The injera at Salam in MiddlesbroughTo our Darlington eyes, injera is unusual, although it is commonplace across another continent. It is made from teff flour, which comes from a grass that grows in east Africa, to which water is added. This batter is allowed to ferment for a couple of days before being spread on a circular hotplate, like a crepe. The meat plate at Salam for two, with the dorho - two chicken legs and a hard boiled egg in a thick, dark sauce, in the centreTheo, our son, was sharing the meat bebaynetu with me. Salam86, Newport Road, Middlesbrough TS1 5JDWeb: salamboro.comTel: 01642-973883RatingsSurroundings 5Service 6Food quality 7Value for money 8READ NEXT: EATING OUT REVIEW OF THE HATCH LUNCHEONETTE IN DARLINGTON

December 02, 2023 20:17 UTC

Lawmakers in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Friday unanimously elected, Danladi Jatau, representing Kokona West Constituency as Speaker of the House. Also, the lawmakers elected as Deputy Speaker Mohammed Oyanki, member representing Doma North Constituency. The election of the new Speaker and Deputy Speaker followed Tuesday’s sack of the former Speaker, Ibrahim Abdullahi at the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja. The new Speaker, Jatua, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress, it was learnt, collaborated with Oyanki of the Peoples Democratic Party to emerge as leader of the Assembly in order to maintain its existing peace.

December 02, 2023 18:22 UTC

Oyo State has lost three traditional rulers in a single day to an auto crash in the state, reports Persecondnews. The three monarchs — Olodogbo of Odogbo, Onibowula of Bowula and Alayetoro of Ayetoro — are all from Oriire council area. Two of the monarchs died on the spot while the third one died later at Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital Hospital, Ogbomoso, a witness said. “Six passengers were involved in the crash, but the three survivors are undergoing treatment at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital. The survivors are undergoing treatment at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital while the corpses of the victims have been deposited at the morgue of the same hospital.”

December 02, 2023 15:46 UTC

Ethiopian Airlines bans Ghana-Must-Go bags from their flights, says they damage conveyor belts at airports. Says frequent occurrence of damages to conveyor belts results in significant costs incurred by the airlines involved. Ethiopian Airlines has banned the use of the popular Ghana-Must-Go bags from their flights in Nigeria, saying that they keep damaging conveyor belts at airports, resulting in significant costs incurred by the airlines involved. “This restriction has been implemented due to the frequent occurrence of damages to conveyor belts at various airports, resulting in significant costs incurred by the airlines involved. Thank you for choosing Ethiopian Airlines.”Ethiopian Airlines, formerly Ethiopian Air Lines (EAL), is the flag carrier of Ethiopia.

December 02, 2023 15:45 UTC

The agreement was the result of the visit of an Ethiopian delegation, led by Commissioner General, Demelash Gebremichael, to London during which they held talks with officials from that agency on bilateral issues, state television Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported. Gebremichael commented on the main results in Addis Ababa in crime prevention after developing technological capabilities in this sphere. For his part, the director of the British National Criminal Agency, David Hucker, expressed interest in providing the Red Fox Center in this capital with training and technologies for capacity development. He also promised to facilitate scholarships for Ethiopian police officers at the UK Police College. The African delegation visited various police facilities and confronted technologies in the European nation.

December 02, 2023 15:44 UTC





Ethiopian Airlines has banned the West African bags popularly known as Naija bags or Ghana Must Go bags. The bags will no no longer be accepted as the airline says they are a danger to airport security. Ethiopia Airlines says that the ban was introduced because of the frequent occurrence of damages to the conveyor belts at various airports, resulting in significant costs incurred by the airlines involved. Ethiopian Airlines is not the only airline that has imposed a ban on the popular bags. Ethiopian Airlines buys 31 new Boeing planes, 11 new Airbus planesThe two airlines said that the bags had a tendency of unraveling and jamming the baggage delivery systems.

December 02, 2023 15:14 UTC

Historically, industrialized nations have spewed out the most carbon emissions that are trapping heat in the atmosphere. He is among more than 170 world leaders set to address the United Nations climate conference in Dubai. Sultan al-Jaber, the president of the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, said Thursday (Nov 30) that $420 million were commited in the first hour of the announcement. "There can be no substitute for new, predictable, at scale and appropriate public finance to support and help developing economy countries build climate resilience. However, the leaders of the two biggest carbon-polluting nations — responsible for more than 44% of the world's emissions — aren't there to get the in-person message.

December 02, 2023 14:19 UTC

Ethiopian Airlines, which also operates in Malawi, has banned passengers boarding any of its flights in Nigeria from using sack bags. However, the airline said travellers can use the bags if they package the bags in cartons of a hardcover of rectangular size. The bags are also popular among travellers across Africa including in Malawi where they are known as sack bags. According to the BBC, in Kenya they are known as Nigeria bags while Zimbabweans call them Botswana bags. Ethiopian Airlines is not the first airline to ban the bags.

