WSJ Africa One of World’s Fastest-Growing Beer Markets AMSTERDAM— Heineken HEINY -0.39% NV will next month open a new brewery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in what is the Dutch brewer’s latest push to expand in Africa, one of the world’s fastest-growing beer markets. The brewery in Kilinto, on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, will be Heineken’s third plant in
The post Heineken to Open New Brewery in Ethiopia appeared first on 6KILO.com.
AFP Khartoum- Sudan Thursday appealed for Egypt to resume full participation in a 10-nation Nile River forum, four years after Cairo withdrew over fears for its access to the crucial water source. Egypt has limited its participation in the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) since 2010 when Rwanda, Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania signed a new treaty
The post Sudan asks Egypt to Rejoin Nile Body appeared first on 6KILO.com.
BBC By James JeffreyAddis Ababa, Ethiopia The business hopes to take advantage of increased milk consumption in Ethiopia Beside the small town of Adiguden a group of cows prance and buck when released from their shed into a paddock beneath the piercing sunshine of the midday sun in northern Ethiopia. They are owned by a
The post The British expat who has opened a farm in Ethiopia appeared first on 6KILO.com.
BETINEWS The 2014 Golden Pen of Freedom Award Winner Eskinder Nega of Ethiopia Swedish Journalist: Political Prisoners in Ethiopia Packed in Cells Like “Slaves” SKETCHES By Ana Marie Pamintuan (The Philippine Star) | TURIN – In the darkened auditorium in this Italian city, some forum participants could be seen dabbing at their eyes while others
The post Political Prisoners in Ethiopia Packed in Cells Like “Slaves” appeared first on 6KILO.com.
Emirates247 By Bindu Rai Iyob Kebede and his wife Tirsit both work as drivers. (Supplied) Iyob Kebede lies in his hospital bed, a defeated man. His prognosis is ‘bleak’ according to his doctor, while his weekly life-saving treatment is now putting a drain on his family’s savings. The only cure is a kidney transplant for
The post Ethiopian Diaspora Family seeks kidney donor for ailing husband appeared first on 6KILO.com.
BY INDEPTHAFRICA by T. Goshu The very reason for me to come up with this piece of writing is the recent truly encouraging political step taken by the two major opposition political parties in Ethiopia, Unity for Democracy and Justice (Andinet), and All Ethiopian Unity Party (AEUP). I was one of many Ethiopians who were
The post Ethiopian: Moving Toward a Generation of Negotiation and Principled Compromise? appeared first on 6KILO.com.
The New York Times By JAMES JEFFREY ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — I was confused the first time I saw a giant billboard in Addis Ababa advertising Members Only and stressing how “membership has its pleasures,” accompanied by a stark silhouette of a leggy female figure. It reminded me of advertisements in New York for so-called gentlemen’s clubs
The post Ethiopia’s Condom Dilemma appeared first on 6KILO.com.
Sudan Tribune (JUBA) – South Sudanese president Salva Kiir has written to the East African regional bloc (IGAD) demanding an apology over remarks allegedly made by one of its officials. The letter, foreign affairs minister Benjamin Marial said, was delivered by a government minister to Ethiopia’s prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, who is the current IGAD
The post South Sudan’s President Kiir writes protest letter to Ethiopian PM for being called “stupid” appeared first on 6KILO.com.
BBC Boko Haram means “Western education is forbidden” in Hausa At least 21 people have been killed in a bomb blast in northern Nigeria as they were watching a World Cup match, a hospital source has told the BBC. Witnesses in Damaturu, in Yobe state, say a suicide bomber in a tricycle taxi detonated explosives
The post Nigeria blast hits World Cup viewers appeared first on 6KILO.com.
EFF BY EVA GALPERIN In the Ethiopian community, bloggers, journalists, and activists are all targets of increasing levels of surveillance and intimidation. The Ethiopian government has used its monopoly on telecommunications to restrict its citizens rights to privacy and freedom of expression. The websites of opposition parties, independent media sites, blogs, and several international media
The post How To Enable Amharic In Google Docs, And Why It Matters to Ethiopian Bloggers appeared first on 6KILO.com.