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Its long history isn’t forgotten through the many historic royal palaces that are open to the public.

Whether you want to visit the official residence of the Prime Minster Abiy Ahmed, wander round the abode of the older royals or take a look at the spot where the monarchy briefly ended in 1974 with the country’s only case of regicide, the capital has a museum for every royal Menelik II palace.

Today marks the inauguration of ‘Unity Park’ which is a manifestation of the MEDEMER idea, inviting us to takes stock of our positive capital from the past (our historical and cultural assets) and build upon it for future generations. Unity Park symbolizes our ability to come together for a common goal and cross the finish line by, creating an exquisite lasting prints of our collective worth.

“Unity Park symbolizes our ability to come together for a common goal and cross the finish line by creating exquisite lasting prints of our collective worth,” said office of the Prime Minister.

African immigrants…
In Germany, which hosts millions of refugees, there are thousands of Eritrean refugees. Lately, though, the Eritrean question has been raised as “economic”. The reason is that the Eritrean regime is seen in a recent event hosted by the government of Nora Oslo.

Human rights advocates and those who work closely with insurers, however, warn that it is important to refrain from asserting the problem of the claimants as “economic” without proper investigation. One of them is Mr. Tekestew.
Ato Tsemw Aww was emigrated from Eritrea as a child. Ato Teshome, who lives in the German city of Perpetual, 34 years ago, fled with his family to Germany via Sudan to escape the ongoing civil war. In addition to Atsene, a social worker, she works as a translator with the Federal Ministry of Migration and Refugees for Asylum Seekers. And the exile they’ve experienced is still with them. As a translator, many of the children of his country spend their time every day recounting and witnessing the hardships of leaving the country. In Germany, tens of thousands of refugees are asked every year. The reason is that “they fear and despair of the dictatorship of the country,” he said.
“The reason why people are emigrated right now is that there is no hope in Eritrea because of a dictatorship created by the dictatorship of Eritrea over the years, and there is an end to forced military service and the worst human rights violations in the country.”
And Mr. Atseta’s claim that Eritreans are not economic migrants. To this end, people point to the tragic human suffering and death experienced in the difficult migration, especially in Libya, where migrants are often used to migrate. They argue that no one will suffer the consequences of economic hardship.
Even though Eritrean President Isaas Afewerki signed a peace treaty with Ethiopia in 2018, the situation has not changed much for most Eritreans, especially young people. Lithuania Bader, a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch, interviewed by Deutschellewa Martina Schwakovsky, reinforces Mr. Teksten’s ideas.
“Eritrea is still one of the most oppressive countries in the world. Following a peace treaty in July 2018, Eritrea’s worst-case scenario is expected to improve, but it is not true. None of these were done. Political critics, journalists, and members of a banned group are trapped in detention centers where their families cannot visit. ”
Bader says forced national military service is another reason for the persecution of Eritrean youths.
“The rule that governs society is not only in restricting freedom of expression and freedom of religion, but also forcing the majority of society to the service of the national military,” he said.
Yet, the recent emergence of the Eritrean government in a preparatory ceremony to commemorate the country’s 25th anniversary of Norowe Oslo has given the country a different perspective. It is said that the Norwegian government is preparing to re-evaluate 150 alleged files that could have been accepted by the Norwegian government in order to celebrate the Eritrean military’s forced repatriation.
Researcher Lithicia Bader, however, says the issue cannot be a cover for human rights violations in Eritrea. Instead, Eritreans argue that they fear their governments, whether at home or abroad, as a threat to our families. On his part, he said there are Eritreans who fear the regime in Germany, where they live. And the situation in Novo, which Deutsche Welle spoke to in response to inquiries in Germany, is another reason why Rudi Friedrich, a human rights lawyer at the Convention, spoke to another. According to Friedrich, the reception of Eritrean refugees in Germany is a matter of providing humanitarian protection, so refugees are asked to obtain a passport from the country’s consulate. That said, the Eritreans say that there is a compulsion to coerce and make money without having to deal with the government.
The Eritrean conservatives say the problems of the asylum seekers are a huge part of the fact that the Eritrean consular staff has signed the document “I am convinced and ready to pay two per cent.” The two percent tax is required by the Eritrean government to pay Eritreans who live abroad.
According to current data, Eritrea is in the ninth of the ten most populated countries, and Eritrea’s claim has been accepted by more than 72 per cent. In a recent letter to Deutsche Welle, the Federal Immigration Case said that the refugee claim should be properly investigated and the credibility of the case to be determined.
 
