Addis Abeba – A high-level delegation from Ethiopia, led by State Minister for Transport and Logistics Bero Hassan, recently embarked on a journey to Djibouti. The primary objective of the visit was to engage in discussions with counterparts, including Hassan Humad Ibrahim, Djibouti’s Minister of Infrastructure and Equipment, regarding the potential initiation of a cross-border public transport service between the two nations. In May 2023, an agreement was reached between Ethiopia and Djibouti to enhance the 35-kilometer road connecting Galamo and Moloud. The Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation has been awarded the project and has already commenced construction work. Although short-lived, Ethiopia and Sudan initiated a similar venture in 2018 by establishing a cross-border transportation service connecting Addis Ababa to Khartoum.

Trojena, Neom, Saudi ArabiaRedefining luxury living, NEOM, and Zaha Hadid Architects have released the renders of a supertall skyscraper for the Trojena ski resort in Saudi Arabia. Named Discovery Tower, the 330-meter high-rise building will be located on a mountain overlooking a central artificial lake, as it is planned to become an integral element of the Trojena. The skyscraper is planned to become a recognizable symbol for Trojena, one of Neom’s four regions of development. The Zaha Hadid Architects-designed tower, named the Discovery Tower, will be located in the Discovery Cluster of Trojena. Project: Discovery TowerArchitects: Zaha Hadid ArchitectsClient: NEOMRenderings: Zaha Hadid Architects

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Girls in parts of the country hit by drought and food shortages are increasingly being forced into child marriage, with rates rising by 119% in 2022. Bone-dry water sources, decimated crops and dying livestock have combined with vicious conflict to make early marriage a threat to them. SalmaSalma, 13, campaigns against early marriage in her community in Ethiopia’s Somali region. Early marriage is still a big problem in our village, and we need to do a lot to address it. Her family lost their livestock due to drought in the Somali region, and her parents believed that early marriage could offer her a better life.

CHICAGO: Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum shattered the men’s marathon world record in Chicago on Sunday, winning in two hours and 35 seconds to beat compatriot Eliud Kipchoge’s previous mark by more than 30 seconds. Kiptum shattered the London Marathon course record this year. Kiptum broke the tape three minutes and 27 seconds ahead of compatriot Daniel Mateiko while Belgian Bashir Abdi finished third in 2:04:32. The 30-year-old Ethiopian-born runner set a course record. Her time was second only to the women’s world record of 2:11:53 set by Ethiopian Tigist Assefa at last month’s Berlin Marathon.

Fourth, the response from the Ethiopian Orthodox church to a loss of influence. Such incidents have eroded trust between Ethiopia’s religious communities. Since its establishment in the fourth century, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church had been intimately tied to the state. The Orthodox church has also sought to reclaim its lost space by, for example, celebrating religious holidays through highly visible ceremonies. Doing this will require political and religious leaders to communicate across religious boundaries to accommodate Ethiopia’s plurality.

By promoting language exchange programs, Ethiopia can create an environment conducive to meaningful dialogue and collaboration with other BRICS countries. It also reflects the continued efforts of Ethiopia and China to promote Chinese language learning at the higher education level, and a trend to impart Chinese language education to younger students. Apart from language instruction, the Confucius Institute also serves as a hub promoting cultural exchanges between Ethiopia and China. In the area of educational cooperation, the Confucius Institute facilities academic exchanges through Ethiopian and Chinese universities. The Confucius Institute at Addis Ababa University is a shining example of such an initiative.

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ADDIS ABABA: Only three percent of Ethiopia´s high school students passed their university entry exam, the education ministry announced on Monday. “Of the 845,188 students who participated in the matriculation examination, only 27,000 students have achieved the 50 percent required for admission to university,” the Ethiopian News Agency quoted Education Minister Berhanu Nega as saying. “This means that only 3.2 percent passed the exam, a decrease of 0.01 percentage points compared to the last school year.” Nearly half of the schools had no student score the pass mark. Addis Ababa University lecturer Meseret Assefa said the poor results were in part due to “lack of adequate teaching materials and limited learning and teaching methods”. According to the United Nations children´s agency, Unicef, Ethiopia has made “significant progress” towards universal primary education with at least 88 percent of the country´s children enrolled in primary school in 2021-2022.

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ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's economy is expected to grow by 7.9 percent in the current 2023/2024 Ethiopian fiscal year that started on July 8, the country's President Sahle-Work Zewde has said. Zewde said the East African country has registered a 7.5 percent national economic growth over the past 2022/23 fiscal year that ended on July 7, 2023, state-run Ethiopian News Agency quoted Zewde as saying. She said the economic growth was achieved despite challenging circumstances emanating from natural and manmade calamities. According to Zewde, the service sector in particular expanded by 7.8 percent, while the tourism sector posted encouraging gains despite challenges. According to the president, the positive economic growth will enable the creation of over 3.5 million new jobs during the course of the current Ethiopian fiscal year.

Ethiopia is planning to issue digital ID to refugees, in what could be the first program of its kind to ease access to government services and benefits, The Ethiopian Herald reports. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the National Identification Program Office, the Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) and the United Higher Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) stipulates the provision of Ethiopia’s national digital ID, Fayda, to refugees and returnees in the country. Ethiopia plans to issue about 90,000 Fayda digital ID numbers to refugees and returnees over the next three years. Cameroon launched a pilot to issue biometric ID cards to 6,000 refugees from the Central African Republic a year ago. Article TopicsAfrica | biometrics | digital ID | Ethiopia | government services | refugee registration

Dr Berhanu Nega announcing Ethiopian High School Leaving Exam result, October 9, 2023 (Photo : MoE)borkenaEthiopia’s Ministry of Education on Monday announced the results of this year’s grade 12 examination, shedding light on the persistent failure of the education system in the country. Observers mainly link the challenge to ethnic-based governance structure, which has been in place for over three decades now. According to the Ministry’s official statement, a mere 3.2% of students who took the exam managed to attain a score of 50 percent or higher. Out of the 845,188 students who wrote the grade 12 leaving exam across Ethiopia, only 27,000 managed to secure a passing mark or higher. Berhanu Nega, Minister for Education and leader of the Ethiopian Citizen’s Social Justice (EZEMA), an opposition political party, commented on this year’s results.

The NDLEA arrested a 67-year-old drug trafficker, Clement Chukwuemeka at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Oct. 3 for ingesting 100 wraps of cocaine. They located and destroyed 10.38 tonnes of Indian hemp covering more than 4.152 hectares in the town, Babafemi stated. “A search of the container led to the recovery of two bags of Indian hemp, weighing 20kg. Babfemi stated also that on Oct. 1, NDLEA operatives raided Obi Camp in Owan West Local Government Area of Edo. Babafemi stated also that NDLEA operatives nabbed one Anuoluwapo Iyanu (32) on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Oct. 4 with 52 blocks of compressed Indian hemp shaped like pawpaw.

“We were in bed at around 6:30 or 7 (a.m. Saturday) and heard sirens and big booms, like the finale at fireworks,” Kim Fish said. Dr. Mubin Syed and his wife, Afshan, traveled from their Springfield home to Israel about a week before the wedding. Their Israeli friends drove to the hotel, took the Fishes to Ben Gurion Airport and helped them get inside. “We Facetimed our daughter in Chicago, who was in tears worried about us,” Kim Fish said. “The outpouring of concern for our safety from friends via text and social media has been very heartening and helpful,” Kim Fish said.