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AFRICA: Need to focus on maternal, child health - top AU official

Countries in Africa should promote maternal, infant and child health and report on progress, in order to curb high deaths rates on the continent, a senior African Union (AU) official has said. "There are continents where women give birth and it is a pleasant experience because they are bringing life," said AU Commissioner for Social Affairs Biencé Gawana. "In our continent, unfortunately, that is not always the case. Women also bring death to themselves and their children." Progress on the...

ETHIOPIA: ETHIOPIA: Zahara Abdu, "Five years ago we had 50 cows, now we have nothing"

EREBTI Friday, December 05, 2008 (IRIN) - Afar region in north-eastern Ethiopia has had little rainfall for the past six to 10 years, resulting in a prolonged drought that has seen a drastic reduction in livestock, which are treasured by the mainly pastoralist communities. Zahara Abdu, 29, mother of six, a resident of Haitan village in Erebti zone, has left her home to seek refuge in the nearby urban area of Erebti: "In June, after the drought became severe, I took the children and came to...

Ethiopia starts coffee exchange

Ethiopia, Africa's largest coffee producer, has started trading the crop on a national commodity exchange.In a move aimed at both increasing quality and the amount farmers get paid for their beans, coffee is being traded on the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange.

ETHIOPIA: Children at greatest risk among Afar’s drought-displaced

EREBTI Tuesday, December 02, 2008 (IRIN) - Thousands of vulnerable civilians who left their homes in north-eastern Ethiopia in June because of drought are living in poor conditions in an urban area in Afar region, residents and local officials said on 24 November.“Some 519 families moved to Erebti town from the two most affected kebeles [wards] of Haitan and Aleyta when they started losing their livestock to the drought,” a field staff member of an international NGO, who requested anonymity,...

ETHIOPIA: New initiative against FGM/C

SEMERA Monday, December 01, 2008 (IRIN) - Like most pastoralists in the remote Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia, Ahmed Mohammed made sure his daughter was circumcised seven days after her birth. "This is the culture in Afar, we received it from our ancestors," Ahmed said. Afar ranks second in female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) prevalence among all regions in Ethiopia. According to the 2005 national demographic and health survey, FGM/C prevalence in the region was 91.6 percent. ...

Southern Region to Reclaim Undeveloped Land

The board of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPRS) Investment Agency has decided to reclaim land from 137 investors who have failed to start construction within the stipulation period.

Whole New Heights for Turkish Airlines

Anwar Kedir, an Ethiopian businessman based in Addis, had what he called an “opportunity” that made his importing and distributing of garments in Ethiopia from his clients in Turkey easier. He took a five hours flight to Istanbul, the time taken to get there was equivalent to that of a drive from the capital to Hawassa – a town 270Km away the south.

Behind Closed Doors

For two days late last week, Members of Parliament from the ruling Revolutionary Democrats discussed the controversial bill on Civil Society Organizations (CSO), which they refer to as “Charities and Societies.”

Bole Road Project up for Grabs Again

The Addis Abeba City Roads Authority (AACRA) has short listed 15 foreign companies engaged in road construction projects in various parts of the country for the award of the huge Africa Avenue (Bole Road) upgrading project.

Litigation Stalls “Operation Move Out”

Amid protests by those affected by its eviction operations, the Agency for Government Houses (AGH) has decided to suspend its plan to evict over 129 tenants from the 226 listed for its second round operations due to court litigation. Last week, it had evicted 98 of them.