#Ethiopia: My patients are doomed to die in #Tigray blockade
Dr Fasika Amdeslasie speaks in a matter-of-fact voice, but what he has to say is devastating.
"We have a lack of anaesthesia drugs, lack of intravenous fluids, lack of antibiotics and so you see complications arising [with] the patients and you see them dying helplessly - your arms folded," the surgeon says on a WhatsApp call using a rare satellite internet connection from the Tigrayan capital, Mekelle.
The patients are helpless but the doctors are too.
Nevertheless, there is barely a hint of emotion as Dr Fasika, who works at Mekelle's main Ayder Hospital, relates the impact of the conflict in Tigray on the region's health service.
For most of the past two years Tigray has been isolated from the rest of the world.
Full interview: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-63166044
Dr Fasika Amdeslasie speaks in a matter-of-fact voice, but what he has to say is devastating.
"We have a lack of anaesthesia drugs, lack of intravenous fluids, lack of antibiotics and so you see complications arising [with] the patients and you see them dying helplessly - your arms folded," the surgeon says on a WhatsApp call using a rare satellite internet connection from the Tigrayan capital, Mekelle.
The patients are helpless but the doctors are too.
Nevertheless, there is barely a hint of emotion as Dr Fasika, who works at Mekelle's main Ayder Hospital, relates the impact of the conflict in Tigray on the region's health service.
For most of the past two years Tigray has been isolated from the rest of the world.
Full interview: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-63166044
BBC News
Ethiopia civil war: My patients are doomed to die in Tigray blockade
Ethiopia's conflict has led to those in hospital needlessly dying, a doctor in Tigray tells the BBC.
#SouthSudan to expel #Eritrean and #Ethiopian migrants
South Sudan’s immigration body says it will deport more than 20 foreign nationals, mainly Eritreans and Ethiopians, who entered the country illegally.
They were arrested on arrival at Juba International Airport a few days ago and were said to have entered the country without passports or travel documents, local media reported.
The migrants had come from Sudan's capital Khartoum to seek refuge in South Sudan, and had boarded local flights to Juba from Bentiu and Paloch towns in northern South Sudan, an immigration official said.
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South Sudan’s immigration body says it will deport more than 20 foreign nationals, mainly Eritreans and Ethiopians, who entered the country illegally.
They were arrested on arrival at Juba International Airport a few days ago and were said to have entered the country without passports or travel documents, local media reported.
The migrants had come from Sudan's capital Khartoum to seek refuge in South Sudan, and had boarded local flights to Juba from Bentiu and Paloch towns in northern South Sudan, an immigration official said.
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#Ethiopia: Upper House approves budget for 2015 Ethiopian fiscal year
The House of Federation has approved the proposed budget for the 2015 Ethiopian Fiscal Year.
During its 2nd year 1st regular session, the Upper House discussed the proposed budget submitted to it by the Standing Committee on Subsidy and Joint Revenues Appropriation, and approved it accordingly.
Chairperson of the Standing Committee, Shemelis Abdisa responded to queries raised by the members concerning the budget appropriation process.
A proposed Population and Housing Census has been cited as a preferable mechanism to readjust budget appropriation issues based on recommendations forwarded by the members.
Source: FBC
The House of Federation has approved the proposed budget for the 2015 Ethiopian Fiscal Year.
During its 2nd year 1st regular session, the Upper House discussed the proposed budget submitted to it by the Standing Committee on Subsidy and Joint Revenues Appropriation, and approved it accordingly.
Chairperson of the Standing Committee, Shemelis Abdisa responded to queries raised by the members concerning the budget appropriation process.
A proposed Population and Housing Census has been cited as a preferable mechanism to readjust budget appropriation issues based on recommendations forwarded by the members.
Source: FBC
Top Migrant Trafficker Arrested in #Ethiopia: #Italy
Temesghen Ghebru Ghebremedhin, 35, is "considered a key member of a vast transnational organization dedicated to smuggling migrants from North #Africa to #Europe," one of the sources told Reuters.
The #Eritrean suspect was captured at Addis Abeba airport and charged with international organized crime membership and abetting illegal migration.
Judges in Palermo, Sicily, had issued an arrest warrant for Temesghen and several other alleged human traffickers in 2020, the sources said.
Temesghen was on #Interpol's "red notice" fugitives list and was stopped while on his way to #Australia, where other members of his alleged criminal group operate, the sources added. https://www.voaafrica.com/a/eritrean-migrant-trafficker-arrested-in-ethiopia-/6785518.html
Temesghen Ghebru Ghebremedhin, 35, is "considered a key member of a vast transnational organization dedicated to smuggling migrants from North #Africa to #Europe," one of the sources told Reuters.
The #Eritrean suspect was captured at Addis Abeba airport and charged with international organized crime membership and abetting illegal migration.
Judges in Palermo, Sicily, had issued an arrest warrant for Temesghen and several other alleged human traffickers in 2020, the sources said.
Temesghen was on #Interpol's "red notice" fugitives list and was stopped while on his way to #Australia, where other members of his alleged criminal group operate, the sources added. https://www.voaafrica.com/a/eritrean-migrant-trafficker-arrested-in-ethiopia-/6785518.html
VOA
Top Migrant Trafficker Arrested in Ethiopia: Italy
A prominent migrant trafficking suspect was arrested in Ethiopia after two years on the run and has been extradited to Italy, Italian justice ministry sources said on Tuesday.
