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April 2022

Some Americans have smaller refunds or owe IRS due to 2021 child tax credit payments

Some Americans have smaller refunds or owe IRS due to 2021 child tax credit payments

By Casey Harper | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Americans around the country are finishing up their tax filings, but some will be surprised to see lower than expected returns because of the monthly child tax credit program from last year. President Joe Biden passed the program through Congress in 2021, which increased […]

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Ethiopian Airlines Cargo grows Sea-Air product

Ethiopian Airlines Cargo grows Sea-Air product

The Addis Ababa-headquartered carrier and Africa’s largest airline by fleet and network, has commenced offering combined Sea-Air Services between China and Africa, via Djibouti. The proposal is the result of a contract signed on 21MAR22 between the airline and International Djibouti Industrial Park Operation (IDIPO). With this step, Ethiopian further cements its leading position on

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Joint Report of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch on Wolkait False

Joint Report of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch on Wolkait False

The recent joint report of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch on Wolqait contradicts the reality on the ground, according to Ethio- American journalist Betty Sheba Tekeste. The journalist told ENA that the joint report is completely false as she had a chance to see the reality on the ground. Betty said she had seen

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0M worth of petroleum smuggled out of the country

$400M worth of petroleum smuggled out of the country

Around 400 million dollars’ worth of petroleum has been illegally smuggled from Ethiopia in 2020/21 according to reports. The contrasting prices with markets in neighboring countries have offered a lucrative prospect for profit through cross-border contraband trade, causing irregularities and disruptions in domestic fuel distribution. “Even if there is no figure set by the government’s

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Nevada lawmaker stole money raised from Ethiopians, witnesses say

Nevada lawmaker stole money raised from Ethiopians, witnesses say

By Katelyn Newberg Las Vegas Review-Journal Witnesses testified that a Nevada lawmaker lied about his residency and misused campaign funds that he had raised from Las Vegas’ Ethiopian community, according to new court documents. Former Assemblyman Alexander Assefa, D-Las Vegas, was indicted in March on five felony counts of offering false information for a filing

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World Bank grants Ethiopia 0m for Tigray war recovery

World Bank grants Ethiopia $300m for Tigray war recovery

By AGGREY MUTAMBO Ethiopia on Wednesday received a massive boost to rebuild from the Tigray war after the World Bank agreed to disburse $300 million targeted at local communities whose lives have been destroyed. The money given under the International Development Association (IDA) is part of the bank’s Ethiopia project known as the Response-Recovery-Resilience for

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The Horn of Africa States  Peace and Development Challenges

The Horn of Africa States Peace and Development Challenges

Dr. Suleiman Walhad April 15th, 2022 The Horn of Africa States, representing the four states of Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti “SEED”, were plagued for over a century by forces from beyond. In fact, the four states were formed by these foreign forces and ever since, they found no peace for pseudo-nationalisms and ethno-based conflicts

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