Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) appointed General Adem Mohammed as Director General of National Intelligence and Security Services effective June 7, replacing the long service chief spy Getachew Assefa.
According to a statement issued by the office of the Prime Minister, his appointment took into account his experience.
Prime Minister Abiy appoints General Adem Mohammed as Director General of National Intelligence and Security Services
Premier appoints General Seare Mekonnen as Chief of Staff of National Defense Force of Ethiopia
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) appointed General Seare Mekonen as the new Chief of Staff of the National Defense Force of Ethiopia effective June 7.
He will replace General Samora Yunis, who retired the same day.
“The nation will be forever grateful to General Samora for his distinguished services,” Fitsum Arega, Chief of Staff at the Prime Minister’s office tweeted.
He was awarded Ethiopia’s highest military honor.
General Samora served the military for the past 42 years.
The Premier also decided to restore stars and full ranks to Major General Alemeshet Degfe and Brigadier General Asaminew Tsgie.
The two Generals were stripped off their stars and ranks in the past but will now retire with their full pension.
At least 46 Ethiopian migrants drown off Yemen’s coast
At least 46 migrants trying to cross from Somalia to Yemen have drowned when their boat capsized, UN officials quoted by BBC as saying.
Another 16 people are missing after the vessel overturned in rough seas off Yemen’s coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says.
Survivors say the smuggler’s boat was carrying at least 100 people who had left the port of Bosaso to find work in Yemen and other Gulf countries.
All the migrants were Ethiopian nationals.
The IOM says the boat capsized in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday morning. Among the victims were 37 men and nine women.
A number of passengers on board the crammed vessel were without life jackets, survivors say.
“Over 7,000 poor migrants take this perilous journey every month; some 100,000 took it just last year,” said IOM official Mohammed Abdiker.
“They are treated appallingly and go through horrendous conditions. This has to end,” he added.
Migrants and refugees have been travelling to Yemen from the Horn of Africa for decades because of its proximity and the perception of the country as a gateway to other Gulf states and Europe.
South Africa’s MTN, Vodacom interested in Ethiopia’s telecoms market
Two South Africa’s firms- MTN Group and Vodacom Groupare interest in the Ethiopian telecoms market, a day after the East African country announced plans to partially privatize its government owned companies.
According to Reuters, South Africa’s MTN Group said on Wednesday “it was excited by the potential opening up of the Ethiopian market “as it would be a natural fit for MTN’s existing pan African footprint.”
“Ethiopia presents many exciting telecommunication opportunities and we look forward to further discussions with that nation’s authorities on potential partnerships and opportunities,” the mobile network provider told Reuters in an emailed response to questions.
Similarly, South Africa’s Vodacom Group is interested in the Ethiopian telecoms market, it said today.
“Vodacom has said on many occasions that Ethiopia is an attractive market so it follows that there would be interest. Naturally this is dependent on what might become available and if it fits within our investment parameters,” Vodacom’s spokesman said.
The Executive Committee of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) on Monday June 4 passed the decision to partially liberalize the economy.
The move is aimed at attracting Ethiopian Diaspora as well as potential local and foreign investors in Ethiopia’s fast-growing economy.
The Committee decided to expand mixed ownership or full privatization of state-owned enterprises such as railway and sugar projects, industrial parks, hotels and manufacturing industries.
The Committee also put directions to privatize Ethio-telecom, Ethiopian Airlines, electric power generation projects, with the government having the majority stake.
