Evangelicals in Addis Ababa (1919-1991): With Special Reference to the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and the Addis Ababa Synod (Studies of Oriental Church History)
myESAi (Free subscription) | yesterday
Author: Alex Subject: Students in Ethiopia & HIV/AIDS Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:33 am (GMT -5) Topic Replies: 0 ETHIOPIA: Bright lights, big city is high risk for students The 'kissing pool' at AAU's Siddist Kilo campus is a favourite haunt for student couples ADDIS ABABA, 2 November 2009 (PlusNews) - Being a university freshman is an exciting time for any young person, but many students get...
DV Hardware (Free subscription) | yesterday
Scientists discovered volcanic activity may split the African continent in two. A recent geological crack which has appeared in northeastern Ethiopia may lead to the creation of a new ocean within the next couple of million years. The 60-kilometre split in the desolate Afar region – the result of two volcanic eruptions in September 2005 – has enabled scientists to further examine the Earth's...
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
Environment and Conflict in Africa: Reflections on Darfur Edited by Marcel Leroy, UPEACE Africa Programme Publication date October 2009, 404 pages. ISBN 978-9977-925-63-9 This volume examines climate and ecological changes in Sub-Saharan Africa, and how these relate to conflicts on the continent. Particular attention is paid to environmental and livelihood aspects of the crisis in Darfur. Conclusions...
Rabbiting On (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Today is not November 7th 2009, today is 28.02.2002. Ethiopia is way behind in many ways, and most noticeably with the date. The millennium happened only just over a year ago, so Addis Ababa is still festooned with celebratory messages. Oh, and 9am is 3 o’clock and 1pm is 7 o’clock, because just as the Maasai time starts being counted from 6am (time of sunrise more or less all year round,...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union (AU) said on Saturday it would not re-admit Madagascar until a newly agreed power-sharing government was in place and fresh elections in the pipeline.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Nairobi/Addis Ababa - Madagascar's squabbling leaders on Saturday signed an agreement to form a power-sharing government after months of wrangling. Current President Andry Rajoelina and former president Marc Ravalomanana were among four leaders meeti...
theonlinecitizen (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
“We are born with rights but not power. That is why empowerment is so important, so that people can claim the rights that they are entitled to.” A participant on methods and approaches to rights and empowerment, at an ActionAid International Workshop held at Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) in November 2003 Related Posts TOC YOUTH WEEK: Young S’poreans’ sense [...] Related Posts TOC YOUTH...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, Africa's meeting place, is to host the fourth annual African Economic Conference from November 11 to 13, it was learned on Thursday. Close to 400 policy makers, development experts and economists will attend the annual African economic gathering, whose theme is "Fostering Development in an Era of Financial crisis." Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi will...
Inventing My Life (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Little Miss ET is living now in an orphanage in Ethiopia that my adoption agency staff do not have easy access to. From what I understand, the staff in Ethiopia are allowed to visit the orphanage and have been working to train the orphanage staff on how to prepare the children for adoption, but the orphanage is not physically close to my agency's main location and it is difficult for the staff to get...
Citizen News Service (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Punishing success in tackling AIDS Funders’ retreat could wipe out health gains in HIV affected countries A retreat from international funding commitments for AIDS threatens to undermine the dramatic gains made in reducing AIDS-related illness and death in recent years, according to a new report by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) " Punishing Success? Early Signs of a Retreat...
Caracas Chronicles (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2:30 PM. Send us the View from Your Window: caracaschronicles at fastmail dot fm, or nageljuan at gmail dot com. Please ensure the window frame is visible, and tell us the place and time the picture was taken. And don't try to "pretty it up" - just show us what you see when you look up from the seat where you typically read the blog. Files should be no bigger than...
Boomkat: Just arrived (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
MULATU ASTATKE New York-Addis-London: The Story Of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975 Strut WORLD 2LP Over the second half of this decade the name of Mulatu Astatke has become ubiquitous to anyone with a healthy interest in world music, jazz or more specifically Ethiopian grooves. This is largely due to reissues on the essential 'Ethiopiques' series, lauded by everyone from Shackleton to Mr Scruff, a renewed global...
Ethiopia Watch (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
From Sudan Tribune, November Wed 04, 2009: Ethiopia, Sudan joint expo opens tomorrow By Tesfa-alem Tekle, November Tue 03, 2009 (ADDIS ABABA) - An expo jointly organized by the Sudanese, expo team services Co. Ltd. and Ethiopia’s Prana promotion will be launched tomorrow for two days. A joint statement gave by the Ethiopian culture and Tourism state minister and Sudanese embassy said that over...
Woot! - One Day, One Deal (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Every week in this space, we’ll take a look at the news and offer our own incisive blend of commentary, analysis, and poop jokes. The news you need, from a voice you can trust, in the 90 seconds you have to spare: that’s Woot Weads the Wire. ADDIS ABABA , Ethiopia ( UPI )— A 35 -mile-long rift in the desert of Ethiopia could rip open, creating a new sea in just days, scientists say....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Rich countries urge African bloc not to derail negotiations after poor nations shock the UN by refusal to participate in talks Rich countries today piled pressure on Africa not to derail climate talks after the poorest countries in the world shocked the UN by walking out of the official negotiations, demanding that their concerns be met. The chair of the Africa group of nations, Kamel Djemouai, was...
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