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An elaborate ceremony marking the formation of the new government has kicked off in Addis Abeba’s Mesqel Square.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) and President Sahle-Work Zewde are among the senior government officials in attendance.
Muhammadu Buhari, president of Nigeria, Salva Kiir, president of South Sudan, and Ismail Omar Guelleh, president of Djibouti, are among the foreign dignitaries attending the event.

Consumers are no strangers to sharp increases in the prices of goods and services, considering the consistent inflationary pressure in the economy. Nonetheless, not many were prepared onions, usually stable and cheap, would also be a victim at such a fast pace. Lately, the vegetable used to prepare nearly all traditional cuisine was selling for up to 60 Br a kilo, twice its cost from two weeks ago and right before the New Year holiday.

There are two editions of The Economiston Africa influenced by the narrative on the continent over the past two decades. Published at the turn of the century, one and rather infamous, was an all-black cover that displayed a photo of a young African carrying a bazooka superimposed over the continent. The headline read, “The Hopeless Continent.” The main theme of the issue has this opening line: “Floods in Mozambique; threats of famine in Ethiopia (again); mass murder in Uganda; the implosion of Sierra Leone; and a string of wars across the continent.”

Etenesh Yizengaw, 41, left her home in the Hanna Mariam neighbourhood at the crack of dawn this past Tuesday. Donning a scarf to withstand the bitter morning cold, the mother of four was heading to the nearby produce market to buy a month’s supply of onions.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Ambassador to the United Nations, said referring to the African Union (AU), after Egypt and Sudan both called on the Security Council to help resolve the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Ethiopia, which began filling the reservoir for the second year, has been insisting that the matter should be addressed at the level of the AU and not the Security Council.

By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne

Addis Abeba, February 24/2021 – The Ethiopia National Defense Forces (ENDF) called 15 Tigrayan members of the ENDF who were deployed with the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan and who refused to board a flight in Juba airport, “traitors backed by the UNHCR and Tigrayans working in the UN.” The ENDF also demanded an apology from the UNHCR.

By Siyanne Mekonnen @Siyaanne

Addis Abeba, February 19/2021 – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a strong statement in which it said Ethiopia “strongly believes that the conflict being trumpeted by the Sudanese government’s military wing could only serve the interests of a third party at the expense of the Sudanese people.”

Le gouvernement affirme avoir délogé une cinquantaine de combattants dans la ville de Boyali qui tentaient de bloquer l'accès vers la capitale.

Ce pourrait être une victoire de taille pour des Faca sous pression depuis un mois. Dans un communiqué publié sur sa page Facebook, le gouvernement centrafricain a revendiqué la neutralisation de 44 rebelles "dont plusieurs mercenaires tchadiens, soudanais et peuls" dans la ville de Boyali, à une centaine de kilomètres de la capitale Bangui.