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Meanwhile, pressure has been mounting on the U.S. Federal Aviation Ad- ministration about the safety of the aircraft. The agency has insisted it had followed standard procedures in certifying the Boeing 737 MAX model. It has been reported, however, that the Department of Transportation was investi- gating those procedures. Even before the black box of the Ethiopian Airlines plane was discov- ered, many had drawn parallels between the Addis Ababa crash and the Inonesian crash last October, both of which were Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes. The crash of Ethiopian Flight 302 shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa for Nairobi, prompted the U.S. and more than 30 other countries to ground the Boeing 737 Max 8 fleet. Meanwhile, thousands marched in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, As memorial services for the 157 victims of the Ethiopian plane crash got accompanying 17 empty caskets at funerals held on Sunday for the 17 Ethio- underway, new information has come to light regarding the embattled Boe- pians killed in the crash. ing 737 Max 8. Families of the victims were offered charred earth from the crash site to Air transport officials have now focused attention to the similarities be- bury. tween the Ethiopian Airlines incident and that of the Lion Air plane which Ethiopian Airlines aviation staff gathered Sunday at Bole International went down in Indonesia a few months ago. Both crashes involved the Max 8 Airport to remember the two pilots and six crew members on the flight who aircraft currently banned from flying in many nations’ airspace. died in the crash. Flight data recorders show "clear similarities", Ethiopia's transport minister The flight was also carrying 21 U.N. staff members, who were on their said Sunday as the U.S. maker announced it was completing a software up- way to attend a major U.N. Environment Conference in Nairobi when the date for its anti-stall system. plane went down. Victims of the recent crash came from many countries in- Dagmawit Moges told reporters that the so-called black box from Flight 302 cluding Canada, India, US, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Kenya. were recovered “in good condition that enabled us to extract almost all the Nigerian professor among 18 Canadians in Ethiopian Boeing crash Pius Adesanmi, a Nigeria-Canadian at Otta- are with his family and all those who knew and wa’s Carleton university was among 18 Canadians loved him, and with everyone who suffered loss in killed in the recent Ethiopia Airlines crash involv- the tragic crash in Ethiopia.” ing the embattled Boeing 737 Max 8 plane. “The contributions of Pius Adesanmi to Car- A lecturer in literature, Adesanmi was leton are immeasurable,” said Pauline Rankin, among delegates on their way to Kenya from Ad- dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. dis Ababa for a conference on environmental is- “He worked tirelessly to build the Institute of Af- sues sponsored by the African Union and the rican Studies, to share his boundless passion for United Nations. Many on the ill-fated journey African literature and to connect with and support were also on their way to the same conference. All students. He was a scholar and teacher of the 157 passengers including its crew died in the fall- highest calibre who leaves a deep imprint on Car- en plane. leton.” The Carleton university community is agog Adesanmi’s award-winning book, “You Are Not with shock. A Country Africa”, was considered ground- Professor Pius Adesanmi. He was among 18 Canadians who died “Pius was a towering figure in African and breaking. A Carleton university press release not- post-colonial scholarship and his sudden loss is a ed “he was one of the most important minds of the ties to faculty, staff and students with his kind- tragedy,” said Benoit-Antoine Bacon, president African diaspora” who “inspired his Carleton col- ness, thoughtfulness, enthusiasm and unforgetta- and vice-chancellor. “Our thoughts and prayers leagues with his brilliance and cemented his close ble laugh”. African World News May 23, 2019 Page 2 Second funding for women’s Finally initiative in Africa announced The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative Under the second round of funding: (We-Fi) has announced its second funding alloca- Bouteflika tions - expected to benefit 70,000 women- led busi- The African Development Bank (AfDB) was grant- nesses and mobilize nearly a billion dollars of addi- ed $61.8 million for its program "Affirmative Fi- nance Action for Women in Africa" (AFAWA). The pro- backs down gram will offer innovative and tailored financial instruments including a women-focused in Algeria first loss risk-sharing facility, specialized capacity-building After nearly a month of protest, President Ab- training, and targeted initia- delaziz Bouteflika has promised to end his twenty- tives to dramatically transform year rule and usher in political reforms. He prom- the business- enabling environ- ised an "appropriate response" to the demands of ment for women entrepre- demonstrators. neurs. Of 21 economies target- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said on ed, AFAWA will mainly ser- Monday that he would not run for a fifth term after vice IDA and fragile or conflict weeks of demonstrations across the North African -affect countries where women country. are underserved in accessing The presidency also announced via the official APS financing, markets, news agency that the country's national election, knowledge, and mentoring programs. These coun- originally scheduled for April 18, would be post- tional public and private sector resources. tries include Burundi, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Iv- poned pending a national conference on political oire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Mali, The second round allocates $129 million for pro- Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, Sierra grams to boost women's entrepreneurship that will Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. be implemented by four multilateral development The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was granted banks, expecting to mobilize $990 million of addi- $20.2 million for a program on "Women Accelerat- tional funds from other public and private sources. ing Vibrant Enterprises in Southeast Asia and the The African Development Bank received $61.8 mil- Pacific" (WAVES). WAVES will support more than lion for activities covering 21 African countries; the 5,105 women-owned or led businesses in the Pacific Asian Development Bank received $20.2 million for and Viet Nam, and will foster long-term behavior activities in Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji; change among key stakeholders in the private and the European Bank of Reconstruction and Develop- public sectors. Access to finance will be expanded ment received $22.9 million for activities in low- through performance-based lending in Viet Nam, income Central Asian countries; and the Inter- and the first gender bond in Southeast Asia and the American Development Bank received $24.28 mil- Outgoing Algeria president Abdelaziz Bouteflika Pacific will be issued in Fiji. ADB will work with lion for activities in countries across Latin America national partners to conduct the first nation-wide and constitutional reform. and the Caribbean. survey of women's businesses across the Pacific; "I have decided to make substantial amendments in This complements the first round of We-Fi funds and will support implementation of the gender pro- the government formation as soon as possible. Such announced in April 2018, which allocated $120 mil- visions under Viet Nam's business law. Women's amendments will be an appropriate response to the lion for projects implemented by the World Bank capacity and confidence to run successful business- demands that have come from you," he said in a Group, Asian Development Bank, and Islamic De- es will be developed via financial literacy, business statement. velopment Bank to tackle the barriers facing wom- acceleration, and mentorship programs to increase He also promised an interim leadership structure to en entrepre- their contributions to building inclusive oversee the new vote. neurs across "When we unleash women's economic and dynamic economies. Tens of thousands of people have taken to the developing potential, they increase global growth, The European Bank for Reconstruction streets in recent weeks, to demand that Bouteflika, countries. prosperity and peace,” and Development (EBRD) was granted who has been in power since 1999, finally step Together, the $22.9 million for its "Women of the down. two alloca- - World Bank Group Chief Executive Officer, Steppe" Women in Business Program in Bouteflika has managed to stay in power by push- tions aim to Central Asia. 100% of We-Fi funding will ing through constitutional amendments to keep reach 115,000 be dedicated to activities in IDA coun- extending term limits. All but one of his four elec- women entrepreneurs and mobilize $2.6 billion in tries including the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Ta- tions have been marred by widespread allegations additional public and private sector resources, ten jikistan and Uzbekistan.