Ethiopia approves regulations for domestic vaccine production – New Business Ethiopia
The Council of Ministers of Ethiopia today approved two regulations to create the capacity of domestic vaccine production. Vaccines donationsIn addition to purchasing and importing vaccines, the Government of Ethiopia also has been receiving vaccines donations from different donors. One notable example of vaccine donations to Ethiopia is the Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which is a global health partnership that aims to increase access to immunization in low-income countries. Vaccine donations are often part of broader health assistance programs, making it difficult to isolate the specific value of vaccines alone. Generally speaking, Ethiopia has received significant vaccine donations from various donor organizations and countries over the years.
Source:News Business Ethiopia
July 19, 2023 14:42 UTC
Five European countries will extend ban on Ukraine’s grain but let it head to other places
The ministers urged the EU to work out mechanisms that will get Ukrainian grain and other food to their destinations without hurting the agricultural industry in transit countries. “Today the EU should build proper law and infrastructure tools to regulate transport of Ukraine grain in the long term,” Telus said. Telus said the EU ban has bought “unexpectedly good effects to us all,” saying figures show a doubling of Ukrainian grain moving through Poland this year. More than 45 million metric tons of grain, oilseeds and other products have been exported through Europe, von der Leyen said. Von der Leyen stressed that it was “important that the blocking of the Black Sea is stopped” and that exports can continue via that route.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 19, 2023 14:28 UTC
Vote Appears Likely on Controversial Mt. Kisco Cell Tower in August
The Mount Kisco Planning Board appears likely to take a vote on the controversial cell tower proposal next month after receiving a draft resolution last week that outlines 59 detailed conditions the applicant must follow. Board Co-chair Michael McGuirk expressed the sentiment of the remaining members stating that he didn’t want to move forward without reading the resolution. It also mentioned how the village, after intense community opposition, decided against placing a tower in Leonard Park. The project would force the removal of 43 trees, but the Planning Board is requiring 75 replacement trees be planted. Homeland Towers would pay into the village’s tree fund an unspecified amount to cover the 11-tree deficit.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 19, 2023 12:21 UTC
Canadian head coach praises Ali Ahmed development: 'I wanted Canada to see him'
VANCOUVER — Ali Ahmed is both grateful and humble. He's grateful for the trust his coaches have placed in him. VANCOUVER — Ali Ahmed is both grateful and humble. He's grateful for the trust his coaches have placed in him. I wanted the world to hopefully see Ali Ahmed because we need some of these players — Ahmed, (Moise) Bombito, (Jacen) Russell-Rowe, etc.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 19, 2023 12:08 UTC
Ambassador Of Pakistan To Ethiopia Visits SCCI
(@FahadShabbir)SIALKOT, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Jul, 2023 ) :Ambassador of Pakistan to Ethiopia Atif Sharif on Wednesday visited the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI). During the meeting, VP SCCI Amer Majeed Sheikh emphasized the need to improve the current trade volume between the two countries. The meeting was aimed to strengthen bilateral trade relations and explore business opportunities. The vice president shared the potential of "Made in Sialkot" products in the Ethiopian market as well as ways to enhance trade and economic cooperation. Ambassador Sharif endorsed the exceptional quality, craftsmanship, and competitive pricing of Sialkot's products, emphasizing their potential in the Ethiopian market.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 19, 2023 10:54 UTC
News: Ethiopia passes new bill on protection of government classified information
he Council of Ministers in its 22nd regular meeting today. Photo: PMOAddis Abeba – Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, passed a new draft bill to regulate the management and use of classified government information, the rights and obligations of various government institutions, government officials and employees, as well as the parties to whom the information is accessible in different ways. The Council in its 22nd regular meeting held today has also approved three other draft bills, according to the official readout. Accordingly, the draft bill is submitted to the Council on the need to “clearly define classified government information” and state provisions to regulate the use of such information, including the rights and obligations of government institutions and that of third parties whom such information is made accessible to in different ways. Accordingly, the draft bill providing the rights for Ethio-Biopharma Group to produce human and animal vaccines, medicines, medical facilities and equipment, as well as related products in Ethiopia in order to reduce foreign currency costs and make the products accessible to neighboring countries, and a draft bill to allow Shieldvax Enterprise, a company owned and managed by Ethio-Biopharma Group, to produce vaccines and related products focused only on human health, and supplying them to the local and foreign markets, as well as engage in knowledge and technology transfer activities have been unanimously approved by the Council to be effective from the day they were published in the Negarit Newspaper.” AS
Source:Ethiopian News
July 19, 2023 10:54 UTC
Ethiopia: Social media accessible again after 5 months of blockage
Social networks and messaging services, including Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and Youtube, were once again freely accessible in Ethiopia on Wednesday after more than five months of restrictions, an AFP journalist and the Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) observed. Since then, these social networks have only been accessible via a virtual private network (VPN), a device that enables users to connect virtually from another location. 19), these sites were freely accessible from the Ethiopian network, an AFP journalist noted. Amnesty International condemned the blocking, which "clearly violates citizens' rights to freedom of expression and access to information". The OONI Probe application, which detects online restrictions and blockages, also reported free access to these sites.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 19, 2023 10:45 UTC
Ethiopian Ambassador Says Grain Deal Participants Must Reach Compromise Through Talks
