According to FAO, the latest Desert Locust outbreak is the worst in 25 years BY MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE The Migratory Pests Control Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture informed that Desert Locust control operation is still underway in the Northern Red Sea Region of the country. According to the information from the unit, so far […]
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BY ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA Further regional integration is key to sustain the exceptional economic growth experienced by East Africa over the past decade. ‘How to leverage new opportunities for regional integration’ is the theme of ECA annual meeting in East Africa, which for the first time is taking place in the capital city of […]
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“The planned conference comes amid good progress in relations between Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia, paving way for even greater cooperation” BY XINHUA The European Union (EU) plans to hold a major regional economic conference for eastern African countries to foster peace and promote sustainable development in the region, an EU diplomat said Saturday.
Continue ReadingBy Eritrean Mission to AU and UNECA, On 11th February 2014, Ambassadors and Diplomats of the Eastern Africa Region based in Addis Ababa organized a farewell reception in honor of Ambassador Girma Asmerom, Permanent Representative of Eritrea to the African Union and UNECA.
Continue ReadingBy Aljazeera, A large fire has engulfed Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International airport, forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights. By late Wednesday, the airport, East Africa’s largest transport hub, re-opened for domestic and cargo flights, officials said. Kenya Airways said its first overseas flights from London and Bangkok would arrive, as scheduled, early on Thursday and will be processed […]
Continue Reading“We did not sell gold to buy food” President Isaias Afwerki; NY 2011. By Berhane Woldu, The morning light had broadened, gained greater depth, and lay in a clean sheet across the field, giving it a silver tincture. Not a single car was in sight except a carvel of camels traveling parallel to a tree-wreathed […]
Continue ReadingBy News Agencies, Ethiopia’s long-time ruler Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, 57, has died from a sudden infection while recovering from an undisclosed illness at a hospital abroad, state-owned Ethiopian TV reported yesterday. Mr. Meles had not been seen in public for two months because of the undisclosed illness. Meles died Monday just before midnight after contracting an […]
Continue ReadingContrary to public rhetoric about democracy and transparency, the US puts its interests first. After Zenawi goes absent without constitutional leave of absence, the US once again works behind the scene for a smooth transition to satisfies its interests. By Amanuel Biedemariam, On its 28th of July report Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) described the impact […]
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