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Washington Post (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
BAKO, ETHIOPIA -- In recent months, the Ethiopian government began marketing abroad one of the hottest commodities in an increasingly crowded and hungry world: farmland.
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Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | yesterday
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...
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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.
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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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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The UK Government announced a four billion birr grant aid to Ethiopia to support the provision of basic services, social protection and humanitarian assistance, Minister of State for International Development, Gareth Thomas, said on Tuesday at the premises of the UK Embassy here.
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Ethiopia Watch (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Signing of MoU between African Union (AU) and the government of Germany ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 18, 2009/APO Invitation to a press conference for the Signing of MoU between African Union (AU) and the government of Germany Where: AU headquarters, Media Center When: Wednesday, 18 November 2009 at 3:30pm Why: The AU will hold a meeting and signs an agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The Ethiopian government has dismissed claims by Ogaden rebels to have captured seven towns in the oil rich Somali region located in south eastern of Ethiopia.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Oxfam's Agricultural Scaling-Up Program is as appropriate and timely as it is in line with the current trust of the national development strategy, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD) disclosed.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni and other African leaders yesterday agreed to ask for compensation from the rich industrialised nations during the climate change talks to be held in Copenhagen at the end of the year.
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
African demands for climate change compensation and emission cuts by rich nations are unlikely to be met in next month's Copenhagen summit, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said Tuesday. "We have only a few weeks between now and Copenhagen... the indications that we get are not very encouraging," Meles said after a meeting of an African Union panel set up to represent the continent...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
A familiar story of looming famine is filtering out of East Africa.
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Climateer Investing (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
From Reuters: African leaders agreed on Tuesday on how much cash to demand from the rich world to compensate for the impact of climate change on the continent but kept the figure secret ahead of next month's Copenhagen talks. The United Nations summit in Denmark will try to agree on how to counter climate change and come up with a post-Kyoto treaty protocol to curb emissions. "We have set a minimum...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
President Yoweri Museveni is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to join other African heads of state and government gathered for the 2nd African Union Committee on Climate Change (CAHOSCC) meeting on Tuesday.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (COICA) plans to increase the quality and quantity of its development assistance programs in Ethiopia.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Media sensitivity in the use of language and images of the disabled is of considerable significance to show the dignity and respect this section of the society deserves. Failure to do that would reinforce common myths and discrimination in the society, the Ethiopian Center for Disabilities Development (ECDD) disclosed at a consultative workshop held at MN International Hotel on media strategy to promote...