BBC Medical staff take a blood sample from a suspected Ebola patient at the government hospital in Kenema, Sierra Leone, 10 July, 2014. The Ebola virus has already spread from Guinea to Liberia and Sierra Leone Nigeria says it has put all entries into the country on red alert after confirming the death of a
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IAFF Ethiopia’s world youth 3000m champion Yomif Kejelcha led for most of the last kilometre to win the men’s 5000m in 13:25.19, his best-ever clocking. Kejelcha’s team-mate Yasin Haji, with whom he shared pacing duties in the last third of the race, finished in 13:26.21 for silver, giving Ethiopia a gold-silver sweep. Moses Letoyie of
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Christian Science Monitor By Ariel Zirulnick Leaders from all religious traditions smooth the way for contraception on the idea that sprawling families in poor conditions are not healthy for kids or moms. Religious figures have been preaching the gospel of family planning here in Africa’s second most populous nation. The result: a whittling of the
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By WSJ Nerdfighters -Twitter “Nerdfighters, meet changemakers,” Bill Gatestweeted to his 16 million followers. The tech pioneer and world philanthropist was joined by young adult author and YouTube starJohn Green on a recent trip to Ethiopia. In case you aren’t quite up to speed on essential terms from John Green’s world, “nerdfighters” is the name John Green fans use to describe
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Freedom-now.org Media Release (Image courtesy: Htext Africa) Washington, D.C.: Today, Freedom Now joined 40 other human rights and civil society organizations in a letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn expressing grave concern at the continued targeting of journalists and bloggers on terrorism charges. The letter, also joined by organizations such as Human Rights Watch,
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Freedom-now.org Media Release (Image courtesy: Htext Africa) Washington, D.C.: Today, Freedom Now joined 40 other human rights and civil society organizations in a letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn expressing grave concern at the continued targeting of journalists and bloggers on terrorism charges. The letter, also joined by organizations such as Human Rights Watch,
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CPJ CPJ is among a group of more than 40 regional and international press freedom and civil society organizations that have signed a joint letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn expressing concern over the recent imprisonment of Ethiopian journalists under the country’s far-reaching 2009 anti-terrorism law. In April, Ethiopian authorities arrested six bloggers–Abel Wabella,
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CPJ CPJ is among a group of more than 40 regional and international press freedom and civil society organizations that have signed a joint letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn expressing concern over the recent imprisonment of Ethiopian journalists under the country’s far-reaching 2009 anti-terrorism law. In April, Ethiopian authorities arrested six bloggers–Abel Wabella,
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Arsenal By Chris Harris in New York Gedion Zelalem Arsène Wenger says Gedion Zelalem has all the attributes to become a top-level player – and will get a chance to shine in New York on Saturday. The 17-year-old has turned heads since he joined Arsenal in January 2013. He produced two eye-catching assists on last summer’s Asia
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BBC By Mark Kinver Environment reporter, Farmer digs a whole in a cassava field (Getty Images) Biotechnology could help improve African agriculture’s resilience to future climate changes Sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural sector needs to harvest the fruits of biotechnology in order to establish sustainable development, says a report. A key challenge is to attract funding for
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