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Africa International Religious Freedom Report 2012 Executive Summary
Foremost among the rights Americans hold sacred is the freedom to worship as we choosewe also remember that religious liberty is not just an American right; it is a universal human right to be protected here at home and across the globe. This freedom is an essential part of human dignity, and without it our world cannot know lasting peace. President Barack ...
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Africa 75 Heads of State Govt Expected At 21st AU Summit
75 Heads of State and Government from the continent and beyond are expected to attend the 21st African Union Summit scheduled to be held from 19 to 27 May 2013 in Addis Ababa. According to a statement from AU Commission, 450 journalists had been given accreditation to cover activities of the summit which coincides with the Golden Jubilee of OAU/AU. The OAU was established on May 25, 1963 in ...
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Africa Health in Africa Has Improved Significantly - Minister
Geneva - The health situation in Africa has significantly improved over the last decade, despite the various challenges awaiting solution with help of World Health Organisation (WHO) and international partners. This was said Monday in Geneva, Switzerland, by Angolan Health minister, Jose Van-Dúnem. The minister was addressing the 66th World Health Assembly that opened Monday in Geneva, ...
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Ethiopia World Bank AfDB to Fund U.S. $1.26 Billion Ethiopia-Kenya Power Line
The World Bank and African Development Bank will provide 80 percent of the funds needed for a $1.26 billion line that will take power to Kenya from Ethiopia, Bloomberg reported. The World Bank will lend the countries $684 million for the 1,070-kilometer (665-mile) line that will run from Wolayta-Sodo in Ethiopia to Suswa, 100 kilometers northwest of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, African ...
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Ethiopia Germany Supports Ethiopias Agriculture Sector
Germany will further strengthen ongoing support through knowledge and technology transfer towards growth of Ethiopia's agricultural productivity, the Federal Minister of Agriculture of Germany, llse Aigner has said. A German-Ethiopian advanced training center with the Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center was inaugurated by Aigner and Agriculture State Minister Wondyirad Mandefro. The ...
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Kenyas CFC Stanbics pretax profit soars in first quarter
NAIROBI | Tue May 21, 2013 3:34am EDT NAIROBI May 21 (Reuters) - Kenya's CFC Stanbic Bank posted a 79.5 percent jump in pretax profit for the first quarter from a year ago to 1.46 billion shillings ($17.41 million). Banks in east Africa's biggest economy have reported higher earnings for the first three months of this year, buoyed by the growth of lending on the back of a ...
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Massive Tornado Hits Oklahoma Again
A huge tornado with 320 kilometers-per-hour winds has torn through the central U.S. state of Oklahoma, destroying homes for the second day in a row ...
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Kerry Visits Oman Seeking Syria Peace Conference
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets Tuesday with the sultan of Oman, on his latest stop in a campaign to help arrange a Syrian peace ...
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Nigeria’s growth rate fails to ease poverty
Nigeria’s poverty rate should be falling faster given its economic growth this decade, a senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said ...
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Mauritius Drop in tourism hurts earnings
Earnings from tourism in Mauritius fell 12.4 percent from a year earlier to 12 billion rupees (R3bn) in the first three months of this year as the weak economic environment in Europe hurt visitors’ spending. Statistics Mauritius cut its forecast for visitor arrivals this year to 990 000 from a previous estimate of 1 million, but expected tourism revenue to rise to 46.1bn rupees from 44.3bn ...
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Zimbabwe’s mines body rejects bid to control production
THE CHAMBER of Mines of Zimbabwe, which represents companies including Impala Platinum, had rejected a proposal for the state to control mineral production and prices, a draft response from the industry organisation obtained by Bloomberg News ...
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Ethiopia Ethiopia Kuwait Agree to Build Up Relations
Ethiopia and Kuwait have agreed to strengthen existing trade and investment relations. During his stay in Kuwait, Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn held discussions that country's senior officials on various issues common concern. Ethiopia and Kuwait have been enjoying excellent diplomatic relations since 1997. Embassies of the two countries have contributed to the flourishing bilateral ...
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Ethiopia UK Propping Up Ethiopia Tanzania Tax Systems
The UK is working with Ethiopia and Tanzania to build the capacity of tax systems of the two countries. The UK's Department for International Development (DFID) through Developing Countries Capacity Building Unit is to run new tax capacity building programme with Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority (ERCA) and Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA). The Programme is intended to tailor ...
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Ethiopia Ministry Distributes Over 823000 Fuel-Efficient Biomass Stoves
The Water and Energy Ministry said more than 823,000 fuel-efficient biomass stoves were distributed among the public during the last nine months. Public relation and communication director with the ministry, Bizuneh Tolcha told ENA that the stoves helped to protect forests on nearly 3176 hectares land and also prevent over 220,000 tons carbon emission. Bizuneh said the stoves enabled to reduce ...
