Ethiopia completes final filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
On Sunday, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed (pictured above) announced that the fourth and final filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was complete in a move that was immediately denounced by Egypt as a violation of international law. The two countries have been engaged in a long-running dispute over the dam, which Ethiopia says is vital for its power needs but Egypt fears could limit its access to Nile waters. The Nile contributes 90% of Egypt’s fresh water and underpins its irrigation and power generation. Ethiopia began to generate electricity from the project two years ago and is already selling power to Djibouti, Sudan; and Kenya. “Affordable electricity is a game changer and driver of accelerated development which is much needed for Ethiopia,” said Chandria.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 12, 2023 09:45 UTC
Ethiopia, China Strengthening Ties Through Cooperation in Technology Education
Addis Ababa, September 12/2023 (ENA) Ethiopia and China have been strengthening their ties by increasing their cooperation in education of technologies through Luban Workshop, Chines Tianjin University of Technology and Education said. The workshop was established by the Chinese Tianjin University of Technology and Education (TUTE), under the guidance of the Ministry of Education of China. The Luban workshop in Addis Ababa serves not only Ethiopia but also for East Africa region too, it was indicated. During the visit the university officials gave briefings about the university and its cooperation with other countries through the Luban workshop project. Tianjin University of Technology and Education is a college that was established in China in 1979, its main goal is to train teachers for vocational education.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 12, 2023 09:30 UTC
Egypt flags concern as Ethiopia fills Nile dam reservoir - News Today
Cairo, Sept 12: Egypt has said that Ethiopia’s filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir on the Blue Nile river without a consensus with Egypt and Sudan, the two downstream countries, is a violation of the Declaration of Principles, a previously signed tripartite deal. On Sunday, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on social media X, formerly known as Twitter, the completion of the fourth and final filling of the GERD reservoir. “This is a violation by Ethiopia of the Declaration of Principles signed by the three sides in 2015,” the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “This move and its negative effects place a burden on the resumed negotiations, which have been set for four months to conclude,” the ministry said. Ethiopia started to build the GERD in 2011 and expects the giant hydropower project to generate more than 6,000 megawatts of electricity, but Egypt and Sudan have been worried that it might reduce their proportion of Nile water.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 12, 2023 04:11 UTC
Sister Medhin's courage and compassion honoured by Trocaire
Sister Medhin Tesfay from Ethiopia, pictured with Trócaire CEO Caoimhe de Barra, has been presented with the Trócaire ‘Romero International Award’ in recognition of her extraordinary courage and commitment to the transformative and life-saving work of the Daughters of Charity in Ethiopia for nearly three decades. Sister Medhin Tesfay was presented with the Trócaire 'Romero International Award' by Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin at an event in Belfast last week to mark the charity's 50th anniversary. She thanked the people of Northern Ireland for their support of not just the Daughters of Charity but many other partner organisations since Trócaire was founded fifty years ago. Trócaire has worked with the Daughters of Charity since 1990. The work undertaken by the Sisters includes supporting education, health, emergency response, and economic and livelihoods supports particularly to women.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 12, 2023 01:04 UTC
WestJet Flight Circles Vancouver: Not Continuing to Toronto
For nearly two hours, a WestJet flight from Vancouver to Toronto has been circling around its origin point, with the flight not expecting to continue onwards to its destination. WS714 is a routine flight between Vancouver and Toronto, and is being operated by C-GZWS, one of the carrier’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft. As per data from Planespotters.net, C-GZWS is a 18.3 year old airframe that was delivered to WestJet back in June 2005. UPDATE #4 @ 2325 UK time – WestJet flight WS714 is on final approach into Vancouver Airport, having taken the decision not to continue onwards to Toronto. UPDATE #6 @ 2336 UK time – Here is a timelapse of all of the holding the flight did around the Vancouver area, before returning back over two hours since its departure.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 11, 2023 15:10 UTC
