Month: March 2015
- Africa
Venezuelan Ambassador to Ethiopia denounces ‘US intervention’ in his country
Says it is an ‘ongoing coup attempt” The Venezuelan Embassy in Addis Abeba denounced today what it calls an…
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Sandoz to train midwives in Ethiopia
One of the global leaders in generic pharmaceuticals, Sandoz announced on 3 March the launch of a new program that…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Economic Statistics: problems of knowledge and manipulation
Morten Jerven Routinely economic statistics inform and support big headlines, but statistics itself seldom makes the news. That was…
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For democrats, the future is a mist
The loss of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to the republicans is the least of all worries facing…
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Elections in Ethiopia: Time to end that murky déjà vu!
Come May of this year Ethiopia is preparing to carry out the fifth general election since the coming into…
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GDP growth and poverty decline in Ethiopia: Who owns the numbers?
Hone Mandefro and Morten Jerven A recent report by the World Bank (WB) declared that poverty in Ethiopia is…
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