Ethiopian Airlines spend $55m on aviation academy – official

By: Apa  March 7, 2014  Copyright : APA The Ethiopian government said it has spent $55 million to expand the capacity of its aviation academy from 200 trainees to over a 1,000 within the last two years with a plan to

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Impoverished girls in Ethiopia: menstruation and immobilisation

EthiopiaSOS Children has six Children’s Villages throughout Ethiopia, along with medical centres, schools and support projects for thousands of Aids Orphans in the community … more about our charity work inEthiopiaSponsor a child in Ethiopia Mar 07, 2014 Throughout history, women have

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The highlands of Ethiopia could be more vulnerable to malaria if temperatures rise

06 March 2014 Malaria spreads to higher altitudes By Rebecca Morelle Science reporter, BBC The highlands of Ethiopia could be more vulnerable to malaria if temperatures rise Warmer temperatures are causing malaria to spread to higher altitudes, a study suggests.

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Yum!, owner of KFC Restaurants looking at entering Ethiopia

Mar 6, 2014  Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM), the owner of the KFC fast-food chain, said it’s looking at entering Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation, as it expands across the continent. “Ethiopia is the one that stands out because it has

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Egypt seeks Saudi help on Ethiopia water dispute

EGYPT PULSE 06 March 2014 The Blue Nile flows into Ethiopia’s Great Renaissance Dam in Guba Woreda in Ehthiopia, June 28, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri) CAIRO — Egypt is considering preparing a formal request for Gulf mediation under the leadership of

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Ethiopian Troops in Deadly Battle With Al Shabaab

Mar 6, 2014    Ethiopian and Somali government forces have seized a key town in central Somalia from the Islamist militant group al-Shabab, officials say. At least 12 people were killed in heavy fighting for control of Rabdhure town in

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Mengistu Hailemariam: Derg NEVER signed an agreement with Sudan

06 March 2014 (Borkena)  Today,in an interview with Ethiopia Satellite Television (ESAT) radio, former Ethiopian President Colonel Mengistu Hailemariam dashed claims that his government signed border agreement with Sudan. He stood firm that Sudanese authorities never claimed land while he

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East Africa Mediator Proposes Regional Force for South Sudan

Mar 6, 2014  East African mediators want armed units from the region to protect cease-fire monitors and oil fields in South Sudan, said Seyoum Mesfin, chief envoy from the seven-nation Intergovernmental Authority on Development. Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi

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Cold- War Updated:Crimean MPs decide to join Russia

06 March 2014 Ukrainian soldiers have been blockaded in their barracks in Crimea by pro-Russian troops MPs in Crimea have asked Moscow to allow the southern Ukrainian region to become part of the Russian Federation. Parliament said if its request

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Ex-irrigation minister believes Egypt not proactive enough on Ethiopian dam risks

Mar 6, 2014  Former Minister of Irrigation Mohamed Nasr El-Deen said in a press conference that Egypt is not being proactive enough about the risks of the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance Dam. The conference took place Wednesday in Cairo, organised by

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