Ethiopia

'Ethiopia On Brink Of Starvation'

Sky News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Oxfam has made an urgent appeal for more aid to help millions of Ethiopians on the brink of starvation.

Joyce Meyer Ministries -- Relief Work in Ethiopia

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

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.

Ethiopia signs deal for largest wind farm in Africa

ENN: Top Stories (Free subscription) | yesterday

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.

• Ethiopia signs deal to build huge wind farm - Globe and Mail
• Wind Energy Roundup: From Ethiopia to Brooklyn, Big Investments & Buyouts - Earth2Tech

Ethiopia Reads

myESAi (Free subscription) | yesterday

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...

Ethiopia: Can’t Eat, Won’t Learn

Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | yesterday

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...

• Ethiopia: Can't Eat, Won't Learn - All Africa

Ethiopia - Supermodel Liya Kebede supporter of Barack Obama?

models blog.... as never seen on TV (Free subscription) | yesterday

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 [...]...

Largest Wind Farm in Sub-Saharan Africa Planned for Ethiopia

Treehugger (Free subscription) | yesterday

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...

Ethiopia: Millions More Going Hungry As Aid Effort Stalls - Oxfam Agency Calls for Rich Countries to Redouble Aid Effort

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

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.

Ethiopia Army 'To Attack Kismayo' - Sources

All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday

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.

MV Faina cargo for Ethiopia? Washington accuses Asmara of supporting "terrorist groups" in Somalia - Seven NATO frigates will arrive within 2 weeks

Ethiopia Watch (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

Washington accuses Asmara of supporting "terrorist groups" in Somalia. Eritrea slams US over arms ban. NATO agrees to join anti-piracy operations off coast of Somalia, seven of its frigates will arrive within two weeks. MV Faina's cargo in Somalia destined for Ethiopian army? Details in the following reports. Aljazeera report, October 09, 2008 - Nato joins Somalia piracy fight - excerpt: "There will...

VERGNET: VERGNET : Major contract signed in Ethiopia - 2008 Half-Yearly Results and Outlook

Market Wire - Manufacturing and Production: Packaging and Containers (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

ORMES, FRANCE (MARKET WIRE) Major contract signed in Ethiopia: EUR 210 million

Humanitarian Emergency in Ethiopia

UN Dispatch (Free subscription) | yesterday

"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...

Ethiopia: Humanitarian Bulletin 06 Oct 2008

Relief Web (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Ethiopia: Online Natural Resources Dev't Forum Launched

All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

New website containing a range of assorted web pages of agricultural and natural development organizations was launched with the aim of enabling all members and the general public to connect and share best practices and experiences, announced Sustainable Land Use Forum (SLUF) on Tuesday.

Ethiopia: UK Provides Partnership Opportunities for Institutions

All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

UK provides the fourth round education partnership opportunity for governmental and private higher educating institutions in Ethiopia that aim to build their capacity through research, training in partnership with well established Universities all over the world, said a business director of UK-Africa Higher Education Partnership yesterday.