African Union will thrive with freedom, transparency Huffington Post The African Union celebrates 50 years in Addis Ababa against a backdrop of soaring infrastructure and booming economic growth which project the image of Africa rising. On the outskirts of the city however, stands a notorious prison filled with people who ... Helen Clark - Speech At the Inauguration of the UNDP Regional Service Center ... Unity Amid Diversty: Habib Bourguiba in Addis Ababa,1963 |
Month: May 2013
Changing the Course for Child Brides in Ethiopia – Huffington Post
Changing the Course for Child Brides in Ethiopia Huffington Post Enana recalls her parents bathing her many years ago to get ready for, they told her, a holiday celebration. She doesn't remember how old she was. "I was a child," Enana said. "I didn't even know how to clean myself." A child, but ready -in her parents' eyes ... |
VIDEO: ‘Miracle’ man sets new world record for handstand – on crutches – Metro.us
VIDEO: 'Miracle' man sets new world record for handstand – on crutches Metro.us For the first 16 years of his life, Ethiopian Tameru Zegeye's congenital disability forced him to crawl on his stomach like a snake. Then he started using crutches. And then he started using crutches to perform handstands. And as this video shows, he has defied ... |
Ethiopia says won’t co-operate with World Bank funding probe – Africa Review
Africa Review | Ethiopia says won't co-operate with World Bank funding probe Africa Review Ahmarej Owunu, an employee at Saudi Star rice farm working in Gambella, Ethiopia, in a March 22, 2012 file photo. Rights groups have accused the government of forcibly relating people off arable land in the region to make way for investors, which ... Ethiopia refuses to co-operate with World Bank funding probe |
Ethiopian Ambassador commends Ghana for democratic maturity – GhanaWeb
Ethiopian Ambassador commends Ghana for democratic maturity GhanaWeb Mrs Gifty Abasiya Ababulgu, Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, has commended Ghana for its democratic dispensation and economic developments. “The people and government of Ethiopia would continue to derive considerable ... |
Sh2 Billion Border Security Project Stalls in Turkana – AllAfrica.com
Sh2 Billion Border Security Project Stalls in Turkana AllAfrica.com Completion of the Sh 2 Billion security project near the Kenya-Ethiopia border has been delayed due to a dispute between the contractor and the local community.Some locals have threatened to invade the project unless they are given jobs but area DC ... |
End “Genocide” Against Afars, Eritrean Refugees Urge – AllAfrica.com
End "Genocide" Against Afars, Eritrean Refugees Urge AllAfrica.com Berahle, Ethiopia — Thousands of Eritrean Afar refugees demonstrated at Berahle refugee camp located in Ethiopia's Afar region only few kilometers away from the Eritrean border. An estimated 3,000 refugees held the demonstration to protest against what ... |
Ethiopian Youths Sports Academy Inaugurated – AllAfrica.com
Ethiopian Youths Sports Academy Inaugurated AllAfrica.com Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said on Tuesday the Ethiopian Youths Sports Academy would enable sportspersons to be supported by scientific and professional trainings and register better victories. The Premier made the remark while inaugurating ... |
President Girma Conveys Congratulatory Message – AllAfrica.com
President Girma Conveys Congratulatory Message AllAfrica.com President Girma Woldegiorgis conveyed a congratulatory message on Monday to the peoples of Ethiopia in connection with the 22nd Anniversary of Ginbot-20 (May 28) Victory. The President said the May 28 Victory is a day in which the dictatorial regime was ... |
HM gets Somalia, Comoros messages – Oman Daily Observer
Oman Daily Observer | HM gets Somalia, Comoros messages Oman Daily Observer MUSCAT — His Majesty Sultan Qaboos received a written message from President Hassan Shaikh Mahmoud of Somalia and President Dr Ikililou Dhoinine of Comoros. Both the messages were received by His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmood al Said, ... HM the Sultan Receives Written Message from Comoros President HM greetings to Azerbajan, Ethiopia |