Dr. Rediet Abebe becomes a member of the 2022 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows and receives $200,000

Dr. Rediet Abebe becomes a member of the 2022 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows and receives $200,000 Dr. Rediet Abebe becomes a member of the 2022 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows and receives $200,000. She is one of the 28 scholars, journalists, and authors selected for the fellowship who received funding to support their work ranging from climate change to political polarization. Dr. Rediet is the first black female Computer Scientist in the Harvard Society of Fellows history. She is the co-founder of Black in Al Workshop, a technology research organization aiming to create an inclusive environment supporting black people in artificial intelligence. Dr. Rediet will partner with Rebecca Wexler, working at Berkeley School of Law, to lead a team to audit forensic software widely used in criminal cases. New York, NY, April 26 — To help address important and enduring issues confronting our society, Carnegie Corporation of New York today announces the 2022 Class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows. The program recognizes 28 exceptional scholars, journalists, and authors with $200,000 stipends, making it possible for the fellows to devote their time to significant research and writing in the social sciences and humanities. This year’s commitment totals $5.6 million in philanthropic support. The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program, founded in 2015, involves a competitive nomination and selection process. It is the most generous stipend of its kind, and to date, the program has named 244 fellows, representing a philanthropic investment of $48.8 million. This year’s research proposals focus on U.S. democracy, the environment, polarization and inequality, technological and cultural evolution, and international relations, among other subjects. Selection criteria prioritize the originality and promise of the research, its potential impact on the field, and the scholar’s plans for communicating the findings to a broad audience. “In recent years, as we have looked to respond to our world’s most complex problems, the Carnegie Fellows have provided important contributions through their exceptional research, pursuit of knowledge, and creative approaches,” said John J. DeGioia, chair of the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program jury and president of Georgetown University. “Our panel of jurors were gratified and inspired by the caliber of the research proposals. We believe that this year’s fellows show extraordinary potential for lasting impact.” Among the winning research topics: Criminal justice: analyzing software tools used by the criminal legal system to gather forensic evidence and creating a platform to assist public defenders in determining admissibility of findings. Climate change and wildfires: creating a public database of property damage caused by wildfires to assess the impact, identify loss-prevention policies, and develop methods for recovery and adaption. Environment: producing multimedia artwork and performances based on the lives of Indigenous people in the Arctic to show the impact of humans on the environment and the urgency of climate change. Global markets and China: developing data collection and analysis for real-time estimates of China’s international financial role and its impact on the country’s relationship with the U.S. and the dollar. Infant mortality: tracing the history of Black infant mortality from the 19th century to the present to understand the high death rates, health inequality, and debates over which deaths deserve attention. Political polarization: analyzing how local newsrooms can earn trust and help reduce polarization; looking at ways to engage conservatives on climate change; and analyzing how housing segregation contributes to polarization. Public safety and policing: improving the way first responders work with communities to design equitable and effective public safety policies; developing policy solutions to racial disparities in police killings. U.S. defense industry: reviewing the business and politics of the modern defense sector from 1950 to the present to understand declining public oversight and growing privatization and globalization. Other topics include a history of food security in Africa; a study of a public university built on the site of a former slave plantation in the American South; efforts by Indigenous groups to remove dams and/or restore rivers; a review of humanity’s impact on the rest of life on Earth; and oral histories conducted in communities affected by climate change. “The winning proposals represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, reinforcing our conviction that the humanities and social sciences are essential tools in helping to foster a deeper understanding of the world around us,” said Louise Richardson, vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, president-elect of Carnegie Corporation of New York, and a member of the jury panel. “We were especially impressed with the breadth of approaches to issues such as climate change, political polarization, migrant populations, and racism, as well as the variety of research