My Life and Ethiopia's Progress: The Autobiography of Emperor Haile Sellassie I (Volume 1) (My Life and Ethiopia's Progress) (My Life and Ethiopia's Progress)
France24 (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Twenty-five years after releasing a hit single to raise funds for victims of Ethiopia's infamous famine, Bob Geldof on Wednesday visited one of the then worst-affected villages in the north of the Horn of Africa country. Dozens of children and women greeted the Irish rock star as he arrived in Korem village, some 600 kilometres (370 miles) north of the capital Addis Ababa, waving placards emblazoned:...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
International aid agency Oxfam today (22 October 2009) called for a radical shake-up in the way the world deals with food crises in Ethiopia and beyond. The agency rounded on what it called a “knee-jerk reaction” to food crises which is dominated by sending food aid. While the agency recognised that sending food aid does save lives, the dominance of this approach fails to offer long-term...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The US and Britain have expressed concern over the alleged politicisation of humanitarian aid in Ethiopia ahead of elections and called for immediate investigation.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Ethiopian government has vehemently rejected accusations that it has excluded some opposition supporters from a food-for-work programme, charges that are the focus of growing international concern in the run-up to elections in 2010.
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
Untitled report by Sudan Radio Service , November 23, 2009: (Khartoum) - The African Union Peace and Security Council began a fact-finding mission to Sudan on Monday to learn more about the current situation in country. Sudan Radio Service spoke to the UNAMID spokesman, Noureddine Mezni, on Monday. He explained the purpose of the visit. [Noureddine Mezni]: “The African Union Peace and Security...
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) benefits Ethiopian garment and textile manufacturers even though the volume is low compared to other African countries, Ethiopian Textile and Garment Manufacturers Association (ETGAMA) disclosed.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mr. John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, WFP Ambassador against Hunger and former President of Ghana, said he chose to come to Ethiopia on his first official visit as WFP Ambassador because of encouraging reports and came out of the visit impressed. He also saw not just a system in place for cases of emergency but also the capacity to anticipate emergencies, he said at the WFP premises to journalists recently....
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sanitation coverage of Ethiopia has made progressive achievement reaching 54.8% in the current year from11.5% in 2003, the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH) disclosed.
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
Women bear the disproportionate burden of climate change, but have so far been largely overlooked in the debate about how to address problems of rising seas, droughts, melting glaciers and extreme weather, concludes The State of World Population 2009, released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Relief Web (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Date: 23 Nov 2009 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The Islamist officials of Hisbul Islam organization in Hiran region have warned the Ethiopians to carry out projects in parts of the region in central Somalia, official told Shabelle radio on Sunday.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
BAKO, ETHIOPIA -- In recent months, the Ethiopian government began marketing abroad one of the hottest commodities in an increasingly crowded and hungry world: farmland.
Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Zeina Mvemba 4:59 PM 11/21/09 Fifteen years later conflict in Ethiopia has remained, and is proving to be very devastating. The ongoing conflict has already claimed thousands of lives, stemming from conflict between separatists in the Somali region. The Somali region of Ethiopia is the home to many Muslim people, mainly ethnic Somali nomad tribes. The separatist movement which refers to members of...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
THE cat is finally out of the bag. The much awaited draft constitution for Kenya was finally unveiled this week by Kenya's top coalition leadership at a colourful ceremony in Nairobi, the capital city. Except for President Kibaki who was away in Addis Ababa for an AU Climate Summit, Kenya's Prime Minister, Vice President and top cabinet ministers were all there to witness history unfolding.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Parliament yesterday gave a nod to the ratification of the African Union protocol on prevention and combating of terrorism which was adopted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in July 2004.
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