Ethiopia says filling of Nile Renaissance mega-dam complete
Ethiopia announced on Sunday it has filled its Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile, the source of a long-running water dispute with downstream Egypt and Sudan. The news brought a prompt condemnation from Egypt, who denounced it as illegal.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 20:08 UTC
Ethiopian Airlines plane returns to Delhi airport after smoke in cockpit
An Ethiopian Airlines flight enroute to Addis Ababa returned to the national capital soon after take off on Wednesday early morning after smoke was detected in the cockpit, according to sources. One of the sources said the flight ET 687, operated by a Boeing 777-8 aircraft, made an emergency landing at the Delhi airport at around 3 am on Wednesday. A passenger, who was onboard the flight, told PTI that the plane returned to the airport soon after take off and made an emergency landing. "There was smoke... and many passengers panicked," the passenger said on the condition of anonymity. The flight was to fly to the Ethiopian city of Addis Ababa.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 15:48 UTC
West Valley school district awarded $180,000 in grants for school lunch program
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District was awarded $180,018 in federal and state grant funding for its revamped school lunch program that enhances both the nutritional quality of the district’s cafeteria menus and its science curriculum. Students have been eating up the change, and the school district said more than 1,000 students at LGHS and more than 700 students at SHS are eating school lunches every day. The funding was awarded because the school district made “significant improvements” to the nutritional quality of its school meals, according to a press release. She worked with the the school booster clubs to raise more than $100,000 for the contract, which started in the 2019-20 school year, and for upgrades to the school kitchen. “We have one Ethiopian woman in the kitchen, and so we started doing Ethiopian meals, and, I mean, the kids – they love them.”
Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 15:01 UTC
Ethiopian Native Selected To Spread The Word Of God Beyond Borders
An Ethiopian native who visited Caldwell County earlier this year has been selected to serve in a position that will allow him to continue spreading the Word of God in his home country. Tefera added that Ethiopia is far from the only country in Africa that needs the gospel shared. HR Ministries’ Harrell Riley said they will be returning to the country this winter. Riley added they did not expect to be a part of a mission this big. Riley and Tefera attribute the recent influx of support from this area to being on WPKY’s Coffee Talk.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 15:01 UTC
Ethiopian Students ID to Get Digital – Ethiopian Monitor
ADDIS ABABA – The Ministry of education (MoE) and the National ID Program jointly introduced a Digital ID system as the official student identification across all educational institutions in Ethiopia. Per the two institutions, one of the most prominent benefits of using the Student Digital ID in the educational domain is the establishment of a unified identity. Accordingly, over 640,000 student’s biometric data was migrated into the National ID Program’s system for Fayda ID generation. The integration offers significant operational efficiency of Educational institutions, ranging from grade schools to universities. The NID is implementing a nation-wide biometric digital ID system called Fayda, aiming to register all eligible Ethiopians by the end of 2025.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 14:56 UTC
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Egypt's ban on niqab in schools met with scepticism and resistance
A decree banning Egyptian school pupils from wearing the niqab has been met with scepticism and rejected by many parents and teachers. Under the rules, girls are not allowed to wear the niqab in class, as the veil covers their face. READ MORE Egypt backtracks on licensing private tutorial centresSecurity inside schools was the main reason behind the ministry’s ban on niqabs, said Maysa Abou Muslim, an Education Ministry official. She pointed to the dress code for state universities introduced last year, which she says was largely ignored by university workers. Some feminist activists interpreted the new dress code as blaming women for violence committed by men, as it asked women to change how they dress to protect themselves.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 14:30 UTC
Ethiopian officials New year event at GERD site
borkenaState-owned media outlets on Tuesday (the day of the Ethiopian New Year) aired video footage of Ethiopian Authorities – both federal and regional – at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project site. From the information released, it is organized as an Ethiopian New Year event in a way to celebrate the fourth filling of GERD’s reservoir – apparently to demonstrate the grandiosity of Abiy Ahmed Administration’s achievement. Video : embedded from FANA youtube channelCover photo : screenshot from the videoEthiopian News VideoJoin our Telegram Channel : t.me/borkenaGot a business? Follow us on twitter @zborkenato get the latest Ethiopian News updates regularly. Subscribe to YouTube channel To share information or for submission, send e-mail to info@borkena.com
Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 14:01 UTC
Somalia will start providing fruit to Ethiopia
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Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 12:11 UTC
Malians divided on response to surge in deadly violence
