By Ibrahim Adan Ali Some 61 public secondary schools in Mandera have benefitted from Sh350 million bursary fund. Of these, Sh9,150,000 has already been disbursed to cater for the last two academic terms This was part of the fund that was launched on January 16, 2023, to cushion parents whose livelihoods were ravaged by prolonged...
In June, EU countries reached a controversial agreement on a new EU migration deal that would tighten European migration rules to reduce migration into the bloc, such as introducing fast-track asylum procedures at EU borders. But Austria wants the EU to go one step further. “Austria will continue to do its utmost in the EU...
Eritrean troops allied with Ethiopia’s government “committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity” in Tigray, raping, enslaving and executing civilians for months after the signing of a peace agreement, Amnesty International said Tuesday. Dubbed the “North Korea” of Africa, Eritrea was sanctioned by the United States in 2021 after sending troops into Tigray in...
By Kou Jie, Peng Yukai, Liu Ning Ethiopia plans to expand economic relations with China by developing favorable policies for foreign investment and highlighting priority sectors to attract Chinese firms to Ethiopia, according to Lelise Neme, commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission. “When we see the database, there is a huge flow of Chinese investment...
By Mihret G/kristos Addis Abeba – Continued displacement and human rights violations persist in the western Tigray areas under the control of Amhara forces. Over the course of five days last week, 1,436 people have been displaced, with many seeking refuge at the Endabaguna Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Center, located near Shire town in the northwestern Tigray...
Harun Maruf Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said military operations against al-Shabab will not stop until final victory is achieved. He was speaking Tuesday, a day after government troops retreated from several towns following a deadly al-Shabab attack on soldiers in Cowsweyne village on Saturday. “Whether one battlefield is lost or someone spreads misinformation, the...
By CONSTANT MUNDA Kenya received Sh6.98 billion in reimbursement for its troops fighting Al-Shabaab militia in Somalia in the financial year that ended June, which translates to a 93 percent jump ahead of full withdrawal from the peacekeeping mission in under two years. The refunds from the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), formerly...
Addis Abeba – Women’s Association of Tigray is calling for a thorough investigation into the recent brutal killing of a woman in Mekelle, the capital city of the Tigray region. On 20 August Zewdu Haftu, a 32-year-old woman living in Mekelle, was killed by unknown individuals while walking in the street with her girlfriend. Yesterday, the association...
ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) — Ethiopia’s entry into the BRICS mechanism is expected to facilitate the country’s economic growth, and help forge strong and lasting political cooperation with the BRICS family, Ethiopian experts have said. BRICS leaders agreed on Thursday to invite six countries, namely Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Scores of women and girls in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region were sexually assaulted, often by multiple men alleged to be combatants, after a peace agreement last year ended the conflict there, according to a new study of medical records released on Thursday. The youngest girl raped was 8 years old. The Tigray conflict killed hundreds of...