Families of both Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 have sued Boeing in Cook County, Illinois. To win, the families need prove only that a defect in the design of the Boeing 737 Max contributed to the
Aviation Experts Join Chorus on FAA Grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 Aircraft
Within hours after FAA’s grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max 8 and 9 aircraft, pilots and aviation experts began to weigh in on the rationale. The first in the chorus was the Acting Administrator, Daniel Elwell, who opined that, in the
Second 737 Max Disaster Prompts Serious Questions
March 13, 2019 | Aviation Accidents
Less than two years after aerospace giant Boeing introduced its 737 Max with tremendous fanfare, two of these planes have crashed and hundreds of people have died. The families of those lost deserve compensation
U.N. Security Council Lifts Sanctions on Eritrea
The United Nations Security Council lifted sanctions on Eritrea last week, ending a nine-year period of isolation of the country and rewarding the country's improved relations with neighboring Ethiopia and other countries. The Security Council unanimously voted to end an
Ethiopia moves towards Gender Equality as it appoints its first female president
From CNN News:
Ethiopia's parliament has appointed the country's first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde, in a move hailed as setting a new standard for women in the East African nation, the Prime Minister's chief of staff announced Thursday.
Sahle-Work, 69,
Ethiopia Bans Foreign Adoption
From CNN:
Ethiopia has banned the adoption of Ethiopian children by foreign families, according to the country's state-run News Agency ENA, citing concerns over abuse.
Ethiopian officials previously suspended adoptions back in November, but allowed pending cases to continue through
Foreign Adoption No Longer Allowed in Ethiopia
From Fox40:(CNN) — Ethiopia has banned the adoption of Ethiopian children by foreign families, according to the country’s state-run News Agency ENA, citing concerns over abuse.Ethiopian officials previously suspended adoptions back in November, but allowed pending cases to continue through
Commission Delegated Regulation adding Ethiopia to the list of high risk countries
There has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/105 of 27 October 2017 which amends Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 by adding Ethiopia to the list of high-risk third countries in
Ethiopia Warns of Negative Impacts of Social Media
As much as social media offers a digital platform to improve exchange of information and enhance popular participation, its attendant negative impacts simply cannot be ignored, Hailemariam Dessalegn, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, told the United Nations General Assembly
Olympian: From Rio to America, I will keep fighting Ethiopia’s oppression
At the marathon finish line, Feyisa Lilesa, an Ethiopian Olympian and winner of a silver medal in the men’s marathon at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, made a political statement that has had long term implications. He