Egypt accuses Ethiopia of violating a trilateral agreement, while Ethiopia claims no rules were broken. The initial letter aimed to address Egypt's concerns to the President of the Security Council. - Advertisement -Just two days after Ethiopia announced completing the fourth filling of the dam, Egypt accused Ethiopia of "repeated violations of international law," including the 2015 Declaration of Principles (DoP) Agreement between the three states - Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan - regarding the GERD. Close Sign up for free AllAfrica Newsletters Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox Top Headlines Egypt Ethiopia Infrastructure By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy. This is not the first time the two states have appealed to the Security Council on the issue of GERD.

October 08, 2023 01:59 UTC

Ethiopian Airlines has officially signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Taste Of Afrika, organizers of the Cultural Oneness Festival, to be their official airline sponsor in their present and future operations across the world. As part of the sponsorship packages, Ethiopian Airlines will give 10% off on business and economy class flight fares to all participants departing from Ethiopian Airlines cities to Accra, Ghana to participate in the Cultural Oneness Festival slated for December 6th to 9th 2023 in Tamale, Northern region. To be a beneficiary of the 10% discount offered by Ethiopian Airlines, a passenger should present a letter of invitation or other document that shows he or she is a participant of the Cultural Oneness Festival and a copy of the letter should be retained at ticket issuing office and be sent to Ethiopian Airlines finance office upon request. Dubbed “Cultural Oneness Festival”, it is also aimed at promoting cultural awareness and unity, unique traditions, arts and music, particularly in the northern part of the country. For more information in relation to the 10% discount offered by Ethiopian Airlines ahead of the Cultural Oneness Festival in Tamale on December 6th to 9th 2023, reach out to the organizers via Email: [email protected] or +233244349954.

October 07, 2023 22:36 UTC

Ethiopian security forces have arrested a number of Boko Haram and al-Shabab terror groups linked suspects, local officials said Saturday. The statement didn't detail the exact number of the detained terror suspects. It didn't specify the type of terror attacks either or the terror targets the suspects are accused of planning to strike. The statement, however, showed photos of at least three terror suspects and high-tech communication equipment they're accused of using to secretly communicate with each other. Boko Haram is a militant Islamic rebel group originating from Nigeria but it has also been implicated in terror attacks in several West and Central African countries.

October 07, 2023 22:17 UTC

(Supplied)Mutalaathem was established in October 2021 around International Stuttering Awareness Day, which falls on Oct. 22 each year. In establishing Mutalaathem, Al-Munajem was greatly influenced by a therapy speech clinic he attended while he was studying political science in the US. HIGHLIGHTS International Stuttering Awareness Day falls on Oct. 22 each year. Mutalaathem, founded by Saad Al-Munajem, aims to raise awareness of stuttering and support those who stutter and their families. Through Mutalaathem, Al-Munajem is fighting misconceptions about stuttering and the nature of the condition, which has long been misunderstood by society.

October 07, 2023 21:05 UTC

(Supplied)Mutalaathem was established in October 2021 around International Stuttering Awareness Day, which falls on Oct. 22 each year. In establishing Mutalaathem, Al-Munajem was greatly influenced by a therapy speech clinic he attended while he was studying political science in the US. HIGHLIGHTS International Stuttering Awareness Day falls on Oct. 22 each year. Mutalaathem, founded by Saad Al-Munajem, aims to raise awareness of stuttering and support those who stutter and their families. Through Mutalaathem, Al-Munajem is fighting misconceptions about stuttering and the nature of the condition, which has long been misunderstood by society.

October 07, 2023 18:05 UTC





The complete manuscript of Messay Kebede’s new bookThe desire to allow open access to a large number of Ethiopian readers explains the reason why this manuscript was not submitted to a normal academic publisher. Unfortunately, the agreement fell apart following my resolution to include a chapter critical of Abiy Ahmed’s policy, the current prime minister of Ethiopia. Aware of the closure of any possibility for open access posting in Ethiopia so long as the present government is in place, I decided to send out the manuscript to some of the websites stationed outside Ethiopia and regularly visited by Ethiopian intellectuals and a wide Ethiopian readership. I hereby extend my gratitude to the editors and webmasters of the websites I contacted for agreeing to post the manuscript in its entirety. IntroductionChapter IISurvey of Ethiopia’s Survival: Definition and ControversiesChapter IIIThe Ethiopian Forces of SurvivalChapter IVEurocentric versus Ethio-centric Approaches to Ethiopia’sModernization Lag: The Concept of DerailmentChapter VDerailed Modernization: The Imperial PhaseChapter VIThe Radicalization of Ethiopian StudentsChapter VIIThe Overthrow of the Imperial RegimeChapter VIIIDerailed Modernization: The Derg’s PhaseChapter IXDerailed Modernization: The Ethnonationalist PhaseChapter XWhere to, Ethiopia?

