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Since moving to Memphis from Ethiopia at age 16, Ermyias Shiberou has worn a lot of hats. He's been a DJ, a cab driver, and a pizza delivery boy.
View ArticleGlobal Tax Body: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
UNITED NATIONS/ADDIS ABABA - When the four-day-long international conference on Financing for Development concludes in the Ethiopian capital next week, one of the lingering questions in the minds of...
View ArticleIndia says developed countries diverting climate change funds - Thursday, 09...
Addis Ababa, 9 July 2015 - Ahead of a key international conference on financing development goals, India has flagged concerns over developed countries diverting money earmarked for development into...
View ArticleEgypt deports 45 Ethiopians fleeing war-torn Libya - Thursday, 09 July 2015...
Egyptian officials and diplomats from the Ethiopian embassy in Cairo received the Ethiopian returnees, who headed to Addis Ababa after their travel papers were finalized. In May, President Abdel Fatah...
View ArticleIn Pictures: Hacking Team's hack curated
Specializing in surveillance technology, Hacking Team has gotten a lesson in how it feels to have outsiders monitoring their affairs, all while privacy advocates enjoy a bit of schadenfreude at their...
View ArticleGermany showing 'lack of solidarity' over Greece: Stiglitz
Prominent economist and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz accused Germany on Sunday of displaying a "lack of solidarity" with debt-laden Greece that has badly undermined the vision of Europe. "What has...
View ArticleWorld Bank, IMF vows to help improve tax systems in developing countries
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have announced to launch an initiative to help developing countries strengthen their tax systems ahead of the Financing for Development conference due...
View ArticleOvercoming Constraints in Ethiopia's Manufacturing Sector
The number of employments the manufacturing sector had offered slightly changed in the past years and it is virtually unchanged since 1999, standing at below 5 percent of the total employment, a new...
View ArticleUN Development Conference Set to Launch in Ethiopia
The logo of the United Nations is seen on the outside of its headquarters in New York, Sept. 15, 2013.
View ArticleThe Ethiopians who predict an end to international aid
The rains have been poor again in this mountainous corner of north-eastern Ethiopia - the site of the 1984 famine in which hundreds of thousands of people starved to death. But just north of the small...
View ArticleWorld's best tourism spot is off the beaten path
Ethiopia is home to nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites , including the Semien National Park. Massive erosion over the years on the Ethiopian plateau has created one of the most spectacular landscapes in...
View ArticleAddis Ababa: A one-time opportunity
The international community has a one-time opportunity in Addis Ababa this week to provide positive, fresh impetus for global sustainable development, writes Kathrin Berensmann. Kathrin Berensmann is...
View ArticleAfrica: Addis - UN Chief Hails Key Role of Civil Society in Financing Future...
As Member States press on with efforts to reach agreement on a plan to secure the necessary financing for sustainable development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today told civil society...
View ArticleGeingob hopes to learn from Ethiopian housing model
PRESIDENT Hage Geingob will visit several projects in Ethiopia in order to understand what mechanisms the Ethiopian government employed to address housing and urban poverty. Geingob left for Addis...
View ArticleVIDEO: New UN goals to end global poverty
World leaders have gathered in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa for a UN summit on development financing as part of the efforts to end global poverty by 2030.
View ArticleIran, Philippines, Nepal, Saudi delegates to take part in UN FFD3 summit in...
Iran's Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohammad Shariatmadari, heading a high ranking delegation, is set to take part in the third UN Financing for Development conference in Ethiopia. Heads of...
View ArticleOn View: An African Artist Brightens Chelsea With Radiant Abstractions
The sun has yet to pass high noon in the career of the artist represented in "Tegene Kunbi: Danjerus Cable" at Margaret Thatcher Projects gallery. Born in Ethiopia in 1980, Kunbi is still only in his...
View ArticleEgypt, Ethiopia to cooperate to boost tourism sectors - Tuesday, 14 July 2015...
In a bid to boost cooperation, the Egyptian Tourism Activation Authority is planning to organize a tourism week in July to be held in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, according to Daily News Egypt....
View ArticleEthiopia is named 'World's Best Tourism Destination' ahead of France
Dramatic moment man was plucked from the water after he jumped from a 57ft-tall Isle of Wight ferry to the horror of passengers Amazing video shows daredevil US Blue Angel pilot flying so low and fast...
View ArticleA file picture taken on July 23, 2012 shows Indian HIV-infected women ...
A file picture taken on July 23, 2012 shows Indian HIV-infected women posing with her antiretroviral drugs at her home in New Delhi. Photo: AFP/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds UN Secretary-General Ban...
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