Egypt condemns Ethiopia’s filling of Nile Grand Renaissance Dam as illegal
NAIROBI: 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. Egypt and Sudan fear the massive $4.2-billion dam will severely reduce the share of Nile water they receive and have repeatedly asked Addis Ababa to stop filling it until they have all reached agreement on how it should work. “It is with great pleasure that I announce the successful completion of the fourth and final filling of the Renaissance Dam,” Prime Minister Abiy Ahmad said on X, formerly Twitter. Egypt’s foreign ministry condemned as “illegal” the news that Ethiopia had filled its Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile. Egypt, which is already suffering from severe water scarcity, sees the dam as an existential threat because it relies on the Nile for 97 per cent of its water needs.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 11, 2023 14:12 UTC
Egypt tycoon questions if Ethiopia has truly completed filling dam's reservoir
Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris mocked Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s announcement that his country had completed the fourth and final filling of the Renaissance Dam reservoir. Sawiris said in a post on the X (formerly Twitter): “I wonder if there is a fifth filling… or you’ve choked on water already.”Sawiris’ sarcastic post sparked reactions among his followers, who lamented the unpleasant reality that Egypt has reached regarding the Renaissance Dam issue. Activists said that Abiy Ahmed’s announcement that the fourth filling is the last may be followed by a retraction, and that a fifth may cause greater harm to Egypt. Abiy Ahmed said that the fourth filling was accompanied by internal challenges and external pressures, adding: “We have overcome all these matters, and became able to reach this stage.”He called on “all Ethiopians to continue their support until the dam is completed,” according to the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA). READ: Ethiopia says it has completed filling of disputed dam projects reservoir
Source:Ethiopian News
September 11, 2023 13:57 UTC
Egypt calls filling of reservoir at Ethiopian dam a ‘violation’ and ‘burden’ on negotiations
The Egyptian foreign ministry said on Sunday that the announcement by Ethiopia that it has completed the fourth filling of the reservoir at the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a “new violation by Addis Ababa” and a “burden” on the recently resumed negotiations between them. “It is,” said the ministry, “a violation of the Declaration of Principles signed between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan in 2015.”This declaration, the Egyptians pointed out, stipulates that the three countries must reach an agreement on the rules for filling the reservoir and operating the dam before commencing the filling process. “This approach, along with its negative consequences, imposes a challenge to the ongoing negotiation process, which has a four-month timeline for completion. Cairo and Khartoum are committed to reaching a binding agreement with Addis Ababa first on this matter, to ensure the continued flow of their share of water from the River Nile. Ethiopia rejects this approach, and insists that it does not intend to harm the two downstream countries.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 11, 2023 13:45 UTC
Egypt Denounces Ethiopia’s Latest “Illegal” Filling of GERD
The move represents an escalation in a long-standing water dispute between Ethiopia and its downstream neighbors, Egypt and Sudan. However, recent developments could “impose a challenge” to the upcoming round of talks in Addis Ababa, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry stated. Since Ethiopia initiated the project in 2011, the GERD has been a major source of regional contention. Egypt and Sudan are extremely concerned that the USD 4.2 billion project will substantially reduce their allotted Nile water share. Ethiopia maintains that GERD will not diminish the downstream water flow.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 11, 2023 13:26 UTC
BD Insider 189: Nigeria joins forces with India to fuel digital economy growth
Why it matters: This will allow Ethiopians to use Fayda as their bank ID to carry out KYC checks and complete remote onboarding. Last month, Madras Security Printers Private Limited was contracted by the Ethiopian government to produce one million cards for the country’s digital ID project with a $300,000 bid. For context, Ethiopia has an estimated population of 120.3 million, and only about 3.4 million Ethiopians have registered for the national digital ID, so far. Ethiopia joins Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, and other African countries that are transitioning to digital identification systems. Only early-stage startups in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, and South Africa, are eligible to apply for the $50,000 in equity prize.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 11, 2023 12:21 UTC
