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News Africa (Aljazeera)

Thursday, 21 August 2008
At least six people are reported to have been killed after heavy fighting in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. Witnesses said the fierce exchange began...
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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Ethiopian FM blasts Somalia?s leaders (Financial Times)

Thursday, 21 August 2008
Ethiopia expressed frustration with Somali government ?squabbles? as it hosted talks on Thursday between the country?s president and prime minister...
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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Ethiopia: Agency Licenses Projects Worth 94 Bln Birr Capital Last Budget Year, Attains 93 Percent...

Thursday, 21 August 2008
The Ethiopian Investment Agency licensed 1,773 foreign and local investors with 94 billion birr capital in 2007/08 budget year, and has attained 93...
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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Ethiopia: Govt, Yemen Agree On Oil, Gas Exploration (AllAfrica.com)

Thursday, 21 August 2008
The governments of Yemen and Ethiopia agreed to jointly work for the exploration of oil and gas, afrol News reported citing Minister for Mines and...
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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Ethiopia: Forum Deliberates On Rapid Response Fund for Cewarn in Igad Region (AllAfrica.com)

Thursday, 21 August 2008
A regional forum on the development of response framework and the establishment and operationalization of Rapid Response Fund (RRF) for the Conflict...
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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Ethiopia: Orbis Urges Athletes to Join Great Run, Help Eliminate Trachoma (AllAfrica.com)

Thursday, 21 August 2008
ORBIS Ireland yesterday invited runners to compete in the 2008 Great Ethiopian Run on November 23rd in the world's third highest capital, Addis Ababa...
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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More funds needed for drought-hit Ethiopia (Independent Online)

Wednesday, 20 August 2008
The Red Cross has revised its emergency appeal for Ethiopia as the situation in the drought-hit south of the country got worse.
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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Ethiopia: Unicef Urges Sustainable Awareness Creation On Sanitation (AllAfrica.com)

Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Improved sanitation in Ethiopia could save lives of millions of children and raise the status of local women, only if its policymakers and the...
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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Ethiopia: Country Targets $2.5 Billion of Exports in 2008/09 (AllAfrica.com)

Wednesday, 20 August 2008
Ethiopia plans to increase export earnings by a billion dollars to $2.5 billion in 2008/09 compared with the previous year, the trade ministry said...
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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Red Cross seeks five million euros for drought-hit Ethiopia (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, 20 August 2008
The Red Cross on Wednesday revised its emergency appeal for Ethiopia to five million euros (7.9 million dollars) as the situation in the drought-hit...
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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Bekele storms to 10,000m victory

Sunday, 17 August 2008
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele takes the men's 10,000m gold medal and creates a new Olympic record.
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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Dibaba wins women's 10,000m title

Friday, 15 August 2008
Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba wins the women's 10,000m in a new Olympic record, beating Turkey's Elvan Abeylegesse in a thrilling battle in Beijing.
Last Updated ( Friday, 22 August 2008 )
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