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Our latest on the RSF’s new camp in Ethiopia and the opening of a new front in the war: reuters.com/investigations…

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Are you an good writer with a passion for explaining the world around you? We are looking for a science and technology correspondent based in our London office. Experience in journalism is not required. Apply here by September 28th: economist.com/science-and-te…

Blue Carbon, a Dubai-based company, signed a memorandum of understanding with Zimbabwe to generate carbon credits from about a fifth of the African country’s 150,000 square-mile landmass trib.al/VnthTTa

Very ESG: Russia is trying to sell low-quality carbon credits linked to Siberian forests, via outfits in Belarus and Zimbabwe. The front-man for the project is not other than Jacob Zuma, the former South African president awaiting trial for corruption. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announces successful completion of the the fourth and final filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a major milestone for Ethiopia. thereporterethiopia.com/36438/?feed_id…

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (or GERD) is now fully filled! #Ethiopia #AbiyAhmed #GERD #GERD4THFILLING

Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed has announced the completion of the 4th and final filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir xhtxs.cn/LVu

“Ethiopia began to generate electricity from the project two years ago and is already selling power to Djibouti, Sudan; and Kenya.” Via ⁦@AfricanBizMag⁩ african.business/2023/09/energy…

Egypt's Sisi and Ethiopia's PM Abiy discuss Sudan's crisis and Ethiopian dam (GERD) on the Nile in Cairo. Interesting the impact the Sudan war has had. Not too long ago hardliners in Egypt were calling for GERD to be bombed usnews.com/news/world/art…

Following talks between #Ethiopia's PM @AbiyAhmedAli and #Egypt's president al-Sisi, 🇪🇹 #GERD negotiating team is now meeting to draft a position consistent with what the two have agreed. The aim is to conclude the negotiations within four months. ethiopianreporter.com/120597/

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed agreed on Thursday to initiate urgent negotiations to finalize the agreement between #Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan on the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the rules of its operation, AhramOnline reported.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed & President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi agreed "to initiate expedited negotiations to finalize the agreement between Egypt, Ethiopia, & Sudan on the filling of the GERD and the rules of its operations."

@althecat Animal apocalypse (book of enoch)

An Ethiopian art work, would love to know more about it.

Ethiopia officially starts exporting electricity to Kenya as of today November 17.

Economic adviser to @AbiyAhmedAli reveals that #Tigray war has put great pressure on #Ethiopia's economy. The war was the main cause of #foreign_exchange shortage and high #inflation. In addition, @WorldBank only paid out $300 million of the $3bn promised. ethiopianreporter.com/112867/

A convoy carrying food and medical supplies is entering previously inaccessible parts of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, two weeks after the signing of a peace deal to end the civil war trib.al/7SA9ibw

A UN aid convoy carrying food aid has reached North West, Tigray via the Gondar corridor, according to the WFP. It is the first shipment of UN-aid to reach the region since the peace deal signed earlier this month.

ICRC test-flight landed in #Shire today, the first humanitarian flight in 2 years since the conflict erupted! The resuming of airlifts to #Tigray will help carry urgent humanitarian aid to the region more quickly, to alleviate the suffering of thousands needing immediate support

Some key targets have been agreed as part of the peace deal in Ethiopia's Tigray region. 1. From today commanders have 7 days to orientate their forces with the aim of disarming Tigrayan combatants.

2. By Nov 25 troop disengagement must take place in four specific zones in Northern Ethiopia. Once this is complete Ethiopia must resume basic services such as comms, banking and electricity in Tigray.