AllAfrica News: Ethiopia

22 oktober 2019

• Eritrean Refugees Defy Border Closures Only to Find Hardship in Ethiopia
  [The New Humanitarian] Addis Ababa -The long-dormant border crossings re-opened with such fanfare between Eritrea and Ethiopia last year as a symbol of warming relations are all now closed - but that isn't stopping a steady flow of Eritrean refugees from fleeing across the heavily militarised frontier.
• Expert Predicts More Heavy Rain, Flooding in Kenya, Southern Ethiopia
  [VOA] U.S. weather forecasters predict continued heavy rainfall in eastern African regions that have already been hit hard by heavy rains and flash flooding.
• Saudi Firm Kicks Off Solar Projects Worth $300m
  [Addis Fortune] The Saudi Arabian power company that just one month ago won a contract to develop two solar farms, which will have 250MW in combined capacity, has already commenced mobilizing for the project.
• Jury Still Out On Economic Policy Synchronisation
  [Addis Fortune] One of the criticisms that was expressed about the administration of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) early on was the concern that there did not seem to be a well thought out comprehensive economic policy governing the management of the national economy. The recent announcement and introduction of the Homegrown Economic Reform Agenda that the government has put forward as the road map for the management of the economy for the next three years has gone some way to respond to these concerns.
• Saving Ethiopia From Its Enigmatic Present
  [Addis Standard] Ethiopia has come a long way in experimenting on multi-national federalism as an organizing principle that was adopted not as a consocietional compromise to its enduring ailments, but as a result of elite bargaining. After almost three decades of learning, disruptions and regionalization, we are yet to see the genuine dividends of consociational democracy where divided societies endeavor to design grand principles and practices that help them find a peaceful way to survive together.
• Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crash Compensation Divides Families
  [Nation] The millions of shillings to be paid for every life lost in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in March have started driving wedges between families who lost their relatives as they seek compensation.
• Is It in the Genes? Myths, Conspiracies and Theories About Kenyan Athletes
  [Nation] At the Seoul Olympics in 1988, Kenya shocked the running world when its top male runners won the 800, 1,500, 5,000 metres and the 3,000-metre steeplechase gold medals.