Month: October 2015

Human rights award for Helawit, daughter of man being held on death row in Ethiopia

Helawit with Menabe and Yilak and her mother, Yemi Helawit with Menabe and Yilak and her mother, Yemi. Below: Helawit at the award ceremony with Shami Chakra­barti, director of Liberty Helawit at the award ceremony with Shami Chakra­barti, director of Liberty THE daughter of a British man held on death row in Ethiopia has been lauded

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Human rights award for Helawit, daughter of man being held on death row in Ethiopia

Helawit with Menabe and Yilak and her mother, Yemi Helawit with Menabe and Yilak and her mother, Yemi. Below: Helawit at the award ceremony with Shami Chakra­barti, director of Liberty Helawit at the award ceremony with Shami Chakra­barti, director of Liberty THE daughter of a British man held on death row in Ethiopia has been lauded

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Genome of ancient Ethiopian tells story of our return to Africa

New Scientist Image information: Both show the cave in Ethiopia where the 4500-year-old skeleton was found (Credit: Kathryn and John Arthur) It’s amazing what you find in old genes. DNA recovered from the skeleton of a man who lived in Ethiopia 4500 years ago has given archaeologists clues about humans’ migration back to Africa in

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World Bank: African GDP to Slow to 3.7 Percent

VOA Economic growth is set to slow in Sub-Saharan Africa to 3.7 percent this year, its weakest pace since 2009, mainly due to the drop in commodity prices, the World Bank said on Monday. The region’s economy, which grew 4.6 percent last year, will strengthen only marginally in the next two years, it predicted. “Growth

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Africa flatlining in 2015 governance index

By Robin Millard, AFP London (AFP) – Progress in African governance has hit a plateau, while more than a third of African countries are backsliding, an annual index measuring key development factors showed on Monday. Some 21 of the 54 states ranked, including five of the top 10, have deteriorated in overall governance performance over

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Ethiopian Airlines to Buy 15 to 20 Boeing 777X Jetliners

Ethiopian Airlines to Buy 15 to 20 Boeing 777X Jetliners, CEO Says Carrier also considered Airbus’s A350-1000 widebody but deemed Boeing plane better suited its operations. By ROBERT WALL, WSJ Ethiopian Airlines plans to place an order for Boeing Co. 777X long-range jetliners before the end of the year, the East African carrier’s chief executive

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Shutdown of U.S. Ex-Im Bank Puts Ethiopian Airlines in a Financing Bind

Shutdown of U.S. Ex-Im Bank Puts Ethiopian Airlines in a Financing Bind Shutdown of U.S. Ex-Im Bank Puts Companies in a Financing Bind By Kimberly S. Johnson, The Wall Street Journal Ethiopian Airlines had to scramble at the last minute this summer when it needed to pay for a plane it ordered from Boeing Co.

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Ethiopia accused of stalling negotiations with Egypt and Sudan over Renaissance Dam

Future of negotiations remains unclear as Ethiopia asks to postpone the tripartite meeting of 4 October Ahram Online A tripartite meeting that was supposed to be held in Egypt on Sunday has been postponed upon the request of Addis Ababa in the latest setback to efforts to reach a compromise over Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam. Egypt

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7.5 million going hungry as Ethiopia crisis worsens

Addis Ababa (AFP) – The number of hungry Ethiopians needing food aid has risen sharply due to poor rains and the El Nino weather phenomenon with around 7.5 million people now in need, aid officials said Friday. That number has nearly doubled since August, when the United Nations said 4.5 million were in need —

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