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Thursday, December 30, 2004
US Cancels 100 Percent of Ethiopia's Debt
One can hope that the Ethiopian government will engage in the country's poverty reduction programs and tackle the food shortage crises and lack of infrastructure.
More details on the write off.
Italy Cancels Ethiopia's Debt Too
Italy is to write off Ethiopia's debt of $462.4m following an agreement signed on Monday, January 3 in Addis Ababa between the two countries, the Italian embassy said in a statement.
More details on the write off.
Food Statistic: With the largest livestock population in Africa, Ethiopia has an ample supply base for the export of live animals and meat. Its livestock resources are estimated at 27 million cattle, 24 million sheep and 18 million goats.
Recently, the government signed the following agreement...
Cairo-Ethiopia Sign $50 million Meat Import Agreement
The agreement stipulates that Ethiopia would provide Egypt with livestock or beef meat for two years, and that Egyptian companies would build a mechanized slaughterhouse and rehabilitate another four in Ethiopia.
Mineral Statistic: Ethiopia offers excellent opportunities for mineral prospecting and development. Geological studies undertaken so far by the Ministry of Mines show the existence of rich geological environment in the country.
Trivia: Ethiopia is the world's main supplier of civet (zebade), which is used in perfumes throughout the world. LEARN more about Ethiopia's trade crops.
VIEW current mining and explorations in Ethiopia on www.trade.uktradeinvest.gov.uk.
Aid Group Accused of Denying Food
More on the accusation. (Log in required)
One wonders if these activities are true: Having embroidery operation in slave-labor-like conditions, threatening community members who speak out against the abuses and employing representatives who beat up people...
Other Related News...
More on the absorption of Ethiopians.
Who knew there was such an urgent need to bring this ancient community to Israel!
CHECK out the New York Times's bizarre story on the Falasha's waiting to emigrate to Israel.
What this study fails to mention is that these children have to face a language barrier, culture shock, racism and a loss of their own culture - among other things...
Sunday, December 19, 2004
Gambella... The New Oil Rush?
A report from www.genocidewatch.org
LEARN more about the big rush and the Anuaks.
Oprah, Danny Glover and Brad Pitt Visit Ethiopia
-- Oprah during her visit in Ethiopia to inaugurate an extension center to the Fistula Hospital.
LEARN more about Oprah's trip and her plans for the school.
"After talking to children I feel a sense of embarrassment and anger that my own country has not signed the landmine treaty..."
-- Danny Glover during his five-day visit to Ethiopia to highlight the horrific impact of anti-personnel mines (APMs). He further said that some one million landmines litter the country following years of internal conflict and fighting with neighboring Eritrea and Somalia.
LEARN more about Danny Glover's trip.
"I spent a wonderful week traveling this beautiful continent, listening to the people and learning about the AIDS crisis, the extreme poverty in which people live and how people in America can help by joining The ONE Campaign to fight global AIDS and poverty..."
-- Brad Pitt during his trip to Ethiopia, where he visited local projects fighting the spread of HIV. LEARN more about Brad Pitt's trip.
SLIDESHOW: Brad Pitt in South Africa and Ethiopia
UPDATE: Ethiopia is to begin free distribution of potentially lifesaving drugs next month for people living with HIV, US officials supporting the programme said on Thursday.
It will likely save 15,000 people this year. According to government plans, the number of people receiving the drugs will be expanded to 210,000 people within the next five years... LEARN more about the program.
Monday, December 13, 2004
Endurance Running is in East Africans' Genes
Researchers have established that such athletes are more likely to have certain variants of four Y chromosome genes compared with other Ethiopians. No one knows what the genes do, or how influential they are, but they are the first to be linked to east Africans’ outstanding ability for endurance events.
Read more about why it's good to be East African.
Sunday, December 12, 2004
Some Worry Public Display Could Harm Lucy's Bones
Bummer for Ethiopia!
Great for Houston...
Read more about the excitement:
The first public display of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old fossil discovered in Ethiopia, is scheduled for Houston in 2006, to the chagrin of some anthropologists who fear the project will harm the partial skeleton.
Where's the "real" Lucy? Read on...
UPDATE: Houston Officials Head to Ethiopia to Close the Deal
The plan, according to Houston officials is to see the Ethiopian National Palace and National Museum. Lucy's fossilized bones are kept there, secured from public view." More on the trip.
Read about what scientists found a year ago in the Afar region:
The fossilized skulls of two adults and one child discovered in the Afar region of eastern Ethiopia have been dated at 160,000 years, making them the oldest known fossils of modern humans, or Homo sapiens.
The "world's oldest kitchen" is discovered in Gona. READ Dr. Quade's interview on his findings in Gona. Dr. Quade is a faculty member in the Geosciences Department at the University of Arizona.