And Ethiopia by Erteve – Israel based singer of Ethiopian Origin
Jonathan Lonstein,Kame’a – Independent Music GroupTamaRadah is launching her third album called “ERTEVÉ,” the name given to her at birth. This album expresses acceptance with Ethiopian identity, ethnic heritage and Tamar’s first language – Amharic. The three singles from the album – “Buna,” “A’nd Ethiopia,” and “Hoya Hoye,” conquered the main playlists on Spotify and Apple Music, and received attention from leading radio stations. This album in Amharic is a choice to express Tamar’s integrated identity – to celebrate all her sides and identities. To share information or send submission, send e-mail to info@borkena.com
Source:Ethiopian News
July 07, 2023 10:50 UTC
Birth of Critically Endangered Somali Wild Ass Sparks Hope In Chile
A zoo in Chile is now in celebration after successfully delivering a new Somali Wild Ass foal, which brings hope for the threatened endangered species. The unnamed foal is the third Somali wild ass born in Chile; the first two, Lucrecia and Ita, were born in 2021. Loss of habitat and hunting for food or medicinal purposes were some of the reasons for the Somali wild ass near extinction. What Are Somali Wild Ass? The Somali wild ass is a subspecies of the African wild ass and a close relative of the zebra, as observed in their striped legs, according to Animalia.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 07, 2023 09:14 UTC
Ethiopia: 28th Regular Session of HPR Underway With Presence of PM Abiy Ahmed
Addis Ababa — The 28th regular session of the House of People's Representatives (HPR) is underway and the prime minister will shortly give explanations to questions members of the parliament are raising to him in relation to the 2015 EFY performance report of the federal government. During the session, the House is also expected to examine the report and recommendations of the Standing Committee of Planning, Budget and Finance on the draft budget for the 2016 fiscal year and approve the budget. Ambassadors of various countries residing in Addis Ababa, representatives of international organizations, religious leaders and other invited guests are attending the meeting.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 07, 2023 06:45 UTC
Speaker of the House of Federation discredits research findings of Policy Studies Institute
Agegnehu Teshager, Speaker of House of Federation (Photo : ENA/File)By Staff ReporterADDIS ABABA – (BORKENA) – Findings of a research that was conducted on the significance of constitutional amendment seem to be discredited by the chief of the House of Federation. Speaker of the House of Federation, Agegnehu Teshager has come out discrediting the recent findings released by the government Policy Studies Institute (PSI). Evidence taken as representative samples lack transparency and credibility, according to the speaker of the House of Federation. Ethiopian Policy Study Institute released its research findings at a workshop held at Hilton Hotel on May 16, 2023 under the title, “FDRE Constitution After Three Decades: Inquiring into whether and What to Amend”. They could have reflected their ideas when PSI released the research findings at a workshop held at Hilton Hotel.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 07, 2023 05:45 UTC
News: PM Abiy hits back at MP’s suggestion for ruling party to hand over power to interim civilian admin, parliament to dissolve to pave way for new elections
He however said “it is problematic to present everything as wrongdoing as it is problematic presenting everything as correct”. “The problem with opposition groups is that they often don’t want elections, they just ask us to step down only for them to grab power. He added that his administration is ready to hand over power if not elected by the people on the periodic election after three years. “We will leave the judgement for the people.”With regard to what the MP referred to as the leadership failure, the PM said “the ruling Prosperity Party did not say your leadership has failed us”. As such, “my leadership failure is the issue of Prosperity Party” he noted.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 06, 2023 22:19 UTC
Suffering in Ethiopia’s Tigray region ‘beyond human imagination’
“We are dying to live in peace,” Bishop Medhin told OSV News .“For the last three years, the situation in Tigray has been something difficult to explain. Human rights groups have documented rape and other forms of sexual violence, which was used as a weapon. Bishop Medhin’s warning follows a recent suspension of aid to Ethiopia by the UN’s World Food Program and the US Agency for International Development. Bishop Medhin said he called upon the “decision-makers to consider our shared humanity and beg them not pronounce a death sentence upon those trying to survive in the wake of the terrible armed conflict”. FULL STORYBishop: Suffering from war, hunger ‘beyond human imagination’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region (By Frederick Nzwili, OSV News)
Source:Ethiopian News
July 06, 2023 22:01 UTC
Digital Hiccup – Ethiopian Business Review - Satenaw: Ethiopian News
Last month, the Ministry of Transport and Logistics implemented a digital payment system at fuel retail, banning cash payments throughout Addis Ababa. Despite the multi-facet advantages of digital payment, enough preparations to work on the digital literacy of the public are necessary for a seamless transition into the modern way of payment. Over 43 thousand transactions were made via the new digital system in the first two days. Digital payment means the transaction is fully registered, which is critical to combat illegal practices. The government’s push for more digital payment is a good option as the economy currently has a cash shortage.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 06, 2023 21:14 UTC
Ethiopia: Abiy Embarks On Palace Vanity Project–While Economy Crashes, War Crisis Continues
Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsEthiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed‘s palace building vanity project is raising eyebrows in a country where the economy is in free fall–and still facing crises relating to the war in Tigray. An obscure young soldier in the Ethiopian National Defense Force named Abiy Ahmed must have been taking heed at the time. Rumors have been circulating over the past 2 years that Abiy Ahmed, now Prime Minister of Ethiopia was planning to build a palace for himself. The PM is proud of his ‘national’ project which according to him, will be bigger and more consequential than the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The Forest project is a case of Abiy Ahmed’s 21st Century version of “Let them eat cakes”.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 06, 2023 20:56 UTC
