Ethiopian President: ‘There is Nothing that a Woman or a Girl Cannot Do’
voanews: By Solomon Abate This interview originated in VOA's Horn of Africa service. VOA Africa Division's Thierry Kaore, Andrea Tadic and Salem Solomon contributed to the story. Editor’s note: Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde gave an interview to Solomon Abate of the Voice of America’s Horn of Africa service, in New York. She spoke in Amharic and English. These highlights are from their conversation in English and have been edited for brevity and clarity. Sahle-Work Zewd
Ethiopia’s mega dam project show remarkable progress: gov’t
borkena Two turbines of the mega dam could start generating hydroelectric power as early as next year, according to a report by state media, Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC). Ethiopia’s Water, Irrigation and Energy Minister, Seleshi Bekele, has paid a visit to the project site of the Mega dam – a project for Egypt is asking for international intervention after a disagreement with Ethiopia in the latest round of talks that took place in Cairo. EBC cited the minister a
Boeing to start paying compensation to families of victims killed in 737 Max crashes
Helen Regan, CNN (CNN)Boeing will begin to pay $50 million in financial assistance to the families of more than 300 victims of the two 737 Max crashes, the company announced Monday. The Boeing Financial Assistance Fund set aside for the victims' relatives is half of a $100 million pledge "to address family and community needs of those affected by the tragedies," announced in July. Boeing said the other half of the fund will support education and economic empowerment in impact
Exclusive: Egypt and Ethiopia at odds as talks over Blue Nile dam resume
Aidan Lewis -REUTERS CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt says Ethiopia has “summarily rejected” its plan for key aspects of operating a giant dam the East African nation is building on the Nile, while dismissing Ethiopia’s own proposal as “unfair and inequitable”. The comments in a note circulated to diplomats last week show the gap between the two countries on a project seen as an existential threat by Egypt, which gets around 90% of its fresh water from the Nile. The note distributed b
Letter from Africa: 'I gave up on catching the train in Ethiopia'
bbc In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe writes about his failed attempt to catch a train in Ethiopia despite the hype around a new Chinese-built railway. In Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, it is hard to miss the large advertising boards along the traffic-clogged streets that promise "new railway, new life". The signs are for the $4.5bn (£3.6bn) Chinese-built Addis-Djibouti standard gauge railway (SGR) connecting landlocked Ethiopia's 100 million
Kenya seeks postponement of maritime dispute case with Somalia ahead of hearing on Monday
CAPITALNEWS The State Law Office said in a statement on Tuesday the request for postponement was due to exceptional circumstances, occasioned by the need to recruit a new defense team/FILE – State Law Office By SIMON NDONGA, NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 4 – Kenya is now seeking a postponement of the maritime dispute with Somalia which is before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The Attorney General’s office said in a statement on Tuesday the request for postponement was due t
