Africa Ethiopia The private social enterprise Teki Paper Bags, run by young deaf Ethiopian women, will use a USAID $550.000 grant to turn the fight against pollution and plastic bags into an employment opportunity for young people with disabilities
Africa Ethiopia Tension is rising between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Great Millennium Dam, a mega dam that Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile, with Addis Ababa's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responding harshly to Egyptian threats of use of force
Africa Ethiopia Three- and four-wheel rickshaws, commonly known as bajaj, have been banned by Addis Ababa Municipality's Transport Bureau has banned in an attempt to supervise and regulate transport services
Africa Ethiopia Drought in the Borana area of the Oromia region has forced more than 7.800 students to drop out of school; 174.000 students enrolled in 490 schools in the area are suffering from the drought with a significant drop in their results
Africa Ethiopia Ethiopian Hailemaryam Kiros overcame Ugandan Victor Kiplangat in the last 200 metres to win the Osaka Marathon