locations and historical timeframes, including a project based in the Arctic and one that starts with the origins of humankind. The Andrew Carnegie Fellows are setting a scholarly standard for excellence, and we are delighted to support their endeavors.” This year’s panel of 13 jurors includes the addition of Martha Minow, the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard Law School. Two jurors, both with the program since its start seven years ago, have accepted new positions and have stepped down from the jury: Amy Gutman, president emerita of the University of Pennsylvania, has been named U.S. ambassador to Germany; and Robbert Dijkgraaf, past director and Leon Levy Professor of the Institute for Advanced Study, has been sworn in as minister of education, culture, and science of the Netherlands. The 2022 class of 28 fellows, representing 15 men and 13 women, was selected from nearly 300 nominations. The nationwide program includes emerging (13) and established scholars (13), public institutions of higher education (18) and private colleges or universities (7), think tanks (2), and the media (1). As part of the nomination process, more than 600 individuals — including heads of independent research institutes, societies, and think tanks; university presidents; directors of major university presses; and editors of leading newspapers and magazines — were invited to recommend up to two individuals for consideration. All proposals undergo a preliminary, anonymous evaluation by leading authorities in the relevant fields. The top proposals are then forwarded to the jury for a final review and selection. The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program is a continuation of the mission of Carnegie Corporation of New York, as founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1911, to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding. The award is for a period of up to two years, and while the anticipated result is generally a book or major study, the Class of 2022 will also result in an art installation, software applications, and digital platforms. Read more about the Class of 2022, the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program, the work of past honorees, the criteria for proposals, and a historical timeline of scholarly research supported by the Corporation. Celebrate the Class of 2022 with our social media and press kit, and join the conversation online at #CarnegieFellows and via Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. Class of 2022 Rediet Abebe University of California, BerkeleyKeisha N. Blain University of PittsburghAura Bogado The Center for Investigative ReportingJudson Boomhower University of California, San DiegoSarah Cameron University of Maryland, College ParkJoshua P. DarrLouisiana State UniversityKyle Harper University of Oklahoma–Norman CampusJustene Hill Edwards University of VirginiaTamara G. J. Leech Montclair State UniversitySarah Elizabeth Lewis Harvard UniversityBeili Liu The University of Texas at AustinAmanda Logan Northwestern UniversityMatteo MaggioriStanford Graduate School of BusinessMichael Méndez University of California, IrvineBeth Rose Middleton Manning University of California, DavisWangui Muigai Brandeis UniversityGeorge Derek Musgrove University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyVann R. Newkirk II New AmericaJonathan Corpus Ong University of Massachusetts AmherstPatrick Phillips Stanford UniversityRashawn Ray The Brookings InstitutionAndrew Sluyter Louisiana State UniversityJohannes Stroebel New York University Stern School of BusinessDaniel Treisman University of California, Los AngelesJessica Trounstine University of California, MercedMichael Vandenbergh Vanderbilt Law SchoolMonica M. White University of Wisconsin–MadisonMark Wilson University of North Carolina at Charlotte Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Jurors Chair: John J. DeGioiaPresident, Georgetown UniversityJoseph E. Aoun President, Northeastern UniversityJared L. Cohon President Emeritus and University Professor of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon UniversityJonathan F. Fanton President Emeritus, American Academy of Arts and SciencesRush D. Holt CEO Emeritus, American Association for the Advancement of ScienceAlberto Ibargüen President and CEO, John S. and James L. Knight FoundationIra Katznelson Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia UniversityArthur Levine President Emeritus, The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship FoundationEarl Lewis Founding Director, Center for Social Solutions, University of Michigan; Former President, The Andrew W. Mellon FoundationMarcia McNuttPresident, National Academy of SciencesMartha Minow 300th Anniversary University Professor, Harvard UniversityLouise Richardson Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford; President-Elect, Carnegie Corporation of New YorkPauline Yu President Emerita, American Council of Learned Societies About Carnegie Corporation of New YorkCarnegie Corporation of New York was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding. In keeping with this mandate, the Corporation’s work focuses on the issues that Carnegie considered of paramount importance: education, international peace, and a strong democracy. @CarnegieCorp

