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Addis Ababa to host a high level conference on growth and markets in Africa

Some 150 high-level individuals will meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the Sheraton Addis on Dec. 2^nd– 3^rd for The African High-Growth Markets Summit that “will focus on how to prosper from the remarkable growth of a selection of African economies and subsequent enlargement of their consumer classes,” organizers said. The summit is aimed at examining “the latest trends in governance, society, economic and policy growth for this important continent.”

November 26, 2013

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The Football-Politics Nexus in Ethiopia

Despite claims that they are independent of one another sports and politics are intricately intertwined, argues our columnist Taye Negussie (PhD). More often than not, politics manifests itself through sports, and the occasions of sporting events serve as apt moments to communicate about one’s political linings. This is possible because of the ways both national and local identities become associated with sports teams.

November 26, 2013

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EU announces €240 million new aid to Ethiopia

The European Union (EU) has announced new financial assistance for Ethiopia targeting projects that will, among other things, help to ensure basic services such as primary schools, health care and water supply, and to support female entrepreneurs. “The new support will also help Ethiopians better prepare for the recurring droughts that hit the country, helping them to withstand the next crisis” the EU said in a statement. A total of eight new agreements of an overall amount of almost €240 million have been announced during a visit by the European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

November 25, 2013

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Addis Ababa to host a high level conference on growth and markets in Africa

EU announces €240 million new aid to Ethiopia

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