Category: Latest News

Oct 29
Two vessels with 22 Indians on board hijacked off Yemen, Somalia

Two vessels with 22 Indians hijacked off Yemen and Somalia; crew reported safe amid rising piracy concerns.

Oct 29
Challenges, opportunities and best practices in routine childhood vaccination services delivery in urban slums and pastoralist regions of Ethiopia: An exploratory qualitative study in marginalized settings

Background Despite global progress, significant disparities persist in routine childhood vaccination coverage, commonly in low- and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia. Ethiopia has made considerable progress in extending immunization services through…

Oct 29
With Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize, International Law trumps the Law of the Jungle

Navi Pillay chaired the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Oct 29
FO Talks: How to Promote Interfaith Unity and Counter Extremism

Operations Chief of Staff Cheyenne Torres and Anila Ali, president of the American Muslim and Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council, discuss the importance of moderate religious leadership, historical examples of coexistence and the role of education in stre…

Oct 29
Ethiopia risks a wider war. Here are 5 things to know

Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia is threatening the fragile peace that ended the Tigray war

Oct 29
Skeptical Science New Research for Week #43 2026

Open access notables Rapid Increase in Geogenic CO2 Emissions from Antarctic Permafrost, Ruggiero et al., Global Biogeochemical Cycles Antarctic permafrost and ice-free soils are generally assumed to make only a minor contribution to the global carbon cycle.…

Oct 29
I’m a credit card point maximizer. I’m spending more than planned, but I believe it will pay off.

A credit card point enthusiast explains how she strategically makes purchases in the pursuit of earning more points.

Oct 29
What Role Will Somaliland’s Reportedly New Airbase Play in the Region?

It’s premature to predict that Somaliland will allow its American, Emirati, and/or Israeli allies to strike the Houthis from there, but it’ll surely allow them to base some of their jets there for deterring an Egyptian- and/or Turkish-assisted invasion by … T…

Oct 29
IMF Projects Ghana’S GDP To Hit $128Bn …Up From $114.21bn Recorded In 2025; Set To Take Over From Ethiopia As 8th Largest Economy In Africa

Ghana is projected to become Africa’s eighth-largest economy in 2026, with a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$128.64 billion, according to rankings based on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) October 2026 World Economic Outlook. The projection places G…

Oct 29
geezdate 0.1.0

A package for Ethiopian (Geez) date calculations and conversions.