስ የተነገራቸውን ነገር እንደ መፅሐፍ ቅዱስ ቃል ሳይጨምሩና ሳይቀንሱ በመሪዎቹ ጉባኤ ላይ በአስቂኝ ሁኔታ መደስኮራቸውን አነበብኩ። 

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Remarkable Jessica Cox to visit Ethiopian project

(Feb 12, 2013, Handicap international)--Handicap International will host Jessica Cox, the first person without arms to obtain a pilot's license—in Ethiopia in April 2013. Thirty-year-old Cox, who was born without arms, will visit the charity's inclusive education project to speak with children with disabilities and their peers about how to “think outside the shoe.”

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

World leaders mourn Ethiopia's Meles

(Aug 21, 2012, SBS)--Wolrd leaders have paid tribute to Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who has died leaving a power gap in the Horn of Africa. US President Barack Obama has led tributes to Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi with high praise after the strongman's more than two decades in power and despite his chequered human rights record. His death at age 57 leaves a major power gap in the Horn of Africa.

What’s Next for Ethiopia?

(Aug 21, 2012, VOA)--The late Meles Zenawi led Ethiopia since a 1991 coup in which he helped overthrow the Marxist government. The high-profile leader will be remembered for running a growth oriented, but very authoritarian, government.  His illness was kept very quiet and during his life, no successor was publicly identified.

David Cameron pays tribute to death of Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian prime minster and 'inspirational spokesman for Africa'

(Aug 21, 2012, London)--David Cameron today paid tribute to Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi who has died aged 57. Mr Cameron described Mr Meles, who became president in 1991 and has been prime minister since 1995, as "an inspirational spokesman for Africa" on global issues.

Friday, July 20, 2012

ኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ አንድ ተጨማሪ ቢ 777-200 ኤል አር አውሮፕላን ሊገዛ ነው

(አዲስ አበባ ሃምሌ 13/2004)--የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ ከቦይንግ ኩባንያ አንድ ተጨማሪ ቢ 777-200 ኤል አር አውሮፕላን ለመግዛት ማዘዙን አስታወቀ። አየር መንገዱ ለኢዜአ እንዳስታወቀው አዲሱ አውሮፕላን ድርጅቱ ከዚህ ቀደም የገዛቸውን 5 ቦይንግ 777-200 አውሮፕላኖች ቁጥር ወደ ስድስት ከፍ የሚያድርገው ይሆናል።

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Jennifer Lopez Fell In Love With Ethiopian Twin Babies

(15 May 2012, (Contact music))--The Ethiopian twins who play Jennifer Lopez's adopted baby in new movie What To Expect When You'Re Expecting were orphans fighting for life just eight months before they hit the big screen with the star.

Thursday, February 09, 2012

South Sudan signs oil pipeline deal to Djibouti via Ethiopia

(Feb 09, 2012,Yahoo! US)--South Sudan has signed an agreement to build an oil pipeline to the port of Djibouti via neighbouring Ethiopia, officials said Thursday, after Juba shut down its only export route via former foe Sudan. "We signed an agreement for another pipeline to go through Ethiopia and on to Djibouti," South Sudan's Minister for Information Barnaba Marial Benjamin told AFP.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Egypt looks to make up for lost ground with Nile Basin countries

(Fri, 13/01/2012, Al-Masry Al-Youm)--Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is currently on a six-country tour of the Nile Basin countries as Egypt increases its attempts to engage its neighbors to the south lobbying for a greater share of Nile water.