Hundreds of protesters blocked the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv on Wednesday night, calling for harsher charges against an 80-year-old woman who fatally ran over four-year-old Rafael Adana in a hit-and-run accident in the central Israeli city of Netanya in May.
The protesters, led by members of the Ethiopian community, have accused authorities of racism and leniency toward the driver who hit four-year-old Rafael Adana in May. Police said an officer was lightly wounded and taken for treatment after he was harmed by a rock thrown by protesters. A cousin of Adana, 11, memorialized his young relative in a speech at the rally. Advertisement“It’s a tragedy that we lost 4-year-old Rafael Adana, it pains us,” he said, according to Ynet. Israelis of Ethiopian descent have long accused police of racism and brutality against members of their community.
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Professor Alemayehu pointed out that the government has been able to employ on an annual basis only 2.4 million or 6 percent of the job-seeking population for the past several years. Professor Alemayehu told Ethio-FM 107.8 Radio that the source of the country’s growth is the social sector that does not get job opportunities. Alemayehu further pointed out that the source of the country’s growth and the economic sector that can create jobs are not aligned. That is the main reason for the high unemployment rate observed in the country. Professor Alemayehu further said that if the economic sector that can create jobs was the main source of growth in the country, the unemployment rate could have been reduced.
The 1st Anti-Terrorism and Constitutional trial of the Federal High Court, which has been dealing with Abdi’s case, was scheduled for today to give a verdict on the case filed by the prosecutor. Among the individuals who have been asked to defend the case presented by the prosecutor included Abdi Mohammed who governed the Somali Region for eight years. The Federal High Court reached the decision that the defender, the former president of Somali Region, should “defend” this criminal case, according to his lawyer Eskindir. In today’s hearing, the Federal Prosecutor announced that apart from the main case against the defender, a verdict was also given on the “alternative case”. The Federal High Court adjourned the cases of the defendants until 13 November 2023.
Dashen Bank, one of Ethiopia's largest banks, has received a USD 40 million loan from the British International Investment (BII) and the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO). The loan will help Dashen Bank strengthen its export lending capabilities and support agricultural product exporters by facilitating the purchase of new machinery. The loan is in line with the new foreign exchange facilitation guidelines set by the National Bank of Ethiopia in 2021. Dashen Bank CEO Asfaw Alemu said that the loan would help to stimulate the market and attract more resources from international investors. Dashen Bank has a customer base of over 5 million and operates through more than 80 branches across Ethiopia.
The Ethiopian Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration announced a revision on prices for fuel, starting from August 29, 2023. The Ministry cited the global surge in fuel prices as the main reason for the fuel price increment. The fuel prices remained unchanged since June, 2023. The revised price of the different types of fuel/gas is as follows. Fuel Type Revised Price, per liter Gasoline Birr 74.85 White diesel Birr 76.34 Kerosene Birr 76.34 Airplane fuel Birr 68.58 Light black diesel Birr 62.22 Heavy black diesel Birr 61.07Source: Fana BC
President Tinubu made these comments at the State House in Abuja after the Ethiopian Ambassador to Nigeria, Awwal Wagris Mohammed, presented his Letter of Credence to the Nigerian President. The leaders held discussions, which concluded with Ambassador Awwal speaking to President Tinubu about ways to further strengthen the historical diplomatic relations between Ethiopia and the West African country. Tinubu echoed Ambassador Awwal’s sentiments, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between the two countries to bolster ties with Ethiopia in the areas of trade, investment, and security. ADVERTISEMENTThe ambassador also extended his congratulations to the President for his election to lead the nation, as reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Awwal further expressed Ethiopia's commitment to enhancing cooperation in bilateral and multilateral forums.
It has been revealed that Aeroflot will resume services to the Indian destination of Goa from its operations in Moscow Sheremetyevo & Yekaterinburg. Then, from October 3, services between Goa and Yekaterinburg will commence on a thrice-weekly basis, but using a Boeing 737-800. Aeroflot to Goa From Moscow & Yekaterinburg: India A New Market for Russia & Beyond? John Taggart from Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsAeroflot already operates service to Delhi from Moscow, but these new services to Goa from Moscow & Yekaterinburg represent a significant expansion into the region. But for now, all eyes are on Aeroflot to see how these new services from Moscow & Yekaterinburg to Goa perform.
ADDIS ABABA – Huawei Technologies launched the 2023/24 edition of its ICT Competition in Ethiopia on Monday, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. Registration for the upcoming 8th Huawei ICT Competition will open in the first few days of September coinciding with the new Ethiopian academic year begins. The launch of the competition was announced during a ceremony organized to award the winners of the 7th Huawei ICT Competition 2023. More than 1500 students took part in the preliminary exam and 64 students progressed to the national competition. Eighteen students won the national ICT contest and went on to represent Ethiopia in the Huawei ICT competition in Africa.
British International Investment (BII) and FMO, the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, have jointly committed up to USD 20 million each to Dashen Bank, one of Ethiopia’s largest private banks. The USD 40 million loan aims to drive agricultural exports and provide much-needed foreign exchange in Ethiopia. BII and FMO are supporting Dashen Bank to bolster the country’s agriculture sector, which employs 80 percent of the population and contributes 39 percent to GDP. “We are pleased for achieving this historic milestone,” said Asfaw Alemu, CEO of Dashen Bank. The commitment makes BII and FMO among the first foreign institutions to provide long-term funding under Ethiopia’s bank intermediation directive issued in 2021.
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A post claims that a clip shows evidence of Gedu Andargachew, a former president of Ethiopia’s Amhara region, handing over disputed land to the neighbouring Tigray region. It was part of Tigray until the war in 2020 when it was annexed to Amhara (archived here). Manipulated videoThe video begins with Gedu saying in a television interview that “Welkait is currently administered under the Tigray region”. At this point, the altered video switches to a block of text in Amharic meaning “six years ago”. There is no evidence of Gedu handing over Welkait to the Tigray region in any of the footage.
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