Day: March 4, 2015
- Africa
SA police arrests man suspected of killing an Ethiopian
South African police said the Maletswai Crime Prevention apprehended a 25-year-old man in connection with the murder of an unnamed Ethiopian national. A statement from the police said that it is “alleged on Saturday 28 February 2015, at about 22:10, the deceased, aged 27, was in his shop at Nkaiseng General dealer in Maletswai, when an intruder entered the shop,…
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A new bridge over the Awash River opens for traffic
The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) in association with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has completed a new bridge over the river Awash on February 28, 2015. The bridge was rebuilt to help the safe and speedy movement of goods and people to the country’s main import/export destination – the port of Djibouti. The bridge construction, which was implemented as…
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Five lessons from the frontlines of Africa’s Green Revolution
Issues to consider as the African Union readies a new era of agriculture investments Agnes Kalibata The end of 2014 brought the conclusion of the African Union’s Year of Agriculture and Food Security. But most Africans work in some aspect of agriculture, and for them, every year is dedicated to agriculture and food security. As they head out…
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