Ride Meter Taxi Announced Price Adjustment

Ride Meter Taxi Announced Price Adjustment Ethiopia’s leading car hail system made a price adjustment hours after the fuel price increase. The company made the statement through its official telegram channel & the statement reads as follows “Dear Ride Family – Considering the current fuel increase and general inflation, we would like to inform you that we will increase the starting price of all our service sectors from 75 Birr to 95 Birr starting next Monday, May 9th. We invite you to join our many new services (such as Shipping, RIDE Plus, Ethiotelecom Sim) to expand your business and increase your revenue.”

This Month Fuel Price Surges

This Month Fuel Price Surges There has been an increase in the selling price of petroleum products The retail price of the products has increased following the sharp rise in international oil prices over the past four months. The Ministry of Trade and Regional Co-operation said in a statement to Fana Broadcasting Corporation that it will adjust the price of oil starting tomorrow, April 30. Gasoline rose to $ 1028 per metric and $ 1,388 per metric tonne, up from $ 870 per barrel in December and $ 730 per liter in diesel, the ministry said in a statement. The Ministry stated that the government has decided to sell Benzini for 31 birr per liter and 74 birr per liter for 98 cents per liter without any increase for four months, taking into account the living conditions of the community. However, the decision would reduce the 10 billion birr deficit that should have been transferred to the consumer on a monthly basis and put a lot of pressure on the government. The price of a liter of diesel in Addis Ababa and the price of a liter of petrol would be 66 birr and 78 cents. However, given the current situation in the country, the government has borne 85 percent of the world market pressure and decided to transfer the remaining 15 percent to consumers. Accordingly, retail gasoline in Addis Ababa from 36 birr to 87 cents per liter, 35 birr to 43 cents per liter, kerosene to 35 birr to 43 cents per liter, light black diesel to 52 birr per liter, and heavy black diesel to 51 birr per liter Coins and jet fuel are set at 78 birr per liter and 87 cents per liter. However, the ministry said it will take legal and administrative action against illegal entities that create artificial shortages in goods and services and increase prices on goods and services. 1 COMMENT Comments are closed.

Ethiopia aims to increase electricity export revenue to 400 mln USD in ten years

Ethiopia aims to increase electricity export revenue to 400 mln USD in ten years ADDIS ABABA, May 6 (Xinhua) — The Ethiopian government has announced its plan to increase the country’s export revenue from electric power to 400 million U.S. dollars within the coming ten years. In a statement, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporate Planning Executive Officer, Andualem Sia, said that the East African country is working to boost electric power export from the already functional and under-construction power plants to its neighboring east African countries, state-run Ethiopian News Agency reported. Ethiopia is presently generating about 50 million U.S. dollars annually from electric power export to its neighbors including Sudan and Djibouti. Ethiopia’s energy exports are part of a broader plan to economically integrate the East African region through electricity. The energy sector is one of the country’s priorities as it envisages becoming a light manufacturing hub in Africa and a middle-income economy by 2025. Ethiopia has identified hydro, wind, geothermal, solar, and biomass for energy generation projects. Enditem Tags GERD Dam 1 COMMENT Comments are closed.

Ethio Telecom to launch fifth generation mobile network (5G) on Monday

Ethio Telecom to launch fifth generation mobile network (5G) on Monday Ethio Telecom has announced that it will launch the world’s fifth generation mobile network (5G) service. He said that he has completed the necessary preparations for this. The company said in a letter to Fana Broadcasting Corporation that it will launch the world’s fifth-generation mobile network (5G) service on Monday, May 9, 2022 at the Sheraton Addis Hotel. The fifth generation mobile network will be launched worldwide in 2019. By 2025, the number of users of this technology is expected to reach 1.7 billion. 1 COMMENT Comments are closed.

Ethiopia earned $ 36 million from the export of Injera

Ethiopia earned $ 36 million from the export of Injera By – Blien Solomon If you ask one thing a habesha man or women can’t live without, it surely would be that thin, soar but tasty food we eat with almost everything, an ‘Injera’. From the moment we started to eat solid food to that last meal we share before we die, a habeshan person would never depart from the local food injera. That was what most of Ethiopians and Eritreans tasted after they had to leave their mother’s breast milk. It’s engraved not only into our diet but our lifestyle and culture. You can go back to history and would be astounded with pictures of our mothers and grandmothers carrying a bundle of wood so that they can heat their ‘eton’ (traditional Injera maker) and feed those hungry bellies. Maybe you would expect with technology and the infusion of cultures, our people would leave this local food behind just like they did with their hometown. But you can’t be more wrong, because where ever a habesha person is, that will be where the injera will also be. So wherever we are, maybe as far as Asia or closer in Africa, injera is something we carry as mementoes from our homes. In our culture, learning how to make an injera is task most young girls undergo and is considered as something a wise woman ought to be able to do. And nothing makes our habesha mothers more proud than for their daughters to be called wise and a wife material. So injera is not just a food, but has become a part of our memories and our childhood. I remember when I was young lady and my mom was teaching me how to make one. It had to be an almost perfect circle with eyes bubbling in every inch of it, but with shaking hands, my injera was far from being circle and ended up looking more of a triangle than something round. The laughter and frequent outburst from my mom for wasting her yeast are one of my favorite memories of all time. The popularity of the food has also been a great business idea to venture in. Ethiopia has reportedly earned $36 million from the export of Injera in the past nine months of the 2014 budget year. Addis Maleda, which is cited as Food, Beverage, and Pharmaceutical Industry Development Institute (FBPID), said the plan was to earn $29 million from the export of Injera during the same period but ended up completing 71 percent of the export plan. So injera not only has been something we just eat but also a source of an income. And here is tip for all of those who want to experience the habesha life style; go to that near Ethiopian or Eritrean restaurant and order some hot and chilly (berbere) soup and dip your injera and savor that good taste of heaven. Source: Borkena Ethiopian News Tags injera export

