As our prehistoric ancestor “Lucy” was making tracks in the Horn of Africa millions of years ago, another type of pre-human might have been watching from above, a new study suggests. Scientists have pieced together a new type of pre-human foot from 3.4-million-year-old fossils found in Ethiopia. The bones don’t belong to the Lucy fossil’s … Read more
“Lucy” Wasn’t Alone? Had Neighbors in Trees, Fossil Foot Suggests
April 1st, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)Ethiopia: Bill Gates Lauds Nation for Marked Improvement in Health Sector
April 1st, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)Bill Gates, Founder and Manager of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation who is here on a two-day visit, said Ethiopia has registered a marked improvement in many areas particularly in the health sector. Gates, who is here in Ethiopia for the first time to discuss with government officials and stakeholders on the foundation’s activities … Read more
Ethiopia: African finance ministers agree on domestic resource mobilization
April 1st, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)African Finance ministers Tuesday rose from their two-day meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, adopting a ministerial statement to commit to address the gap in financing Africa’s development by refocusing efforts on domestic resource mobilization. The ministers also agreed to play a robust role in the shaping of the development agenda beyond 2015, in line with … Read more
Ethiopia: Journalists urged to spearhead Africa’s development agenda
April 1st, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)African journalists have been urged to spearhead the continent’s development agenda, especially as it relates to agriculture. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the New Partnership For Africa’s Development (NEPAD), Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, made the call at the on-going NEPAD sensitization workshop for African Media Practitioners in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tuesday. “We for a long … Read more
The need for local administrations in liberated areas in Somalia
March 28th, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)On Tuesday this week, a meeting of the Technical Committee on Implementation of the Roadmap took place in Mogadishu. Co-chaired by the TFG and UNPOS as well as the AU and IGAD it was attended by Somali and international stakeholders. The Committee presented its second progress report on what has so far been achieved in … Read more
An EU conference for an ‘anti-disaster program’ in the Horn of Africa
March 28th, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)On Friday last week, at a high-level conference in Copenhagen, the European Union announced that it will launch a Euro 250 million (US$329 million) ‘anti-disaster program’ initiative for the Horn of Africa. Attending discussions on the proposed program were member countries and other partners including the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the World Food … Read more
Wind energy in Ethiopia: Wind Farm Near Completion
March 28th, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)The Adama wind power project being developed at a cost of 117 million US dollars in Ethiopia is nearing completion. The wind farm will have a potential capacity of 51 MW with a total of 34 wind turbines. The wind turbines project was launched in June of last year and is expected to be … Read more
Talking, not shooting is the only choice for Eritrea
March 21st, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)On March 15, 2012 units of the Ethiopian Defense forces attacked military targets 18 kilometers inside Eritrea. The targets were three military camps where the Eritrean government has been training and arming terrorist and subversive groups, including the one which recently attacked, killed and abducted European tourists in the Afar Regional State. The Ethiopian military … Read more
Ethiopia hosts mobilization workshop for African journalists
March 21st, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)Lagos, Nigeria – The New Partnership For Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Planning and Coordinating Agency has concluded arrangements to organize a one-day workshop for African journalists, on 27 March in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, according to a statement from the organizers which was made available to PANA here. The workshop is aimed at raising awareness as part … Read more
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