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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Anadolu Agency “So far no Ebola case was reported in Ethiopia,” Abel Yeshaneh, spokesperson for the Ethiopian Public Health Institute, told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday. ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia has denied reports of the spread of Ebola in the country, saying steps were being taken to raise awareness about the deadly virus. “So far no Ebola
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Anadolu Agency “So far no Ebola case was reported in Ethiopia,” Abel Yeshaneh, spokesperson for the Ethiopian Public Health Institute, told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday. ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia has denied reports of the spread of Ebola in the country, saying steps were being taken to raise awareness about the deadly virus. “So far no Ebola
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