50 Ethiopian immigrants sentenced to lengthy jail term with hard labor in Zambia. (Getahune Bekele-South Africa)
http://africaim.com/50-ethiopian-immigrants-sentenced-to-lengthy-jail-term-with-hard-labor-in-zambia-getahune-bekele-south-africa/Victims of human smugglers . . . Kembatta Ethiopians flocking south in search of better life. Although the word “hard labour†sounds brutal and primitive, Zambian magistrate Shadreck Chanda was merciless in passing judgment when he sent 50 destitute Ethiopians to jail for entering the landlocked nation illegally on 29 March 2013. The Ethiopians aged […]
Read More →Must Watch it PM Hailemariam Desalegn interview with France24
In an interview with France24, Ethiopian Prime Minister Desalegn was asked about jailed journalist and 2012 IWMF Courage awardee Reeyot Alemu. Watch his response in the video below (note how he does not actually provide an answer to the question):
Read More →91% of South Africans have access to water resources
by Issa sikiti http://africaim.com/91-of-south-africans-have-access-to-water-resources/ Despite having scarce freshwater resources and being the 30th driest country in the world, South Africa has done well more than other African countries that possess ‘goldmines’ of freshwater but still sing the song ‘water runs dry’. A total of 91% of the population in Africa’s biggest economy have access to improved water […]
Read More →Road accidents cost South Africa 31 billion USD a year
http://africaim.com/road-accidents-cost-south-africa-31-billion-usd-a-year/ Road traffic accidents – most of them deadly – cost the South African economy approximately R306 billion (about 31 billion USD) each year, South African transport minister Dikobe Ben Martins revealed yesterday, adding that this does not take into account the terrible pain and anguish of the parents and relatives of those that are […]
Read More →Africa, Asia establish joint network to fight climate change
LONDON/DHAKA. Representatives from governments in Africa and Asia have formed a network to support their efforts to factor climate change into their development plans, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) said yesterday. http://africaim.com/africa-asia-establish-joint-network-to-fight-climate-change/ The Government Group Network on Climate Change Mainstreaming and Development developed its plans at the 7th International Conference on Community-Based […]
Read More →Ethiopia to Get Chinese Funds for $1 Billion Hydropower Line
Ethiopia to Get Chinese Funds for $1 Billion Hydropower Line  http://africaim.com/ethiopia-to-get-chinese-funds-for-1-billion-hydropower-line/ By William Davison April 26 (Bloomberg) — Ethiopia will receive funds from China for a transmission line valued at $1 billion that will bring electricity from a hydropower plant to the capital, Addis Ababa according to a government official. The 619-kilometer (385-mile) link from […]
Read More →Ethiopian democratic forces of political and civic organizations, letter to Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations
His Excellency, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations 1st Avenue, 46th Street New York, NY 10017 Dear Your Excellency, Subject: Â Ethnic Cleansing in Ethiopia First, we, the leadership team of the undersigned Ethiopian civic and political organizations, present our compliments to Your Excellency. It is with deep anguish and regret that we […]
Read More →The Condition of Refugees and Horn of African Migrant Workers in the Middle East!
http://africaim.com/the-condition-of-refugees-and-horn-of-african-migrant-workers-in-the-middle-east/ This is an appeal forwarded to all governments, international organizations and human rights organizations regarding the deplorable human rights violations being committed against Ethiopian, Eritrean, Somali,……etc. Refugees and migrants in the Middle East.  The despicable crimes being committed particularly against the citizens of the above named three nations are horrific. Listening to and […]
Read More →Thorn Trees
Beyond Tendaho, state-owned Sugar Corp. is building 10 refineries, including six for the Kuraz Sugar Project in the South Omo region near Kenya. It’s working too in the Awash area with China National Complete Plant Import & Export Corp., or Complant, on the Kessem sugar project. The $150 million Kessem is funded by state-owned Development […]
Read More →Sugar, Cotton
Sugar, Cotton Of importance too to Ethiopia, whose longtime leader Meles Zenawi died last year, in its drive to transform a nation of 90 million residents into a middle-income country are the cotton farms supplying a growing textiles industry. Cotton plantations in the Middle Awash area run by the Amibara Business Group would also suffer […]
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