Donald John MacAllister. Alan MacDonald. Seifu Kebede Gurmessa | May 26, 2020 | The Conversation A communal hand pump in Ethiopia. Unicef Ethiopia/Flickr Like many countries in east Africa, Ethiopia is highly vulnerable to drought. Since 1965, Ethiopia …
Ethiopia begins preliminary steps to fill GERD reservoir
May 31, 2020 | Egypt Independent Ethiopia announced Saturday its preparations for clearing the land behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), to begin filling its reservoir with water in July. The Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) said that the Job …
China urges Ethiopia to talk anew to Egypt about filling dam on Nile
US, EU and UN also urge the two African countries to peacefully resolve their differences over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Samuel Gebre and David Wainer | 21 May 2020 | Business Day The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Guba, now under constru …
Africa can build back better after COVID-19 — UN Deputy Secretary-General
Amina J. Mohammed | 25 May 2020 |Africa Renewal Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed These are challenging times for Africa and the rest of our global village. As of 24 May 2020, 54 countries in Africa had recorded more than 100,000 COVID-1 …
Kenya Is Building Dams to End Its Cycle of Floods and Drought
David Herbling, Samuel Gebre and Fred Ojambo | 31 May, 2020 | Bloomberg News Plagued by alternating floods and droughts partly brought on by changing weather patterns, Kenya’s government plans to build several new dams in a bid to improve water securit …
Inside Facebook’s big bet on Africa
Matthew Du Plessis | 25 May 2020 | Mail & Guardian Last week Facebook unveiled its 2Africa undersea cable project, which will circle the continent, connecting it to Europe and the Middle East. When it is operational in 2023 it will increase bandwid …
Egypt accepts Ethiopia-Sudan proposal to renegotiate dam dispute
Agreement needs to allow for ‘Egypt’s water interests as well as those of Ethiopia and Sudan’ says foreign ministry. Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, …
Elephants Really Can’t Hold Their Liquor
Humans and other species have a gene mutation that lets them digest alcohol. In other species, it’s missing. Rachel Nuwer | May 20, 2020 | The New York Times Look at these lightweights at the Elephant Conservation Center in Laos.Credit…Oleksandr Rupe …
Ethiopia’s poll has been pushed out by COVID-19. But there’s much more at play
Mulugeta G Berhe | May 18, 2020 | The Conversation Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed. Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency via GettyImages The decision by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to postpone the elections in Ethiopia has created a constitutional cr …
Nigeria was once an indisputable leader in Africa: what happened?
Sheriff Folarin | May 24, 2020 | The Conversation The traditional leadership and redeemer posture of Nigeria in Africa has, in recent years, been put into question. Issues like corruption and infrastructural decay have held the country down from playin …
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Altau Resources secures exploration licence for deposits in Ethiopia
4 June 2019 | Mining Technology Location of the Zager licence on the Arabian Nubian Shield. Credit: Altus Strategies Africa-focused mineral exploration company Altus Strategies subsidiary Altau Resources has been granted a three-year exploration licenc …
Mining in Eritrea: could a new potash project spur sustainable growth?
Molly Lempriere |22 May 2019| Mining Technology A report prepared by independent consultants and initiated and funded by the United Nations Development Programme has concluded that the Colluli potash project in Eritrea has significant potential to boos …
What The 1918 Flu Can Teach Us About Handling Today’s Pandemic
Pranav Baskar, Emily Kwong | May 15, 2020 | NPR Two Red Cross nurses carry a person on a stretcher during a demonstration at the Red Cross Emergency Ambulance Station in Washington, D.C., in 1918.Underwood Archives/Getty Images Just over a century ago, …
AU Leadership Absent From Egypt and Ethiopia Dam Dispute
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell | May 14, 202 | Council on Foreign Relations Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam is seen as it undergoes construction work on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia September 26, 2019 …
On Sustainable Development in Rural Ethiopia: Interview with Mitslal Kifleyesus-Matschie
30.Dec.2019 | Harvard International Review Mitslal Kifleyesus-Matschie is the founder of Ecopia, a “social for-profit company” dedicated to promoting sustainable development within the Ethiopian rural community. In her previous career, she worked with …
African Nations Back WHO’s Tedros After Attacks by Trump, U.S.
Antony Sguazzin | May 15, 2020 | Bloomberg Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Photographer: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images African nations rallied to the defense of World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, after the body a …
Zimbabwe water shortages add plight to multiple crises
Water shortages are causing increased hardships for many, on top of coronavirus restrictions, unemployment and the crippling economic crisis. Al Jazeera’s Raheela Mahomed reports. Water shortages are causing increased hardships for many, on top of coro …
Africa facing a quarter of a billion coronavirus cases, WHO predicts
But continent will have fewer deaths than Europe and US because of its younger population and other lifestyle factors Karen McVeigh |Fri 15 May 2020 | The Guardian Men in Mali greet each other without touching hands to prevent the spread of Covid-19, 2 …
African nations find solutions to shortages in virus crisis
Carley Petesch |May 11, 2020 | Christian Science Monitor Idrissa Sall wears a protective face shield made with a laser cutter, to be used to protect against transmission of COVID-19, at the FabLabs workshop at the Ker thiossane multimedia center in Dak …
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