Business: #Ethiopia exports US$13 million worth electricity to #Sudan, #Djibouti in two months
The amount generated was out of the planned US$18.55 million by supplying more than 349.56 million kilowatt hours of electricity to Sudan and Djibouti in the two months of the current Ethiopian fiscal year.
The state owned utility has instead supplied 232.76 million kilowatt hours of electricity, cashing in 13.04 million US dollars, which amounts to 70.29% of the target.
Compared to the plan, the sale was US$5.5 million or 29.71 percent less than the plan, whereas the electricity exported was 116.8 million kilowatt hours, a decline by 33.42% than the plan.
https://addisstandard.com/business-ethiopia-exports-us13-million-worth-electricity-to-sudan-djibouti-in-two-months/
The amount generated was out of the planned US$18.55 million by supplying more than 349.56 million kilowatt hours of electricity to Sudan and Djibouti in the two months of the current Ethiopian fiscal year.
The state owned utility has instead supplied 232.76 million kilowatt hours of electricity, cashing in 13.04 million US dollars, which amounts to 70.29% of the target.
Compared to the plan, the sale was US$5.5 million or 29.71 percent less than the plan, whereas the electricity exported was 116.8 million kilowatt hours, a decline by 33.42% than the plan.
https://addisstandard.com/business-ethiopia-exports-us13-million-worth-electricity-to-sudan-djibouti-in-two-months/
Addis Standard
Business: Ethiopia exports US$13 million worth electricity to Sudan, Djibouti in two months
One of EEP power distribution stations. Photo: EEP/Harar station Addis Abeba - The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) announced Monday that Ethiopia has earned more than US$13 million from exporting electricity to neighboring Sudan and Djibouti. According to…
#Ethiopia: Electoral Board to hold Southern region referendum in February next year
Birtukan Mideksa, Chairwoman of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), announced Monday that the Board was preparing to hold a referendum in six zones and five special districts in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s (#SNNP) regional state on 06 February 2023. Birtukan announced the schedule during a discussion the Board held with representatives of political parties.
Accordingly a referendum will be held in #Wolayita, #Gamo, #Gofa, #SouthOmo, #Gedeo, #Konso zones as well as #Derashe, #Amaro, #Burji, Ale and #Basketo special districts of the SNNP region. The outcome will determine the reconstitution of a new regional state out of the existing SNNP region.
The NEBE has designated #ArbaMinch city to be the coordination center of the referendum and said the results will be announced to the public on 15 February. Bruck Wondwosen, the Board’s Operations Advisor, stated that 18,885 people will be engaged to facilitate the implementation of the referendum.
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Birtukan Mideksa, Chairwoman of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), announced Monday that the Board was preparing to hold a referendum in six zones and five special districts in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s (#SNNP) regional state on 06 February 2023. Birtukan announced the schedule during a discussion the Board held with representatives of political parties.
Accordingly a referendum will be held in #Wolayita, #Gamo, #Gofa, #SouthOmo, #Gedeo, #Konso zones as well as #Derashe, #Amaro, #Burji, Ale and #Basketo special districts of the SNNP region. The outcome will determine the reconstitution of a new regional state out of the existing SNNP region.
The NEBE has designated #ArbaMinch city to be the coordination center of the referendum and said the results will be announced to the public on 15 February. Bruck Wondwosen, the Board’s Operations Advisor, stated that 18,885 people will be engaged to facilitate the implementation of the referendum.
https://addisstandard.com/news-electoral-board-to-hold-southern-region-referendum-in-february-next-year/
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News: Electoral Board to hold Southern region referendum in February next year
Birtukan Mideksa. Photo: NEBE/September 2022 Archive Addis Abeba - Birtukan Mideksa, Chairwoman of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), announced Monday that the Board was preparing to hold a referendum in six zones and five special districts…
#Ethiopia: A group of western countries issue new concern amid war in #Tigray, call for withdrawal of #Eritrean forces
A group of western countries issued a new statement of concern at “the escalation of the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia.”
#Australia, #Denmark, #Germany, the #Netherlands, the #UnitedKingdom, and the #UnitedStates, said they were “profoundly concerned” as war in the Tigray escalated in the shadow of communication blackout and continued blockade of access to independent media.
The statement also condemned “the escalating involvement of Eritrean military forces in northern Ethiopia,” and called on “#Eritrean forces to cease their military operations and withdraw from northern Ethiopia. All foreign actors should cease actions that fuel this conflict.”
https://addisstandard.com/news-a-group-of-western-countries-issue-new-concern-amid-war-in-tigray-call-for-withdrawal-of-eritrean-forces/
A group of western countries issued a new statement of concern at “the escalation of the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia.”
#Australia, #Denmark, #Germany, the #Netherlands, the #UnitedKingdom, and the #UnitedStates, said they were “profoundly concerned” as war in the Tigray escalated in the shadow of communication blackout and continued blockade of access to independent media.
The statement also condemned “the escalating involvement of Eritrean military forces in northern Ethiopia,” and called on “#Eritrean forces to cease their military operations and withdraw from northern Ethiopia. All foreign actors should cease actions that fuel this conflict.”
