Economy & Business

Gender equity: To reduce hunger, nurture women farmers

The UN theme for International Women’s Day - “Empower rural women - end poverty and hunger”, probably does not mean…

Ethiopia to provide electricity to Somaliland

Ethiopia’s Electric Power Corporation (EEPCO) says that Somaliland will be the next beneficiary of its electricity export deals. EEPCO plans…

Ethiopia: Oakland Institute campaigns to perpetuate poverty

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs weekly press release, A Week in the Horn, rebuked the US-based Oakland Institute in…

Ethiopian PM visit to Kenya and the launching of Lamu Port project

The weekly press release of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs published the following summary regarding Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s…

African urbanization “slowing down”, Researcher claims

Africa's cities are growing at frightening rate, as people flood from the countryside to the towns... It is a commonly…

Somalia: Benefits – and risks – of Puntland oil

The recent discovery of oil deposits in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, northeastern Somalia, could improve its population's livelihoods…

Time to take early action before another Horn of Africa drought

A discussion on the possibility of a third consecutive year of drought in the Horn of Africa was held this…

Ethiopia: Humanitarian Requirements 2012

Humanitarian Requirements 2012 Joint Government and Humanitarian Partners’ Document (Extracts) ********** Executive Summary The overall good performance of the 2011…

South Sudan: Warnings of looming food catastrophe

An already dire food situation in South Sudan could deteriorate amid growing economic problems, food shortages and a mass influx…

Ethiopia’s food production plan promising – Think tank

The Addis Ababa based think tank, Access Capital forecasted that Ethiopia’s “plans for large gains in food production face daunting…

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