Ethiopia: Ato Girma Wake, Godfather of the African Sky

Ethiopia: Ato Girma Wake, Godfather of the African Sky Ato Girma Wake, the 79-year-old former CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, has been recalled as chairman of the board of the group whose ambitious development he led in the early 2000s. Build a clear roadmap and stick to it. Convince all employees. Focus on training staff. Take care of governance by not mixing politics and the company’s management, even in the case of public companies. Over a 50-plus-year career in African aviation, the mantras of former Ethiopian CEO Girma Wake have not changed one iota. He was destined for the army and says he arrived at Ethiopian Airlines “by chance”, to fellow comrades who were taking aptitude tests. Wake, who was appointed the group’s chairman at the end of March following the resignation of the company CEO Tewolde GebreMariam, is now considered a “titan” of the sector on the continent. Double-digit growth Hired in 1965 in what was then a very small company under US management (it was founded at the end of World War II as a joint venture with the American company TWA), Wake went through various departments: from the flight academy to training. He was then appointed country manager in Ghana, Tanzania, and then Germany. “Ethiopia needed competent national staff to gradually take over the company, so we were given a lot of opportunities: to go abroad, to train… I always loved learning and travelling. That’s why I stayed,” he said in an interview with CNBC in May 2019. He also congratulated himself on the fact that his children had grown up in different countries, and learned other languages and cultures. In 1993, he left Ethiopian for Gulf Air, where he stayed for 11 years – two of them on secondment to DHL Mena – before being recalled to take over the Ethiopian company’s general management. After the American firms Ernst & Young and SH&E carried out an audit, an ambitious strategy called Vision 2010 was born. “At the time, we had a turnover of $300m and annual passenger traffic of around one million people. With the new strategy, we needed to reach a billion-dollar turnover and 3 million passengers per year within five years. We accomplished that within four years,” Wake told CNBC. A charismatic leader According to him, the first challenge was to convince each employee to invest in this strategy, which was so ambitious that many thought it was unattainable. “We had to go from very slow annual growth, in the order of 7% to 8%, to growth of 20% to 25%,” he says. “He is a humane and charismatic leader. He is very well regarded by both the employees and the government because he is always positive,” says Mesfin Tasew, the company’s current CEO, who worked under his direct supervision as director of information technology and then as vice-president in charge of maintenance and engineering. When he was leading the Addis Ababa-based carrier’s development, Wake was also involved in the establishment of the private airline Asky – in which he never held an official position. “During the initial phase of the company’s creation, the founder, Gervais Koffi Djondo, negotiated with him to build the strategic partnership between the two companies,” says Nowel Ngala, commercial director of the Lomé-based carrier in which Ethiopian took a 25% stake. In 2011, Wake retired as he felt that he had accomplished his mission. “I felt that it was up to someone younger to carry the next strategy, Vision 2025, which we had developed internally this time,” he says. He was then appointed president of Rwandair, a position he held from 2012 to 2017, before returning to Ethiopian in 2018 as a director. A Girma-Wake award At Rwandair, “while the day-to-day management was carried out by the general manager [at the time John Mirenge], Girma Wake expanded its fleet and destinations,” says Osei Kojo Cobbina, director of the Rwandan company’s flight operations. He describes the president as “pleasant and a good listener, who was keen to share his knowledge”. It is well known that Wake is always ready to give advice to heads of state (notably in Rwanda, DRC, and Togo), airline CEOs, and all those who show interest in African aviation. Jon Howell – founder of AviaDev Africa, an annual event dedicated to aviation development on the African continent that Wake has sponsored since 2017 – hails Wake as a man who is “straightforward and never afraid to ask or answer tough questions”. “I first met him in 2016 when we were launching AviaDev Africa in Rwanda and he was president of Rwandair. He was enthusiastic about my project,” says the Briton who sees Wake as “an inspiration and whose advice is always much appreciated”. A prize in his name is awarded each year to the person who has contributed the most to the African aviation sector. This award has been given to Raphaël Kuuchi, then vice-president of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and Chris Zweigenthal, former director-general of the Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) and Adefunke Adeyemi, Iata’s regional director for Africa, in charge of advocacy and strategic relations. From Rwandair to the African Open Sky In Togo, Wake is mainly involved in implementing the African Open Sky, of which President Faure Gnassingbé is a fervent advocate, as he is convinced that companies will have more chances to develop in a larger market. However, even though it has been ratified by 35 countries, which represent 85% of continental traffic, the Single African Air Transport Market is struggling to become a reality. This could change within the post-pandemic context, says Wake. The problem is that there are a lot of small carriers in Africa that mainly need financial assistance. “Closing borders has made states aware of the importance of good connectivity,” he said in October 2020, during a webinar hosted by AviaDev. Wake also advocates increased cooperation between African airlines, under the umbrella of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA). “The problem is that there are a lot of small carriers in Africa that mainly need financial assistance, and very few African airlines that have the capacity to provide this financial assistance to their counterparts, but in areas such as training, maintenance and sharing capacities as well as personnel, I think a lot can be done,” he said in the same speech. Forays into Ethiopian finance In addition to his involvement in African aviation, Wake has worked in Ethiopian finance. In 2011, he briefly chaired the Ethiopian insurance company United Insurance, which accumulated 597.4m birr ($11m) in total premiums during the 2019-2020 fiscal year. He resumed this position – which he relinquished in 2012 to focus on Rwandair – from 2016 to 2018. He is also a founding member, shareholder, and the current chairman of Ethio Lease, the first subsidiary of the African Asset Finance Company (AAFC), a US-based equipment leasing company and the first foreign-owned company that has been licensed to provide financial services in Ethiopia.