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News: A group of western countries issue new concern amid war in Tigray, call for withdrawal of Eritrean forces
Picture: Screenshot/DW local TV from Tigray Addis Abeba: A group of western countries issued a new statement of concern at "the escalation of the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia." Australia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands…
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ዜና፡ ስልሳ ስምንተ በመቶ በ#ሊባኖስ የሚገኙ የሰው ቤት ሰራተኞች ለጾታዊ ትንኮሳ መዳረጋቸው ተገለፀ
በሊባኖስ በስደት ላይ ካሉት የቤት ሰራተኞች መካከል 68 ከመቶ ለጾታዊ ትንኮሳ መዳረጋቸውን አንደ አዲስ ጥናት አመለከተ::
እኛ ለኛ በስደት የተሰኘ ግብረ ሰናይ ድርጅት ሊባኖስ ከሚገኘው የሊባኖስ አሜሪካን ዪኒቨርሲቲ ጋር በመሆን ባዘጋጀዉ ጥናት መሰረት በርካታ ሴቶች ላይ ፆታዊ ጥቃት እንደሚፈፀምባቸው አረጋግጠናል ብሏል።
ድርጅቱ ለአዲስ ስታንዳርድ በላከው መግለጫ ወደ 1000 የሚጠጉ የሰው ቤት ስራተኞችን አነጋግሮ መረጃ የሰበሰበ ሲሆን አብዛኞቹ ኢትዮጵያውያን መሆናቸውን ገልፆ የጥናቱ ውጤት እንደሚያመለክተው በሊባኖስ በስደት ላይ ካሉት የሰው ቤት ሰራተኞች መካከል 68 ከመቶ ለጾታዊ ትንኮሳ ተደርገዋል ብሏል።
አስገድዶ መድፈርና ለመድፈር ሙከራዎች ማድርግን ጨምሮ የተለያዩ አይነት ጾታዊ ትንኮሳዎች አንደሚደርሱባቸዉ የገለጹት በጥናቱ የተሳተፉ ሴቶች ከፈቃድ ውጪ መሳም ማቀፍ እነ ሌሎች አካላዊ ንኪኪዎች ብአብዛኛዉ የሚደርስባቸው የትንኮሳ አይነት መሆኑን ተናግረዋል::
ትንኮሳዉ ከተፈጸመባቸዉ ሰቶች መካከል 75 በመቶ የሚሆኑት ህጋዊ ፈቃድ የሌላቸው ወይም ፈቃዳቸውን በአሰሪዎቻቸው የተነጠቁ ሲሆኑ 25 በመቶ የሚሆኑቱ ደግሞ ህጋዊ ፈቃድ ያላቸው መሆኑን ጥናቱ አመልክቷል::
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በሊባኖስ በስደት ላይ ካሉት የቤት ሰራተኞች መካከል 68 ከመቶ ለጾታዊ ትንኮሳ መዳረጋቸውን አንደ አዲስ ጥናት አመለከተ::
እኛ ለኛ በስደት የተሰኘ ግብረ ሰናይ ድርጅት ሊባኖስ ከሚገኘው የሊባኖስ አሜሪካን ዪኒቨርሲቲ ጋር በመሆን ባዘጋጀዉ ጥናት መሰረት በርካታ ሴቶች ላይ ፆታዊ ጥቃት እንደሚፈፀምባቸው አረጋግጠናል ብሏል።
ድርጅቱ ለአዲስ ስታንዳርድ በላከው መግለጫ ወደ 1000 የሚጠጉ የሰው ቤት ስራተኞችን አነጋግሮ መረጃ የሰበሰበ ሲሆን አብዛኞቹ ኢትዮጵያውያን መሆናቸውን ገልፆ የጥናቱ ውጤት እንደሚያመለክተው በሊባኖስ በስደት ላይ ካሉት የሰው ቤት ሰራተኞች መካከል 68 ከመቶ ለጾታዊ ትንኮሳ ተደርገዋል ብሏል።
አስገድዶ መድፈርና ለመድፈር ሙከራዎች ማድርግን ጨምሮ የተለያዩ አይነት ጾታዊ ትንኮሳዎች አንደሚደርሱባቸዉ የገለጹት በጥናቱ የተሳተፉ ሴቶች ከፈቃድ ውጪ መሳም ማቀፍ እነ ሌሎች አካላዊ ንኪኪዎች ብአብዛኛዉ የሚደርስባቸው የትንኮሳ አይነት መሆኑን ተናግረዋል::
ትንኮሳዉ ከተፈጸመባቸዉ ሰቶች መካከል 75 በመቶ የሚሆኑት ህጋዊ ፈቃድ የሌላቸው ወይም ፈቃዳቸውን በአሰሪዎቻቸው የተነጠቁ ሲሆኑ 25 በመቶ የሚሆኑቱ ደግሞ ህጋዊ ፈቃድ ያላቸው መሆኑን ጥናቱ አመልክቷል::
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ዜና፡ ስልሳ ስምንት በመቶ በሊባኖስ የሚገኙ የሰው ቤት ሰራተኞች ለጾታዊ ትንኮሳ መዳረጋቸው ተገለፀ
አዲስ አበባ፣ ጥቅምት 2/2015 ዓ.ም፡- በሊባኖስ በስደት ላይ ካሉት የቤት ሰራተኞች መካከል 68 ከመቶ ለጾታዊ ትንኮሳ መዳረጋቸውን አንደ አዲስ ጥናት አመለከተ:: እኛ ለኛ በስደት የተሰኘ ግብረ ሰናይ ድርጅት ሊባኖስ ከሚገኘው የሊባኖስ አሜሪካን ዪኒቨርሲቲ ጋር በመሆን ባዘጋጀዉ ጥናት መሰረት በርካታ ሴቶች ላይ ፆታዊ ጥቃት እንደሚፈፀምባቸው አረጋግጠናል […]
Analysis: Eastern #Oromia residents agonize from fresh mass detention, forced conscription; zonal officials deny multiple accounts
Residents of #EastHararghe and #WestHararghe in eastern Oromia who spoke with Addis Standard say communities are reeling from a fresh wave of conscription of the youth into the military, mass arrest, the snatching of young people at checkpoints and hunting young men and women door to door.
