World agriculture needs smart people to get food, says relatório
Posted by: sunshine41
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2012-07-22 13:47:21 -0700 | odd-news
Um report released Wednesday by the Commission for Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, made up of scientists from different countries, states that major changes are needed in agriculture and food consumption worldwide so that future generations are able to feed....
Scientists warn of a shortage of incense
Posted by: karasiwo
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2012-07-27 17:44:45 -0700 | odd-news
A group of scientists warned that the incense, the fragrant resin that is burned in religious ceremonies for 5,000 years, may become increasingly scarce.Frankincense comes from Boswellia tree that grows in the drylands of Africa and the Arabian peninsula.Researchers monitored...
Pacific Ocean Chokes on Plastic Pollution
Posted by: Annuki
Gebre Guracha :: Ethiopia | updated 2012-04-13 09:28:47 -0700 | odd-news
In Plastic Ocean, Captain Charles Moore and Cassandra Phillips argue vehemently against the Pacific's plastic problems, but facts are found wanting WHEN Charles Moore sailed his 50-foot catamaran Alguita through one of the remotest, least-visited parts of the Pacific Ocean...
U.S. spend U.S. $ 100 million more to the Horn of Africa
Posted by: kingston23
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2012-04-17 12:12:13 -0700 | odd-news
United States will provide an additional $ 100 million to combat famine in the Horn of Africa through the distribution of food aid in parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia affected by the drought, according to the Department of State....
Ethiopia: Swedish journalists pleaded not guilty of "terrorism" (AFP)
Posted by: lalag
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2012-01-30 17:42:01 -0800 | odd-news
The two Swedish journalists found in Ethiopia after being arrested near the Somali border in the company of a rebel group have pleaded not guilty to charges of "terrorism" against them, found Thursday an AFP journalist."I am not guilty of...
Bono: Aid to Africa is a strategic imperative, but it must adapt to the crisis (AFP)
Posted by: lalag
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2012-01-30 17:42:42 -0800 | odd-news
Rich countries must continue to help the poorest, especially in Africa, despite the crisis, but NGOs should not pretend that it did not exist, says the Irish rock star Bono in an exclusive interview Wednesday with the AFP.While in Paris...
Ethiopian journalist "escape" by revelations Wikileaks
Posted by: kingston23
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2012-07-17 02:44:57 -0700 | odd-news
An Ethiopian journalist told the BBC he was forced to leave their country after being interrogated by the authorities when his name was mentioned in a U.S. diplomatic cables. The Wikileaks document Argaw Arshene had suggested that knowledge of the...
Displaced Somalis protest deteriorating conditions
Posted by: kingston23
Mogadishu :: Somalia | updated 2012-04-17 09:27:50 -0700 | odd-news
Dozens of Somalis displaced by drought in the Horn of Africa protested the deteriorating living conditions in camps in the capital, Mogadishu. Men, women and children in the camp Saydika took to the streets to protest against shortages of food,...
Ethiopia accuses two Swedish journalists to promote terrorism
Posted by: kingston23
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2012-07-23 15:58:13 -0700 | odd-news
Two Swedish journalists who crossed into Ethiopia in the Ogaden region, mostly ethnic Somalis, were accused of promoting terrorism. Johan Persson and Martin crossed the border Schibbye accompanying rebel National Liberation Front Ogaden in July. The insurgents fighting for independence...
When Employees Misinterpret Managers // ben's blog
Posted by: hasnain malik
Ejaji :: Ethiopia | updated 2012-04-17 09:36:17 -0700 | odd-news
To quote the Steve's, people respond to incentives, often in surprising ways. These examples just show how much thought and attention should be put into new policies and whether the matches the desired behavior.Interesting analysis of when things go wrong,...
A women who has been named after the Beled-hawo town of gedo region in Somalia dies
Posted by: MohamedShiil252
Garbahaarrey :: Somalia | updated 2012-02-06 07:42:43 -0800 | odd-news
Beled-Hawo, Hawo Osman Guri, the founder and the woman who has been named after The Beled-Hawo Town of Gedo region dies on Sunday at the age of 110, as confirmed by her relatives. Hawo has been known among Somali people...
The AU is concerned about the humanitarian situation in Somalia
Posted by: lalag
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2012-01-30 12:07:54 -0800 | odd-news
ADDIS ABABA - The president of the African Union (AU) Jean Ping is particularly concerned about the current humanitarian situation in Somalia, according to a statement issued by the AU on Tuesday.President stresses its concern that, according to humanitarian agencies,...
Civil society protests against the accession of President Obiang Nguema to head African Union
Posted by: lalag
Addis Ababa :: Ethiopia | updated 2012-01-30 04:49:15 -0800 | odd-news
The African Union summit in Addis Ababa has assumed the rotating presidency of the organization's head of state of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema. This choice has been criticized by civil society, who noted that Mr. Obiang Nguema, who is...
Incident of Karbala is a message of hope, justice and truth
Posted by: MyReports
Shambu :: Ethiopia | updated 2011-12-05 01:34:02 -0800 | odd-news
Occurrence of Karbala was not just an incident but a philosophy of life for the future generations and nations.Message of Karbala is universal and transcends the human boundaries, and regions. It is independent of time bars and binds the entire...
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