Female First The 63-year-old royal – the daughter of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip – is due to carry out a four-day visit to Ethiopia and Tanzania and despite concerns about the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, she has vowed to make the engagement next month. A source told the Daily Mail newspaper: “There
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By Adam Bemma Huffington Post NAIROBI, Kenya - A cursory glance at the headlines shows that Ethiopia has one of Africa’s fastest growing economies. But the noise generated by the hyperbolic international media is drowning out the critical voices. Political opposition is being strangled by the authorities as activists and journalists are arrested and thrown into
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The Wall Street Journal Once you’ve been up on the Roof of Africa in the Ethiopian Highlands, you won’t want to come downThe Simien Mountains Photo: Alamy By JEMIMA SISSONS HAULING MYSELF UP a stony path, the air thins with every breath. Ribbons of mist weave past me and a vulture circles overhead. Just when I think my
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Ventures – Africa VENTURES AFRICA – World’s largest software maker Microsoft Corporation, through its East African branch , has entered into a collaborative agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to provide training and mentorship services to Ethiopia’s 200,000 entrepreneurs through the country’s UNDP supported Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP). These services, aimed at enhancing
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Ventures – Africa VENTURES AFRICA – World’s largest software maker Microsoft Corporation, through its East African branch , has entered into a collaborative agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to provide training and mentorship services to Ethiopia’s 200,000 entrepreneurs through the country’s UNDP supported Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP). These services, aimed at enhancing
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African Spotlight An experimental drug for treatment of Ebola has been provided by a Nigerian in diaspora and will arrive the country today, the minister for health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, has said. The drug, called “Nanosilver”, can now be used following the approval by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that experimental treatments are ethical in the
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By Amy Walters NPR When you sign up for a reporting fellowship to learn about the health of newborns in Ethiopia you expect things to be a little different from what you’re used to in the U.S. To be perfectly honest, a little worse. But, Ethiopia actually surprised me, even before I took off. I
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GE PRESS RELEASE GE Announces Commitments to Improve Cancer Care in Ethiopia GE announces support of Bush Institute’s Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon via collaborations with PEPFAR and the Ethiopian-American Doctors GroupGE’s US$500,000 commitment jumpstarts work on advanced cancer center and training to improve cancer careCancer programs form part of GE’s ongoing commitment to serving as
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BBC The current outbreak is the deadliest since Ebola was discovered in 1976 The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Kenya as a “high-risk” country for the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Kenya was vulnerable because it was a major transport hub, with many flights from West Africa, a WHO official said. This is
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BBC The current outbreak is the deadliest since Ebola was discovered in 1976 The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Kenya as a “high-risk” country for the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Kenya was vulnerable because it was a major transport hub, with many flights from West Africa, a WHO official said. This is
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