The construction of a huge dam in Ethiopia and the introduction of large-scale agricultural businesses has been controversial – finding out what local people think can be hard, but with the help of a bottle of rum nothing is impossible. After waiting several weeks for letters of permission from various Ethiopian ministries, I begin my
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By: Mawuna Remarque KOUTONIN, Silicon Africa When tourists visit sub-Saharan Africa, they often wonder “Why there are no historical buildings or monuments?” The reason is simple. Europeans have destroyed most of them. We have only left drawings and descriptions by travelers who have visited the places before the destructions. In some places, ruins are still visible. Many
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Pope announces names of new Cardinals Archbishop Berhaneyesus Demerew (Vatican Radio) At the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis announced the names of fifteen Archbishops and Bishops whom he will raise to the dignity of the Cardinalate on February 14, 2015. In addition, the Holy Father announced that five retired Archbishops and Bishops “distinguished for their
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By Lexi Belculfine / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Allegheny County district attorney’s office doesn’t want a woman who admitted abusing two adopted children from Ethiopia released on home confinement and electronic monitoring. Kristen Barbour, 32, of Franklin Park, pleaded no contest in June to two felony counts of endangering the welfare of children and was sentenced
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By Lexi Belculfine / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Allegheny County district attorney’s office doesn’t want a woman who admitted abusing two adopted children from Ethiopia released on home confinement and electronic monitoring. Kristen Barbour, 32, of Franklin Park, pleaded no contest in June to two felony counts of endangering the welfare of children and was sentenced
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By Fatima Hansia , CorpWatch Blog Saudi Star Agricultural Development plans to pump $100 million into a rice export project in Gambella region of Ethiopia despite allegations of human rights violations surrounding the “villagization” program under which the land has been taken from indigenous Anuak pastoralists to lease to foreign investors. The company is
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Commercial farming, with its vast tracts of land, is running into problems in Ethiopia’s Gambella region – and local communities are reaping few benefits William Davison in Gambella The Guardian As dusk envelops the grasslands of Gambella in western Ethiopia, a weary Jakob Pouch sits on a jerry can, resting his chest against a wooden
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Saudi’s Ministry of Labor said today that it has not yet finished a review of regulations streamlining the resumption of Ethiopian workers to enter the Saudi labor market. Undersecretary of the Ministry for International Labor Affairs Dr. Ahmed Al-Fihaid said following a meeting between the Minister of Labor Adel Faqih and visiting Speaker of Ethiopia’s
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Japan’s Kawaii girls and Ethiopia’s Bana tribe share a love for piles of colourful hair clips In Tokyo, clips are worn on fringes alone with the majority choosing girly shades of pink and lilac The Bana take a bolder approach with beautiful block colours and intricate patterns reigning supreme Bold hair accessories are a big
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OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 2014 Trafficking in Persons Report Ethiopia is a source and, to a lesser extent, destination and transit country for men, women, and children who are subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking. Girls from Ethiopia’s rural areas are exploited in domestic servitude and, less frequently, prostitution within
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