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Paleoanthropologists working at the Konso research area in Ethiopia have found a 1.4 Million year old large bone fragment shaped into handaxe-like form.

The newly-discovered handaxe is a bifacial flaked fragment of a hippopotamus femur (thigh bone).
The superbly-preserved tool, which measures 12.8 by 7.5 by 4.6 cm, was found in the Konso Formation in southern Ethiopia.

The ancient artifact was analyzed by University of Tokyo paleoanthropologist Gen Suwa and his colleagues from Japan, Ethiopia and Hong Kong.

The researchers found that the handaxe bears at least 44 secondary flake scars range in size from 3 cm to less than 1 cm.

“Both the distribution pattern of flake scars and the high frequency of cone fractures are strong indicators of deliberate flaking,” the researchers said.

The bone tool is the oldest known extensively flaked example from the Early Pleistocene period.

It is also only the second bone tool recognized as a handaxe from the early Acheulean, a type of stone tool industry characterized by large bifaces.

A 1.4-million-year-old bone handaxe from Konso, Ethiopia, shows advanced tool technology in the early Acheulean.

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ኮቪድ19ን ለመግታት ያደረጉት የመጀመሪያው 200,000 የአሜሪካን ዶላር አገር ቤት ደርሶ ወገንን መታደግ ጀምሯል:: እናመሰግናለን! ኮቪድ19 ችግር መሆኑ እስኪያበቃ ድረስ ድጋፍዎ እንደማይለየን እናምናለን::

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The board of directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) has approved 165.1 million dollars in grant funding to support Ethiopia’s response to the health and economic impacts of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Approved on July 3, the funds will also be used for helping to ease fiscal pressure on the economy and help bolster Ethiopia’s COVID-19 National Emergency Response Plan. The Plan aims to expand social protection coverage for the most vulnerable, enhance the government’s capacity to contain the virus outbreak, and address macro-fiscal imbalances, as well as cushioning the effects of the crisis on the private sector.

The programme will increase the number of COVID-19 testing laboratories, train 45,000 health care workers in COVID-19 response, and aid in rolling out a risk-communication and community engagement strategy to raise awareness on transmission and prevention. The country’s health system remains weak, with only three hospital beds per 10,000 people. The package will assist in refurbishing 300 isolation centres, 34 treatment centres and 100 quarantine centres.

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In a telephone conversation he held with his Ethiopian Counterpart, Gedu Andargachew, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affaris Wang Yi said his country is committed to support Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to resolve their differences through dialogue regarding GERD.

Wang Yi said China pays a special attention to its relations with Ethiopia.

The two foreign ministers discussed ways of further cementing cooperation between their respective countries at bilateral and international levels.

Gedu expressed appreciation to China for organizing and successfully convening  the “Extraordinary China – Africa Virtual Summit” and “Ministerial Level Conference on Belt and Road International Cooperation”  that called for solidarity to combat COVID 19 pandemic.

He extended gratitude to China for supporting Ethiopia’s COVID 19 response pledging commitment to transform the relations between the two nations to a higher level.

Foreign Minister Gedu also briefed his Chinese counterpart on the recent virtual conference of the African Union Extraordinary Bureau of the Assembly of Heads of States and Governments chaired by Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss developments pertaining to GERD.

Gedu told the Chinese foreign minister that leaders convened at the AU video conference have agreed to seek African Solution to the GERD issue for it originates from the continent.

The negotiation on filling and annual operation of GERD is to be completed within the next two weeks, Gedu told his Chinese Counterpart.

Agreement has been reached that AU has to to report to the UN Security Council that it is handling the matter.

Foreign Minister Gedu requested china to continue support to GERD accord in a way it is being treated by the AU.

Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, to his part reaffirmed the commitment of his country to upgrade its bilateral relations with Ethiopia in multifaceted spheres of cooperation.

China supports Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt to solve their differences over GERD through negotiations, Wang Yi underlined.