Lyla MehtaIt's five years since the brutal Tigray war which led to about 800,000 people dead, over 100,000 women raped as well as mass starvation and famine. For over two years, Ethiopian & Eritrean forces imposed a full-scale blockade, including a total shutdown of banking & internet services as well as basic medical, food & humanitarian supplies. While the 2022 Pretoria Agreement, brokered an end to the siege & fighting, there remains mass internal displacement & most of the victims #Tigray #Ethiopia
are still seeking justice. There is a lot of violence and tension in western Tigray and also Amhara and Oromia. Western govts, the UN, humanitarian agencies and also the African Union could have done much more to prevent the war, which some consider a genocide, and also done more to avert the mass hunger and starvation. Lessons should have been learnt but we see again see the same mistakes repeated in Gaza and Sudan. #Famine #Hunger #Genocide #TigrayWar #Ethiopia
DD, Former Archduke
Headlines AfricaEast Africa: Italy's Return to the Horn Must Come With an Apology: [ISS] Italy's stance on its historical atrocities against Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia contradicts principles in its Mattei Plan for Africa. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TP2gpF #EastAfrica #Italy #HistoricalAtrocities #Ethiopia #Eritrea
AllQuakes - EMSC🔔#Earthquake M4.5 strikes 10 km W of #Shaguby (#Ethiopia) 28 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1890670
Africa: Nine Reporters Suspended By Media Authority: [IFJ] According to local media reports, the EMA sent a letter to Germany's international broadcaster on 23 October, claiming that the broadcaster and its local correspondents had "violated Ethiopian law and regulations, and failed to respect professional ethics". The country's media authority did not seem to have specified when this suspension would be lifted. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TP09G0 #Africa #Journalism #MediaAuthority #Ethiopia #PressFreedom
Saxafi Media#Ottoman-#Pharaonic Truce shifts #Egypt-#Turkey rivalry to the #HornOfAfrica. Tactical alignment redirects resources, altering regional #Geopolitics. Key issues: Sharm el-Sheikh's impact, #Houthi-#AlShabaab collaboration, & #Ethiopia-#Somaliland relations.
https://saxafimedia.com/ottoman-pharaonic-truce-sharm-el-sheikh-horn/
The Ottoman–Pharaonic Truce: How Sharm El-Sheikh Redirects Conflict To The Horn | Saxafi Media
In the shifting sands of Middle Eastern geopolitics, old rivalries do not die they evolve. For over a decade, Turkey under Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pursued a Neo-Ottoman vision, seeking to reclaim influence in lands once under Ottoman sway, from the Levant and North Africa to the distant Horn of Africa. This approach blends Islamism with proxy support and bold maritime expansions, extending soft power through aid, military bases, and economic footholds in places like Somalia and Libya.
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Wisdom4theblindExploring the main causes of visual impairment, patient satisfaction with eye care, and key factors among those seeking treatment in Ethiopia.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-21784-y
#EyeHealth #VisionCare #PublicHealth #Ethiopia
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-21784-y
#EyeHealth #VisionCare #PublicHealth #Ethiopia
Top causes of visual impairment, satisfaction with eye care services, and associated factors among visually impaired patients attending an eye care center in Ethiopia - Scientific Reports
Due to limited access to timely and affordable eye care, the burden of visual impairment is disproportionately high in low- and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia. However, the quality of eye care services and patients’ satisfaction with these services among visually impaired individuals has not been adequately studied. This study aimed to assess the main causes of visual impairment, satisfaction with eye care services, and identify associated factors among visually impaired follow-up patients attending Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital–Eye Care and Training Center (HUCSH-ECTC), Southern Ethiopia, 2024. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from June 22 to August 2, 2024, on adult visually impaired follow-up patients using a stratified sampling technique. Data were collected through medical chart reviews and pre-tested, structured interviewer-administered questionnaires. The data were analyzed using Stata version 17. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed, and variables with a p value of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Four hundred fourteen (98.1% response rate) adult visually impaired follow-up patients were included in this study. Cataract, uncorrected refractive error, and glaucoma were found to be the top three causes of visual impairment. The prevalence of satisfaction was 43.0% (95% CI 38.3–47.8). Health insurance (AOR 2.06, (95% CI 1.24–3.43)), substance use (AOR 2.95, (95% CI 1.35–6.45)), mild and moderate level visual impairment (AOR 2.94, (95% CI 1.47–5.89)), and systemic comorbidity (AOR 4.22, (95% CI 2.41–7.40)) were significant factors associated with satisfaction. The top three causes of visual impairment were cataract, uncorrected refractive error, and glaucoma. Relatively lower eye care service-related satisfaction was observed among adult visually impaired follow-up patients attending the HUCSH-ECTC, Southern Ethiopia. The significant factors affecting satisfaction were valid health insurance, current substance use, visual impairment level, and systemic comorbidity occurrence. For visual impairment patients visiting eye care centers, better treatment, assistance, and targeted rehabilitation services are suggested.
Convicted sex offender mistakenly released from a UK prison deported to Ethiopia http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TNy7jL #SexOffender #UKLaw #Deportation #CriminalJustice #Ethiopia
