Africa
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World hunger falls, but 805 million still chronically undernourished
MDG target to halve proportion of world’s hungry still within reach by end of 2015 – FAO About 805 million…
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Addis Abeba-Adama expressway opens for traffic
The 84.5 km Addis-Adama express way, the first for the country, is now operational as of Sep. 14th, the Ethiopian…
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IHG first hotel in Ethiopia marks its entry into Africa
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has signed a management agreement with Tsemex Hotels and…
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Haile Gebrselassie confirmed as keynote speaker at AHIF
Bench Events today announced that Haile Gebrselassie, the former Olympic and world athletics champion, has been confirmed as a speaker…
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Africa’s immunity controversy
Chidi Anselm Odinkalu NEW YORK – The decision by the African Union (AU), after more than five years of preparation,…
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Ethiopian missing maid found dead on rooftop
An Ethiopian housemaid who vanished from her employer’s home in Saudi Arabia five days ago was found dead on the…
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Amidst fears of negative economic impact, Africa must fight Ebola hysteria – Carlos Lopes
The fight against the deadly Ebola outbreak must be tackled on the basis of scientific evidence, prevention, understanding of transmissibility…
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AU rejects Human Rights Watch sexual exploitation claim by AMISON
The Commission of the African Union (AU) said it was“concerned by the report entitled “The Power These Men Have Over…
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EU announces €140m package in response to Ebola virus outbreak
The European Commission has today announced €140m of funding for the countries currently affected by the Ebola virus in West…
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Ebola outbreak compels African Media Initiative to postpone 2014 Media Leaders Forum by a year
The African Media Initiative (AMI) has taken the difficult decision of postponing the 7th African Media Leaders Forum, which was…
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