Ethiopia

Djibouti suspends increased port tariffs

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A new tariff regime that was planned by the government of Djibouti and set to take effect beginning August 15 this year was withdrawn one day before it became operational. Djibouti Port Authority Board under its Chairman...                    

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We are, all of us, surrounded by a cloud of new technologies, from GPS to Google Earth to streaming video. We also have known since Mathew Brady and the birth of photojournalism, the power of the photograph to move and inform....                    

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Uganda: Uganda Given Ultimatum to Brand State Firearms

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Posted to the web 19 August 2008 Patrick Jaramogi Kampala UGANDA and other countries in the Great Lakes region have up to December 30 to brand the firearms under State control. Dr. Francis Sang, the executive secretary of the...                    

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Tanzania: Biogas Policy Feasible

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Of late MPs and environmental activists have aired their concerns over increased use of fertile land for biofuels production. Their concerns have been that if left unchecked, the trend of going for biofuel crops at the expense...                    

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Sierra Leone: Country Chosen for Health Sector Development

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Senior Advisor to the Ministerial Leadership Initiative (MLI) for global health has congratulated Sierra Leone for being one of the five countries chosen from over 70 nominees for health financing and leadership development.                    

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High Input, Freight Costs Blight Country's Flower Sector

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Uganda: High Input, Freight Costs Blight Country's Flower Sector Posted to the web 19 August 2008 Edwin Nshuti Nairobi Rising production costs, high freight charges and falling world prices for cut flowers are threatening to...                    

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Ethiopia: Bob Marley Stirs It Up

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REGGAE LEGEND BOB MARley's musical influence, like his sales, continues to grow more than 25 years after his death. He is now revered both as a reggae icon and as a major force for raising influence in black consciousness among...                    

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Duluth native advances to 5,000-meter final in Beijing

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BEIJING -- Duluth native Kara Goucher will run in the 5,000-meter final Friday after finishing seventh in the preliminaries in the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Goucher ran 15:00.98 in the second heat Tuesday morning, just behind...                    

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East Africa: Over 14 Million People Face Starvation in Horn of Africa, Says WFP

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Posted to the web 19 August 2008 Catherine Riungu Nairobi The Horn of Africa is sinking into its worst food crisis ever with an estimated 14 million people facing starvation, the World Food Programme has warned. People are...                    

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Soaring Food Prices Threaten Progress

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Food prices around the world have hit record highs — and that's starting to take a toll. For example, some experts worry those left hungry in Ethiopia will suffer permanent physical and mental disabilities, such as chronic...                    

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Addis Ababa , Amhara , Diredawa Region