Posts Tagged ‘ethiopia’

A stakeholders meeting opened on Monday to confer on ways of establishing a sustainable integrated laboratory services to assist the health sector in Ethiopia. The annual laboratory review meetings which assess progress, challenges and opportunities are held with a view to provide platform to give recognition to laboratory's role in strengthening the overall health system. The two-day Annual ... Full story

The Efforts Ethiopia is making to ensure rights of women and children are exemplary to other African countries, Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women with the African Union said. The Efforts Ethiopia is making to ensure rights of women and children are exemplary to other African countries, Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women with the African Union said. The Special Rapporteur Soyata MAIGA met and ... Full story

Twitter has become a popular tool to use while socializing with friends, family and co-workers .It allows people to update their activities through the exchange of quick and frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Actor/Producer Hugh Jackman ,known for his role in X-Men as Wolverine sure let us know what he ... Full story

President Barack Obama got a taste of what Eritreans around the world have had to deal with for the last 8 years- Astroturf campaigns-where digital media is used to generate "fake grassroots activity". The recent campaign against President Obama was orchestrated by none other than Dick Armey, the former Republican Majority Leader who leads ... Full story

The Italian and Ethiopian governments have signed an agreement on development cooperation in education, health, rural development, as well as water and sanitation. The agreement was signed by Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia’s state Minister of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) and Ellsabetta Belloni, director of Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on ... Full story

-CAPITAL-A big bridge that collapsed in northern Ethiopia, about 700 kilometres from Addis Ababa, interrupted the road network to the capital, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded in the Amhara Regional State town of Gondar. Officials of the Ethiopian Road Authority confirmed that Angereb Bridge collapsed on Thursday this week and the authority is mobilising its resource to ... Full story

A rebellion by ethnic Somali's in Ethiopia's southeastern Ogaden region has been significantly weakened, the government claimed Tuesday, ruling out any negotiations. Communication Minister Bereket Simon said Addis Ababa's military riposte and a dual approach of undermining the Ogaden National Liberation Front by boosting development initiatives and offering a rival political platform were paying off. "Now that the development is on its way, the ONLF has lost ... Full story

Addis Abeba — A workshop is being held to make Ethiopian companies work on Rapid Results Approach (RRA), a leading results-based management tool, for HIV/AIDS and social responsibility results in their respective work places. Jointly organized by the World Bank Institute, the Rapid Results Institute (RRI) and the Ethiopian Business Coalition Against HIV/AIDS (EBCA), the workshop which kicked off on Thursday will deliberate by holding an ... Full story

The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), in collaboration with the European Union (EU), and other partners will launch the bamboo firewood and charcoal programme in Ghana and Ethiopia on Monday April 6, 2009. The “Bamboo as sustainable biomass energy: A suitable alternative for firewood and charcoal production in Africa” programme, is a collaborative project between ... Full story

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA–Toronto singer Kemer Yousef pranced and swirled through a sensational first homecoming performance at the capital city's Millennium Hall last night before upward of 20,000 celebrating a national unity holiday. "Hello, hello, hello, hello," he growled mischievously to begin his hit song "Hello." Some fans sat on other's shoulders and waved banners boasting "Oromiya," the pop ... Full story