For additional background of what the dam means to Ethiopians, here's a story of how farmers in rural Ethiopian villages with no power or roads, feel about the dam and their futures. At the time, Egyptian billionaire telecommunications mogul Naguib Sawiris had made headlines for tweeting "that if Ethiopia doesn’t come to reason , we the Egyptian people will be the first to call for war."
Appreciate your interest and civility!
-ZZ.
#Sudan #Ethiopia #Egypt
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ethiopia-egypt-renaissance-dam-unconcerned-worries
... five worst-hit #drought countries are Somalia, #Sudan, #SouthAfrica, South Sudan and #Namibia. These ... are getting progressively #drier
...discovered that some of the countries worst hit by drought are actually seeing an #increase in #groundwater #storage ... potential.. to provide a lifeline to drought-hit places like #Somalia, #Kenya, and #Ethiopia.
...some countries in the western Sahel (Senegal, Burkina Faso..) actually got wetter over the period 1983-2021
https://www.wateraid.org/uk/media/africa-droughts-became-more-frequent-more-intense-and-widespread-over-the-last-four-decades
#ethiopia #Kenya #Somalia #storage #groundwater #increase #drier #namibia #southafrica #Sudan #drought
I hope the thread helps put some things into perspective. For more background, here's my coverage from a few weeks ago for the Middle East Eye, which features interviews with survivors. Also, keep a look out for a big story of mine which is about to drop soon.
Thank you for your time.
-ZZ.
#Yemen #ethiopia #saudiarabia #migrants #mena #Africa
Guardian: #Ethiopia soldiers killed 70+ civilians and looted properties in a town in Amhara on Sept. 3. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/sep/08/ethiopian-troops-accused-mass-killings-amhara-civilians-region-fano-militia?CMP=share_btn_tw
🚨 #Ethiopia "A #Facebook post "killed" my father and younger brother"
Le piattaforme social denunciate di aggravare violenza.
Facebook, in particolare, sta affrontando una causa in #Kenya da parte di Abrham Meareg, figlio di un accademico tragicamente ucciso a seguito ad #hatespeech via social.
Anche Freweyni Hetsay ha vissuto la devastante perdita di suo padre e suo fratello.
cc: @informapirata @quinta @laura @gubi @ossrepressione https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjmI9uySms4
#ethiopia #facebook #kenya #hatespeech
TheGuardian: Ethiopian troops accused of mass killings of civilians in Amhara region https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/sep/08/ethiopian-troops-accused-mass-killings-amhara-civilians-region-fano-militia #AmnestyInternational #Globaldevelopment #Conflictandarms #Humanrights #Worldnews #Warcrimes #Ethiopia #Africa #Law
#amnestyinternational #globaldevelopment #conflictandarms #humanrights #worldnews #warcrimes #ethiopia #africa #law
Delagnes, A., Galland, A., Gravina, B. et al.
Long-term behavioral adaptation of #Oldowan toolmakers to resource-constrained environments at 2.3 Ma in the Lower Omo Valley (#Ethiopia).
Sci Rep 13, 14350 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40793-3
Interesting take on #Ethiopia's attempts to balance its foreign relations between Russia and the West https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/35927/
"Le forze di difesa eritree hanno commesso crimini di guerra e forse crimini contro l'umanità nella regione del #Tigray.
Stupri, schiavitù sessuale, esecuzioni extragiudiziali e saccheggi."
#Tigray #ethiopia #eritrea #humanrights #warcrimes #5settembre
TheGuardian: African leaders at odds over climate plans as crucial Nairobi summit opens https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/04/africa-leaders-climate-crisis-plans-nairobi-summit-opens #MiddleEastandnorthAfrica #Climatefinance #Climatecrisis #Environment #Fossilfuels #SouthAfrica #Commodities #Worldnews #Ethiopia #Nigeria #Senegal #Namibia #Africa #Energy #Kenya #Egypt #Oil #Oil
#middleeastandnorthafrica #climatefinance #climatecrisis #environment #fossilfuels #southafrica #commodities #worldnews #ethiopia #nigeria #senegal #namibia #africa #energy #kenya #egypt #oil
🎙️ 28 Aug 2023: Aljazeera > Will #Ethiopia compromise on its Grand Renaissance Dam? - Egypt https://africacontinent2050.blogspot.com/2023/08/28-aug-2023-aljazeera-will-ethiopia.html
2024
THE EASTERN AFRICA ASSOCIATION FOR PALAEOANTHROPOLOGISTS AND PALAEONTOLOGISTS (EAAPP)
Ninth Biennial Conference
CELEBRATING THE GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF #LUCY
Addis Ababa, #Ethiopia
28th JULY–1st AUGUST 2024
First Announcement and Call for Abstracts
#lucy #ethiopia #palaeoanthropology #Palaeontology #eastafrica
#Dorstenia foetida (verde)
#succulents #botany #plantscience #yemen
#Ethiopia #Somalia #Kenya #Tanzania #SaudiArabia #Oman
#oman #saudiarabia #tanzania #kenya #somalia #ethiopia #yemen #plantscience #botany #succulents #dorstenia
2) With both Steeplechase and 10k races in the books for the 2023 World #TrackandField champs, East African dominance is clear to see #Kenya and #Ethiopia continue to dominate
#Running #Athletics #DataViz #Sport
https://public.tableau.com/shared/92QW6JQYT?:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link
#trackandfield #kenya #ethiopia #running #athletics #dataviz #sport
TheGuardian: Rape still a weapon of war in Tigray months after peace deal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/25/still-a-weapon-of-war-in-tigray-months-after-peace-deal #Rapeandsexualassault #Globaldevelopment #Conflictandarms #Warcrimes #Worldnews #Ethiopia #Eritrea #Africa #Women
#rapeandsexualassault #globaldevelopment #conflictandarms #warcrimes #worldnews #ethiopia #eritrea #africa #women
Today's #Fensterfreitag comes from Jessica Beshir's haunting FAYA DAYI (2021).
#windowfriday #window #film #documentary #movies #ethiopia #khat #sufism #fenster
#Fensterfreitag #WindowFriday #window #film #Documentary #movies #ethiopia #khat #sufism #fenster