The Embassy of the United States in Ethiopia is pleased to announce the arrival of 1,680,120 doses of the Pfizer vaccine that the United States is providing to Ethiopia through COVAX. We are sharing these doses safely, equitably, and with no strings attached. Our singular objective is saving lives.
These two shipments of 840,060 doses each, which arrived at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, via COVAX on January 24 and 26, 2022, bring the number of doses of vaccines provided to Ethiopia by the American people to over 6.1 million since July 17, 2021.
Safe and effective vaccines are our best tool to end the pandemic, and the United States has committed to purchasing and donating 1.1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide. To date, the United States has delivered more than 365 million doses of vaccine to more than 110 countries. The commitment to provide COVID-19 vaccines to 92 Gavi Advance Market Commitment economies and African Union Member States fulfills U.S. President Biden’s commitment to strengthen the fight against the global pandemic.
US donates 1.6 mln doses of Pfizer vaccine
AMISOM and Somali Police provide security for election of Somaliland MPs
The Somali Police Force (SPF), in collaboration with African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Police, ensured the successful holding of elections for members of parliament from Somaliland.
AMISOM is part of the National Elections Security Taskforce, which is the highest security organ tasked with securing Somalia’s ongoing national elections together with Somali security agencies. The taskforce is chaired by the SPF, with support from AMISOM Police.
On Tuesday at the General Kahiye Police Academy in Mogadishu, which served as the polling center, SPF and AMISOM Police officers formed a cordon around the polling center, screened electoral delegates and provided general security of all persons involved in the process.
Speaking after each of the nine members of parliament were elected by 101 clan delegates, AMISOM Election Security Advisor for Banadir Region, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Abas Sharif Kamara said the process had proceeded and concluded without hinderance or disturbance.
Huawei announces winners of its Tech4Good Competition
“Are u OK?” team from Thailand has been awarded first prize in Huawei’s first Tech4Good competition on Jan 20, 2022, according to the results of a popular online vote. This competition is a key part of Huawei’s flagship corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, Seeds for the Future 2021. Second and third place were awarded to “VN01” team from Vietnam and “Binary Brains” team from Libya respectively from among 10 finalists. There were 79 submissions in total.
Team “Are u ok?” awarded first prize because of to their project entitled “Turning green”. This application is created for hospital, government, and health care industry, to support ambulance traffic management and corporate communication. Second place awarded Team “VN01” created virtual sign language translator. And the third awarded team “Binary Brains” projects chose to participate on Smart NICU monitor app. Team “Digital4People” from Brazil won audience award. The project name called watergo solution (bringing water for those who need).
Huawei recognised as top employer in Ethiopia
Huawei Ethiopia PLC has been recognised as a Top Employer in Ethiopia by Top Employers Institute programme.
The Top Employers Institute programme certifies organisations based on the participation and results of their HR Best Practices Survey. The survey covers 6 HR domains consisting of 20 topics including People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Well-being and Diversity & Inclusion and more.
Top Employers Institute CEO David Plink says: “Reflecting on the demanding year that has, like the year before it, impacted organisations across the world, Huawei Ethiopia PLC has continued to show that it prioritises maintaining excellent people practices in the workplace. They continue to meet the challenges of the changing world of work while working tirelessly to make a positive impact on the lives of their workforce. We are pleased to celebrate and applaud the organisations that have been certified as Top Employers in their respective countries this year.”
The programme has certified and recognised more than 1,857 Top Employers in 123 countries/regions across five continents.