ESFNA soccer tournament continues through weekend in Wylie
Ethiopian food, music and soccer will be celebrated this week at Wylie ISD Stadium thanks to the Ethiopian Sports Federation of North America (ESFNA) choosing Wylie as the site of its 40th annual soccer tournament. Attendees to the event can watch high-caliber soccer teams compete and take part in the celebration of Ethiopian culture. ESFNA president Abiye Nurilegne was excited about the event at Wylie ISD Stadium and about bringing together the Ethiopian community. “We hope the Wylie community will enjoy this event and learn a little more about Ethiopian culture.”ESFNA holds the week-long soccer tournament every year, often in a large metropolitan city. Thirty-one teams from across the country will be in Wylie for the tournament, including local clubs Ethio Dallas and Addis Dallas.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 06, 2023 16:53 UTC
Angelina Jolie says racial disparity in health care has 'endangered' her children of color
Angelina Jolie is addressing the health inequalities she sees when it comes to race. Her adopted daughter Zahara is Ethiopian, while Pax was born in Vietnam. Jolie also shares three biological children with ex-husband Brad Pitt; daughter Shiloh and twins Knox and Vivienne. Angelina Jolie with her children Knox, Vivienne, Pax, Shiloh, Zahara and Maddox at "The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind" screening at Crosby Street Hotel on Feb. 25, 2019 in New York City. Back in 2020, Jolie revealed that Zahara and Shiloh endured “medical challenges” in a first-person essay for Time magazine on International Women’s Day.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 06, 2023 15:51 UTC
Ethiopian PM asked to resign, dissolve parliament
(Photo : screenshot from EBC video)borkenaEthiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday appeared at the House of People’s Representatives. On the part of the Prime Minister, emphasis was given to the challenges that his government faced. Deslagne Chanie, an opposition MP, reminded the PM that over 200,000 Ethiopians were reduced to homelessness after the government [in the Oromia region]. He also mentioned that millions have lost their lives due to the war and millions displaced including in the Oromia region. There are rumors that the Prime Minister, in alliance with the TPLF, is planning war against Eritrea.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 06, 2023 15:39 UTC
Hypercar/GTP News Notebook
It is from that space that I’m really excited to be working on the next BMW Art Car more than anything,” stated Julie Mehretu. Nearly 1400 kilometres were completed in three days of testing for the race car between Wednesday and Friday to continue development before homologation. Jean-Karl Vernay undertook most of the testing with Marco Bonanomi unwell and unable to attend the test, Matteo Malucelli stepped in. A super-positive test, after which we look forward to the demo next week in Monza and the next test later in July”. The ‘Pista’ has seen several updates since the car was unveiled for the first time last month at Paul Ricard.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 06, 2023 14:43 UTC
Denmark Invests $10M in Ethiopian Water, Energy Projects
The project, according to the Ministry, “is aimed at undertaking energy modeling and planning as an important tool in creating a clean, stable and secure energy supply, and strengthening the integration of variable renewable energy.”The WATER SSC project aims to improve access to clean water services across the cities of Hawassa and Dire Dawa – areas which struggle with water challenges due to urbanization, population growth and water over-extraction from industrial and agricultural use. The investment will advance both energy and water access across the country on the back of bilateral cooperation, “great cooperation [which] will continue and expand,” Denmark’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Kira Sindbjerg shared.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 06, 2023 14:39 UTC
#NewsAlert: Orthodox Synod issues official apology for failing Tigray Orthodox Church, its followers
Addis Abeba : The Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) has this morning issued an official apology for failing the Tigray region Orthodox Church and its followers during the Tigray war. BackgroundThe Holy Synod in Addis Abeba found itself at loggerheads with the Tigray Orthodox Church in the wake of the two years devastating war in the Tigray region, which led to the Tigray Council of Bishops to severe relations with the Holy Synod, which they blamed for endorsing a “war of genocide that was declared on the people of Tigray.”On 07 May 2021 the Archbishops in Tigray have already announced the formation of the new Tigray Orthodox Church, effectively cutting ties with the EOTC Holy Synod in Addis Abeba. The archbishops in the region said their decision to severe ties with the Synod was as a result of its silence while many priests were killed, monasteries and churches in Tigray destroyed, and religious heritages were looted during the war. Attempts at reconciliation have since not yielded a positive result. However, the apology did not mention the main bone of contention raised by the Tigray region religious leaders that members of the Synod had played active roles in fulling the war in the region.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 06, 2023 14:03 UTC
Ethiopia’s PM presents management report to Parliament
Upon presenting his management performance report for the 2015 fiscal year (Ethiopian calendar) during the 28th regular session of the House of Peoples’ Representatives (Parliament), Ahmed warned that the current global economy is in suspension between hope and crisis. “The International Monetary Fund forecasts a decrease in global economic growth. Ethiopia’s economy needs to be reviewed within this context,” the prime minister stressed as he highlighted the progress of the local agricultural sector, with an expected growth of 6.3 percent. He informed the parliamentarians that the economy expects to grow by 7.5 percent in the upcoming fiscal year, adding that the industry and service sectors have also seen remarkable improvements. The agenda of the 28th ordinary session of the Parliament included, consultations with Ahmed on efforts to ensure peace and stability in the country and Ethiopia’s diplomatic relations with neighboring countries.
Source:Ethiopian News
July 06, 2023 14:00 UTC