However, officials of the Zonal police and local administration who spoke with Addis Standard denied the accusations.
The information comes in the backdrop of multiple armed conflicts between the federal and regional government security forces and various armed groups in different parts of the country most notably in Oromia regional state as well as regions such as #BenishangulGumuz and #Gambella that are ongoing in the shadow of the 21-months war which started in #Tigray, and little attention from the mainstream independent media.
https://addisstandard.com/analysis-eastern-oromia-residents-agonize-from-fresh-mass-detention-forced-conscription-zonal-officials-deny-multiple-accounts/
Residents of #EastHararghe and #WestHararghe in eastern Oromia who spoke with Addis Standard say communities are reeling from a fresh wave of conscription of the youth into the military, mass arrest, the snatching of young people at checkpoints and hunting young men and women door to door.
However, officials of the Zonal police and local administration who spoke with Addis Standard denied the accusations.
The information comes in the backdrop of multiple armed conflicts between the federal and regional government security forces and various armed groups in different parts of the country most notably in Oromia regional state as well as regions such as #BenishangulGumuz and #Gambella that are ongoing in the shadow of the 21-months war which started in #Tigray, and little attention from the mainstream independent media.
https://addisstandard.com/analysis-eastern-oromia-residents-agonize-from-fresh-mass-detention-forced-conscription-zonal-officials-deny-multiple-accounts/
Addis Standard
Analysis: Eastern Oromia residents agonize from fresh mass detention, forced conscription; zonal officials deny multiple accounts
Picture showing youth posted by the Communications office of East Hararghe zone claimed, which described the picture as youth who voluntarily joined the “fifth round of military training to fight and liberate their country and to secure citizen’s right to…
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ትንታኔ: በሃዋሳ ዩኒቨርሲቲ የአንድ ተማሪ ህይዎት የቀጠፈዉ ድልድይ እንዴት ሊፈርስ ቻለ?
በምህረት ገ/ክርስቶስ
አዲስ አበባ፣ ጥቅምት 02ቀን 2015 ዓ/ም፦ በሃዋሳ ዩኒቨርስቲ መስከረም 30 ቀን ሁለት ካምፓሶችን የሚያገናኝ ድልድይ በመደርመሱ አንድ ተማሪ ህይወቱ ሲያልፍ ከ400 በላይ የሚሆኑ ተማሪዎች ላይ ቀላልና ከባድ ጉዳት መድረሱ ይታወቃል።
ሃዋሳ ሪፈራል ሆስፒታል ስራ አስኪያጅ አቶ ዝናው ሳርሚሶ ለአዲስ ስታንዳርድ እንደተናገሩት አደጋ በደረሰበት በመጀመርያ ቀን 231 ተማሪዎች ወደ ሆስፒታሉ የመጡ ሲሆን 73ቱ ወድየውኑ የመጀመርያ እርዳታ አግኝቶ ወደ ቤታቸው እንዲመለሱ የተደረገ ሲሆን 63ቱ በሆስፒታሉ ህክምና እየተደረገላቸው መሆኑን ጠቅሶ በአጠቃላይ 11 ተማሪዎች በጥሩ ሁኔታ ቀዶ ጥገና ተደርጎላቸዋል ብለዋል።
ሌሎች ከ80 በላይ የሚሆኑ ተማሪዎች የተጎጂዎች ብዛት ቁጥር ከአቅም በላይ ስለሆነ ወደ ሌሎች ሆስፒታሎች እንዲሄዱ ተደርገዋል ሲሉ አቶ ዝናው አክሎ ገልጸዋል።
አዲስ ስታንዳርድ ይህንን በተመለከተ የሃዋሳ ዩኒቨርስቲ የውጭ ግንኝነት ዋና ሃላፊ ዶ/ር ቤተልሄም ዘለቀን ያናገረ ሲሆን ጉዳቱ የደረሰው ከዋናው ግቢ ወደ ቴክኖሎጂ ኢንስቲትዩት ሲሸጋገሩ ሁለቱን ግቢዎች የሚያገናኘው ድልድይ ላይ ድልድዩ መሸከም ከሚችለው አቅም በላይ ተማሪዎች ሲወጡበት በመውደቁ ነው ብለዋል።
ድልድዩ የተሰራበት አላማ ሁለቱም የዩኒቨርስቲ ግቢዎች የሚከፍላቸው ትልቅ መንገድ ሰላለ ተማሪዎች ደህንነታቸው በተጠበቀ ሁኔታ ከአንደኛው ካምፓስ ወደ ሌላኛው እንዲሸጋገሩበት የተሰራ እንጂ በአንዴ በዙ ሰዎች የመሸከም አቅም የለውም ብለዋል።