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Somalia AfDB Pledges U.S. $18 Million to Help Reconstruct Somalia
The African Development Bank has pledged US$18 million to support Somalia reconstruct itself. The fund will be released over a period of three years. This is a report by African Review. African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka made the commitment during the closing day of a two-day Somalia conference in London. Referring to an action plan presented by the Somali government for ...
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Ethiopia PM Hailemariam - CETU Is Part of the Struggle Ethiopian Peoples
The Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Unions (CETU) is part and parcel of the struggle of the Ethiopian people for peace, development and freedom from oppressive regimes, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has said. Speaking at the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of CETU in on Sunday in Addis Ababa, PM Hailemariam said the ethical standard, motivation and competitiveness of workers is vital ...
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Ethiopia Debrebrhan Hospital Expanding By Over Br350 Million
Expansion of the Debrebrhan Referral Hospital, which is located in North Shoa Zone of Amhara State, is happening with over 350 million Birr. This is according to ENA. Recently Minister of Health, Dr. Keseteberhan Admassu gave a visit to the hospital. The hospital has been in service for the last 76 years. The expansion is aimed at providing improved health service to the increasing number of ...
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Ethiopia Dubai Chamber International Office Launched in Addis Ababa
The opening of the Dubai Chamber International Office in Ethiopia would reinforce existing trade relations between Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates, says Ministry of Trade. An organization of Emirati financiers, Dubai Chamber on Thursday officially launched its first office on the African soil. On the occasion, state Minister of Trade, Yakob Yala said the opening of the Dubai Chamber ...
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Africa OAUAU Golden Jubilee Celebrations Officially Launched
Following the morning session of the PRC, the African Union Commission held a press briefing to local and foreign journalists. The press briefing was given by Dr. Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the AUC, Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson of the AUC and Ambassador Konjit Sinegiorgis, Ethiopia's Permanent Representative to the AU and UNECA and current Chairperson of the PRC, Mrs Habiba Mejri ...
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Ethiopia Sino-African Trade Volume Reaches U.S. $200 Billion
CCTV spoke to Ethiopian Ambassador to Beijing, Seyoum Mesfin in connection to the African Union 50th Anniversary to be celebrated in Addis Ababa at the end of May this year. The interview tries to find out Seyoum's take on Sino-Africa relations. CCTV asked him what achievements OAU/AU has to its name over the decades. It also inquired what the future holds for Africa. Ambassador Seyoum has ...
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Africa Africa Renewing Partnership to Check Hunger
Despite hopeful economic growth in recent years, 25 per cent of Africa's population is undernourished. The economy of the continent has grown up by 5 per cent on average in the last decade; Yet tackling undernourishment has been one of the pressing issues in the continent. The African Union and its development partners have begun a 3 day workshop on 7 May 2013 to renew partnership to ...
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Africa Rise of Africa to Modern Communication
Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn stressed the need for Africans to make efforts with a view to changing the image of the continent tarnished by the negative publicity of the international media. In his message delivered through a representative at the opening of the 1st All Africa Public Relations and Strategic Communication Summit (APRA) on Wednesday 8 May 2013 in Addis Ababa, Hailemariam, ...
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Ghana hopes to shield economy from African oil curse
Tue May 21, 2013 2:30am EDT * Economists cite risks of fiscal laxity, Dutch disease * Nigeria saw agricultural sector ravaged, corruption soar * Ghana wants to increase investment in cocoa sector * Ghana has strong democratic institutions, oil wealth funds By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Kwasi Kpodo ACCRA, May 21 (Reuters) - Oil brought riches to Nigeria but also ravaged its economy and fuelled ...
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Pupils will have to learn African language
Durban - All primary school pupils will have to learn an African language – as soon as next year – according to the national Department of Basic ...
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Vodacom shows appetite for increasing its footprint in Africa
VODACOM, which is aggressively seeking to acquire new operations on the African continent, could expand into as many as three new countries by the end of next year, Shameel Joosub, the group chief executive, said ...
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Nigeria calling on US for misconception help
Nigeria is one of the main producers of drug lords and immigrants and is beset by political instability and groans under the weight of poverty and human strife. At least, this is the perception many in the world have, a perception that is all too narrow in its scope.
Nigeria has an enduring reputation as an exporter of criminals, drug lords, terrorists and immigrants. Such perceptions are only amplified by the recent attempted bombing of a US-bound plane on Christmas Day by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian, or the arrests every year of various Nigerian drug lords in countries around the world. Read more
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