Joyce Meyer heads to Ethiopia for humanitarian work
Christian Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Christian author and speaker Joyce Meyer is preparing for a humanitarian trip to Ethiopia this month
Christian Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Christian author and speaker Joyce Meyer is preparing for a humanitarian trip to Ethiopia this month
ENN: Top Stories (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Ethiopia on Thursday signed a 220-million-euro (300 million dollar) deal with a French company for the construction of Africa's largest wind farm. The contract was inked by representatives of the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPC) and French wind turbine manufacturer Vergnet.
Geostrategy (Free subscription) | yesterday
UN News Service (New York) -10 October 2008 The United Nations' humanitarian arm has warned that food insecurity is worsening in Ethiopia, with over six million people now in need of emergency aid to stay alive. That figure marks a 40 per cent increase since June, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Increased deaths of livestock - including cattle and camels...
All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
The United Nations' humanitarian arm has warned that food insecurity is worsening in Ethiopia, with over six million people now in need of emergency aid to stay alive.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
Dave and Joyce Meyer, along with a Hand of Hope missions team from Joyce Meyer Ministries (JMM), are preparing to depart for humanitarian relief work in Ethiopia.
UN Dispatch (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
"HORN OF AFRICA AT A CRITICAL STAGE," proclaims the very prominent headline on the homepage of United Nations World Food Program. The urgency is not without reason, as a statement released by Oxfam today underscores. Facing a "perfect storm" of...
models blog.... as never seen on TV (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
According to information obtained from presidential fundraising disclosures, Ethiopian Supermodel Liya Kebede has contributed $2,300 to Senator Barack Obama’s during the Primary election. Designer Amsale Aberra of Ethiopia contributed $1,000 to Barack Obama’s presidential election. No record was found for model Gelila Bekele, but her boyfriend Tyler Perry is a strong backer of Barack Obama, who [...]...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Drought is pushing Ethiopia to diversify its electric mix, adding wind power to hydro power. Photo: Andrew Heavens . What do you do when you’re an African nation which relies nearly entirely on hydro power for your electricity, and you’re in the middle of a drought? If you’re Ethiopia you build a wind farm. Though not often thought of in conjunction with renewable energy, the Ethiopian Electric Power...
Sky News (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Oxfam has made an urgent appeal for more aid to help millions of Ethiopians on the brink of starvation.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The number of Ethiopians needing emergency assistance has leapt by 40 percent from 4.6 million to 6.4 million people since June, Oxfam said citing latest official figures from the United Nations and the Ethiopian government.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Ethiopian forces deployed in parts of Somalia will soon be dispatched to the southern port of Kismayo, some 500km south of the capital Mogadishu, reliable sources tell Garowe Online.
myESAi (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Author: ethwubit Subject: Ethiopia Reads Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:01 pm (GMT -5) Topic Replies: 0 Hello, Friends of Ethiopia Reads is hosting an evening full of englightening guest speakers, delectable food, live jazz music and as always a place for retworking amongst your fellow Ethiopians and friends of Ethiopia. The event will be held at Rasselas Jazz Club located on 1534 Filmore street, San...
Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Jessica Maw, October 9th 2008, 11.00pm Ethiopia's schools have opened for the new academic year, but severe food insecurity in some regions has kept thousands of children out of class. Parents of children, who have had to keep them out of school this year, say that it is because there is little or nothing to eat at home. An example of this is at the only primary school for grades one through four in...
The Agonist (Free subscription) | yesterday
I have to say that as a general rule I am usually very impressed by the young Americans I meet abroad in places like China, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Ethiopia and many of the distressed nations I've visited in the last fifteen years. However, I am never impressed by young Americans I meet in Europe, or any of the young Americans I met in Singapore. One thing above all describes them: entitlement complex....
Geostrategy (Free subscription) | yesterday
10 October 2008 APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) African experts on Friday ended a continental forum on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between European and African countries with the endorsement of proposals towards an African template for EPA negotiations. The discussion of the proposals for the template, which were drafted by the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), was one of the key agenda items...