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  1. Geldof marks famine anniversaryRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | The Courier Mail

    FIVE years after releasing a hit single to raise funds for victims of Ethiopia's infamous famine, Bob Geldof overnight visited one of the then worst-affected villages in the north of the Horn of Africa country.

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    Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Famine, Africa, World News

  2. News Outlets Examine Sanitation In Ethiopia, LiberiaRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | Medical News Today

    Main Category: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Also Included In: Public Health ; Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses ; Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 25 Nov 2009 - 5:00 PST The Daily Monitor examines efforts underway to improve sanitation and promote hygiene in Ethiopia.

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    Related Topix: Liberia, World News, Africa

  3. Ethiopia sees power production up 900 pct in 10 yearsRead the original story w/Photo

    9 hrs ago | Walta Information Centre

    Ethiopia will start exporting power to neighboring Sudan and Djibouti in 2010 and plans to produce 15,000 MW of power within 10 years, its mines and energy minister said on Tuesday.

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  4. Ethiopians attack BBC's doom-laden coverageRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Walta Information Centre

    ... a furious open letter to the BBC's Director General, concerning the Corporation's recent coverage of the drought in Ethiopia. The letter, signed by some 25 companies, accuses the BBC of casually dramatising its broadcasts with footage from the ...

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  5. NEBE training heads of election center officesRead the original story w/Photo

    9 hrs ago | Walta Information Centre

    The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia said it has begun providing training to heads of election center offices so as to make the upcoming national election free, fair and democratic.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Harerge, Ethiopia, Harar, Ethiopia

  6. Financial crisis impact not to be overlooked in AfricaRead the original story

    11 hrs ago | People's Daily Online

    ... African economy has become the focus of attention. At the Fourth African Economic Conference held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in mid November, participting experts are unanimous in a view that the economy of African nations has suffered a hard blow ...

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  7. World Vision Goes Around the World to Find the True Spirit of Christmas Next Stop: Quito, EcuadorRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | PR.com

    ... tour features interviews and stories with children and families in the United States, Ecuador, Cambodia, Zambia and Ethiopia. In the past week, World Vision's team has been highlighting both the heartbreaking circumstances of the poor and the ...

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    Related Topix: Quito, Ecuador, World News, Ecuador, Pichincha, Ecuador, Travel, Ethiopia Travel, Africa, Agriculture, Science

  8. Next AU summit to focus on ICTRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Walta Information Centre

    ... Technology - The next African Union (AU) summit, scheduled for the beginning of next year in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will be devoted to Information and Communication Technology (ICT), notably its development prospects on the African continent, ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisia, Mohamed Ghannouchi

  9. NGOs urged to bolster dev't participationRead the original story w/Photo

    17 hrs ago | Walta Information Centre

    Addis Ababa, November 24 Mayor of the Addis Ababa City Administration, Kuma Demeksa, called on non-governmental organizations to bolster their participations in the efforts being made to attain the millennium development goals .

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  10. Ethiopia to produce 15,000MW of power within 10 yearsRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | The Peninsula

    ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia will start exporting power to neighbouring Sudan and Djibouti in 2010 and plans to produce 15,000 MW of power within 10 years, its mines and energy minister said yesterday.

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  11. The dominant executive in EthiopiaRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Sudan Tribune

    ... functions better if individuals who administer or implement policy are separated from those who make policy. In Ethiopia, the three functions are performed by one institution, the Ethiopian People's Democratic Front (EPRDF) with Meles Zenawi as its ...

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  12. US, UK concerned over Ethiopia's alleged aid abuseRead the original story

    17 hrs ago | Sudan Tribune

    ... is politicizing foreign-funded humanitarian assistance, using it as a weapon to retain power in next election. Ethiopia's biggest opposition political coalition, the Forum for Democratic Dialogue, (FDD-MEDREK) last week accused Prime minister Meles ...

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  13. PoliticsRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Panapress

    ... to focus on ICT The next African Union (AU) summit, scheduled for the be ginning of next year in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will be devoted to Information and Communication Techn ology (ICT), notably its development prospects on the African continent, ...

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  14. GenderRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Panapress

    ... evident in the quality of contributions she had made to the development of the African continent. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) a" Experts, civil soc iety organizations and other key stakeholders in womena's empowerment and gender equality issues ...

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    Related Topix: The Gambia, World News, Africa, Isatou Njie-saidy

  15. Will Africa's farmland become a "resource curse"?Read the original story

    23 hrs ago | Grist Magazine

    ... Guinea Savannah zone," which he describes as "a crescent-shaped swath that runs east across Africa all the way to Ethiopia, and southward to Congo and Angola. "The World Bank and the FAO have declared the tract "one of the earth's last large ...

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    Related Topix: Famine, Natural Disasters, Weather, Drought, Agriculture, Science, World News, Africa

  16. Ethiopia Asks Death Penalty For Coup PlottersRead the original story

    Tuesday | Voice of America

    Prosecutors in Ethiopia are seeking the death penalty for 40 people found guilty of conspiring to overthrow the government Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa Prosecutors in Ethiopia are seeking the death penalty for 40 people found guilty of conspiring to overthrow the government.

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  17. Over 2,630 H1N1 flu cases registered this weekRead the original story

    Tuesday | Yemen Observer

    770 of which were confirmed cases and the other 1,864 had been in contact with confirmed cases.

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  18. Ethiopia: Gov't rejects politicized food aid claimsRead the original story

    Tuesday | Spero News

    ... One of the government's chief accusers is Medrek Gebru Asrat, spokesman for the Forum for Democratic Dialogue in Ethiopia, a coalition of eight parties that analysts say is well placed to challenge the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary ...

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  19. Rotarians help children in EthiopiaRead the original story

    Oct 20, 2009 | Marysville Globe

    ... more than 50 other Rotarians from Washington, Montana, Utah, New Hampshire, Hawaii and Canada in traveling to Ethiopia for the country's National Immunization Day against polio, which actually took several days of work on the Rotarians' part. The ...

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  20. Ethiopia: Govt Rejects Politicized Food Aid ClaimsRead the original story

    Tuesday | AllAfrica.com

    ... One of the government's chief accusers is Medrek Gebru Asrat, spokesman for the Forum for Democratic Dialogue in Ethiopia, a coalition of eight parties that analysts say is well placed to challenge the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary ...

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