Mesfin Tassew has been appointed CEO of Ethiopian Airlines.

Mesfin Tassew has been appointed CEO of Ethiopian Airlines. Mesfin Tassew has been appointed as CEO of Ethiopian Airlines. Mesfin Tasew joined Ethiopian in 1984 as associate engineer and progressed through the ladder and served in supervisorial and managerial positions in the technical areas. In 1997 and 1999 he was appointed as director operations and technical systems support and chief information officers respectively. In 2006, he was assigned as vice president  maintenance and engineering. Recently, he was serving Ethiopian as chief operating officer since Nov. 01, 2010. He holds BSC and MSC degree in electrical engineering from Addis Ababa University. He also holds MSc degree in business administration from the Open University of UK.

Girma Wakie has been appointed President and Chairman of the Ethiopian Airlines Group

Girma Wakie has been appointed President and Chairman of the Ethiopian Airlines Group Girma Wakie has been appointed President and Chairman of the Ethiopian Airlines Group Former CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Girma Wake has been appointed President and Chairman of Ethiopian Airlines Group. According to The Reporter, former Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representatives, Abadula Gemeda, has resigned and Girma Wake, a former member of the board, has been appointed. In addition to chairing the board, Girma Wake has been appointed president of the Ethiopian Airlines Group, sources said. Girma has been appointed as President of Ethiopian Airlines for only one year and his main mission is to build a stable management team at Ethiopian. According to sources, there will be an executive of Ethiopian Airlines under the President under the new structure. According to sources, Girma has been appointed as the President of the Ethiopian Airlines Group by the newly formed Ethiopian Investment Holdings. Mamo Mihretu, CEO of Ethiopian Investment Holdings, declined to comment to The Reporter. Tewolde G. Mariam, who previously served as CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, has resigned, according to The Reporter. In an email to the management of the institute, Tewolde stated that he could not continue in office due to health problems and that he had voluntarily retired from his post. Tewolde was the CEO of Ethiopia Airlines, who has served in various capacities for 37 years. According to sources, members of the board of directors of the Ethiopian Airlines are currently in a meeting.