SITA announced a co-innovation agreement with Indicio, the market leader in open-source verifiable data technology and trusted digital ecosystems, to accelerate the development and deployment of digital identities for travel.
As leading companies in their respective domains, SITA and Indicio are driving innovation in open-source, decentralized identity technologies that enable seamless, secure, and privacy-preserving processes in the airport and throughout the entire journey.
The development of digital identities or Digital Travel Credentials (DTC) enables passengers to securely create a digital version of their physical passport in line with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards. The DTC is stored as a verifiable credential in the passenger’s mobile wallet. This means travelers keep control of their personal data and consent to share it as needed with different entities as they travel. Only required passenger data is shared before travel, so passengers arrive at the airport ready to fly with all document checks already completed.
The technology has been built to ensure authenticity and integrity, and ownership can be automatically and repeatedly verified, thereby mitigating the risk of fraud.

In celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), held an event to share the U.S. experience in developing the ADA and to discuss Ethiopia’s draft comprehensive disability proclamation, which is Ethiopia’s first effort to effectively address the rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWD).
The program featured Executive Director of the United States Access Board, Dr. Sachin Dev Pavithran, who joined virtually to talk about the ADA and other issues related to PWD in the United States. Dr. Pavithran responded to questions about the challenges of persons with disabilities, civil and human rights issues, and the importance of inclusion raised by participants. Members of the House of People’s Representatives (HoPR), senior members of the EHRC, civil society representatives, rights advocates, and representatives from organizations of persons with disabilities were present to share their views and concerns. Representatives from the Ministry of Women and Labor, who are working on the draft comprehensive disability proclamation, attended to learn more about the process, challenges, and impact of the ADA in the United States and to listen to stakeholders.

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released the 2023 Forum Report, Global Africa: Africa in the world and the world in Africa. The Report outlines the key takeaways from the 2023 Ibrahim Governance Forum, alongside the latest available data around the theme of ‘Global Africa’.
The Forum was held in Nairobi as part of the Foundation’s annual Ibrahim Governance Weekend, which took place between 28-30 April. The event brought together African leaders, politicians and thought leaders to discuss the ‘Global Africa’ theme across three sessions, with participants considering Africa’s weight in the current world, the world’s presence in Africa, as well as the continent’s place within the multilateral architecture.
Each of these sessions was informed by analysis of the Facts & Figures, released ahead of the Forum and now combined with the key takeaways from the discussions and written expert perspectives from the participants to form the final Forum Report.

The Ethiopian Civil Society Organizations Council (ECSOC) stated that the Council has been greatly concerned about the recent attacks on humanitarian aid workers in some areas of our country. ECSOC said that it is aware of recent loss of lives of humanitarian aid workers in the Afar and Amhara Regional States and strongly condemns this act of violence that has caused the untimely death of the aid workers. The Council also expressed its deepest condolences to the bereaved families, friends and colleagues of the victims.
“It is evident that conflicts occurring in different parts of the country since recent years are costing immense loss of lives, injury, psychological trauma on civilians as well as causing damage to property and infrastructure. The Council watches with deep concern the recent clashes in some areas of the Gambella Regional State, particularly in the Itang Special District, Gambella District, Gog district and Gambella town; that have caused the deaths of innocent civilians, displacement and humanitarian crisis, posing threat to the security of citizens in the affected area,” a statement from the council reads.