After recent deadly attacks in northern Mali, some people in Bamako say the government should consider restarting or increasing dialogue with armed groups. There's been a resurgence of deadly violence in Mali's north in recent weeks inolving attacks by Islamist militants on civilians and security forces. ".... We're all Malians, so it would be better to talk to each other and come back to the negotiating table. We'll never be able to liberate the North without war, and after the war we'll negotiate, because we'll all know each other's weight. The surge in violence comes UN peacekeeping forces vacate their bases ahead of their full withdrawal at the end of the year.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 12:02 UTC
South African Tourism and Ethiopian Airlines collaborates to launch campaign #IsDiwaliDekhoMore&More
South African Tourism has announced the launch of #IsDiwaliDekhoMore&More campaign in partnership with Ethiopian Airlines. It is aimed at encouraging Indian travellers to visit South African destinations and experience its diversity. Moreover, the campaign is an extension to the second leg of ’More & More’ campaign rolled out by the tourism board earlier this year. “South Africa has been one of the most preferred destinations for travellers from India and around the world. Currently, Ethiopian airline offers one of the fastest links between India and South Africa with minimum layover duration,” Bilen Arefaine, country manager, Ethiopian Airlines, added.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 11:15 UTC
British Museum must return Ethiopian Tabots, former curator insists
The British Museum is facing calls from one of its own former curators to return sacred tablets to Ethiopia. “Following an undertaking given by the British Museum, nobody but priests of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church ever will.”It has been argued that the British Museum Act of 1963 prevents treasures housed in museums from being given away unless in specific circumstances, such as when they are “unfit to be retained”. The Tabots are among artefacts seized by the British in the 1868 Battle of Magdala. The British Museum Act restricts their ability to hand back almost every item in the collection, but not the Tabots. “The Tabots can be released now without a change in the Act, simply by the trustees recognising they are unfit to be retained.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 10:58 UTC
SAUDIA A320 from Abu Dhabi – Jeddah declares emergency
A SAUDIA A320 operating a scheduled flight from Abu Dhabi to Jeddah has declared an emergency in the last few moments, and is initiating a return to Abu Dhabi. SAUDIA flight SV571 Abu Dhabi – JeddahSAUDIA flight SV571, an Airbus A320-200 operating from Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) to Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) declared a general emergency not long after departure, squawking code 7700. The flight is currently negotiating a diversion and return to the departure airport. Diversion and return AUHThe flight had been airborne for approximately 30 minutes before negotiating the subsequent return to AUH. Weather for the flight’s return to AUH is visual flight conditions (VFR), with nil cloud and visibility 10km or more.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 10:09 UTC
Ethiopia may plan more dams on Nile River, MP warns
“Accordingly, I address the following questions to Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry:What are Egypt’s political options if Ethiopia continues to ignore Egyptian demands? What are the ministry’s perceptions of the news circulating about Ethiopia’s plans to build other dams on the Nile River, assuming this [news] is valid? What is the impact of the [GERD] filling on Egyptian water security? The downstream nations fear possible blows to water facilities, agricultural land, and overall availability of Nile water. Negotiations over the dam between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan have stalled for years, with the three parties ultimately failing to reach any agreements.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 09:55 UTC
Airbus projects additional 160 aircraft for African carriers by 2042
Spread the loveWorldStage Newsonline– Mr Joep Ellers, Airbus Airline Marketing Director for Africa has projected that African carriers will need at least 160 new passenger and freighter aircraft to meet the rising demand by 2042. Since the mid-1970s our range of innovative commercial airliners have operated on routes to, from and within the continent. According to him, customers in the region presently account for 295 orders while African carriers are increasingly aware of the operational and economic benefits of acquiring new and modern aircraft. “Africa’s Airbus operators include customers such as Ethiopian Airlines, Rwandair, Air Senegal, South African Airways, Air Côte d’Ivoire, EgyptAir and more. “In addition, a number of international carriers operate Airbus long-haul products on their routes to African destinations,” he said.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 09:55 UTC
News: Global network of human rights organizations urge Ethiopia to end internet shutdown in Amhara region
Addis Abeba – A global network of over 300 human rights organizations from 105 countries is urgently calling on the government of Ethiopia to end the current internet shutdown in the Amhara region. The KeepItOn coalition, a global movement to end internet shutdowns, believes that internet shutdowns during conflicts put people’s lives at risk and prevent access to vital information. Following these escalations, reports of disruptions in flight operations to various cities in the region and internet shutdowns have also emerged. The UN Human Rights Office also reported at least 183 deaths in clashes since July, as well as mass arrests of over 1,000 individuals. This is not the first time Ethiopian authorities have resorted to internet shutdowns during times of conflict and crisis.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 13, 2023 09:31 UTC