As delegates gather in Addis Ababa for Africa Climate Summit, electricity to millions ranks top
The World Bank estimates that Central and West Africa have some of the world’s lowest electrification rates. In West Africa, where 220 million people have no electricity, the electrification rate is as low as 8 per cent.
African states moot plan to front climate change and conflict during international forums
Common African Positions aren’t normally concerned with this because we understand that things change from time to time, and this is a document that is going to guide the African Union and Africa for the next decade or more. So we can’t base that on particular changes or political issues, temporary political issues around the world, because things change all the time.
Boeing settles with a Canada-based Kenyan man whose wife and three children perished in 737 Max crash in Ethiopia
Boeing reached a settlement on Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets. The jury trial at Chicago’s federal court had...
Floating of Ethiopian currency sets off volatility as hotel menus warn of ‘new price for every meal at any moment’
Many supermarkets in Addis Ababa are hoarding products in warehouses and only selling small quantities in their stores to escape punishment by city authorities, who have vowed to crack down on hoarders. Consumers who want to buy in bulk must pay inflated prices for products they are told to pick from warehouses.
US warns Tigrayan soldiers against flash march on Addis Ababa as Ethiopian orders 5m residents to arm
Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy’s government has denied claims that the TPLF have made significant territorial gains. A tsunami of fake news, reporting restrictions and frequent communication blackouts make it difficult to confirm events on the ground.