https://amharic.addisstandard.com/%e1%89%b5%e1%8a%95%e1%89%b3%e1%8a%94-%e1%89%a0%e1%88%83%e1%8b%8b%e1%88%b3-%e1%8b%a9%e1%8a%92%e1%89%a8%e1%88%ad%e1%88%b2%e1%89%b2-%e1%8b%a8%e1%8a%a0%e1%8a%95%e1%8b%b5-%e1%89%b0%e1%88%9b%e1%88%aa/
በምህረት ገ/ክርስቶስ
አዲስ አበባ፣ ጥቅምት 02ቀን 2015 ዓ/ም፦ በሃዋሳ ዩኒቨርስቲ መስከረም 30 ቀን ሁለት ካምፓሶችን የሚያገናኝ ድልድይ በመደርመሱ አንድ ተማሪ ህይወቱ ሲያልፍ ከ400 በላይ የሚሆኑ ተማሪዎች ላይ ቀላልና ከባድ ጉዳት መድረሱ ይታወቃል።
ሃዋሳ ሪፈራል ሆስፒታል ስራ አስኪያጅ አቶ ዝናው ሳርሚሶ ለአዲስ ስታንዳርድ እንደተናገሩት አደጋ በደረሰበት በመጀመርያ ቀን 231 ተማሪዎች ወደ ሆስፒታሉ የመጡ ሲሆን 73ቱ ወድየውኑ የመጀመርያ እርዳታ አግኝቶ ወደ ቤታቸው እንዲመለሱ የተደረገ ሲሆን 63ቱ በሆስፒታሉ ህክምና እየተደረገላቸው መሆኑን ጠቅሶ በአጠቃላይ 11 ተማሪዎች በጥሩ ሁኔታ ቀዶ ጥገና ተደርጎላቸዋል ብለዋል።
ሌሎች ከ80 በላይ የሚሆኑ ተማሪዎች የተጎጂዎች ብዛት ቁጥር ከአቅም በላይ ስለሆነ ወደ ሌሎች ሆስፒታሎች እንዲሄዱ ተደርገዋል ሲሉ አቶ ዝናው አክሎ ገልጸዋል።
አዲስ ስታንዳርድ ይህንን በተመለከተ የሃዋሳ ዩኒቨርስቲ የውጭ ግንኝነት ዋና ሃላፊ ዶ/ር ቤተልሄም ዘለቀን ያናገረ ሲሆን ጉዳቱ የደረሰው ከዋናው ግቢ ወደ ቴክኖሎጂ ኢንስቲትዩት ሲሸጋገሩ ሁለቱን ግቢዎች የሚያገናኘው ድልድይ ላይ ድልድዩ መሸከም ከሚችለው አቅም በላይ ተማሪዎች ሲወጡበት በመውደቁ ነው ብለዋል።
ድልድዩ የተሰራበት አላማ ሁለቱም የዩኒቨርስቲ ግቢዎች የሚከፍላቸው ትልቅ መንገድ ሰላለ ተማሪዎች ደህንነታቸው በተጠበቀ ሁኔታ ከአንደኛው ካምፓስ ወደ ሌላኛው እንዲሸጋገሩበት የተሰራ እንጂ በአንዴ በዙ ሰዎች የመሸከም አቅም የለውም ብለዋል።
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ትንታኔ: በሃዋሳ ዩኒቨርሲቲ የአንድ ተማሪ ህይዎት የቀጠፈዉ ድልድይ እንዴት ሊፈርስ ቻለ?
ሃዋሳ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ዋናውን ግቢ ከቴክኖሎጂ ኢንስቲትዩት ጋር የሚያገናኘው ድልድይ በወደቀበት ወቅት ። ፎቶ፡ አዲስ ማለዳ በምህረት ገ/ክርስቶስ @Mercy23187135 አዲስ አበባ፣ ጥቅምት 02ቀን 2015 ዓ/ም፦ በሃዋሳ ዩኒቨርስቲ መስከረም 30 ቀን ሁለት ካምፓሶችን የሚያገናኝ ድልድይ በመደርመሱ አንድ ተማሪ ህይወቱ ሲያልፍ ከ400 በላይ የሚሆኑ ተማሪዎች ላይ ቀላልና ከባድ […]
Trio of yellow, blue and green lakes in #Ethiopia stuns in striking satellite image
A trio of technicolor lakes in Ethiopia, each one a different color from the others, is visible in stunning detail in a satellite image recently released by #NASA. The unusual colors are the result of numerous factors, including water chemistry, depth and inhabiting wildlife.
The three lakes are Lake #Shala, which has a deep blue hue; Lake #Abijatta, which is green in color; and Lake #Langano, which has a sandy-yellow hue similar to the surrounding land. The lakes are located in Ethiopia's Great Rift Valley, around 124 miles (200 kilometers) south of the capital, #AddisAbeba.
https://www.livescience.com/trio-of-multicolored-lakes-ethiopia
A trio of technicolor lakes in Ethiopia, each one a different color from the others, is visible in stunning detail in a satellite image recently released by #NASA. The unusual colors are the result of numerous factors, including water chemistry, depth and inhabiting wildlife.
The three lakes are Lake #Shala, which has a deep blue hue; Lake #Abijatta, which is green in color; and Lake #Langano, which has a sandy-yellow hue similar to the surrounding land. The lakes are located in Ethiopia's Great Rift Valley, around 124 miles (200 kilometers) south of the capital, #AddisAbeba.
https://www.livescience.com/trio-of-multicolored-lakes-ethiopia
livescience.com
Trio of yellow, blue and green lakes in Ethiopia stuns in striking satellite image
All three lakes used to be part of the same ancient body of water.
#Ethiopia - #Oromia: Drought pushes more and more girls into child marriage, but not for girls like Fiinxee
Meet 17-year-old Fiinxee. She was married off at the tender young age of 13. She does not even know how old her husband was.
