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የቀድሞው የጤና ጥበቃና የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትር ዶ/ር ቴድሮስ አድሃኖምና ሌሎች ሁለት ግለሰቦች፣ ለዓለም የጤና ድርጅት ዋና ዳይሬክተርነት የሚያደርጉት ፉክክር የፊታችን ማክሰኞ ግንቦት 15 ቀን 2009 ዓ.ም. በጄኔቫ ፍፃሜ ያገኛል፡፡

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a stern warning to Ethiopian Airlines to stop forthwith the unauthorized collection of deportation fee from Nigerian passengers. NCAA accused the East African carrier of illegally collecting between $75 and $150 from Nigerian passengers. It added that for those without such amount of money with them, Ethiopian Airlines compel them to sign an undertaking that they would be responsible for their deportation fee in case they are deported. NCAA in a statement by Mr. Sam Adurogboye stated that this “non-refundable deportation fee” is only collected from the airlines’ passengers travelling to South Africa. According to the statement, all outbound passengers to South Africa from Murtala Mohammed International Airport, (MMIA), Lagos and Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, transiting through Addis Ababa, are liable to pay $75 dollars while those that their transiting time is 24 hours or beyond, the passenger are compelled to pay $150 as non-refundable deportation fee to the airlines. Adurogboye said the regulatory agency had been inundated with complaints from many passengers that have paid the fee, a situation, which led to independent investigation into the matter. After its investigation, NCAA said it summoned Ethiopian Airlines’ Country management who confirmed the charge, but claimed that fees were always refunded when a passenger was not deported from the Southern African country. NCAA has described the fee “unacceptable” and “ a violation of the authorities’ extant regulations.’” The agency said it is yet to receive any request for fare increase, tariff or add-ons from the airline and urged the airline to take advantage of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CAR) and obtain necessary approvals from it if it has genuine grounds to increase fares or obtain tariffs. NCAA further warned all operating airlines to or in the country to endeavor to adhere to the regulations. However, SaharaReporters found that apart from Ethiopian Airlines, South Africa Airways also charges similar fees from Nigerian passengers, which most times are not refunded. The South Africa airline commenced the collection of the charges in the country about 10 years ago before Ethiopian Airlines followed suit.

Africa, Europe and South Asia will battle it out for who leads the United Nations (UN) health outfit, the World Health Organization (WHO). The African candidate is a former Ethiopian technocrat and diplomat who is aiming to be the first African to occupy the topmost position in global healthcare management. Here are ten top facts about Africa’s WHO candidate. 1. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has held two ministerial portfolios in Ethiopia – Health (2005 – 2012) and Foreign Affairs (2012 – 2016) 2. He has by far been the most vibrant social media (Twitter) campaigner among the three finalists. @DrTedros has over 227,000 followers. 3. He holds a PhD in Community Health and boasts of having technical and political competences that can help the WHO to move forward – as a health expert and seasoned diplomat. 4. He received the endorsement of the African Union (AU) in January 2016 during the 26th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly. 5. He will become the first African Director-General to lead the WHO and also the first non-physician Public Health Specialist. If I win I will be the first Minister of Health to lead #WHO, the first DG from #Africa & the first non-physician Public Health Specialist — Tedros Adhanom (@DrTedros) April 29, 2017 6. One of his priorities is to expand the funding base of the WHO and increase member states’ contribution. 7. In July 2009, he was elected Board Chair of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria – a post he held for a two-year term. 8. He did not entirely leave the Ethiopian civil service space after resigning as Foreign Affairs chief, he continued as a special advisor to the Prime Minister. 9. He is credited with overhauling Ethiopia’s entire healthcare structure which was highly challenged. His reforms led to dramatic gains in indicators such as child and maternal health. 10. He was born in neighbouring Eritrea on March 3, 1965 – currently he is 52 years old. The Director-General is WHO’s chief technical and administrative officer and oversees the organization’s international health work. The current Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, was appointed in 2006 and will complete her second term on 30 June this year. His other two contenders are Dr. David Nabarro of Britain – who is seen as Tedros’ main contender. The third candidate is Dr. Sania Nishtar, a Pakistani physician. Shaban Abdur Rahman Alfa Africanews web journalist Republic of Congo, Pointe Noire [email protected]

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has expressed worry over the refusal of nationals illegally resident in Saudi Arabia to return home despite a 90-day amnesty program. Desalegn said he feared that the Saudi government will resort to forcibly deport Ethiopians who have refused to voluntarily return home. The Premier is quoted by the Ethiopia News Agency as saying, “the situation that made the Saudi Government forcibly deport our citizens is being created. Therefore, it is better if our citizens come back home before various problems arise seizing the opportunity they are given even in the remaining short period”. I wasn’t trying to commit suicide, I was trying to escape from the woman who tried to kill me. The 90-day amnesty expires in a few days and authorities say the numbers of people they expected to return under the program was all but underwhelming. The PM, however, renewed the appeal for them to return in their own interest. The period for illegal foreigners to leave the oil-producing giant started on March 29, 2017. Those who fail to leave will be subjected to fines or face legal measures, which include forced deportation. The PM further assured that nationals residing in Saudi Arabia and the government will continue to collaborate with the Ethiopian mission in Saudi Arabia and other regional governments for the safe return of citizens. Even as the government continued to fight trafficking of persons, the PM held that illegal brokers were thwarting those efforts and destroying lives of citizens because of their profits. Most affluent Middle East countries hire thousands of domestic helpers from Africa and Asia. Most of these helpers often complain of abuse from their employers. In a recent case in Kuwait, an Ethiopian maid was virtually thrown off from the seventh floor of an apartment block by her employer. The maid was filmed by her employer, a Kuwaiti woman, while she hanged outside their building tightly gripping the window frame with one hand until she fell onto a metal awning seven floors below. Local media reported that she was attempting to commit suicide despite her call for help before falling. She denied that claim in a later interview. “I wasn’t trying to commit suicide, I was trying to escape from the woman who tried to kill me,” she said. The employer was arrested for not helping the Ethiopian maid who was rescued by health professionals and rushed to the hospital with blood oozing from her nose and ears as well as a broken arm. Source: http://www.africanews.com/2017/05/21/ethiopians-illegally-resident-in-saudi-refuse-gov-t-help-to-return-pm-worried/