December 02, 2023 14:13 UTC

Ethiopian Airline has said passengers boarding any of its flights from Nigeria won’t be allowed to bring ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags. Ghana-must-go bags are popular sac-like load carriers in Nigeria that come in different sizes and colours and are preferred by many travelers due to their durability and affordability. According to a letter seen by our correspondent on Friday but dated November 24, 2023, and addressed to the Regional Manager of the Federal Airports Authority Of Nigeria, the ban took effect from November 25, 2023. It noted, “Please be informed that effective November 25, 2023, the usage of Ghana Must Go to travel on our flight is hereby prohibited,” the letter read. “The use of Ghana Must Go as a means of packing baggage has cost the airlines huge loss and also damaged the conveyor belt system, not only on our flight but also on other foreign airlines, hence the prohibition.”However, the airline allowed users of the bag to continue to use them to package their luggage on the condition that they must be well packed in cartons of a hardcover of rectangular size.

December 02, 2023 13:45 UTC

0 shares ShareTweetPinAddis Ababa, December 2, 2023 (Addis Walta) Ethiopian Airlines announced its preparation to introduce a new freighter route to Casablanca, Morocco-the first of its kind in the Maghreb region. The commencement of the new route to Morocco increases its total number of African freight destinations to 34, the airlines indicates. Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, the largest carrier in Africa, provides reliable and efficient scheduled cargo services to over 66 destinations using 13 dedicated freighter aircrafts including the latest 9 B777-200F and 4 B737-800F.

December 02, 2023 12:23 UTC

Cop27 President Sameh Shoukry, left, hands over the gavel to Cop28 President Dr Sultan Al Jaber at the UN climate conference's opening ceremony. AFPUAE-UN-CLIMATE-COP28 Cop27 President Sameh Shoukry, left, hands over the gavel to Cop28 President Dr Sultan Al Jaber at the UN climate conference's opening ceremony. ReutersU.N.'s COP28 climate summit in Dubai World leaders on day two of Cop28 in Dubai. December 3: Health / Relief, Recovery and PeaceIn a first for Cop, a day will be dedicated to discussing health and its relationship with climate change. The Cop will explore ways to provide relief to those affected by climate change and aim to build consensus on priority actions for the health system’s response to climate change, paired with financing.

December 02, 2023 12:15 UTC

Fifty oil and gas companies, representing more than 40 per cent of global oil production, made pledges on methane and carbon dioxide at the Cop28 climate conference on Saturday. The companies, of which 60 per cent are national oil companies, signed on the Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter, which calls for net zero emissions by 2050 or before. "The announcement mentions investing in energy systems for the future but all oil and gas companies are already doing this. The pledge aims to achieve a reduction of methane emissions by at least 30 percent below 2020 levels by 2030. Global oil companies have been investing billions of dollars into carbon capture technology and hydrogen as part of their decarbonisation plans, but the IEA has warned against “excessive expectations and reliance” on carbon capture or storage.

December 02, 2023 12:14 UTC

Ethiopian Airline has said passengers boarding any of its flights from Nigeria won’t be allowed to bring ‘Ghana-must-go’ bags. Ghana-must-go bags are popular sac-like load carriers in Nigeria that come in different sizes and colours and are preferred by many travelers due to their durability and affordability. According to a letter seen by our correspondent on Friday but dated November 24, 2023, and addressed to the Regional Manager of the Federal Airports Authority Of Nigeria, the ban took effect from November 25, 2023. It noted, “Please be informed that effective November 25, 2023, the usage of Ghana Must Go to travel on our flight is hereby prohibited,” the letter read. “The use of Ghana Must Go as a means of packing baggage has cost the airlines huge loss and also damaged the conveyor belt system, not only on our flight but also on other foreign airlines, hence the prohibition.”However, the airline allowed users of the bag to continue to use them to package their luggage on the condition that they must be well packed in cartons of a hardcover of rectangular size.

December 02, 2023 12:12 UTC

Nigeria and Germany have strengthened their bilateral relations with the signing of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) agreement which aims to add 12,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity to the Nigeria national grid. “And I said Mr. President, Egypt has 80 million (people) and we could use 14 gigawatts and Nigeria has 200 million people. And as we say in Germany good things take time as we have seen tonight.”The Minister Power, Dr Adebayo Adelabu, acknowledged that COVID-19 pandemic was a major factor why the deal was stalled for five years. Adelabu said 10 transformers and 10 power mobile substations have been delivered to Nigeria by Siemens. And in the next couple of months, we will witness a lot of activities on the presidential power initiatives project.

December 02, 2023 11:33 UTC

Clovis Tchoufack wanted to be one of them. But it’s instead in the making of guitars that he has managed to make a name for himself. Uganda: The literacy specialist getting children to read and writeUganda’s Mago Hasfa is the founder of 'Read to Learn', a nonprofit focused on early literacy development for children. A social innovator and author of children’s books, Mago’s work over the past six years is now gaining international recognition. Also, SOMA, Hasfa's multi-lingual app to improve literacy for refugee children in Uganda fetched her a 'Beyond the Limits' monetary prize in Nigeria.

December 02, 2023 11:33 UTC