African Union (AU) Summit: First continental report on implementation of Agenda 2063 unveiled

  • Category: Africa
African Union (AU) Summit - Agenda 2063 unveiled

The report provides an assessment of the progress and performance of Africa's development between 2013 and 2019

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 10, 2020:- The African Development Bank ( http://www.AfDB.org/ ), the United Nations, and the African Union on Saturday acknowledged the significant progress made in implementing Agenda 2063 and urged African countries go further to fast-track economic transformation.

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AU Summit: African leaders call for action to end malnutrition by 2025

  • Category: Africa
33rd African Union Summit

Leaders acknowledged the scope of the challenge but sounded a note of optimism

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 10, 2020:- African countries have made progress towards eradicating malnutrition and stunting but need to do more to hit United Nations malnutrition targets by 2025. This was the main message of a meeting that took place during the 33rd African Union Summit.

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Crisis Group Welcomes Hailemariam Desalegn to its Board

  • Category: World
Hailemariam Desalegn

The International Crisis Group announce the appointment to its Board of Trustees of Hailemariam Desalegn, and Federica Mogherini

The International Crisis Group is delighted to announce the appointment to its Board of Trustees of Hailemariam Desalegn, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, and Federica Mogherini, former Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

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Egyptian media urges military action against Ethiopia as Nile talks break down

  • Category: Africa
Nile cruises, Cairo

Addis Ababa rejects Cairo’s offers, moves on with construction of massive dam that could limit water supply; pro-Sissi pundits call for invasion similar to 1973 war with Israel

By SAMY MAGDY | The Times of Israel

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — The latest breakdown in talks with Ethiopia over its construction of a massive upstream Nile dam has left Egypt with dwindling options as it seeks to protect the main source of freshwater for its large and growing population.

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Airline went into records after Max crash, engineer says

  • Category: Local
Yonas Yeshanew

By BERNARD CONDON

SEATTLE (AP) — Ethiopian Airlines’ former chief engineer says in a whistleblower complaint filed with regulators that the carrier went into the maintenance records on a Boeing 737 Max jet a day after it crashed this year, a breach he contends was part of a pattern of corruption that included fabricating documents, signing off on shoddy repairs and even beating those who got out of line.

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