Ready to Serve, Ready to Lead: Resident Endorses Joe Tave for Dallas Coty Council District 3
Dallas resident Darryl Baker says he knows who will best lead his district and that person is Joe Tave, candidate for Dallas City Council, District 3. “Joe Tave will ensure that the 21st Century infrastructure we need to grow will be built and in place so that District 3 will be ready to build the homes and businesses we need and deserve,” Baker said. Baker is adamant that Tave is the candidate needed to create a community of inclusion. “Joe Tave is ready to serve, ready to lead, and will put together the team of resident leaders who will fill the boards and commissions that turn the wheels of progress at City Hall,” he said. “Joe Tave knows the history and has the experience needed to make the right things happen for District 3.”ADVERTISEMENTHe continued, “We are blessed with a long-standing record of diversity and inclusion in District 3.
Source:Ethiopian News
March 11, 2023 08:32 UTC
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Molly Phee On the Secretary’s Upcoming Travel to Ethiopia and Niger
I’ll now turn the floor over to Assistant Secretary Phee for opening remarks, and then we’re happy to take a few of your questions. ASSISTANT SECRETARY PHEE: Thanks, Nate, very much, and hello and good morning or good afternoon depending on where you’re calling from. ASSISTANT SECRETARY PHEE: Thanks. ASSISTANT SECRETARY PHEE: That’s not my expectation, but I wouldn’t – I’m not in a position on this kind of call to discuss U.S. military operations in Niger. ASSISTANT SECRETARY PHEE: Thanks, Pearl.
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March 11, 2023 08:00 UTC
When peace talks don’t actually bring peace in Ethiopia
In other villages east of the town of Adwa, The Washington Post reports that Eritrean soldiers were going door-to-door shooting civilians, apparently in retaliation for a recent battlefield loss. Despite a United Nations human rights report detailing crimes against humanity and war crimes, there has been no accountability process put into place. RelatedThe Washington Post investigated reports of Eritrean soldiers going door-to-door and massacring civilians as peace talks were underway in the Ethiopian capitol of Addis Ababa. Eritrean soldiers shot 92-year-old Gebremariam Niguse, then killed his son, two daughters, a son-in-law, daughter-in-law and 15-year-old granddaughter. Story continuesIn the village of Kumro, The Washington Post reports 35-40 villager deaths.
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March 11, 2023 07:43 UTC
Blinken to visit Ethiopia, Niger as US boosts Africa push
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ethiopia and Niger next week as the Biden administration accelerates a push to engage with Africa to counter China’s growing influence on the continent, the State Department said Friday. Blinken will visit Addis Ababa and Niamey starting Tuesday to discuss the peace deal that ended hostilities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and counter-terrorism efforts aimed at Islamic extremists in Niger and the Sahel more broadly. His trip will be the fourth high-profile visit to Africa this year by top members of the Biden administration. “What we’re looking to do is refashion our engagement with Ethiopia,” said Molly Phee, the assistant secretary of state for African affairs. The conflict in Tigray erupted a year after Abiy received the Nobel Peace Prize for making peace with longtime rival Eritrea.
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March 11, 2023 06:53 UTC
Shine to visit Ethiopia, Niger, while the US boosts Africa
Blinken will visit Addis Ababa and Niamey from Tuesday to discuss the peace deal that ended hostilities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and anti-terrorism efforts targeting Islamist extremists in Niger and the wider Sahel. His trip will be the fourth high-profile visit to Africa by top members of the Biden administration this year. But the top US diplomat for Africa said Friday that a full normalization of relations will depend on more action from Addis Ababa, especially after the “earth-shattering” Tigray conflict. “What we want to do is reshape our engagement with Ethiopia,” said Molly Phee, the assistant secretary of state for African affairs. An estimated 500,000 civilians were killed in the two-year conflict that ended with a peace deal signed in South Africa in November.
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March 11, 2023 05:56 UTC
Remembering Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
On March 10 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, crashed just six minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, killing all 157 people on board. MCAS systemThe cause of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash was traced back to a software glitch in the aircraft’s automated flight control system known as the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS). Images: FDR of Ethiopia Aircraft Accident Investigation BureauLion Air Flight 610The crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 was not the first time that the Boeing 737 MAX had experienced such a problem. 737 MAX groundingFollowing the Ethiopian Airlines crash, aviation authorities around the world grounded all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, and Boeing was forced to suspend production of the planes. In conclusion, the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 was a tragic event that shook the aviation industry and raised serious concerns about the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX.
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March 11, 2023 02:57 UTC
U.S. Weighs Offering Economic Lifeline to Ethiopia Despite War Atrocities
Forces from Ethiopia and Eritrea were accused of war crimes including mass rape, sexual slavery, torture, and extrajudicial killings of civilians. But let’s be clear that five months on, the suffering continues,” said Sarah Yager, the Washington director at Human Rights Watch, a nonprofit advocacy organization. Human rights advocates have also criticized the administration for withholding a formal atrocities designation on Ethiopia. Blinken in March 2021 stated that acts of “ethnic cleansing” had been carried out in the conflict in Ethiopia. “We want to see U.S. officials take seriously how fragile Ethiopia is at this moment and why its people need to see justice.
