By Nick Compton, The Guardian Which is the poorest city in the world? Ranking hardship is not a simple, or happy, task – but as the world urbanises, city poverty becomes ever more important. Here are the places that struggle most For most of history, and despite the stereotype of urban squalour, it has been
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By William Davison (Bloomberg) — Development of the Ethiopian sugar industry in South Omo that will bring in migrant laborers may exacerbate conflict in the ethnically diverse region, according to the U.S. aid agency and other donors. The state-owned Ethiopian Sugar Corp. is tapping loans from the Development Bank of China to build six sugar-processing
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By Karim Lebhour, PHYS Conservationists estimate there are, at most, 1,000 lions left in the wild in Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous nation Ethiopia’s black-maned lions once represented a former emperor, “Lion of Judah” Haile Selassie, and were immortalised in a song by reggae legend Bob Marley. Today, they struggle for survival. A booming human population,
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By GREGORY WARNER Feven Tashome is a study in blue. The 21-year-old’s toenails are painted a rich cobalt, her scarf is baby blue and her leather handbag is ultramarine. To ordinary passersby in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, it’s a fashion statement; to members of Ethiopia’s beleaguered political opposition, it’s a secret handshake. Feven
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The Londoner who went on Tanzanian ‘safari’ with Jihadi John and is currently in jail in Ethiopia for terrorism offences Image This is the Londoner who travelled on ‘safari’ with evil Islamic State killer Jihadi John. Ali Adorus, 33, travelled to Tanzania in 2009 with Mohammed Emwazi when the pair were held and questioned by
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WASHINGTON —Acting on internal World Bank reports that identified serious shortcomings in the implementation of its resettlement policies, the World Bank today released a plan that will improve the oversight and management of resettlement practices to ensure better protection of people and businesses affected by Bank-funded projects. Three reports, which reviewed over two decades of
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By Emmanuel Igunza A screen grab from the film Price of Love by Hermon Hailay Price of Love, in Amharic, has been nominated for Africa’s top film award at the Fespaco festival Ethiopian scriptwriter and film director Hermon Hailay says she grew up close to prostitutes. “I know them as young, beautiful women, mothers, sisters
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This post was originally published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The World Bank has denied responsibility for the violent evictions of an indigenous group by a major client, the Ethiopian government, and declined to press for compensation for families that have been forced from their homes. Inclusive Development International, a U.S.-based human
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Ethiopia’s richest man is once again among the richest person in the world ranking 116 among the World’s 1,826 Billionaires. His fortune dropped from $15.3 Billion in 2014 to $10.9 Billion in the latest ranking. He is the second richest black person in the world just behind Nigeria’s cement tycoon Aliko Dangote, who is ranked
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