Ethiopia: Poor rains prompt calls for more food assistance

Aid agencies are calling for more food assistance for areas in southern and northeastern Ethiopia.

Briefing | Doing Business 2012 in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Djibouti

The World Bank released its Doing Business 2012 report that ranks some 183 economies against.

May 2012| Food Security update for Kenya, Somalia,

The US-funded FEWS Net (Famine Early Warning Systems Network) released Food Security updates for Kenya.

China brings jobs to Ethiopia but at what cost?

China has fast become Africa’s largest trading partner – but who exactly is reaping the.

Interview| Meles Zenawi: I’ll probably teach at the leadership academy

A certain man named Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society, apparently met Ethiopian.

Ethiopia: World Bank approved $50 mil for Women Entrepreneurs

Quotes from the text: * According to recent estimates, in addition to creating employment for.

The Economist’s article on Ethiopia’s maritime ambitions

Highlights: * …..losing the coastline has not scuppered Ethiopia’s merchant fleet. The state-owned Ethiopian Shipping.

Gibe III dam to be operational next year; World Bank ponders credit

Ethiopia’s Gibe III Hydropower dam will be operational by mid-2013. The Gibe III dam project,.

The ‘African Century’ can Be Real | Wall Street Journal

Camp David has been the home to many historic moments, from triumphs in Middle East.

Briefing: Africa Human Development Report

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) launched its first Africa Human Development Report today, stressing food.