By James Gallagher BBC Ebola virus genetics The only clinical trial data on the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp shows it is 100% effective in monkey studies, even in later stages of the infection. The researchers, publishing their data in Nature, said it was a “very important step forward”. Yet the limited supplies will not help
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Officials plan to build extra public conveniences in Addis Ababa, which has just 63 loos for its 3 million inhabitant. The Guardian David Smith in Addis Ababa Community toilets in Addis Ababa typically consist of a hole in the floor. Addis Ababa has more than 3 million people, but there are just 63 public toilets.
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By Aklog Birara (PhD) “Not even shooting and jailing the opposition, manipulating aid to starve the opposition, seizing the lands of villagers (Gambella, the Omo Valley, etc.) and relocating them (Villagization) against their will, and perpetrating violence against villagers who protest has been enough to shake the technocratic faith that autocrats (and dictators) can be
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VOA Marthe van der Wolf ADDIS ABABA—This month, Ethiopian officials shut down five magazines — the latest in a series of shutdowns — but the move got little attention from outside the country. The East African country is well known for suppressing the media, but some cases seem to get celebrity status while others are
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BBC More than 240 health workers have been infected with Ebola in West Africa Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola death outside Lagos – a doctor in the oil hub of Port Harcourt. A further 70 people are under surveillance in the city, while his wife has been put under quarantine. He died last Friday
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OnIslam & News Agencies Muslims make up about 34 percent of Ethiopia’s population, according to the government’s 2007 census. ADDIS ABABA – Expanding its social work in the Ethiopian community, the Islamic Affairs Supreme Council has revealed plans to boost its health and education services in the populous landlocked African country. “Though the Supreme Council
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Bloomberg By William Davison Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan agreed to complete studies within six months on the impact of an Ethiopian hydropower dam on the main tributary of the Nile river after Egypt raised concern about water shortages. A committee of four experts from each nation will investigate the hydrological, social and environmental effects of the $4.2 billion Grand
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Globes By Irit Avissar and Ron Stein A consortium of Israel financial institutions is providing financing for an Ethiopian government company. Drip irrigation technology company Netafim Ltd. is in advanced negotiations for a $190-200 million deal to supply pumping and underground drip irrigation systems for sugar cane to an Ethiopian government company. A consortium of Israel financial
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Al Jazeera By Amy Walters Parents unable to look after children are marrying them off at a tender age, exposing them to maternal deaths. Amhara, Ethiopia - Mekdes Murgeta does not remember her actual wedding, but her family told her it happened when she was five. Pointing at her own five-year-old daughter she confirms she was
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PRWEB The Yara Prize 2014 is being awarded to Professor Tekalign Mamo Assefa. Currently state minister and adviser to the Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture, Professor Mamo has long been a key contributor to the country’s food security, soil health, and natural resources programs. Oslo, Norway (PRWEB UK) For 2014, the Yara Prize Committee has focused
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