“My family married me off because of the drought and they had no income,” said Fiinxee. “They needed the dowry, so they sold me off.” Fiinxee is from an area in Oromia region which experiences recurrent drought. This year, Ethiopia has been hit by the worst drought in 40 years.
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“I was so stressed and scared on the day of the marriage,” said Fiinxee. “As soon as the marriage began, I could not cope. I could not survive in the house and could not even manage basic household duties.”
But Fiinxee was lucky. After, being stuck in the marriage for 8 months, she heard from her neighbors that she could get help and get out of the marriage. She went to the local authorities, and they immediately helped her and a few weeks later, her marriage was legally cancelled in court.
https://www.unicef.org/ethiopia/stories/drought-pushes-more-and-more-girls-child-marriage-not-girls-fiinxee
Meet 17-year-old Fiinxee. She was married off at the tender young age of 13. She does not even know how old her husband was.
“My family married me off because of the drought and they had no income,” said Fiinxee. “They needed the dowry, so they sold me off.” Fiinxee is from an area in Oromia region which experiences recurrent drought. This year, Ethiopia has been hit by the worst drought in 40 years.
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“I was so stressed and scared on the day of the marriage,” said Fiinxee. “As soon as the marriage began, I could not cope. I could not survive in the house and could not even manage basic household duties.”
But Fiinxee was lucky. After, being stuck in the marriage for 8 months, she heard from her neighbors that she could get help and get out of the marriage. She went to the local authorities, and they immediately helped her and a few weeks later, her marriage was legally cancelled in court.
https://www.unicef.org/ethiopia/stories/drought-pushes-more-and-more-girls-child-marriage-not-girls-fiinxee
UNICEF
Drought pushes more and more girls into child marriage, but not for girls like Fiinxee
Oromia Region, Ethiopia
News: Member of #OLF central committee, author Moibon Bekele shot dead in Addis Abeba
By Natnael Fite
Moibon Bekele, a member of the central committee of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and an author, has been shot dead near his residence in Addis Abeba on the night of 12 October.
Moibon was taken to Abet Hospital for life-saving treatment after being shot by unidentified men around his residence in Sansusi area on the evening of Wednesday, but could not be saved, his friend Lelisa Idris told Addis Standard.
“I don’t know exactly what the circumstances were but he was hit sometime between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM [local time]. When I was told he had been shot, I ran to Abet Hospital. He was alive when I arrived. He was pronounced dead at about 11:30 PM.” His body was taken today to his hometown in Nekemte city, east Wollega zone of Oromia regional state, Lelisa said, adding “so far, nothing is known about who actually shot him. Burayu police has taken up the case.”
The OLF has issued a statement late yesterday as soon as the news of his shooting was heard, saying it had information that Moibon had been shot and was in hospital for treatment. “Many of our members and officials have been subjected to similar situations in this country,” the statement said, and condemned such acts “specifically against its members and officials”.
https://addisstandard.com/news-member-of-the-olf-central-committee-author-moibon-bekele-shot-dead-in-addis-abeba/
By Natnael Fite
Moibon Bekele, a member of the central committee of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and an author, has been shot dead near his residence in Addis Abeba on the night of 12 October.
Moibon was taken to Abet Hospital for life-saving treatment after being shot by unidentified men around his residence in Sansusi area on the evening of Wednesday, but could not be saved, his friend Lelisa Idris told Addis Standard.
“I don’t know exactly what the circumstances were but he was hit sometime between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM [local time]. When I was told he had been shot, I ran to Abet Hospital. He was alive when I arrived. He was pronounced dead at about 11:30 PM.” His body was taken today to his hometown in Nekemte city, east Wollega zone of Oromia regional state, Lelisa said, adding “so far, nothing is known about who actually shot him. Burayu police has taken up the case.”
The OLF has issued a statement late yesterday as soon as the news of his shooting was heard, saying it had information that Moibon had been shot and was in hospital for treatment. “Many of our members and officials have been subjected to similar situations in this country,” the statement said, and condemned such acts “specifically against its members and officials”.
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News: Member of OLF central committee, author Moibon Bekele shot dead in Addis Abeba - Addis Standard
The late Moibon Bekele. Picture: Social Media By Natnael Fite @NatieFit Addis Ababa – Moibon Bekele, a member of the central committee of the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and an author, has been shot dead near his residence in Addis Abeba on the…
#Ethiopia: One student killed in Debre Tabor university violence, more than 12,000 examinees walk out on national exam
By Biruk Alemu
Yesterday, the Ministry of Education announced that one student was killed, and many examiners taking national school leaving exam and security forces were injured in a violence caused by the students at Debre Tabor University.
More than 500,000 students were admitted to all state universities located in various parts of the country to take the exams in the first round alone, which was completed on Wednesday. This is the first time the Ministry has administered school leaving exams inside several universities to avoid exam leaks, which had become repeated pattern in the past years.
https://addisstandard.com/news-one-student-killed-in-debre-tabor-university-violence-more-than-12000-examinees-walk-out-on-national-exam/
By Biruk Alemu
Yesterday, the Ministry of Education announced that one student was killed, and many examiners taking national school leaving exam and security forces were injured in a violence caused by the students at Debre Tabor University.
More than 500,000 students were admitted to all state universities located in various parts of the country to take the exams in the first round alone, which was completed on Wednesday. This is the first time the Ministry has administered school leaving exams inside several universities to avoid exam leaks, which had become repeated pattern in the past years.
