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Ethiopia: World Bank funding construction of war-ravaged town in north
BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Aug 19, 2003
Addis Ababa, 19 August: Reconstruction of the war-ravaged Zela Ambesa [northern Ethiopia, bordering Eritrea] town would be launched with an outlay of 54.6m birr [over 6m dollars], the Tigray [Regional State, Emergency Rehabilitation Office [has] said. The fund for the reconstruction activity has been earmarked by the Word Bank, [the] office head, Gebreigziabher Mulat, told ENA [Ethiopian News Agency] on Monday [18 August]. He said surveying work was under way, adding [that] the Ethiopian Mine Action Office has certified the city land mine free. He said 841 houses would be built in three phases with an outlay of 37.2m birr, adding [that] work on the construction of 260 businesses would be carried out with an outlay of 14.2m birr. The balance, 3.2m birr, would be apportioned among residents for the purchases of household implements. Source: ENA web site, Addis Ababa, in English 19 Aug 03 © BBC Monitoring Ethiopia: Parliament approves sending of peacekeeping troops to Liberia
BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Aug 19, 2003
The House of Peoples' Representatives has accepted the UN Security Council's request for Ethiopia to deploy peacekeeping troops to stop the civil war in Liberia. The house in its 42nd regular session today unanimously accepted the request made by the UN Security Council to send its troops to stop the civil war in Liberia. Getahun Negat has the details. [Getahun] In his report to the house, the defence minister, Abadula Gemeda, said that the UN Security Council has resolved to send a peacekeeping force to Liberia to stop the current civil strife in that country. He said the council sent a request to various countries in Africa and other parts of the world, especially to those countries who are capable to carry a peacekeeping mission, and Ethiopia is one of them. He said the government has accepted the request in principle. He said for Ethiopia to receive such a request from the UN Security Council, especially after foiling the Eritrean aggression, clearly demonstrates the capability of Ethiopia and its defence forces for such a mission. Mr Abadula told the house that his ministry would thoroughly assess the situation and deploy its forces in Liberia under the banner of the UN after making the required preparations. Mr Abadula said Ethiopia had volunteered to send its peacekeeping forces to Rwanda and Burundi and now accepting to send its troops to Liberia for a similar mission has great political benefit. He said Ethiopia's acceptance to send its peacekeeping troops to Liberia would uplift the image of the country in the UN and African Union and above all it will show the country's commitment to peace. [Passage omitted: On officers deployed in Burundi]. Source: Radio Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, in Amharic 1700 gmt 19 Aug 03 © BBC Monitoring Sudan: President Al-Bashir warns of "attempts to sabotage peace efforts"
BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Aug 19, 2003
The president of the republic, Staff Lt-Gen Umar al-Bashir, this afternoon attended sports activities in Sinkat town, Riyadhiyyah [phonetic], on the sidelines of country's celebrations to mark armed forces day. The president will tomorrow morning attend the graduation ceremony of a fifth batch of pilots at the aviation college. The president will also attend the graduation ceremony of navy officers at the Navy Academy in Port Sudan, in addition to opening a military hospital and water treatment plant. President Al-Bashir will also hold talks with a cross section of political leaders, both opposition and ruling parties, in an intellectual and national dialogue consensus forum. The president congratulated all members of the armed forces throughout the country on the occasion of armed forces day. The president saluted the armed forces for their role in the country's history - beginning with the Sudan Defence Force, he described it as the guardian of [the country's] territory and honour. During his address this afternoon in Sinkat town, Red Sea State, the president said there were attempts to sabotage the peace efforts in the country - threatening it to return to war. He said the government would always be for peace and it had offered all the possible compromises for the sake of peace and unity of all its citizens. [Passage omitted]. Source: Republic of Sudan Radio, Omdurman, in Arabic 1600 gmt 18 Aug 03 © BBC Monitoring Somalia: Faction leader Yalahow in talks with pro-government faction in south
BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Aug 19, 2003
site on 18 August One of Mogadishu's prominent faction leaders, Muse Sudi Yalahow, held talks in Kismaayo [southern Somalia port] town on Monday [18 August] with the leader of the Juba Valley Alliance, which controls the town. Mr Yalahow arrived in Kismaayo on Saturday [16 August] after storming out of the ongoing Somali peace conference in Nairobi recently. He boycotted the meeting 10 days ago expressing his unhappiness about the final draft of the constitutional charter and lack of reconciliation among the Somali leaders. Mr Yalahow was quoted as saying that he would return to the peace conference if his complaints were addressed. He was among prominent figures that left the peace conference making it almost unpopular. Source: HornAfrik Online text web site, Mogadishu, in English 18 Aug 03 EGYPT: Twenty one killed in Egyptian bus crashBBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Aug 19, 2003
Meniya, Upper Egypt, 19 August: Twenty one people were killed and 39 others wounded in a collision between a public bus and a trailer near the entrance to Meniya city, Upper Egypt, on Tuesday [19 August].
Breakneck speed by the trailer was blamed for the collision, according to initial investigations. The speedy trailer bumped into the bus, setting it ablaze. All wounded were taken to nearby hospitals. Source: MENA news agency, Cairo, in English 0800 gmt 19 Aug 03 © BBC Monitoring |
