African Union urges immediate cease-fire in Ethiopia's Amhara region
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August 16, 2023 20:52 UTC
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Buffalo's best unknown restaurant is hidden in Richardson Complex [BN] Food & Drink newsletter Aug. 16, 2023
BY ANDREW Z. GALARNEAUAug. 16, 2023Argentinian veteran leads Buffalo's picturesque sneak hitValentina Garcia-Montano is from Argentina, land of beefsteak, but made her bones, professionally speaking, in the Buffalo restaurant world. Now she commands the kitchen in Buffalo’s most eloquently historic restaurant venue, the Richardson Olmsted complex. Burrata ($20) isn’t novel anymore, except when you present it atop bitter greens sauteed with garlic, lemon and Calabrese peppers. The event includes authentic Egyptian food and desserts, freshly roasted Ethiopian coffee, Egyptian art, books, and souvenirs, and church tours. Hours: 3 to 9 p.m. Aug. 25, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 26 and noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 27.
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August 16, 2023 20:51 UTC
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Safaricom launches M-Pesa mobile money service in Ethiopia
[1/2] A customer displays the package of a Safaricom Ethiopia sim card during the service launch in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsADDIS ABABA, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Safaricom's (SCOM.NR) M-Pesa mobile money service went live in Ethiopia on Wednesday, in a boost to the Kenyan telecoms operator as it seeks to kickstart growth in one of Africa's biggest economies. The company also faces stiff competition from Ethio Telecom, whose profits more than doubled in its latest financial year. In July, Ethio Telecom reported having more than 34 million subscribers to its mobile money service Telebirr. Mobile money services are common in East Africa, allowing customers to send and receive money and pay for goods and services.
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August 16, 2023 19:32 UTC
The Twisted Web Abiy Weaves in Ethiopian Politics!
Abiy Ahmed (SM)By Essayias LesanuIn the tumultuous arena of Ethiopian politics, the last five years have seen dramatic shifts, unforeseen developments, and challenges to the core unity of the nation. Many, including prominent figures, believed that he heralded a new era of unity and justice for the country. By casting them as opponents, the Abiy regime hopes to silence a significant voice of the nation. By using prominent Amhara individuals as the face of policies that disproportionately affect their community, Abiy masks the reality of his agenda. The narrative, laced with suspicion and antagonism, threatens to pit Ethiopian against Ethiopian, region against region.
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August 16, 2023 19:11 UTC
Colombian priests lay workers will help monitor ceasefire
The Colombian bishops' conference has welcomed the beginning of a six-month ceasefire between the nation's military and the largest remaining rebel group in the country, and began to train dozens of priests and lay workers from different parts of the country on how to help monitor the truce. The group also discussed methods that would be most suitable to report breaches of the ceasefire. The Catholic Church has been present at the peace talks through Bishop Héctor Fabio Henao, who heads the Colombian bishops' conference's delegation for relations between church and state. Under the ceasefire, the ELN rebels and the military have promised to stop attacking each other. Although the ceasefire has been welcomed by human rights activists and Catholic Church leaders, it has also been rejected by some segments of Colombian society.
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August 16, 2023 18:47 UTC
Thousands of Ethiopian Jews were threatened by a civil war,
I first became aware of the plight of Ethiopian Jewry while I was director of community relations at the Cleveland Jewish Federation in the mid-1970s. Naim was a key figure in advocating for the airlift of more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel on May 24-25, a heroic effort dubbed Operation Solomon. Three chief rabbis of Israel have ruled that Ethiopian Jews should be resettled in Israel. While there was the possibility of a galvanizing rescue of Ethiopian Jews, mirroring the bold actions of Israel’s government during Operations Moses and Solomon in 1984 and 1991, respectively, Israel chose to do virtually nothing. PJCHoward M. Rieger was president/CEO Jewish Federations of North America, 2004-2009, and is a volunteer with Struggle to Save Ethiopian Jewry.
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August 16, 2023 18:44 UTC
Ethiopians in SA decry lack of economic opportunities back home
Ethiopians in South Africa say poor service delivery, lack of opportunities for the youth and non-existent economic activities are some of the challenges facing the Kembata Tambaro region in southern Ethiopia. A group of Ethiopian nationals based in South Africa demonstrated outside the country’s embassy in Pretoria. Tensions are also high in the East African country after a suspected airstrike in Amhara, where over 20 people died this past weekend. These Ethiopians were part of the protest in Pretoria. Some they come to South Africa some to neighbouring countries…the government should ensure the dignity of its people, the human rights.”A group of SA-based Ethiopian nationals march in Pretoria:
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August 16, 2023 18:40 UTC
Ethiopia and AfDB ink $84.3 mn grant agreement to enhance wheat production
ADDIS ABABA, 16th August, 2023 (WAM) – The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has awarded grant funding totalling $84.3 million to Ethiopia to advance wheat production and increase farmers’ incomes. Ethiopia’s Finance Minister Ahmed Shide and AfDB Deputy Director General for East Africa, Abdul Kamara, signed the grant agreement for the implementation of the country’s Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development Project (CREW). The project has three components: Climate Smart Wheat Productivity and Production; Market Infrastructure, Linkages, and Agri-Finance; and Project Coordination and Management. Under its flagship Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) initiative, the African Development Bank Group has supported Ethiopia and several other countries across the continent to boost productivity in agriculture. Ethiopia is the second largest wheat producer in sub-Saharan Africa, after South Africa.
