ብሩህ / Biruh

🇪🇹 Interested in Private Sector Developt, Trade Policy, AfCFTA & Digital Trade. Tweets are Personal & Retweets ≠ Endorsement. Alum @sussexuni & @BridgeStateU

[ብሩህ / Biruh @BiruhG]

@elonmusk ... that responsibility doesn't require ignoring the profound political, economic, and social damage colonialism inflicted across the continent. Ethiopians & Africans know the intangible values of their victory over colonialism, though an incomplete endeavor.

[ብሩህ / Biruh @BiruhG]

@elonmusk Says a man who benefits from the continued exploitation of Africans. Anti-colonialism was never just about GDP growth. It's about human dignity, self-determination & equality. Ethiopia & others must take responsibility for their development, but acknowledging that ...

[TradeMark Africa @TradeMarkAfrica]

The mission, part of a @FCDOGovUK -financed programme implemented by @TradeMarkAfrica through Triple Line,builds on an MoU signed earlier this year between @EFFSAATweets and @BIFA to strengthen Ethiopia’s freight forwarding industry. Ethiopian operators are in the UK gaining hands-on experience at ports, logistics hubs, and digital platforms to enhance local systems and promote
regional trade.

Read More:
https://t.co/jVGOo6gSP1

#Ethiopia’sLogisticsTransformation #EFFSAA-BIFA-TMAPartnership #KeepAfricaTrading

[TradeMark Africa @TradeMarkAfrica]

Ethiopia’s logistics industry is moving up a gear. A delegation of freight forwarders and multimodal operators is in the UK for a week-long exchange with @BIFA learning from global peers and shaping the future of trade logistics. Together with @TradeMarkAfrica, @EFFSAATweets and @FCDOGovUK ,they’re setting new standards for efficiency and competitiveness.

Read More:
https://t.co/jVGOo6gSP1

#Ethiopia’sLogisticsTransformation #EFFSAA-BIFA-TMAPartnership #KeepAfricaTrading

[Addis Standard @addisstandard]

#Ethiopian bold doctor sent her kids away and helped beat one of the world's deadliest viruses

When #Rwanda confirmed its first Marburg virus outbreak in September 2024, Ethiopian emergency physician Dr. Tsion Firew found herself at the center of one of the world’s deadliest health crises. Working in Kigali as chair of emergency medicine at Africa Health Sciences University, she watched colleagues fall ill within days and realized the magnitude of the threat.

With Marburg’s fatality rate reaching up to 90%, the disease quickly transformed her daily medical duties into a life-or-death battle — both for her patients and for herself.

In an act of courage and painful sacrifice, Tsion made the bold decision to send her two young children to Ethiopia, her home country, to live with her parents while she stayed behind to confront the outbreak.

Despite the overwhelming pressure and personal risk, Tsion helped pioneer an innovative response strategy that made Rwanda’s containment effort one of the most successful in history. Working with the World Health Organization and Rwandan health authorities, she supported the early use of the antiviral drug remdesivir for exposed health workers and oversaw experimental antibody treatments that helped save lives — including that of a colleague once believed to be near death.

By December 2024, the outbreak had ended with only 15 deaths among 66 patients, marking the lowest recorded Marburg fatality rate worldwide.

Now, a year later, Tsion reflects on how the experience reshaped her understanding of medicine, leadership, and sacrifice.

Read more:

https://t.co/LdbWrxSDAX

[Joseph Kalimbwe @joseph_kalimbwe]

As Africans, we don't appreciate Ethiopians enough for what they've done to Africa. If it wasn't for @flyethiopian, flights would only be among African countries & their colonial masters. To fly from Lusaka to Kinshasa, you'd go to Paris or Brussels first, then return to Africa !

[AfCFTA Secretariat Official @AfCFTA]

Congratulations to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on Gazetting Its AfCFTA Provisional Schedule of Tariff Concessions (PSTCs)!

What does it mean to gazette or domesticate a trade commitment? It is an official announcement that enhances transparency, ensuring that businesses, organisations, and citizens are informed of new regulations coming into force. This marks a key step towards the full implementation of the AfCFTA Agreement.

