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Nov

2023

Ethiopia’s education system is in crisis – now’s the time to fix it

IN October 2023, Ethiopia’s minister of education, Berhanu Nega, disclosed several shocking figures on the outcomes of the 12th-grade national examination. Of the 3,106 schools that administered the 12th grade (secondary school leaving) examination for the 2022/23 academic year, 43% reported that none of their students had passed. TEBEJE MOLLA, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Deakin University DAWIT TIBEBU TIRUNEH, Research Associate, University of Cambridge And, for the second consecutive year, more than 96% of students who participated in the national school leaving examination scored less than the mark (an average of 50%) required to pass. This means that hundreds…

Oct

2023

By Prof Robert Bragg

South Africa’s poultry sector in crisis

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS

THE poultry sector in South Africa is currently undergoing serious challenges. The ongoing load shedding and power disruptions have put tremendous pressure and additional costs on the industry, which makes producing poultry products extremely expensive. One company (Astral Foods) has spent an additional R919 million as a result of load shedding alone. This has obviously had a significant impact on the profitability and sustainability of the company. Now to make matters worse – the local poultry industry has been hit with a major avian influenza epidemic. Avian Influenza (AI) is a viral disease of birds, including poultry. The term “AI”…

Apr

2021

By The African Mirror

U.S. concerned over Tigray crisis

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WHITE House national security adviser Jake Sullivan expressed U.S. concerns over the crisis in the Tigray region in a call with Ethiopia's deputy prime minister, Demeke Mekonnen, the White House said yesterday. The two "discussed critical steps to address the crisis, including expanded humanitarian access, cessation of hostilities, departure of foreign troops, and independent investigations into atrocities and human rights violations," in their phone call on Wednesday, the White House said. Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia Demeke Mekonnen, gives a press briefing on the current situation of the country at the Prime Minister office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 4,…