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Africa: Why Continent Must Focus On Regional Integration

Kampala — AFRICAN countries should step up regional integration as one of the measures to reduce the high cost of infrastructure development, a study has suggested. Deepening regional integration is seen as a solution to...

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Ex-Ethiopia leader swaps parties

Ethiopia's former President Negasso Gidada has joined an opposition party, as the country builds up to an election scheduled for next May. Mr Negasso, in power between 1995 and 2001, said he had joined the Unity for Democracy...

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Geldof marks African famine 25th (AAP)

Dozens of children and women greeted the Irish rock star as he arrived in Korem village, some 600 kilometres north of the capital Addis Ababa, waving placards emblazoned: "No more deaths from hunger." Geldof arrived in Korem...

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Young African uses micro loans to build two enterprises

Addis Ababa - Manush Ambaye carefully places pieces together to form the upper part of a chimney. These ovens use less wood than a normal fireplace, she said, proudly describing the advantages of the ovens she builds in her...

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Ethiopia Asks Death Penalty For Coup Plotters

Prosecutors in Ethiopia are seeking the death penalty for 40 people found guilty of conspiring to overthrow the government Peter Heinlein | Addis Ababa 24 November 2009 Prosecutors in Ethiopia are seeking the death penalty for...

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Ethiopia, Saudi firm sign gold extraction deal

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia signed a deal on Tuesday for a Saudi firm to extract an estimated 20 tonnes of recoverable gold found in the Horn of African country last month, the mines and energy minister said.

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Women Central to Efforts to Deal With Climate Change - UN Report

Women bear the disproportionate burden of climate change, but have so far been largely overlooked in the debate about how to address problems of rising seas, droughts, melting glaciers and extreme weather, concludes The State...

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AGOA Has Opportunities, East Africa Faces Challenges to Exploit It - Workshop

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) benefits Ethiopian garment and textile manufacturers even though the volume is low compared to other African countries, Ethiopian Textile and Garment Manufacturers Association...

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Sanitation Coverage Reaches 54 Percent - MoH

Addis Abeba — Sanitation coverage of Ethiopia has made progressive achievement reaching 54.8% in the current year from11.5% in 2003, the Federal Ministry of Health (MoH) disclosed. The country is working hard on sanitation to...

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Ethiopia to offer 14 oil/gas exploration permits

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Ethiopia will offer up to 14 licences for oil and gas exploration over the next three years despite threats from rebels who say they will attack oilfields run by foreigners, the government said...

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