Ethiopia Grants Multimodal Transport Service Licenses to Three Companies
Three Ethiopian companies have been granted licenses to offer multimodal transport services, marking a significant step towards a more robust logistics sector in the country. The Minister of Transport and Logistics, Dr. Alemu Sime, presented the qualification certificates to Panafric Global, Tikur Abay, and Cosmos Multi Modal Share Company. It is to be recalled that the Ethiopian Maritime Authority (EMA) rejected bids from seven logistics firms for multimodal operating licenses in 2023, including Tikur Abay. He highlighted the development of guidelines specifically designed to enable private entities to participate in the logistics sector. These guidelines have now paved the way for issuing licenses to qualified private transport companies.
Source:Ethiopian News
March 14, 2024 10:07 UTC
Europe to raise funds for war-ravaged Sudan at Paris aid conference on April 15
France, Germany and the EU will co-host an international, ministerial-level conference in Paris to raise funds for Sudan and neighbouring countries on April 15, the first anniversary of the civil war, officials have told The National. A representative for the German Federal Foreign Office confirmed that Foreign Affairs Minister Annalena Baerbock will co-host the event. Fund-raising will be geared towards Sudan and neighbouring countries, where several hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees have fled. Members of Sudanese Armed Forces outside the palace of the first Sudanese president after independence, late President Ismail Al Azhari, in Omdurman, Sudan. The Sudanese army rejected a call for a ceasefire during Ramadan, which began on Monday, saying it intended to continue to fight.
Source:Ethiopian News
March 14, 2024 06:51 UTC
Qatar Airways and Aer Lingus launch new codeshare partnership
The codeshare gives customers greater access to more destinations across the UK and IrelandDOHA, QATAR – Qatar Airways and Aer Lingus (EI) are launching a new codeshare partnership beginning 13th March 2024. Qatar Airways will add its codeshare on flights operated by Aer Lingus (EI), the national carrier of Ireland, and Aer Lingus Regional, in a move which further strengthens Qatar Airways’ ongoing partnership expansion with International Airlines Group (IAG). Once implemented, Qatar Airways will have codeshare coverage with all IAG carriers, including British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, and Aer Lingus, solidifying its position in the European market. This new codeshare will enable connections between Qatar Airways and Aer Lingus (EI) flights through Dublin, London, and Manchester. Qatar Airways Chief Commercial Officer, Thierry Antinori, said: “Our new codeshare partnership with Aer Lingus demonstrates Qatar Airways’ commitment to its customers, who will benefit from a wider choice of global destinations.
Source:Ethiopian News
March 14, 2024 06:14 UTC
Tigray Peaceful, but Hunger Remains
The Tigray region is Ethiopia’s northernmost state. The Tigray War officially took place from November 3, 2020, to November 3, 2022. Months after the end of the conflict, the United Nations and the United States halted food aid for Tigray. Plowing doesn’t usually begin until the rainy season in May or June. “The war took everything,” Hayale says.
Source:Ethiopian News
March 14, 2024 05:03 UTC
Multicultural Coffeehouse meets Expressions
The Multicultural Student Association (MSA) has hosted the Multicultural Coffeehouse for over 10 years, but this year, things went a little differentlyThe Black Student Union (BSU) was planning to celebrate the end of Black History Month by hosting their last event, Expressions, the night before the Multicultural Coffeehouse. They had arranged to have food, talent and fellowship, similar to the plans for Multicultural Coffeehouse. Because Expressions and the Multicultural Coffeehouse were similar gatherings scheduled back-to-back, MSA and BSU decided to work together and combine their efforts for one event hosted on March 1. The Multicultural Coffeehouse and Expressions event took place in the LaRita Boren Campus Center, outside of the Office of Intercultural Programs. They transitioned the night smoothly from Expressions to the Multicultural Coffeehouse.
Source:Ethiopian News
March 14, 2024 04:13 UTC
In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film: what's his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?
