Senator Mushahid Hussain can be seen attending the event held at Comstech on Nov 3,2023. — Facebook/OIC.ComstechIslamabad:Coordinator General of Comstech Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary has hosted a reception to honour Ethiopian Ambassador Jemal Beker Abdula for his remarkable efforts to cultivate strong bilateral relations between Ethiopia and Pakistan. The reception was attended by Senator Mushahid Hussain, DG Africa Shaiq Ahmed Bhutto and other notables including parliamentarians, government officials, diplomatic corps, civil society and media persons. He said the Embassy of Ethiopia in Pakistan had recently celebrated its first anniversary, marking a successful period of strengthening bilateral ties. “One of my primary endeavors was to bridge the gap between the people of Pakistan and Ethiopia.

Jemal Beker Abdula, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Islamic Republic of Pakistan, for his remarkable efforts to cultivate strong bilateral relations between Ethiopia and Pakistan. A special ceremony was also held at COMSTECH to highlight and appreciate the initiatives taken by H.E. Addressing the ceremony, the Ambassador expressed gratitude to the COMSTECH Coordinator General for acknowledging his efforts and role in connecting the people of two countries. He said the Embassy of Ethiopia in Pakistan had recently celebrated its first anniversary, marking a successful period of strengthening bilateral ties. “One of my primary endeavors was to bridge the gap between the people of Pakistan and Ethiopia.

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the East African bloc, has called for the expedited full implementation of a peace agreement signed between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). In a press release late Thursday, the IGAD said its Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu underscores the urgency of accelerating the agreement’s full implementation and calls upon the signatories to remain resolute in executing all its provisions. “The IGAD reaffirms its commitment to supporting Ethiopia in its peace-building endeavors and urges the international community to continue its support for the agreement’s implementation,” the IGAD press release said. “IGAD also renews its appeal for a lasting cessation of hostilities in Ethiopia and the broader Horn of Africa Region.”On Nov. 2, 2022, the Ethiopian government and the TPLF signed a Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in Pretoria, South Africa, to end a two-year conflict. The peace deal includes provisions for the restoration of law and order, the restoration of basic services, and unhindered access to humanitarian supplies.

There are concerns over the recent escalation of abductions and attacks being carried out by armed groups in Ethiopia’s Oromia region. Development Diaries reports that the Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO), in a statement, said armed groups have been engaging in disappearances, torture, arbitrary arrests, and other forms of abuse. According to EHRCO, abductees often endure torture, cruel treatment, and detainment under inhumane conditions, constituting severe crimes against human dignity. This demonstrates a failure to adequately protect human rights and ensure security. The convention clearly defines enforced disappearance as a violation of human rights and mandates that states hold perpetrators legally accountable.

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services has begun a recruitment effort for health care workers focused on people living as refugees in Ethiopia. The health authority says virtual interviews took place with prospective candidates over a three-day period last month, and job offers will soon be made. CEO David Diamond says the recruitment effort is mutually beneficial for candidates and their families who may be able to leave a “precarious living situation” to work in this province. All candidates will be required to meet immigration requirements, as well as demonstrate health care and English proficiency skills. The authority is recruiting for numerous positions including LPNs, PCAs, RNs.

Fitch has downgraded Ethiopia’s rating as a result of a significant decline in liquidity and substantial financing shortfalls, which have heightened the risk of a potential default. This is the second time Ethiopia’s credit rating has been downgraded since September 2023. Two months ago, Moody, another credit rating agency, downgraded Ethiopia’s foreign currency rating from ‘Caa2’ to ‘Caa3’. Although the official creditor committee convened in September 2021, there has been no publicly acknowledged agreement reached regarding Ethiopia’s debt treatment. Fitch highlights the rise in domestic financing costs as a notable concern.

Ambassador to Ethiopia, and Ambassador Asfaw Dingamo, the State Minister for Water Supply and Sanitation from the Ministry of Water and Energy, launched two new Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) projects. Urban WASH will focus on professionalizing municipal utilities and building up markets for WASH services like safe toilet pans and handwashing stations that anyone can afford. The program will expand climate-resilient water services for pastoral communities. It will also make sure families in these lowland areas have access to affordable sanitation and hygiene products and services, and more. The project will also spur tens of thousands of jobs for Ethiopians building water, hygiene and sanitation infrastructure.