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August 16, 2023 18:39 UTC
GrainPro and NKG Partner for US Bag Recycling Program
The recycling program requires green coffee buyers — i.e. roasters — to pack and ship or deliver GrainPro coffee bag liners and other accepted materials to one of two locations through New Jersey-based coffee warehousing specialist Continental Terminals Inc. (CTI). After arriving at the East or West Coast collection points, the materials will then be sent to specialized recycling facilities, according to the companies. An informational flyer being distributed by Grainpro and NKG suggests roasters email [email protected] with their recycling needs/plans. “Undeniably, improving sustainability will require industry-wide approaches and collaborations,” GrainPro said in an announcement this week.
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August 16, 2023 18:20 UTC
Egypt tourist arrivals surge as industry shakes off pandemic fall
Egypt has welcomed seven million tourists in the first half of this year, putting the country on track for its projected 15 million visitors in 2023. After reaching a record 13 million tourists and earning 13 billion U.S. dollars in 2019, Egypt's tourism industry was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Egypt received 11.7 million tourists, up from eight million in the 2020-2021 fiscal year. "We are on track for our national tourism target to reach 15 million tourists this year. The ambitious strategy intends to attract 20 billion dollars of investments.
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August 16, 2023 16:24 UTC
Safaricom Ethiopia goes live with M-Pesa
Safaricom Ethiopia has launched its mobile money platform M-Pesa today (August 16), as it continues to challenge incumbent state-owned operator Ethio Telecom. The operator went live with its mobile money service three months after gaining its licence from the National Bank of Ethiopia. The service will be available for Safaricom customers at first on Android and iPhones in the coming weeks. In Kenya, the interim general manager of Safaricom M-PESA Mobile Financial Services, Paul Kavavu, said M-Pesa connected 90% of the adult population to mobile banking. Safaricom Ethiopia interim CEO Stanley Njoroge said in a statement: “We will continue to broaden the services our customers receive from the M-PESA platform that will improve the quality of life for our customers.
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August 16, 2023 15:54 UTC
Safaricom’s M-Pesa Service Launches in Ethiopia, Boosting Growth
Safaricom’s mobile money service, M-Pesa, went live in Ethiopia on Wednesday, marking a significant step for the Kenyan telecoms operator in one of Africa’s largest economies. M-Pesa was first introduced in Kenya in 2007 and has since become Safaricom’s most profitable service. Ethiopia, with a population of approximately 120 million people and a young demographic, is seen as a promising market for Safaricom’s growth. The company also faces formidable competition from Ethio Telecom, which reported a significant increase in profits and over 34 million subscribers to its mobile money service, Telebirr, in July. The introduction of M-Pesa in Ethiopia further promotes the convenience of mobile money services in East Africa, allowing users to send and receive money, as well as make payments for goods and services.
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August 16, 2023 14:35 UTC
Libya: 27 dead and a hundred wounded in fighting in Tripoli
Twenty-seven people were killed and around a hundred wounded in violent clashes between two influential armed groups in Tripoli's southeastern suburbs from Monday to Tuesday, the Center for Emergency Medicine (CMU) said on Wednesday. In a "provisional toll" published on Facebook on Tuesday night, this agency, which manages relief efforts in western Libya, reported 27 dead and 106 wounded in the heavy-weapons clashes between two influential armed groups in the Libyan capital. According to the same source, 234 families have been rescued and extracted, as well as several dozen foreign doctors and nurses, who had been stranded since Monday night in the fighting south of the capital. Three field hospitals and some sixty ambulances were mobilized to rescue the wounded and evacuate civilians to safer areas. The fighting started after the arrest on Monday of Colonel Mahmoud Hamza, commander of Brigade 444, by the al-Radaa force.
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August 16, 2023 13:27 UTC
ICRC delivers urgent medical supplies to Ethiopia’s Amhara region
Patients wounded in ongoing violence and those facing other life-threatening conditions in Ethiopia’s Amhara region are receiving urgent and lifesaving medical care in health facilities supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS). Over the past week, heavy fighting has spread across Amhara region, home to Ethiopia’s second-largest ethnic group. Due to the security situation in the Amhara region, many health facilities have not been able to replenish supplies, while ambulances could not move quickly to respond to emergencies in the most affected areas, ICRC said in a Wednesday statement. The ICRC has also assisted with the transportation of blood supplies provided by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health. “But we were able to coordinate with the most affected health facilities to overcome some immediate shortages.”The ICRC said it continues to mobilize vital supplies to support more health facilities across Amhara providing urgent healthcare services to patients with life-threatening conditions.
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August 16, 2023 13:16 UTC
Rescuing Ethiopian Jewry: A Defining Moment for Israel and the Jewish People
After so many months of demonstrations across Israel, efforts solely revolved around judicial reform, PM Netanyahu and his cabinet, and the so-called delicacy of Israeli democracy, this week Israel is facing protests of a much, much greater meaning than the months preceding. But so far only 200 of the nearly 4500 Ethiopian applicants for aliyah have been rescued, and approximately 100 of those rescued were Israeli citizens. Protesters in Israel, many of Ethiopian descent, are comparing the swiftness of rescue afforded Ukranian Jews during the recent Russian invasion, and decrying the difference in Israel’s response to Jews of Ethiopia. Any question as to the specific heritage of newcomers to Israel can be addressed after everyone has safely arrived. The comprehensive rescue of Ethiopian Jews will also increase trust, compassion and hope amongst the millions of disheartened Israelis looking for examples and actions of hopefulness and progress in Israel.
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August 16, 2023 13:10 UTC