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Mogadishu bombing kills five and injures seven
A bomber fleeing police blew himself up at a busy cafe in central Mogadishu on Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring seven others, police and witnesses confirmed. ReutersThe coastal capital of Somalia, Mogadishu, enjoyed a long peaceful spell before Tuesday’s explosion, which was heard many kilometres from the scene. Ethiopia and Somalia share a long land border and Ethiopian forces are in Somalia as part of African Union peacekeeping. Addis Ababa has just announced it will not attend a regional mediation meeting scheduled for Thursday in Kampala, Uganda. Somalia had called the meeting of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, of which both countries are members.
Source:Ethiopian News
January 16, 2024 18:36 UTC
U.S. Government Collaborates with Ethiopian Defense Forces for Groundbreaking De-mining Initiative
These explosive remnants of war (ERW) imperil safety, threaten livelihoods, and hinders the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) of former combatants. To address this issue, the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia’s Office of Security Cooperation and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) launched a historic collaboration with the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and the Ethiopian Mine Action Office (EMAO) January 15. The primary objective of this exercise was to formulate a series of requirements for the EMAO, aligning them with available DoD and DoS resources. A subsequent delivery of equipment, training, and additional resources will take place within the next six months. To learn more about the #Ethiopia_US120Years of partnership visit: U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia and follow U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa | Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Source:Ethiopian News
January 16, 2024 18:02 UTC
30 Years of Change in Single-Parent Household Finances
Later, as an adult, I was the head of a single-parent household, raising my daughter who was born in 2000. Charting the household finances of single-parent households across decades underscores these changes. Where single-parent households can still gain groundThe share of single-parent households that save money actually fell over the 30-year period examined, from 45% to 41%. The average finances of single-parent households have improved over the years, but individual household finances can hit setbacks along the long-term climb. The article 30 Years of Change in Single-Parent Household Finances originally appeared on NerdWallet.
Source:Ethiopian News
January 16, 2024 17:48 UTC
Ethiopia's difficult start as a BRICS member – DW – 01
Beset by economic woes and worried by new disagreements with Somalia, Ethiopia's first days as a newly minted member of BRICS were anything but easy. "But Ethiopia will also significantly improve its relations with new partners, such as the BRICS countries, whose economies are growing quickly." Addis Ababa put the costs of reconstruction at $20 billion (€18 billion). Germany did not follow suit and continued to support Addis Ababa, which was greatly appreciated by Ethiopia. Financial support from BRICSOne of the founding ideas of the BRICS was to counter Western dominance in international financial policy.
Source:Ethiopian News
January 16, 2024 17:01 UTC
The Horn Of Africa States: Another War From The Nobel Peace Laureate – OpEd
By Dr. Suleiman WalhadThe Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, has been in power for now nearly five years. The idea was originally seen as a way of appeasing the population of his country, which are turning against him, but Abiy Ahmed seems to be adamant. The world was, indeed, perplexed by the sudden turn of events in the Horn of Africa at the hands of the Nobel Laureate Prime Minister and they have mostly come to the aid and support of Somalia. Somalia, of course, and also the other neighbors in the Horn of Africa are perplexed at the moves of Abiy Ahmed, who seems to have lost his radar. The Somali war, the fourth of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, appears to be coming, unless some miracle gets in the way, and it is where the Prime Minister will stumble and fall, and Ethiopia will start to crumble.
Source:Ethiopian News
January 16, 2024 16:57 UTC
Hacking Traditional Ethiopian Superfood To Make Instant Bread
A former Israel Defense Forces officer is determined to enrich the diet of the combat soldiers he once trained by revolutionizing the recipe for traditional Ethiopian flatbread he ate at home growing up. Upon leaving the army, he decided to start making the traditional Ethiopian food he had eaten at home as a child. “I grew up in an Ethiopian home and I wanted to eat Ethiopian food,” says Ishta, who arrived in Israel with his family at the age of three. An Ethiopian woman preparing injera in the traditional way (Depositphotos)The restaurateur also told Ishta that the local Ethiopian and Eritrean communities made their own traditional meals at home and his client base was actually Asian and European diners. Teff flour is mixed with water and fermented for three days in the traditional injera recipe (Depositphotos)The formula is the company’s “industrial secret,” Ishta says.
Source:Ethiopian News
January 16, 2024 15:37 UTC
Shell halts Red Sea shipments over attack fears: report
British oil giant Shell has paused transit through the key Red Sea shipping route indefinitely, over fears of escalating tensions involving Yemen's Huthi rebels, according to a media report Tuesday. Shell decided to suspend transit last week, considering worries that a successful attack could cause a major spill and threaten the safety of ship crew, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The Journal also reported that in December, a tanker chartered by Shell was targeted by a drone in the Red Sea, and harassed by Huthi boats. The oil major's decision comes after Britain's BP said in December that it would suspend transit of oil through the Red Sea. At the start of the month, shipping giant Maersk also noted it would divert vessels around Africa instead of using the Red Sea and Suez Canal for the foreseeable future.