On Nov. 2, 2022, the Ethiopian government and the TPLF signed the COHA in Pretoria, South Africa to end a two-year conflict. On Thursday, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat reaffirmed the continental body's commitment to continued support for the peace agreement signed between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). According to official reports, Faki said in a press release that he affirms the full solidarity and commitment of the AU to intensify support for the implementation of the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Areement (COHA) as the implementation moves to the crucial phase of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR). Faki also said the AU reassures the people and government of Ethiopia that it stands ready to consolidate the gains being made and to resolve pending issues in the implementation of the COHA. Furthermore, the peace deal includes provisions for the restoration of law and order, restoration of basic services as well as unhindered access to humanitarian supplies.

Belay was hired as the lead program manager for the team among numerous candidates due to his program management and deep technical skills. He is the lead Technical Program Manager of Google’s Android Jetpack program. As part of the scaling, an experienced program manager with deep technical expertise was required to lead the Jetpack program end to end. Belay demonstrates deep technical and process innovation, along with superior communication management skills by effectively conveying the progress to 50+ senior leads, and devising risk mitigation plans accordingly. It is crucial to guide and mentor the upcoming generation of professionals and entrepreneurs, especially coming from someone who was in their shoes not too long ago.”The post PRESS ROOM: Natnael Belay ’20: Ethiopia’s New Bright Technology Star first appeared on BlackPressUSA.

Welcome back to This Week in Peace, where we cover recent events in global peacebuilding. Ethiopia marked the one-year anniversary of a crucial peace treaty, even as an end to violence remains elusive. Russia withdrew its ratification of a key nuclear treaty, threatening global peace as its war in Ukraine continues. And this week marks the 10th anniversary of Geneva Peace Week, an annual forum for peacebuilders from around the world. Geneva Peace WeekGeneva Peace Week, an annual conference focused on peacebuilding, took place this week.

It is called “operation to maintain constitutional order” – the taste for euphemisms went viral – and supposedly ended with a peace agreement signed in Pretoria, South Africa, on November 2, 2022. Read also: Ethiopia: after the war in Tigray, truth and justice sacrificedSo where are we? Read also: Article reserved for our subscribersIn Ethiopia, the raw wounds of the war in Tigray In this context, a few questions arise: is there still a peace agreement? And if so, what is the position of the international community which has endorsed a ” peace treaty “who didn’t end the war? THE ” peace treaty “of Pretoria is a new example of the real weight of African countries in the clashes in which their continent may find itself the scene.

How Ethiopian Airline startedEthiopian Airlines was established in 1945 and had its first flight to Cairo in 1946. This facility has the capacity to handle over one million tons of cargo per year and it is owned by Ethiopian Airlines. Ethiopian Airlines is run not as an airline but as an aviation group, which includes the airline, an MRO, training, catering and other facilities. I am telling you this to explain to you that Ethiopian Airlines growth is not only by buying airplanes and flying them. We have a 15-year long term strategy which outlines where Ethiopian Airlines has to be by 2035.

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The Supreme Court has officially scheduled January 26, 2024, as the date for delivering its judgment in the appeal filed by Farouk Lawan, a former member of the House of Representatives who is currently serving a prison sentence. Joseph Daudu, Lawan’s Counsel and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, initially urged the court to consider the bail application, expressing concerns about his client’s health. In his arguments, Daudu pointed out that the Court of Appeal had acquitted Lawan on counts one and two, which carried a maximum sentence of seven years. On the other side, Bagudu Sanni, representing the Federal Government, urged the court to affirm the Court of Appeal’s judgment and dismiss the appeal. The Court of Appeal had previously reduced Lawan’s initial maximum prison term from seven to five years.

The signing of Pretoria Peace Agreement on 02 November 2022 (Photo: South African Government International Relations and Cooperation)Addis Abeba – Embassies and Missions of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom to Ethiopia said in a joint statement that they commend the progress made following the Pretoria peace agreement which “silenced the guns, and laid the foundations for normalcy to return” to northern Ethiopia. While recognising that “more needs to be done to protect, sustain and realize peace for all citizens,” the joint statement called the peace deal a “momentous achievement”. “We continue to urge all parties to implement the Agreement in full and to find solutions to address challenges, as soon as possible, through dialogue,” it stated. The countries also expressed concern over the ongoing violence in Amhara and Oromia regions, and the “disturbing” human rights violations that have persisted in many places. “We continue to stress the need for all parties to ensure the protection of civilians, for a cessation of hostilities as well as an inclusive dialogue”.