For traders, this provides clarity and certainty, confirming that Ethiopia will grant preferential tariff treatment to eligible goods upon importation, in line with its commitments under the AfCFTA Agreement.

#AfCFTA #CreatingOneAfricanMarket

[Melaku Geboye Desta @MelakuD]

Finally, the Ethiopian Government, led by its Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration, is holding a workshop to validate and launch its AfCFTA implementation strategy, which was developed with the support of ⁦@ECA_OFFICIAL⁩ ⁦@ATPC2⁩ & the Policy Studies Institute.

[ብሩህ / Biruh @BiruhG]

'Eshete the cat man', a touching documentary about an unhoused man in #NewYork, originally from #Ethiopia, who misses his childhood/home country and looks after a cat colony in the city.
#cats #Documentary
https://t.co/YKgZH7Ncc4

[Vicente Solera Deuchar @vicentesd]

This is an important special report that gets to the crux of the issue for many countries in Africa:

- Rapidly growing population
- Weak growth performance

This means 80% of the world’s poor will be in Africa by 2030

The report covers many of the big issues. I would add two 👇

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries:

“It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones.

“There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion.

“If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the ‘medicine closet’ and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That’s why you should always have a nutrition choice!

“Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity.”

[Ethiopian Airlines @flyethiopian]

Exciting news from Ethiopian Airlines! We are all set to welcome the A350-1000, the very first of its kind in Africa, named "Ethiopia Land of Origins," in November, 2024. Enjoy flying like never before, where every journey is defined by comfort and innovation. #EthiopianAirlines #A350-1000 #NewBeginnings #AfricaAviation #AirbusA350 #FlyEthiopian

[ብሩህ / Biruh @BiruhG]

"AI will not replace Lawyers but Lawyers who use AI will replace those who don't! "
At the 11th East Africa International Arbitration Conference in Addis. Is AI a game changer for legal services in Africa.
#AI #LegalServices #InternationalArbitration

[UK in Ethiopia 🇬🇧 @UKinEthiopia]

Happy #InternationalYouthDay 💪 from our young Ethiopian Cheveners.

Apply today and join the +55K Chevening Alumni Network filled with brilliant young scholars.

Applications are now open, visit https://t.co/Ei4raHZV6b for more.

#ChooseChevening

[UK in Ethiopia 🇬🇧 @UKinEthiopia]

❗️Applications for @CheveningFCDO are now open.

👇Firewoyni, a 🇪🇹 Chevening scholar currently studying in the UK, gives her tips for the best application.

Visit https://t.co/2yYijDKCaE for more. Good luck on your applications.

[National Bank of Ethiopia @NBEthiopia]

The National Bank of Ethiopia Announces a Reform of the Foreign Exchange Regime with Immediate Effect.

For the complete press release, please visit: https://t.co/0lY36GJRL0

[WTO @wto]

30 years ago today, the world united to reshape global trade, signing the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the WTO. Join Director-General @NOIweala in celebrating this milestone & her call to unleash the spirit of Marrakesh again! #WTOat30 #MarrakeshSpirit https://t.co/pjzOJrlHZB

[ብሩህ / Biruh @BiruhG]

#Dubai Grinds to Standstill as Cloud Seeding Worsens Flooding.

The heavy rains that caused widespread flooding across the desert nation came after #cloudseeding. The #UAE has been carrying out seeding operations since 2002.
#Ethiopia should be careful!

https://t.co/JhEt4j70m8

[Sam Rosmarin @SamRosmarin]

If you are in Boston, venture 30 minutes north to the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) and see this majestic exhibition covering more than 2000 years of #Ethiopia’s art and traditions both in Ethiopia and, notably, how Ethiopian art has impacted the world

#EthiopiaAtTheCrossroads

[ብሩህ / Biruh @BiruhG]

True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your highschool class is running (ruining) the country. #Leaders #Leadership #Ethiopia #KurtVonnegut