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Source:Ethiopian News
March 14, 2024 03:38 UTC
Images from Tigray war misleadingly linked to recent conflict in Amhara region
Social media posts claim to show photos of Ethiopian troops captured by Fano rebels in Amhara in February 2024. However, this is misleading: while the images feature government soldiers, they were captured during the Tigray war that ended in 2022. Screenshot of the misleading post, taken on March 11, 2024Four images in the post showed dozens of soldiers seated on the ground in military uniform. The claim was shared on a page called “Amhara Fano central command official”, which regularly publishes content about the Fano militia group. It contained images of captured soldiers from the misleading post and scenes of fighting.
Source:Ethiopian News
March 14, 2024 03:04 UTC
Ethiopian Parliament To Decide On MP’s Legislative Immunity Tomorrow
Parliament will convene tomorrow to vote on a motion to lift the legislative immunity of one of its members, among a dozen items on the agenda for its 17th regular assembly. The official parliamentary schedule does not specify which MP’s privilege is at stake, but inside sources told The Reporter it is likely to be Christian Tadele, a member of the opposition National Amhara Movement (NAM) party. Christian and Dessalegn Chanie, another MP and NAM member, have been in custody for months now. Other items on the parliamentary agenda tomorrow include loan agreements with the Italian government and International Development Association for thermal energy, educational training, and logistics sector projects.
Source:Ethiopian News
March 14, 2024 02:05 UTC
The ‘light within us’ still burns
A capacity attendance at Caulfield Racecourse for the United Israel Appeal (UIA) gala fundraiser in Melbourne heard from a visiting Israeli military hero and two survivors of the October 7 pogroms. “Although they hit us hard, as hard as can be, they cannot extinguish the light within us. “Life on the Gaza border is 95 per cent heaven and five per cent hell,” she said. “We choose the 95 per cent.”Israel’s ambassador Amir Maimon said, “This is a war we didn’t ask for. Get The AJN Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up
Source:Ethiopian News
March 14, 2024 00:24 UTC
Knesset passes updated wartime budget
Beachwood, OH (44122)TodayRain showers in the morning with thunderstorms developing for the afternoon. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80%..TonightThunderstorms early, then mainly cloudy after midnight with light rain possible. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%.
Source:Ethiopian News
March 13, 2024 16:28 UTC
In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Film, What's His Faith? and Why Is Marijuana Deemed Holy to the Rastafari?
NEW YORK (AP) — The biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” has been a box-office hit in the United States and several other countries. Some of those laws have eased, granting Rastafari sacramental authorization to grow the marijuana they deem sacred. The Rastafari faith is rooted in 1930s Jamaica, growing as a response by Black people to white colonial oppression. “Ganja,” as marijuana is known in the Caribbean, has a long history in Jamaica, and its arrival predates the Rastafari faith. In one of the first scenes of the film, Marley mentions this name.
Source:Ethiopian News
March 13, 2024 15:48 UTC
In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what's his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?
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Source:Ethiopian News
March 13, 2024 15:43 UTC
In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what’s his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?
Some of those laws have eased, granting Rastafari sacramental authorization to grow the marijuana they deem sacred. The Rastafari faith is rooted in 1930s Jamaica, growing as a response by Black people to white colonial oppression. The Rastafari message was spread across the world in the 1970s by Marley and Peter Tosh, another Jamaican reggae legend and globally known Rastafari. “Ganja,” as marijuana is known in the Caribbean, has a long history in Jamaica, and its arrival predates the Rastafari faith. In one of the first scenes of the film, Marley mentions this name.
Source:Ethiopian News
March 13, 2024 15:42 UTC
Election Board suspends ‘One Ethiopia’ party over financial fraud allegations
Authorities of the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) have suspended the One Ethiopia Democratic Party and its leaders pending a criminal investigation into alleged financial fraud. A notice from the Board addressed to the opposition party yesterday accuses its members of misusing a 2.7 million birr government subsidy this financial year. The Board alleges much of the subsidy was disbursed illegitimately and without receipts, and accuses the party’s leaders of making unlawful withdrawals. NEBE will file a legal claim for the return of the allegedly misused funds, according to the notice.
Source:Ethiopian News
March 13, 2024 14:25 UTC