Source:Ethiopian News
January 16, 2024 15:27 UTC
Sixt to buy up to 250,000 Stellantis cars
German car rental group Sixt said Tuesday it has agreed to buy up to 250,000 cars from automaker Stellantis in a "multi-billion euro" deal that includes electric vehicles. The purchases will extend to 2026 and concern Europe and North America, the two companies said in a joint statement. "The deliveries to Sixt will include a variety of classes from city cars to SUVs to vans and trucks, as well as a full range of propulsion types," the companies said. Electric vehicles will be included, but the statement didn't provide any specifics. In October, Sixt said it had bought "thousands" of electric cars from China's BYD Auto for its operations in Germany, France, Netherlands and the UK.
Source:Ethiopian News
January 16, 2024 15:27 UTC
Dining calendar: Chef updates, cooking and bartending classes and more events
Cooking Smarter at Literati Bookstore: A discussion and book signing with chef Jeremy Scheck, author of “Scheckeats: Cooking Smarter” and Detroit chef Jon Kung, who recently released his first cookbook, "Kung Food: Chinese American Recipes from a Third Culture Kitchen.” Both chefs are hugely popular on TikTok. The class includes three whiskey cocktails, two shots, a cocktail recipe card, light refreshments and a DJ. The a la carte menu is available Jan. 31-Feb. 25, and there will be wine and cocktail offerings to match. Ethiopian cooking class with chef Helina Melaku at Motor City Street Dance Academy: The dance lessons will pause for a cooking class next month with chef Helina Melaku of Ethiopian pop-up Konjo Me. Food and restaurant newsMichel Agustin named executive chef at the Fed: Working his way up the ladder, Michel Agustin has been named the new executive chef at the Fed, a farm-to-table restaurant in Clarkston.
Source:Ethiopian News
January 16, 2024 14:53 UTC
Ethiopia Restates Support for One-China Policy Amid Somaliland Spat
The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry issued a statement reaffirming its support for the One China Policy. This follows China expressing support for Somalia after Ethiopia’s deal with Somaliland to lease 20 kilometers of coastline in exchange for diplomatic recognition. Ethiopia reportedly wants to build a naval base and commercial port there. Somalia views Somaliland as a breakaway province and demands that Ethiopia cancel the agreement. China on Thursday called for respect for Somalia’s “territorial integrity.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning posted on X that “Somaliland is part of Somalia.”
Source:Ethiopian News
January 16, 2024 14:09 UTC
United States (U.S.) Government Collaborates with Ethiopian Defense Forces for Groundbreaking De-mining Initiative
Landmines, unexploded artillery shells, and other types of remnants of war litter former battlefields throughout Ethiopia, resulting in accidental civilian deaths and hindering farmers from returning to their fields. These explosive remnants of war (ERW) imperil safety, threaten livelihoods, and hinders the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) of former combatants. To address this issue, the U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia’s Office of Security Cooperation and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) launched a historic collaboration with the Ethiopian National Defense Forces and the Ethiopian Mine Action Office (EMAO) January 15. A subsequent delivery of equipment, training, and additional resources will take place within the next six months. For 120 years, the United States and Ethiopia have partnered in health and education, agriculture and food security, science and the environment, security, and many other areas to improve the lives of all Ethiopians.
Source:Ethiopian News
January 16, 2024 13:26 UTC
A post falsely claims Ethiopian Orthodox archbishop fled to the US
Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church faced a crisis in 2023 when a group of rebel archbishops created a dissident synod. Abune is an honorific title used for bishops belonging to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Screenshot of the false post, taken on January 12, 2024"Abune Petros fled the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church today without authorisation of the church by presenting fake travel documents," it continues. The Ethiopian prime minister was also involved in mediating between the Holy Synod and the rebel group. The Ethiopian Epiphany is a colourful religious festival celebrated among followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church every January and listed by UNESCO as a cultural heritage of humanity (archived here).
Source:Ethiopian News
January 16, 2024 10:03 UTC
Ethiopia, South Korea Establish Alumni Association
A 20-member South Korea's Yeungnam University delegation has established the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (PSPS) Alumni Association that also comprises 45 Ethiopian alumni over the weekend. For another representative from Yeungnam University, the two countries' cooperation would allow Ethiopia to ease its technological gap through capitalizing on South Korea's immense technological prowess. "The cooperation is a good opportunity to not only transfer knowledge and technology transfer, but also to be replicated in education, energy and infrastructure arenas." Mentioning the Yeungnam University's PSPS is a national community development campaign, he noted that Ethiopia and South Korea have good relationships in the area and most of the alumni are from the former. The alumni association is expected to engage in technology and investment areas with its key partners such as South Korean Embassy and KOICA, it was learned.
Source:Ethiopian News
January 16, 2024 09:29 UTC
Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) Daily Trade Data - 15 January 2024
For all other commodities, price is in (Birr/Quintals), 1 Quintal = 100Kg. To get more commodity trade information, you may call ECX on short number 929 or text to them on short number 934.
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January 16, 2024 08:58 UTC
Ethiopian Coast Deal Reunite China and Somalia
China expressed support for the government of Somalia amid a controversy about a deal between Ethiopia and Somaliland, which Mogadishu views as a breakaway province. In early January, the governments of Ethiopia and Somaliland announced they signed a memorandum of understanding that would give landlocked Ethiopia commercial and naval access to 20km of Somaliland’s coast. The 50-year lease deal would include official recognition of the restive region.
Source:Ethiopian News
January 16, 2024 02:13 UTC