The world-renowned Ethiopian athlete Haile Gebresilassie has described the ongoing Western intervention is a wake-up call for all to resist neocolonialism. In an exclusive interview with Ethiopian News Agency, Haile said the United States and its allies have been meddling in the domestic affairs of Ethiopia by intensifying their unhelpful pressure. The current pressure on […]
Day: November 23, 2021
Intellectual property and Technology Transfer Training Conducted
Training on intellectual property and technology transfer in Ethiopia conducted at Haramaya University from November 15 to 16, 2021 at the University’s Resource Center CBE Computer Room. The University-Industry Linkage and Entrepreneurship Development Directorate in collaboration with the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority (EIPA) conducted a two-day awareness creation training on intellectual property and technology transfer. […]
Ethiopian PM To Lead Frontline Combat Against Rebel Forces
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, yesterday announced his decision to lead frontline combat, as of today, against rebel forces, amid expanding conflict in the northern part of the country. Ahmed called on “all patriotic Ethiopians” to join him in frontline combat, against forces loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). “The time necessitates leading […]
Report: China Using Forced Uyghur Labor, Exploiting Complex Supply Chain
WASHINGTON — More than a hundred international brands are “at risk” of selling cotton products related to Uyghur forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region because of the way China’s cotton industry “obscures” where the cotton actually comes from, according to a November 2021 report. The report, Laundering Cotton, How Xinjiang Cotton Obscured In International Supply Chains, […]
US Steps Up Push for Americans to Leave Ethiopia
The U.S. State Department is stepping up its push for Americans in Ethiopia to leave the country immediately, amid fears the country’s internal war is about to escalate. At a news briefing Monday, Senior State Department officials said U.S. citizens in Ethiopia should leave the country now while commercial flight options are still available. “Our […]
Ethiopia PM Says He Will Lead Army ‘From the Battlefront’
NAIROBI, KENYA — Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister says he will lead his country’s army “from the battlefront” beginning Tuesday, a dramatic new step in a devastating yearlong war. “This is a time when leading a country with martyrdom is needed,” Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a statement posted on social media Monday night. […]