http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us The three day meeting of the African Youth and Children Forum opened on Tuesday at the AU Conference Center. The meeting is part of the 50th Anniversary Summit and held under the theme: "African Renaissance: the Africa we want to... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14666971-africa-african-youth-children-forum-opens-21-may-at-au political-news Thu, 23 May 2013 07:33:34 -0700 According to an Executive Mansion release, President Sirleaf departed for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the first leg of her trip, to attend the 21st Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union, and to participate in the commemoration of... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14665548-liberia-president-sirleaf-departs-liberia-for-au-summit-in-ethiopia-ticad-v-in-japan-and-forbes-philanthropy-event-in-the-united-states political-news Thu, 23 May 2013 03:09:27 -0700 Addis Ababa- Fifty years ago, veteran Ethiopian journalist Tsegaye Tadesse was a fresh-faced reporter, covering the historic signing of the charter that would bring African leaders together. "For the first time, Africa had come together," said 80-year-old Tsegaye, remembering the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14665150-au-memories-of-hope-50-years-ago sports-news Thu, 23 May 2013 02:02:57 -0700 Ethiopia Earns $2.2 Billion From Exports 19 May 2013 Ethiopia secured close to 2.2 billion dollars from export during the last nine months of the current fiscal year, which only shows a 2.8pc increment compared to the same period last... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14644679-ethiopia-country-earns-us22-billion-from-exports business-news Mon, 20 May 2013 08:41:24 -0700 In Ethiopia, the word natsanat means freedomsomething there's been way too little of in that tragically war-torn part of the world. That's why the short documentary Natsanat , which shares the heroic stories of young female freedom fighters who helped... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14644481-to-do-monday-cry-freedom political-news Mon, 20 May 2013 08:04:16 -0700 Following a year of strong growth in 2012 the near-term outlook for Ethiopia remains broadly positive, with growth projected to accelerate modestly to around 5.5pc in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Regional Economic Outlook published last week. noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14644335-ethiopia-imf-projects-55-percent-growth-rate-for-ethiopia-in-2014 business-news Mon, 20 May 2013 07:42:38 -0700 They say that despite soil's importance, most people in Africa lack knowledge about it, partly because information about it tends to be confined to academic publications read only by scientists. "There was an existing database on soil that had not... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14644029-africa-african-soil-diversity-mapped-for-the-first-time green-news Mon, 20 May 2013 06:43:30 -0700 Welcome Remarks by HE Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission To the Opening session of the 26th Ordinary Session of the Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) Addis Ababa, 19 May 2013 Your Excellency, the Ambassador of the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14643413-africa-welcome-remarks-by-chairperson-of-the-au-commission-to-the-opening-session political-news Mon, 20 May 2013 04:36:25 -0700 Turning car tyres into shoes at Ethiopian factory 20 May 2013 Last updated at 01:39 ET African leaders are gathering in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to mark 50 years of the African Union and its predecessor, the Organisation of... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14642830-video-from-tyres-to-shoes-in-ethiopia travel-news Mon, 20 May 2013 02:24:36 -0700 The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) has postponed the bid opening date of the auction of thirty membership seats it floated exclusively for farmers' cooperatives, to May 16, 2013...ECX has stated that it wants more participation by farmers' cooperatives, which is... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14642342-ethiopia-farmers-coop-seat-auction-postponed-at-ecx political-news Mon, 20 May 2013 00:30:51 -0700 Nairobi The government has denied reports that it spent Sh100 million in hiring a private jet for Deputy President William Ruto to use on his four African nation tour. In a statement read by the Communication Permanent Secretary Bitange Ndemo,... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14642340-kenya-govt-says-rutos-jet-hired-for-sh185-million political-news Mon, 20 May 2013 00:30:50 -0700 52 pm For Bethlehem Tilahun, the answer to ending poverty in Africa is not aid or sympathy or donations from the West...Specifically, building a successful shoe manufacturing business that creates jobs, empowers employees, like the one she founded -- SoleRebels,... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14638956-boosting-ethiopias-economy-one-shoe-at-a-time business-news Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:59 -0700 An alumnus of the celebrated Alpha Boys' School, Brooks succeeded in becoming another of that institution's poster figures. He is of the generation that followed saxophonist Tommy McCook and trombonist Don Drummond...He later honed his skills and embraced Rastafari at... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14638277-cedric-im-brooks-eclectic-and-eccentric entertainment-news Sun, 19 May 2013 01:48:33 -0700 The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on US secretary of state John Kerry to address African leaders on the issue of press freedom in Africa during an upcoming continental summit. In a letter to the US official, CPJ... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14637679-cpj-urges-kerry-to-address-au-summit-on-press-freedom political-news Sat, 18 May 2013 22:43:13 -0700 Last August, Ojulu sat smoking a cigarette outside his thatch-roofed hut in Pino village when a rising tide of water seeped through the reed fence. The water came in the morning, Ojulu said, And stayed for a month. As Ojulu... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14636093-when-the-levee-breaks business-news Sat, 18 May 2013 13:07:35 -0700