Ethiopia says consultants failed to reach joint vision on GERD

Sudan Tribune (CAIRO) – Ethiopia’s minister of water and energy Motuma Mekasa said the French and Dutch consultants have failed to come up with a common guideline to implement the technical studies for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Mekasa, who addressed the opening session of the tripartite national technical committee on GERD in Cairo

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Ethiopia appeals for international help to feed thousands of refugees

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — An Ethiopian official says the country’s more than 730,000 refugees could go hungry if $55 million in food aid is not raised by the end of the year. Ayalew Awoke, deputy director of refugee affairs, said Monday that a $20 million donation by the U.S. will be used up by

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Saudi-UAE Military Coalition Expands into the Horn of Africa

Global Research The Emirati Armed Forces has started to use actively the Eritrean ports. According to our information, at least, three landing craft belonging to the United Arab Emirates were docked in the port of Assab on September 16. A diplomatic row between Djibouti and UAE took precedence of these developments. On 28 April the

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Six Ethiopians killed in South Africa

By AFP Witnesses in Durban, South Africa, say six people of Ethiopian origin have been killed in alleged xenophobic attacks over the past week. Yonas Fikru, an Ethiopian businessman in Durban, says he knew all six victims, all of them men in their 20s who he says used to hang out at his shop. He

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Somalia to deport illegal migrants from Kenya

BBC -The Kenyans were found to have overstayed their visas A Somali court has ordered the deportation of 27 Kenyans found to be in the country illegally. This is the first time in 25 years that Somalia is to expel foreigners for overstaying their visas. The men have also been fined $10 (£6.50) for each

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Sudanese Muslim attacks Israeli on Ethiopian Airlines flight

Sudanese national shouting ‘Allah Akhbar’ reportedly attempted to strangle the Israeli on a flight from Chad to Ethiopia. By Barak Ravid , Haaretz An Israeli citizen was attacked by a Sudanese Muslim on an Ethiopian Airlines flight from Chad to Ethiopia last week, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday night. “The Sudanese attacker was detained

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Egypt: Our share of Nile water is non-negotiable

Ahram Online Ethiopia stalls negotiations with Egypt and Sudan over Renaissance Dam Egypt shares its citizens’ concerns regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) that is expected to affect Egypt’s annual share of Nile water, Irrigation Minister Hossam Moghazi said on Monday. Moghazi said in a press conference on the sidelines of his inspection visit

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World Bank says remittance inflow to Kenya and Ethiopia rises

Tvc News The World Bank says remittance flows to Kenya and Ethiopia from the diaspora has significantly increased compared to the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa. The Central Bank of Kenya says the 12-month cumulative inflows from the diaspora to August increased by more than 9 % to 1.5 million dollars, from the 1 million dollars

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World Bank says remittance inflow to Kenya and Ethiopia rises

Tvc News The World Bank says remittance flows to Kenya and Ethiopia from the diaspora has significantly increased compared to the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa. The Central Bank of Kenya says the 12-month cumulative inflows from the diaspora to August increased by more than 9 % to 1.5 million dollars, from the 1 million dollars

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Worrying aid shortages as malnutrition hits record high in Ethiopia

By Katy Migiro, Reuters NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Donors are not responding fast enough to urgent calls for more aid to drought-stricken Ethiopia where record-breaking numbers of children are suffering malnutrition, the United Nations said on Monday. Ethiopia is experiencing its worst drought in decades, after low and erratic rainfall during the spring and

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