Ethiopia’s herbal high struggles after foreign ban

AFP By Jenny Vaughan  Awaday (Ethiopia) (AFP) – For a town seen as a key trading centre for khat, a drug that is banned in many countries, Ethiopia’s Awaday can seem pretty drowsy and laid-back. As the sun sets on the small eastern town, farmers and brokers of the amphetamine shrub rouse from an afternoon slumber

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Interview with Tsegaye Regassa Ararssa – Pt 1 – SBS Amharic

SBS Tsegaye Regassa Ararssa, the former Senior Lecturer at Addis Ababa University and a PhD Candidate at University of Melbourne Law School, talks about the concept of federalism and self-determination, including the right to secession. – uploaded via http://www.mp32u.net/

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Interview with Tsegaye Regassa Ararssa – Pt 1 – SBS Amharic

SBS Tsegaye Regassa Ararssa, the former Senior Lecturer at Addis Ababa University and a PhD Candidate at University of Melbourne Law School, talks about the concept of federalism and self-determination, including the right to secession. – uploaded via http://www.mp32u.net/

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Ethiopia considers devaluing currency

eNCA By Africa Edition ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia says it’s considering the World Bank’s suggestion to devalue its currency, the Birr, but government says it want to minimise the impact on the wider economy.   In July, the World Bank released its third economic report on Ethiopia and advised the country to devalue its currency.   The

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Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan agree on a new impact studies on Renaissance dam

Ahram Online Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan’s irrigation ministers signed an agreement to conduct two studies to gauge the effects of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam on its neighbouring countries, state-run news agency MENA reported on Tuesday. Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan agree on impact studies on Nile dam Studies will be carried out within the next six months

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Ethiopia, Kenya and Ghana bid to host 2017 Africa Cup of Nations

BBC Africa Cup of Nations trophy Ethiopia, Kenya and Ghana have announced their interest in bidding to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations following Libya’s withdrawal as the host nation. Libya pulled out last week because of ongoing fighting in the country that has delayed plans to build new stadiums for the 16-team tournament. Ethiopia,

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170 bodies of Ethiopian, Eritrean and other African migrants found from Libya shipwreck

AFP Guarabouli (Libya) (AFP) – Libyan rescuers have recovered the bodies of around 170 people after a boat carrying illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa sank at sea last week, a coast guard official said Monday. “We freed about 100 bodies trapped in the hold of the 16-metre (50-foot) wooden boat which foundered not far from

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World’s Top 11 Coffee Cities Every Coffee Lover Should Visit 

By LifeHack WHEN you love coffee, you lovecoffee. You have distinct opinions on where the best coffee is in your local area. When you travel, you have to know the scoop on where to get some quality brew. But if the entire city had a high chance of providing a tasty cup of Joe…well, it could be

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Sudan hosts talks on Ethiopian Nile dam row

AFP  Khartoum (AFP) – Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia opened talks Monday to try to resolve a dispute over a hydro-electric dam being built by Addis Ababa on the Nile. Cairo fears that Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance dam project could diminish its water supply. “This will be a crucial and definitive meeting on a global solution to

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