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News: One student killed in Debre Tabor university violence, more than 12,000 examinees walk out on national exam
Professor Berhanu Nega, Ethiopia's Minister of Education. By Biruk Alemu @Birukalemu21 Addis Abeba: Yesterday, the Ministry of Education announced that one student was killed, and many examiners taking national school leaving exam and security forces were…
#Indian national arriving from #Ethiopia arrested with 16 kg gold at #Mumbai airport
The Customs department at Mumbai airport arrested an Indian national with 16 kg of gold worth Rs 8.40 crore, said officials on Thursday.
The man was arriving from Addis Abeba, Ethiopia to Mumbai.
“The Customs Department of Mumbai Airport arrested an Indian national arriving from Addis Abeba, Ethiopia to Mumbai, with 16 kg of gold worth Rs 8.40 crore,” said the Customs.
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The Customs department at Mumbai airport arrested an Indian national with 16 kg of gold worth Rs 8.40 crore, said officials on Thursday.
The man was arriving from Addis Abeba, Ethiopia to Mumbai.
“The Customs Department of Mumbai Airport arrested an Indian national arriving from Addis Abeba, Ethiopia to Mumbai, with 16 kg of gold worth Rs 8.40 crore,” said the Customs.
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News: #Ethiopia puts #Ireland on notice, threatens to cut ties for alleged “attack against its sovereignty, territorial integrity”
Ethiopian Deputy PM and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen wrote a letter to the Irish government threatening to cut diplomatic ties if the country does not refrain from undermining Ethiopia’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Ethiopia also accused Ireland of having the “intent on emboldening the TPLF and calling for coercive actions against Ethiopia using its membership in the UNSC.”
This is the second diplomatic rupture between the two countries in a span of a year. In November last year the Ethiopian government had informed Ireland’s Embassy in Addis Abeba that four of the six Irish diplomats serving at the Embassy must leave the country within one week.
https://addisstandard.com/news-ethiopia-puts-ireland-on-notice-threatens-to-cut-ties-for-alleged-attack-against-its-sovereignty-territorial-integrity/
Ethiopian Deputy PM and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen wrote a letter to the Irish government threatening to cut diplomatic ties if the country does not refrain from undermining Ethiopia’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Ethiopia also accused Ireland of having the “intent on emboldening the TPLF and calling for coercive actions against Ethiopia using its membership in the UNSC.”
This is the second diplomatic rupture between the two countries in a span of a year. In November last year the Ethiopian government had informed Ireland’s Embassy in Addis Abeba that four of the six Irish diplomats serving at the Embassy must leave the country within one week.
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News: Ethiopia puts Ireland on notice, threatens to cut ties for alleged “attack against its sovereignty, territorial integrity”
Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia. Photo: MFA Ethiopia/twitter By Addis Standard Staff Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Deputy PM and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen wrote a letter to the Irish government threatening to cut…
#Ethiopia: Four people died as #Cholera outbreak reported in #Bale zone #Oromia, #Somali region bordering areas
As of 10 October, 191 cholera cases were reported in three woredas of Bale zone (Harana Buluk, Berbere and Delo Mena) with four associated deaths (Cumulative Case Fatality Rate – CFR – of 2.09 per cent1). The use of unsafe water from contaminated water points is the most likely cause of this outbreak. Limited access to water and sanitation (WASH) services, poor hygiene practices, including open defecation and lack of water treatment options are among the factors that have contributed to the rapid spread of the disease across these three woredas.
Bale zone remains one of the most drought-affected areas with increasing malnutrition cases and report of measles’ outbreak. Since the beginning of 2022, 21 measles outbreak waves have been confirmed in Oromia. In the first week of October, Bale zone registered 219 new meningitis cases (10% of the total meningitis cases reported in Oromia). https://addisstandard.com/news-four-die-after-cholera-outbreak-in-bale-zone-oromia-somali-region-bordering-areas-un/
As of 10 October, 191 cholera cases were reported in three woredas of Bale zone (Harana Buluk, Berbere and Delo Mena) with four associated deaths (Cumulative Case Fatality Rate – CFR – of 2.09 per cent1). The use of unsafe water from contaminated water points is the most likely cause of this outbreak. Limited access to water and sanitation (WASH) services, poor hygiene practices, including open defecation and lack of water treatment options are among the factors that have contributed to the rapid spread of the disease across these three woredas.
Bale zone remains one of the most drought-affected areas with increasing malnutrition cases and report of measles’ outbreak. Since the beginning of 2022, 21 measles outbreak waves have been confirmed in Oromia. In the first week of October, Bale zone registered 219 new meningitis cases (10% of the total meningitis cases reported in Oromia). https://addisstandard.com/news-four-die-after-cholera-outbreak-in-bale-zone-oromia-somali-region-bordering-areas-un/
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News: Four people died as Cholera outbreak reported in Bale zone Oromia, Somali region bordering areas
A girl receives oral cholera vaccine during a campaign led by IVI and partners in Shashemene, Ethiopia. Picture Credit: International Vaccine Institute/May 2022 Addis Abeba: On 27 August 2022, the first cholera case was reported in Harana Buluk woreda of…
News: Journalist Meaza Mohammed, author Asaye Derbe released on bail; court reverses bail for journalist Gobeze Sisay
By Biruk Alemu
Journalist Meaza Mohammed and author and activist Asaye Derbe were released on Thursday 13 October on a bail of 10,000 ETB each. However, at a hearing held today, federal judges at the Supreme Court denied journalist Gobeze Sisay the right for bail, his lawyer Henok Aklilu told Addis Standard.
