503 people were arrested at the annual Thanksgiving festival of Irreecha on Oct. 2 under suspicion they were planning to incite violence during the festival. Ethiopia News Agency quoted…
Dam dispute on the Nile
idiAn Ethiopian dam on the Blue Nile poses a threat to the water security of downstream Sudan and Egypt, catalyzing a feud between the countries and resulting on Aug. 8…
Africa sees worst locust swarms in 25 years
East Africa is experiencing the worst locust swarms in 25 years, according to CNN. Locusts swarms this size could cause serious implications for the already depleting food supply in the…
Boeing carrier doomed to fail again
An aircraft with a mind of its own, the Boeing 737 Max 8 is essentially a rogue aircraft that should never transport human lives again. Boeing’s 737 Max 8 is…
Ethiopia plants 353 million trees in one day
Thousands of people across Ethiopia planted a total of 353,633,600 tree saplings in 12 hours on July 29, setting the world record for most trees to be planted in a…
Coup attempt in Ethiopia fails
A coup attempt led by former general Asamnew Tsige in the Amhara region of Ethiopia failed on June 22 and resulted in the deaths of multiple high-ranking government officials. There…
Faulty flight control system likely to blame for Flight ET 302 crash
Boeing’s 737 model Max 8 and 9 have been grounded in the United States and around the world after a crash in Ethiopia killed all 149 of its passengers along…
This Week Around the World March 3–10:
March 3 Venezuela: The German Ambassador to Venezuela Daniel Kriener was declared persona non grata and told on March 3 to leave the country within 48 hours. According to Deutsche…
32nd African Union summit focuses on refugees
African leaders came together in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to seek a long-lasting solution for the issue of displaced persons in Africa. The issue was discussed at the 32nd African…
Refugees rejected:
After evaluating 458 applicants from Yemeni refugees seeking asylum, South Korea decided Oct. 17 not to accept any, denying 34 applications and leaving 85 more for further review. However, of…
This Week Around the World – July 8-29
July 8 Eritrea: Efforts to normalize relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia continued in a landmark meeting between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, the first of…