Addis Ababa

A condom with your cappuccino in Addis Ababa

A Blog Apart... (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Bellissima coffee shop in Addis Ababa is promoting safe sex in a rather unusual manner.

Orbis Urges Athletes to Join Great Run, Help Eliminate Trachoma

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

ORBIS Ireland yesterday invited runners to compete in the 2008 Great Ethiopian Run on November 23rd in the world's third highest capital, Addis Ababa and help save the sight of 60,000 Ethiopians at immediate risk from blindness due to trachoma.

AU welcomes deal between Somalia's TFG and opposition ARS

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | yesterday

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The African Union (AU) will work closely with the United Nations to ensure the early deployment of a UN peacekeeping operation in Somalia, AU Commission Chairperson Jean Ping has said.

ETHIOPIA: Cappuccino with condom

Alertnet (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

Source: IRIN Bellissima, on bustling Gabon Street in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, could be just another upmarket café, except that each order comes with a packet of 'Sensation' condoms, and is served in 'Sensation' cups by staff wearing 'Sensation' T-shirts.

USAID ferries relief food to Horn of Africa countries

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - In a bid to alleviate the impact of the world food crisis, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is expediting the shipment of nearly 24,000 metric tons (MT) of food aid to millions of people in need of assistance in the Horn of Africa, the US Embassy here said Wednesday.

• USAID Expedites Emergency Food Aid to Horn of Africa - PR News Wire
• Horn of Africa: USAID expedites emergency food aid - Relief Web

Swaziland firms take lead in fighting HIV/AIDS in workplaces

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Some enterprises in Swaziland have been cited as leading examples in bringing the fight against HIV/AIDS to the workplace, according to a new film and report from the International Labour Organization (ILO), to be released Wednesday.

Ethiopia registers US$9.4b in proposed investments

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Ethiopia has licensed 1,773 local and foreign investors over the past fiscal year who intend to put around US$9.4 billion in the production, manufacture and service sectors, according to the Ethiopian Investment Agency (EIA).

AU condemns terror attack on Algerian police college

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Jean Ping has reiterated Africa's commitment to addressing the scourge of terrorism following the attack Tuesday that killed at least 43 people at a police college in Algeria.

Ping mourns with Zambians over Mwanawasa's death

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Jean Ping has expressed his condolences to the family and the people of Zambia following the passing of President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa on 19 August 2008.

Ethiopia says Djibouti scraps port tariffs plan

Geostrategy (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008

Djibouti has dropped plans to raise port tariffs that would have cost land-locked Ethiopia an extra $22-million a year, the government in Addis Ababa said on Monday. The Red Sea state has been Ethiopia's main gateway for imports and exports since it lost the ports of Assab and Masawa when Eritrea won its independence in 1991. "The Ethiopian government has been notified that the proposed tariff raise...

Rape As A Weapon Of War

SharonCobb (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008

Meeting with the AU-by: Mia Farrow At a press conference earlier this month in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, (read HERE ) the delegation called for an immediate cessation of violence in Sudan's Darfur region, along with full support for legitimate negotiations to build sustainable peace. Delegation members – including Nobel Peace Laureates Jody Williams and Kenyan activist Wangari Maathai – emphasized concern...

UNICEF urges collective action on sanitation in Ethiopia

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Improved sanitation Ethiopia could save lives of millions of children and raise the status of local women, only if its policymakers and the general public collectively took up the challenge to bring about change, a UNICEF official said here Monday.

ILO launches insurance facility for low-income earners

Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - An estimated 200,000 low-income families in Kenya are expected to benefit from a micro insurance package supported by a grant from the Micro Insurance Innovation Facility of the International Labour Office (ILO), it was announced here Monday.

• Kenya: Gates, ILO Partner to Launch Micro Insurance Facility - All Africa

Somali Leaders Meet AU in Ethiopia

All Africa (Free subscription) | 18/08/2008

Somali president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and prime minister Nor Hassan Hussein on Friday arrived in Addis Ababa for talks with the African Union, whose plans to pass judgment between the two men after they came to blows for the dismissal of Mogadishu mayor Mohamed Dhere by the PM officials said.

RE: social entrepreneurship

myESAi (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008

Author: Tse Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:31 am (GMT -5) Topic Replies: 20 YWCA and the Qebele in Addis Ababa do the microfinancing thing..The YWCA program is primarily for women and involves volunteers who are student at different public and private school to keep everything going by providing training- basic education and other support in addition to microcredit. lol empress, how bout a translated version:...