As part of celebration of 150th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a programme was organized in the premises of the Embassy of India here in Ethiopia which included singing of bhajan, speeches, skits, screening of documentary on Mahatma Gandhi, Dandi March, etc. While addressing, Mohan Lal, Cd’A summarized the events and activities organized by the Embassy during the last two years which included release of the album ‘Vaishnav Jan Toh’ sung by popular Ethiopian artist Betty G, a Gandhi Heritage walk, tree plantation events, talk series on ‘what Gandhi means to me’, an exhibition on Khadi products under the theme “Khadi as an “idea” and not merely a “garment”, Digital projection of Gandhi photos/moving pictures on the facade of Chancery building, Vegetarian Food Festival, outreach to school students to create more awareness about Mahatma Gandhi, etc and he appreciated the cooperation of the members of Indian Community and local authorities in successful conclusion of the above activities. He also mentioned that 2nd October is observed as International Day of Non-Violence because of Gandhiji’s philosophy and strategy of non-violence and United Nation while acknowledging it, adopted 2nd October, the birthday of Gandhiji in 2007, as the International Day of Non-Violence.
Hana Fasil
Name: Hana Fasil
Education: BA Management
Company name: Optical electronics
Title: Owner
Founded in: 2020
What it does: Sell different kinds of electronics
HQ: Addis Ababa
Number of employees: 1
Startup Capital: 50,000 birr
Current Capital: growing
Reasons for starting the business: To become financially sustainable
Biggest perk of ownership: Commitment
Biggest strength: Good communication
Biggest challenging: To start an export standard trading
Plan: Sales
First career: Sales
Most interested in meeting: Maria angelo
Most admired person: My mother
Stress reducer: Time with friends
Favorite past time: Painting
Favorite book: Bible
Favorite destination: Madagascar
Favorite automobile: Toyota CHR
Exponential growth possible for Africa’s automotive industry
The development of regional value chains could see new vehicle sales increase from 1 million to 5 million units a year across Africa, according to Afreximbank.
Speaking at a recent online seminar to promote the African continent’s premier trade event, the Intra-African Trade Fair, to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, from 6 – 12 September 2021, senior trade facilitator Gainmore Zanamwe, said there were bright prospects for the sector.
The Automotive Tradeshow and African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) Automotive Forum at IATF under the theme “Building Bridges for a successful AfCFTA”, would be a critical base from which to drive growth through the development of intra-African partnerships, Zanamwe said.
The value of collaboration around automotive manufacturing in Africa was highlighted as the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in collaboration with the African Union, concluded a string of virtual events raising awareness of IATF2021 and its intent.
Eight migrants drown, more injured off the horn of Africa
Staff from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) assisted Djiboutian authorities as they attended to the grim task of recovering and burying eight drowning victims whose remains washed ashore after a lethal journey from Yemen over the weekend.
The victims—from a total of 34 mainly Ethiopian and Somali migrants seeking to return to Africa after attempting to find work in the Arabian Gulf—make even more tragic a recent wave of Africans arriving in Djibouti.
“It was at night and the smugglers turned off all the lights on the boat, claiming we were being followed the Coast Guard. But they were lying,” 19-year-old survivor Galgalou Haji Wacho from Oromo, Ethiopia, told IOM. “There was no Coast Guard. They started hitting us with sticks and iron bars.”
Haji Wacho said he was in the water for nearly two hours, struggling to make out the coastline ahead. “I could not see anything,” he recalled. “It was pitch black. I did not know whether I was dead or alive.”