October 07, 2023 11:57 UTC

Mariwan Naqshbandi talks with youth from the Lehi Utah Pheasant Pointe Stake near a replica of the ancient tabernacle of Moses in Highland, Utah, on Oct. 5, 2023. Yet at the end of the week, Shifa said the visit that stood out to him the most was the tabernacle exhibit. Visitors to the tabernacle replica progress through stages of the exhibit, starting with entering the gate on the east side. As the books of Moses are canon for many religions, the tabernacle exhibit has seen visitors from several faiths. “One of the things about the tabernacle being an Old Testament experience,” said Elder Russell, “is that it doesn’t matter if they’re Jewish or Muslim or evangelical.

October 07, 2023 01:01 UTC

The seal of Cirque du Soleil is at the service, this time, to pay tribute to the figure of Lionel Messi, and has achieved this unique combination of Messi10. To all this traditional circus art are added small games with freestyle balls – it is impossible not to include them -, more or less the protagonist depending on the paintings, and often combined with other circus disciplines. And this is because each scene is organized around a value or attribute of Messi, which it seeks to express. One, perseverance, hard work, constant training: “17 years of hard work brought Leo Messi to become a success overnight,” the screen says, among other things. The two, they said from the production, are what the star asked to be highlighted when he joined the production of the show.

October 07, 2023 00:45 UTC

When Yared Markos moved to London 25 years ago, he did not see any Ethiopian coffee shops. In Ethiopia, coffee is usually drank at the end of each meal. “They sell our coffee in Starbucks and other places, but they don’t follow our traditions,” said Markos, who has owned Kaffa Coffee since 2004. Anteneh Mulu is one of the owners of The Ethiopian Coffee Company in central London. He said the festival has helped spread Ethiopian coffee to a new community.

October 06, 2023 22:01 UTC

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October 06, 2023 21:52 UTC

All popular movements, including Eritrea’s secession led by EPLF, revealed the true characteristics, limitation and historical nature of the Ethiopian central state. These movements profoundly questioned the capability of the Ethiopian central government to change the material wellbeing of the local people. That was absolutely contrary to my view and expectation about the Ethiopian central state. Why Professor Donald Crummey interpreted century of history in the way that I did not mean to be interpreted. History shows that whatever mantle it wears, unitarist or federalist, the central Ethiopian state is true to its tradition: very much elitist and extractivist.

October 06, 2023 20:06 UTC

ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said it has encountered a funding shortfall in meeting the needs of refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and communities in Ethiopia. The WFP, in its latest Ethiopia country brief issued late Thursday, said it is facing a funding shortfall of 420 million U.S. dollars to support its humanitarian activities in Ethiopia until the end of the year. "Reports from WFP's conflict sensitivity assessment indicate that the food security situation is worsening in many areas of the country," the WFP said. According to the WFP, Ethiopia has faced conflict, displacement and drought over the past few years, eventually resulting in growing food insecurity. It said some 15.1 million people in Ethiopia were in need of emergency food assistance for the third quarter.

October 06, 2023 19:30 UTC

Hundreds of Muslims and conservative Christians in Kenya’s capital rallied Friday outside the Supreme Court to protest its decision last month to reaffirm the LGBTQ community’s right of association, saying that the verdict condoned immorality. "We, as a country, we do not want any donations from any other countries to force us with the LGBTQ laws. The court last month reaffirmed an earlier ruling that the Non-Governmental Organization Board in Kenya had discriminated against LGBTQ people when it refused to register their association. The two dissenting judges opposed the ruling because Kenya’s laws outlaws same-sex relationships. The LGBTQ community in Kenya is often targeted by homophobic people, including in cases of physical and verbal abuse.

October 06, 2023 19:03 UTC

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that it will resume limited food aid in Ethiopia, AFP News reports. Broader aid for Ethiopia will remain on hold as the U.S. implements additional reforms to prevent diversion. USAID halted all food aid to Ethiopia in June, alleging widespread and coordinated diversion of donated supplies. U.N. agencies warned in June that some 60 million people need food assistance in the Horn of Africa due to armed conflict, record droughts, and high global prices. Despite its controversies, aid organizations are looking to the potential of biometrics to ensure food reaches those in need.

October 06, 2023 16:45 UTC

Unexploded weapons have continued threatening the lives of communities in conflict-affected parts of northern Ethiopia, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said. “It is an absolute tragedy for someone to be killed or to lose a limb due to the detonation of unexploded weapons. It has trained nearly 50 volunteers who promote risk awareness and safer behaviour in 23 districts across Tigray, the ICRC said. It added that ICRC weapon contamination teams also visit victims and refer them for medical or physical rehabilitation care in facilities supported by the ICRC. Some victims of weapon contamination accidents with exceptional difficulties have also received emergency financial assistance from the ICRC to cover their urgent needs, it said.

October 06, 2023 16:30 UTC