Ethiopian Airlines says Ebola costs $8 mln/month in lost revenue

ANTWERP, Belgium, (Reuters) – The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa is costing Ethiopian Airlines $8 million a month in lost revenue, as the disease is putting travellers off the entire continent, the airline’s chief executive said on Thursday. “For us, the Ebola effect is stronger than any slowdown in the global economy,” Tewolde Gebremariam,

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African musicians sing homegrown alternative to Geldof’s Band Aid 30

Social media rallies behind ‘less patronising’ record with lyrics that stress importance of trusting doctors on Ebola The Guardian By Amelia Gentleman and Maeve Shearlaw Africa’s alternative Band Aid single Tiken Jah Fakoly recording the single, Africa Stop Ebola, with Salif Keita Main. Photograph: Lionel Urman/Corbis As the latest Band Aid single becomes the fastest-selling

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Ethiopia to send public diplomacy delegation to Egypt

Ethiopia and Egypt are in the middle of diplomatic rapprochement to narrow their differences over the construction of a multi-billion hydroelectric dam on the Nile. World Bulletin/News Desk Ethiopia has finalized preparations to send a public diplomacy delegation to Egypt next month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. “Members of the delegation will

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Defence spending Arms and the African: Ethiopia bought 200 Ukrainian T-72 tanks

The continent’s armies are going on a spending spree GOMBE AND KAMPALA | The Economist THE north-eastern Nigerian town of Chibok is spared little. Earlier this year fighters from the extremist group, Boko Haram, abducted more than 200 local schoolgirls. In the past week insurgents and government troops have traded possession of urban districts and surrounding

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“You Guys Don’t Like It? Go Back To Ethiopia!” Israeli Cops

Israeli police arrest Ethiopian Jew”Many complaints have reached my desk from Ethiopian emigrants who feel humiliated in face of the attitude of the police. There is a sense that when you guys get ahold of an Ethiopian you act with a much harsher hand and place their backs up against a wall solely because of

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Stupid Americans stigmatized Ethiopians and Eritreans ni DC due to Ebola outbreak

By Tom Howell Jr. – The Washington Times The chief of the D.C. Department of Health said Wednesday that ignorance about the Ebola outbreak is causing people to stigmatize the city’s African population. Joxel Garcia said members of the public have posed odd questions and expressed outsized fears about transmission, especially to cab drivers. “When

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የእኛ ጉዶች ከጓዳ ሲወጡ Justice For Hanna

By Hermi Hermona Jigesa የእኛ ጉዶች ከጓዳ ሲወጡ ============== በሃና ላይ የደረሰው ጉድ፣ ጉድ ያሰኛል፡፡ የድሮው ኢቲቪ፣የአሁኑ ኢቢሲ ስለ ሃና ምን አለ? ልማታዊ ጋዜጠኞቹስ ምን አሉ? ምንም፡፡ ከተሞቻችን የከተሞች ቀን ሲያከብሩ የከተማ ኗሪውንስ መቼ ይሆን የሚያከብሩት? አይታወቅም፡፡ጫት እንደ ጉድ ሲቃም፣ ሃሺሽና ሺሻ እንደ ጉድ ሲጨስ፣ መጠጥ እንደ ጉድ ሲጠጣ ምን ተባለ? ምንም፡፡ እፀ ፋርሶች የሰው ህሊናን

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የእኛ ጉዶች ከጓዳ ሲወጡ Justice For Hanna

By Hermi Hermona Jigesa የእኛ ጉዶች ከጓዳ ሲወጡ ============== በሃና ላይ የደረሰው ጉድ፣ ጉድ ያሰኛል፡፡ የድሮው ኢቲቪ፣የአሁኑ ኢቢሲ ስለ ሃና ምን አለ? ልማታዊ ጋዜጠኞቹስ ምን አሉ? ምንም፡፡ ከተሞቻችን የከተሞች ቀን ሲያከብሩ የከተማ ኗሪውንስ መቼ ይሆን የሚያከብሩት? አይታወቅም፡፡ጫት እንደ ጉድ ሲቃም፣ ሃሺሽና ሺሻ እንደ ጉድ ሲጨስ፣ መጠጥ እንደ ጉድ ሲጠጣ ምን ተባለ? ምንም፡፡ እፀ ፋርሶች የሰው ህሊናን

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CBS report: 135,000 Ethiopians living in Israel at end of 2013

The report also stated that in 2013, 1355 new immigrants arrived from Ethiopia, nearly a 50% reduction in aliya from the previous year. Ethiopians celebrating in Jerusalem Ethiopians celebrating in Jerusalem. (photo credit:MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) (Jpost)- At the end of 2013 the Ethiopian population in Israel stood at some 135.5 thousand people –

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Ethio- American scientist at Ohio State University calls for accelerated efforts to understand zoonotic infections such as Ebola

By Emily Caldwell COLUMBUS, Ohio – For many, global public health seems like an abstract and distant problem – until the Ebola virus is diagnosed among people in our midst. Though no one would call the Ebola pandemic a good thing, it has presented an opportunity for scientists to alert the public about the dire

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