(@FahadShabbir)MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th July, 2023) States-participants of the grain deal must reach a compromise through negotiations and solve the problems affecting each party to the agreement, Ambassador of Ethiopia to Russia Cham Ugala Uriat told Sputnik on Wednesday. "All concerned states must negotiate to reach a compromise for the sake of all mankind, because the food crisis is a reality. It would be good to solve the problems that are troubling each of the parties to the agreement," Uriat said. He added that Ethiopia was one of the countries affected by the termination of the grain deal. On Monday, July 17, the Black Sea Grain Initiative expired as Russia did not extend its participation in the agreement for another period.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 19, 2023 09:53 UTC
Huawei holds job fair offering opportunities to Ethiopian graduates
Chinese tech giant Huawei has held a job fair in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa that envisaged providing employment and internship opportunities for local university graduates. Huawei Ethiopia partnered with the Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) in organizing the job fair for young Ethiopian university graduates in technology and related fields, Huawei Ethiopia said in a statement issued on Tuesday. During the job fair, AASTU students exhibited their innovations to potential employers attending the event. Ye Liming, Huawei Ethiopia public relations director, said Huawei planned to offer 43 intern jobs and 15 employee roles to fresh graduates. As a result, the company is creating an internship program and hiring the majority of recent graduates,” Huawei Ethiopia said in the statement.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 19, 2023 08:58 UTC
Djibouti port gets $120m injection from Afreximbank
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has disbursed USD 120 million financing facility to Djibouti’s Great Horn Investment Holding (GHIH) for development projects in Djibouti’s Damerjog Industrial Development Free Trade Zone. It will boost Djibouti and neighboring countries’ industrial capacity by providing infrastructure to handle liquid products in bulk. Afreximbank aims to support African companies executing infrastructure projects in Africa through deals like this. GHIH Chairman Aboubaker Hadi Omar said the deal with Afreximbank will help position Djibouti as a commercial and logistics hub. Recently the Afrexim Bank has begun to become involved in East Africa beyond its previous emphasis on western and northern Africa.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 19, 2023 08:44 UTC
Women's World Cup player payments will be distributed by federations
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said that he plans to engage with member federations to make sure that the $30,000 payments designated for every player at the Women's World Cup reach the athletes. Infantino said that the Women's World Cup is expected to generate a half-billion in revenue — despite the prize money boost — and the organization will break even. For the first time, the commercial rights for the Women's World Cup were sold separately from the men's tournament. The prize pool is more than three times the $30 million prize fund FIFA paid out at the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France. Infantino said the goal is to equalize the prize money by the 2026 men's World Cup and the 2027 women's edition.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 19, 2023 06:04 UTC
Congo celebrates the 11th edition of the Pan-African Music Festival
Talented artists such as Ferré Gola from the Democratic Republic of Congo and rumba champions Roga-Roga from Congo-Brazzaville are among the performers. Music lovers can also enjoy performances by Gospel choirs, who are also delighted to be back at Fespam. The Palais du Parlement in Brazzaville is the venue for the symposium and exhibition of traditional musical instruments. I see traditional instruments as a basis of identity, a strong, lively expression. Traditional instruments play the role of guiding us towards other horizons, other nations and other cultures for exchange," he says.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 19, 2023 04:36 UTC
International Air Travel to and from the US is Booming
[adinserter block="4"]International Air Travel to and from the US is BoomingUnited States-International air passenger traffic in June 2023 was up 19 percent compared to June 2022 traffic. Data recently released by the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that US-international air traffic passenger enplanements totaled 22.719 million in June 2023 – up 19.0% compared to June 2022, with enplanements reaching 95.4% of pre-pandemic June 2019 volume. Originating Non-Stop Air Travel in June 2023• Non-U.S. citizen air passenger arrivals to the United States from foreign countries totaled:o 4.227 million in June 2023, up 19.7% compared to June 2022.o This represents 80.2% of pre-pandemic June 2019 volume. World Region Highlights in June 2023 (APIS/I-92 arrivals + departures)• Total air passenger travel (arrivals and departures) between the United States and other countries were led by Mexico (3.336 million), Canada (2.647 million), the United Kingdom (2.060 million), Germany (1.054 million), and the Dominican Republic (998,000). • Top U.S. ports serving international locations were New York (JFK) 3.126 million, Los Angeles (LAX) 2.040 million, Miami (MIA) 1.899 million, Newark (EWR) 1.423 million and San Francisco (SFO) 1.378 million.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 19, 2023 01:59 UTC
NPA records N191.4bn revenue in first half of 2023, remits N55.7bn to nation’s Consolidated Revenue Fund
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it has recorded a total revenue of N191.43 billion in the first half of 2023. Of the amount, the NPA had in the same period remitted N55.71 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) of the Federation. The NPA disclosed this in a half-year 2023 performance report released by the NPA Managing Director/CEO, Mr Mohammed Bello Koko and given to Persecondnews. “The operationalization of Lekki Deep Seaport, expected restoration of the service boat management contract, digitalization and intensified tightening of collections mechanisms buoys our confidence at meeting and indeed exceeding the revenue projections,’’ the NPA boss said. “This is an improvement and we have put measures in place to surpass in the second half of 2023.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 18, 2023 23:05 UTC
Ethiopia Restores Social Media Access After Five Months
Ethiopia is allowing people to access Facebook, Telegram, TikTok and YouTube for the first time in more than five months. The blackout was imposed on 9 February this year after tensions between the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the government. Only those with access to virtual private network (VPN) software could get on to the social media platforms - something that cost them additional data. According to the Internet Society, the outage has cost Ethiopia $42m (£32m) because of the knock-on effect on businesses. Some areas of the northern region of Tigray, where a brutal two-year conflict came to an end last November, remain without access to the internet.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 18, 2023 22:02 UTC