AllAfrica News: Ethiopia

18 december 2018

• Ethiopia's Former President Girma Woldegiorgis Dies
  [ENA] Addis Ababa -Girma Woldegiorgis who served for two consecutive terms as president of Ethiopia has passed away last night.
• PM Abiy Extend Condolences Over Death of Former President
  [ENA] Addis Ababa -Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed his condolences over the death of former president Girma Woldegiorgis, who served as president from 2001 to 2013.
• Ethiopia Says GERD Needs 4 Years to Be Completed
  [ENA] Addis Ababa -The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), being built along River Nile, will be completed in 2022, GERD Project Manager Eng. Kifle Horo said.
• Tackling Hate Speech in Ethiopia
  [HRW] Hate and dangerous speech is a serious and growing problem in Ethiopia, both online and offline. It has contributed to the growing ethnic tensions and conflicts across the country that have created more than 1.4 million new internally displaced people in the first half of 2018 alone. The government says it will pass a new law on hate speech to counter this. But around the world, laws criminalizing hate speech have been often and easily abused - and there are other options.
• Ethiopian Launches Flight Service to Manchester
  [ENA] Addis Ababa -Ethiopian airlines inaugurated its second destination to Manchester in the UK next to London on Tuesday.
• Police Maintain Custody of Ex - METEC CEO, Brother
  [Addis Fortune] The two bothers are suspected of alleged corruption and misuse of office power
• Inside Ethiopia's Trial of Grand Corruption. Who Is Accused of What?
  [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -The last ten days inside the Federal high court Lideta branch, 10th criminal bench have seen the continued trial of dozens of individuals suspected of grand corruption involving former officials the army operated Metals and Engineering Corporation (MeTEC). Here is what went down the court room.