Sudanese refugees in Libya

African refugees use Libya as a transit route to Europe in search of a better life. Still, the death and suffering in Libya is not easy. Suleman is one of the few people who came to Libya to travel to Europe. Finding a daily allowance in this area is difficult for Salem and his family.
“Sometimes people give us food. I tried to get a job, but it was very difficult. I was worried that I might not return as I was looking for a job. This has happened to one of my children.
He and his family are registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, but they do not receive any assistance. Even the water you get is from the mosque nearby, and you struggle daily to keep him and his family alive. Still, he has a goal in it.
“My intention was not to stay in Libya. I want to take my children to Europe with them. I know it is difficult. But I stick with my decision.
Sulemanman says, but the Mediterranean crossing to Europe is very dangerous. He knows this. A close friend lost his son on this trip. As a non-border group of doctors, these concentration camps do not have enough hygiene, have enough light and ventilated. Suleman knows that. And he prefers to go to Tunisia by land. Kurdistan comes from the mountainous region of Sudan, which, according to him, was recently occupied by Omar Al Bashir, who has no infrastructure, education, and health services.

“I chose persecution to save my children. It has many problems and dangers. But I hope the Lord will help us.
In Libya, like Suleiman and his family, there are thousands of refugees who face death and harassment, who want to migrate to Europe in search of a better life.

It’s worth recalling that in December 2016, the Commissioner for Human Resources Science and Technology, H.E. Dr Martial De Paul Ikounga signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Secretary-General of the Association of African Universities (AAU), Professor Etienne Ehouan Ehile.

AAU is the voice of higher education in Africa and has been a lead agency in implementing the continental vision since its founding under the OAU. The African Union Agenda 2063 calls for an education and skills revolution to meet the human resource needs for actualising Africa’s social-economic development. As such, the African university occupies a strategic role in ensuring that our education systems are oriented towards promoting innovation, critical thinking, pan Africanism and entrepreneurial orientations while addressing Africa’s challenges and optimising on its opportunities.

The partnership between the AUC and the AAU over the last decade has witnessed the strengthening of the African higher education space through the promotion of intra-African academic mobility, harmonisation of qualifications for mutual recognition across the Member States; and promotion of a culture of continuous quality improvement through the AU’s African Quality Rating Mechanism.

The AAU has been able to mobilise African academia to appropriate the continental vision of Agenda 2063, and it has helped to build accountable leadership and quality in research and scholarship
GOAL: To increase engagements between the AAU and North America and the Diaspora 

Objectives
• Mobilize funds for the advancement of Higher Education in Africa. 
• Promote and develop relations between the African Academic Diaspora and African Higher Education Institutions (HEI). 
• Promote sister university collaborations
• Promote and develop research and education networks among African Higher Education Institutions and their North American counterparts
• Promote corporate and non-profit America to support African Higher Education Institutions
• Sensitize potential development partners to the education needs of African HEIs
• Promote student and staff exchange
• Promote a role for Higher Education in US-Africa relations
• Develop and implement comprehensive international Initiatives for senior leadership at public research universities to facilitate seamless integration of international dimensions into the learning, discovery and engagement missions of our AAU institutions. 
• Foster the development of globally competent students, internationally engaged faculty, and institutions capable of addressing global challenges.
• Identify critical issues, gather information, and create opportunities for AAU members to discuss challenges and share knowledge with their NA counterparts.
• Serve as the leading advocate for advancing the broad interests of the AAU in NA
• Support the development of innovative approaches and solutions to African Higher Education

Country needs international assistance to curb negative consequences of demographic bonus, new study finds. Ethiopia faces daunting challenges transforming growth opportunities of a young working population, aged 18- 25, to a force capable of spurring development, according to a new study Thursday.

Financed by Germany and Austria and conducted by the Berlin Institute for Population and Development, the study said young people have been growing faster than the 100 million population as a whole.

The country is headed to a “demographic bonus which in many other countries worldwide paved the way to more growth and prosperity,” the study said. “Like the Asian tiger states before it, Ethiopia could benefit from its demographic dividend.”

Investment in health, education and improvement in living conditions and the rapid decline of fertility in the last two decades have created optimism of further development, it added.

It warned, however, if not properly managed, the demographic change could trigger far reaching consequences.

“Despite all its achievements … the expansion of basic infrastructure has barely been able to keep up with the population growth and the number people of working age is still growing faster than number of jobs.”

Addressing a gathering of a review forum, Germany’s ambassador to Ethiopia said the African country needs to harness the opportunities of the young population by investing in all sectors of development.

“If not properly managed, social unrest and mass migration could take place,” Brita Wagner added.

Ethiopia must be assisted by the international community to curb the negative consequences of demographic bonus, according to the study.

“If Ethiopia fails, the stability of the entire region in the Horn of Africa will endangered,” it said.

Nearly 70 percent of the Ethiopian population are young people of working age. –