During previous hearing, Amhara Voice internet based media owner and founder journalist Gobeze Sisay was granted a bail for 20,000 ETB, but was banned from leaving the country, and his release from detention was delayed until after the immigration procedure was completed. However, in today’s hearing, the Supreme Court reversed the bail grant and rescheduled another hearing, according to Henok.
The release on bail of Meaza and Asaye itself came a week after the Federal High Court granted the bail. It was last week, on 07 October that the Federal High Court’s Lideta criminal division trial decided to ruled to release all three defendants on bail. But “the police told us that they cannot release them because the prosecutor was appealing at the federal Supreme Court”, which resulted in the defendants being held in custody for a week.
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By Biruk Alemu
Journalist Meaza Mohammed and author and activist Asaye Derbe were released on Thursday 13 October on a bail of 10,000 ETB each. However, at a hearing held today, federal judges at the Supreme Court denied journalist Gobeze Sisay the right for bail, his lawyer Henok Aklilu told Addis Standard.
During previous hearing, Amhara Voice internet based media owner and founder journalist Gobeze Sisay was granted a bail for 20,000 ETB, but was banned from leaving the country, and his release from detention was delayed until after the immigration procedure was completed. However, in today’s hearing, the Supreme Court reversed the bail grant and rescheduled another hearing, according to Henok.
The release on bail of Meaza and Asaye itself came a week after the Federal High Court granted the bail. It was last week, on 07 October that the Federal High Court’s Lideta criminal division trial decided to ruled to release all three defendants on bail. But “the police told us that they cannot release them because the prosecutor was appealing at the federal Supreme Court”, which resulted in the defendants being held in custody for a week.
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News: Journalist Meaza Mohammed, author Asaye Derbe released on bail; court reverses bail for journalist Gobeze Sisay
Meaza Mohammed and Asaye Derbe , left and center, were released on bail yesterday. But federal court reversed the earlier decision granting bail to Gobeze Sisya, right. By Biruk Alemu @Birukalemu21 Addis Abeba: Journalist Meaz Mohammed and author and activist…
#NewsAlert: #Ethiopia Central Bank orders banks to freeze LC issuance for import of 38 products
The National Bank of Ethiopia has informed banks to freeze issuance of Letters of Credit (LC) to import 38 types of products as of Monday 17 October. The ban will last indefinitely.
Accordingly, prohibited products include drinks (whiskey or beer and other alcoholic beverages), chewing gum, chocolate, water, cigarettes, artificial accessories and related materials, among others. It also applies to cars that are imported by private individuals.
https://addisstandard.com/news-alert-central-bank-orders-banks-to-freeze-lc-issuance-for-import-of-38-products/
The National Bank of Ethiopia has informed banks to freeze issuance of Letters of Credit (LC) to import 38 types of products as of Monday 17 October. The ban will last indefinitely.
Accordingly, prohibited products include drinks (whiskey or beer and other alcoholic beverages), chewing gum, chocolate, water, cigarettes, artificial accessories and related materials, among others. It also applies to cars that are imported by private individuals.
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News Alert: Central Bank orders banks to freeze LC issuance for import of 38 products
Fikadu Digafe. Photo: FBC Addis Abeba: The National Bank of Ethiopia has informed banks to freeze issuance of Letters of Credit (LC) ti import 38 types of products as of Monday 17 October. The ban will last indefinitely. Accordingly, prohibited products include…
'Where is humanity?' ask the helpless doctors of #Ethiopia's embattled #Tigray region
One of the greatest casualties of the brutal civil war in Ethiopia has been its health care. With the country's northern Tigray region under blockade and cut off from most communications, a disastrous humanitarian crisis has been unfolding in a war that has become the world's unseen war.
Dr. Fasika Amdeslasie, a surgeon at Tigray's Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, says, "Our patients are not getting basic medicines like antibiotics, IV fluids, [and] oxygen." Without these kinds of supplies, he's watched patients die.
"Seeing the hopelessness in their eyes," he says, "and being the one to tell them that you cannot help them, that they are going to die soon, as a firsthand witness as a physician is very heartbreaking."
"You cannot do anything for them and you tell them to pray," adds Fasika, who was dean of Mekele University's medical school before the war. (Per the Ethiopian custom, we are using first names for subsequent references.)
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/10/14/1128363867/where-is-humanity-ask-the-helpless-doctors-of-ethiopias-embattled-tigray-region
One of the greatest casualties of the brutal civil war in Ethiopia has been its health care. With the country's northern Tigray region under blockade and cut off from most communications, a disastrous humanitarian crisis has been unfolding in a war that has become the world's unseen war.
Dr. Fasika Amdeslasie, a surgeon at Tigray's Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, says, "Our patients are not getting basic medicines like antibiotics, IV fluids, [and] oxygen." Without these kinds of supplies, he's watched patients die.
"Seeing the hopelessness in their eyes," he says, "and being the one to tell them that you cannot help them, that they are going to die soon, as a firsthand witness as a physician is very heartbreaking."
"You cannot do anything for them and you tell them to pray," adds Fasika, who was dean of Mekele University's medical school before the war. (Per the Ethiopian custom, we are using first names for subsequent references.)
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/10/14/1128363867/where-is-humanity-ask-the-helpless-doctors-of-ethiopias-embattled-tigray-region
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'Where is humanity?' ask the helpless doctors of Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region
Civil war has blockaded the country's northern region and decimated a hospital system that serves nearly 7 million people. Without basic supplies, power and medicine, thousands are needlessly dying.