Month: May 2013
- Africa
Third national ICT competition launched
Emnet Assefa ICT Centre of Excellence at Addis Ababa University and Ethiopian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology announced today the launching of the third national Information Communications and Technology (ICT) competition. Aimed at promoting the environment of creativity and innovation through encouraging and motivating innovative ideas in ICT sector, the competition was launched by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister…
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Ethiopia diverts the Nile River for controversial Dam construction
Emnet Assefa The government in Ethiopia on Tuesday May 20th diverted the flow of the Nile River for the construction of controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), according to state media. The diversion was made at the site of the dam in Benishangul Gumuz State in the presence of senior government officials including deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education…
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Secretary Kerry celebrates Ethiopian coffee
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry participated in a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony with Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) CEO Anteneh Assefa and Tadele Abraha, owner of Green Coffee, and USAID Ethiopia Mission Director Dennis Weller in recognition of the ECX coffee laboratory becoming the first in Africa to meet the rigorous quality standards of the Specialty Coffee Association of America…
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UNAIDS and the Lancet to launch commission for AIDS and sustainable health
Emnet Assefa The United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS and Global medical journal, Lancet, announced the launch of a new commission to tackle HIV/AIDS and insure sustainable health. The new commission is tasked to explore post 2015 agenda on AIDS and global health and will be co-chaired by Joyce Banda, President of Malawi, Dr.Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of AUC and Peter…
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Somalia: the failed state no more
Will a frustrated Ethiopia threaten Somalia’s brittle security? Why is Ethiopia not a part of AMISOM? Somalia is in a steady recovery from the devastation of the last two decades, but will a frustrated Ethiopia threaten its brittle security? Tsedale Lemma, Mogadishu & Addis Ababa As Head of State of a country worn out by two decades of successive…
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A walk through Ethiopian exhibition in Tel Aviv
Ran HaCohen (PhD), Middle East Correspondent Eretz Israel Museum – a big, central museum located at the richer north of Tel-Aviv – is hosting an extensive exhibition entitled “Ethiopia, The Land of Wonders” that will run through June 10th 2013. In a rare attempt to broaden the otherwise narrow perspective Israelis have on Ethiopia, curator Sara Turel did a…
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African leaders vow to mobilize domestic funding to finance operational costs of the AU
Emnet Assefa The 21st Summit of the African Heads of States and Governments held at the African Union Commission (AUC) headquarters came to an end with leaders deciding to mobilize domestic funding to cover the continental body’s operational costs, 97% of which is currently paid by development partners. The leaders have also pledged to raise domestic funding for ongoing development…
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AUC Executive Council adopts Strategic plan for 2017
Emnet Assefa Erastus Muencha, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, said the executive council of the African union has adopted a strategic plan for the next three years. Economic development, regional integration, peace and stability, governance, human capital, science and technology, innovation, agriculture, environment and natural resources, and gender equality are issues that the Strategic plan placed as priority,…
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Rural Inclusive development key to Africa’s transformation: NEPAD
Emnet Assefa Africa’s development transformation can only be possible through fast rural development, Dr Ibrahim Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer of NEPAD Planning and Coordination Agency, said. According to Dr. Mayaki, Africa’s transformation will not be possible if not driven by development in the rural areas of the continent where the majority of the population lives. “Africa is a young continent…
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Volume nine of General History of Africa book on its way: UNESCO
Emnet Assfa Preparations for the ninth volume of the General History of Africa (GHA) book has kicked off with the expert’s meeting in Addis Ababa at the UNECA, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said. The meeting that brought a number of experts involved in education and culture sector was held from 20-22th of May within the…
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