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March 10, 2023 02:47 UTC
Ethiopian Airlines to start direct flight to Karachi
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest network operating carrier in Africa, has finalized preparations to launch direct flights to Karachi, Pakistan as of 01 May 2023. Ethiopian first served Karachi from July 1966 to December 1971, and resumed the service from June 1993 until July 2004. “As the most populous city in Pakistan, Karachi will be a crucial gateway to Pakistan and the wider South Asia region. “As the only flight connecting Pakistan with Africa, the planned service to Karachi will have significant contribution in strengthening the diplomatic and economic relations between the two regions. “It will also offer convenient air connectivity to the growing number of Pakistani investors in Africa as well as tourists.”
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March 09, 2023 23:25 UTC
The quest for ethical artificial intelligence: Dr. Timnit Gebru presents on ethics in artificial intelligence at INVENTURE$ 2023
/EIN News/ -- CALGARY, Alberta, March 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Timnit Gebru, PhD is coming to INVENTURE$ 2023 in Calgary, May 31 – June 2. She will address attendees from the center stage as a keynote speaker on Thursday, June 1, speaking about the convergence of ethics and artificial intelligence. Consider how artificial intelligence intersects with privacy, surveillance, bias, and discrimination. Dr. Gebru, an expert in the area of ethical artificial intelligence, will address these issues and many more in her presentation. “We are incredibly lucky to have Dr. Timnit Gebru participate in this year’s INVENTURE$ conference,” says Laura Kilcrease, CEO of Alberta Innovates.
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March 09, 2023 22:54 UTC
Besintu Episode 34 Best Ethiopian comedy- drama
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March 09, 2023 21:53 UTC
Cannabis export hits a snag as Ethiopia blocks passage – Capital Radio Malawi
Malawi’s efforts to start exporting Cannabis have suffered a heavy blow following the Ethiopian authorities’ stance to refuse passage of the product on its aircraft and through its territory. Last month, Addis Ababa seized local industrial hemp producer, Invegrow Limited’s first consignment to Europe. Confirming the situation, Invegrow’s Director, Nebert Nyirenda, explained that the Ethiopian authorities did not give any reason for the ban. Meanwhile, Nyirenda said negotiations to change the route have since commenced with South Africa now becoming the main option. Invegrow has secured markets for its Cannabis products in various European countries like Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Poland among others.
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March 09, 2023 21:39 UTC
Amnesty calls on Ethiopia to end social media blackout
Amnesty International on Thursday called on Ethiopian authorities to restore access to social media networks including Facebook, TikTok and Youtube as a blockade on some platforms entered its second month. In a statement, Amnesty said the blockade clearly violated rights to freedom of expression and access to information and "further stains the country's already dismal record on media freedom". Internet censorship watchdogs including the Open Observatory of Network Interference and Access Now have also noted a blockade on social media networks since February 9. Amnesty said the blockage followed calls for street protests by leaders of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church after a group of rebel archbishops created a dissident synod. Ethiopian authorities have cut or throttled access to the internet and social media platforms many times in recent years.
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March 09, 2023 20:42 UTC
Ethiopian Airlines to Start Direct Flight to Karachi, Pakistan – - Satenaw: Ethiopian News
Addis Ababa, March 09, 2023 (Walta) – Ethiopian Airlines has finalized preparations to launch direct flights to Karachi, Pakistan as of 01 May 2023. Ethiopian first served Karachi from July 1966 to December 1971, and resumed the service from June 1993 until July 2004. Commenting on the resumption of services to Karachi, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr. Mesfin Tasew said, “We are excited to return to Karachi nearly two decades after we last served the city. As the most populous city in Pakistan, Karachi will be a crucial gateway to Pakistan and the wider South Asia region, according to the airlines. As the only flight connecting Pakistan with Africa, the planned service to Karachi will have significant contribution in strengthening the diplomatic and economic relations between the two regions.
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March 09, 2023 20:31 UTC
Amnesty denounces the blocking of access to several social networks in Ethiopia
Amnesty International on Thursday called on the Ethiopian authorities to lift the blocking of access to several social networks, including Facebook, Telegram, TikTok, and Youtube, which have been inaccessible since February 9 in Ethiopia. "The Ethiopian authorities, for a month, have been preventing people in the country from accessing certain social networks," which "clearly violates the rights of citizens to freedom of expression and access to information," denounces in a statement the deputy regional director of Amnesty for Eastern and Southern Africa, Flavia Mwangovya. The web pages of Facebook, Telegram, TikTok, and Youtube or their mobile applications were still unavailable on Thursday in Ethiopia, AFP journalists noted. The Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI), a censorship detection association, has noted the blocking of these social networks since February 9. The Ethiopian authorities have cut or restricted access to the Internet or to certain platforms several times in recent years.
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March 09, 2023 17:52 UTC
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission : People in TPLF-held Waghimra Zone tortured, abused
By Staff reporterADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) disclosed here that people detained without trial have been tortured and abused in TPLF-captured Wolkait-Tegede Setit-Humera Zone of Amhara Regional State. EHRC said that as the Zonal administration of Wolkait-Tegede Setit-Humera has become dysfunctional following the disruption of peace and security in the area, people have been suffering from imprisonment without due process of law. Though a new Zonal administration has been in place since 2021, courts and prosecutor’s offices have not yet been opened and gone operational in the area, EHRC said. EHRC has urged the Federal Government to help respect human rights and put an end to the violation of justice. Lack of courts and prosecutor’s services have been a reality in the TPLF-held Wolkait-Tegede Setit-Humera Zone of Amhara Regional State, according to EHRC.
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March 09, 2023 17:45 UTC