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Africa Cup of Nations winners

Tuesday, 15 January 2008
The roll call of winning nations from 1957 to the present day.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 January 2008 )
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Ethiopia: Overt Regulations on Bank Overdraft Facilities (AllAfrica.com)

Tuesday, 15 January 2008
The central bank has yet again sent a shockwave through the banking industry late last week, revising its directive issued six years ago in...
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 22 January 2008 )
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Ethiopia: Oromia Makes 2,000HCT Available for Abu Dhabi Group (AllAfrica.com)

Tuesday, 15 January 2008
Abu Dhabi Group, an umbrella of a series of Iraqi businesses, is keen to enter the Ethiopian market, investing in the real estate and hotel sectors...
Last Updated ( Friday, 18 January 2008 )
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Ethiopia: White Nile to Ink Oil Exploration Deal (AllAfrica.com)

Tuesday, 15 January 2008
White Nile Ltd., a British company quoted by Alternative Investment Market (AIM), will be signing an oil exploration agreement with the Ethiopian...
Last Updated ( Friday, 18 January 2008 )
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Cheruiyot captures Houston crown (The Japan Times)

Tuesday, 15 January 2008
HOUSTON (AP) Kenya's David Cheruiyot won the Houston Marathon for the third time on Sunday, finishing in 2 hours, 12 minutes, 32 seconds. The...
Last Updated ( Friday, 18 January 2008 )
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Extreme food insecurity persists (AlertNet)

Monday, 14 January 2008
Source: FEWS FEWS NET Monthly Report for Ethiopia covering the period Dec 2007 to Dec 2007.
Last Updated ( Friday, 18 January 2008 )
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Ethiopia: Humanitarian Bulletin - 14 January 2007 (AllAfrica.com)

Monday, 14 January 2008
The recent DPPB/Save the Children -UK food security update for the month of December reports early livestock migration in parts of Korahe, Warder,...
Last Updated ( Friday, 18 January 2008 )
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Fair trade coffee in Ethiopia? (Radio Netherlands)

Monday, 14 January 2008
Fair trade claims to guarantee a better deal for third world producers. But are producers really getting such a good deal? Louise Williams...
Last Updated ( Friday, 18 January 2008 )
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Ethiopia: Prisoners of conscience unfairly convicted; face possible 10-year prison terms (Amnesty...

Saturday, 12 January 2008
Amnesty International today condemned the convictions of two human rights defenders in Ethiopia on charges of provoking and preparing "outrages...
Last Updated ( Friday, 18 January 2008 )
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Ethiopia plans to build more power plants (The Herald)

Saturday, 12 January 2008
Bloomberg. ADDIS ABABA. Ethiopia may build as many as nine hydropower plants over the next 10 years, making electricity rather than coffee the Horn...
Last Updated ( Friday, 18 January 2008 )
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Religious Freedom Day a puzzler for schools - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)

Saturday, 12 January 2008

Religious Freedom Day a puzzler for schools
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - 3 hours ago
"The church was started by Norwegian immigrants, and we're donating the building to the Oromo Evangelical Lutheran Church, a growing congregation of Ethiopian immigrants," said the Rev.

Last Updated ( Friday, 18 January 2008 )