How to stay safe and prevent car crashes on your road trip
Fasten your seatbelt and join us on a journey to discover how to stay safe and prevent car crashes on your road trip adventure! The open road, scenic vistas, and the promise of adventure – a road trip can be the ultimate escape. Car crashes are not only harrowing but can turn your dream road trip into a nightmare. So, fasten your seatbelt and join us on a journey to discover how to stay safe and prevent car crashes on your road trip adventure! Adhere to traffic lawsStrict adherence to traffic laws is paramount for a safe road trip.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 11, 2023 12:18 UTC
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Best art exhibitions to look forward to around the world this autumn
In the Shade of the Sun, LondonXaytun Ennasr will have work displayed at The Mosaic Rooms this autumn. This will be his first major solo show in the UK, taking over the Barbican Art Gallery's The Curve. September 14 to February 11; Barbican Art Gallery, LondonLasting Impressions: Samia Halaby, SharjahSamia Halaby's Interpenetrating Transparencies (2017). September 21 to January 24, Sharjah Art MuseumMarina Abramovic at Royal Academy of Arts, LondonSerbian conceptual and performance artist Marina Abramovic. October 14 to January 14; Sharjah Art Foundation, Al Hamriyah StudiosGuest Relations, DubaiHilmi Johandi's My Raffles Experience, 2019.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 11, 2023 12:10 UTC
Al-Shabaab whetting sword near the border of Ethiopia
Al-Shabaab fighters ( Photo credit : Reuters via hiiraan)By Staff ReporterADDIS ABABA – (BORKENA) –Al-Shabaab, an Islamist military and political group seems to be engaged in whetting its sword against Ethiopia and its military force under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). 21 Issue 18) wrote on 08 September that, “Al-Shabaab is increasingly threatening Ethiopia amid the escalating conflict between its militants and Ethiopian and other foreign troops in Somalia”. “…This came as al-Shabaab focused more of its attacks on foreign forces—including Ethiopian troops…”Following this threat, tension seems to mount on Ethiopia’s border. The recent blow hurled by Ethiopia at Al-Shabaab in return for its attack on the border town of Dollo is a good case in point, according to TM. The available source indicates that Al-Shabaab is a Sunni Islamist military and political organization based in Somalia and active elsewhere in East Africa.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 11, 2023 11:44 UTC
Ethiopian Prime Minister announces successful final filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Ethiopian Prime Minister announces successful final filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam 11 September 2023 11 September 2023In a significant announcement posted on social media platform X, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali declared the successful completion of the fourth and final filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Prime Minister Abiy expressed his pleasure and gratitude, emphasizing the collective effort of Ethiopians who contributed to achieve this milestone. Despite numerous challenges, including internal difficulties and external pressures, Prime Minister Abiy said that Ethiopia persevered with determination, but noted that it was not the end of their efforts. Prime Minister Abiy took the opportunity to reaffirm Ethiopia's commitment to supporting the dam's development until its completion. The Nile holds tremendous importance for regional countries, with Egypt relying on the river for over 90% of its water.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 11, 2023 11:39 UTC
Prosecutor's Office to appeal decision to close hit-and-run case
The Central District Prosecutor's Office has declared that it will appeal the court's decision to close the case against the daughter of the driver who killed four-year-old Refael Adana earlier this year. Adana was killed in May, nine days after he was hit by a vehicle in Netanya. Police also carried out a series of tests to ensure that Dr. Heidi Fassler, Carol Fassler's daughter and the owner of the vehicle, was not involved in the accident. Among other things, Dr. Heidi Fassler's cell phone location was tracked, and it confirmed that she was not present at the scene. In August, the Prosecutor's Office explained why it chose to close the case against Dr. Heidi Fassler, and said that Adana had been killed in an "unavoidable" accident.
Source:Ethiopian News
September 11, 2023 11:05 UTC