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Ethiopia to Push Health Scorecard for African Continent

January 13, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA — The Ethiopian government wants a uniform health evaluation process to be introduced in all of Africa to help reduce child deaths. The idea will be recommended during an upcoming African Child Survival Conference. One goal of … read more »

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Shaping of Africa’s green revolution

May 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Her bare feet coated with mud, Sabena Gitau trudged down the rain-sodden hillside to her banana plantation, machete in hand. She chose and cut several giant bunches of bananas, which she strapped to a motorbike to be taken to nearby … read more »

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Open Letter to President Obama and Donor Countries

February 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Honorable Barak Obama President of the United States of America The White House Washington, D. C. Mister President: Ethiopia is deemed to be an ‘important regional security partner’ by the US government and is one of theOPEN LETTER TO … read more »

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International Engagement Conference on South Sudan

December 14, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

WASHINGTON, December 14, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Special Briefing Rajiv Shah USAID Administrator Princeton Lyman Special Envoy for Sudan Washington, DC December 13, 2011 MODERATOR: MS. NULAND: Good afternoon, everybody. We are delighted today to have a special briefing … read more »

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Oil-rich South Sudan to launch its economic pitch

December 14, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

South Sudan makes its debut for western oil companies, aid organizations and agribusiness this week at a U.S.-backed conference aimed at setting Africa’s newest country on the path to economic development after decades of poverty and conflict. South Sudan President … read more »

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Cell phones may be new tool vs Somalia famine

September 21, 2011 by benim

Cell phones may bring relief to famine victims in parts of Somalia controlled by al Shabaab insurgents as donors seek new ways to circumvent the hard-line militants, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday. Rajiv Shah, head of the U.S. … read more »

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