At the marathon finish line, Feyisa Lilesa, an Ethiopian Olympian and winner of a silver medal in the men’s marathon at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, made a political statement that has had long term implications. He
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Ethiopian Silver Medal Winning Olympics Marathoner Protests Government
I was watching the finish of the Marathon in the Olympics yesterday and was not sure what the Silver Medal winner was trying to convey. MSN explains that, when he crossed the Olympics marathon finish line, Feyisa Lilesa put his…
Local health care providers and wider contraceptive options increase contraceptive use in many countries
Vox (May 20,2016): What the US can learn from Ethiopia about birth control, by Sarah Frostenson: The use of modern contraceptives has tripled in Ethiopia since 2005, following a government program to train women health workers to go door to…
African Dictatorship Fuels Migrant Crisis: Thousands flee isolated Eritrea to escape life of conscription and poverty
The Wall Street Journal reports from Eritrea and Eritrean refugee camps in Northern Ethiopia presenting the story behind the Eritrean refugee and migrant exodus and how it fits into the context of the European refugee crisis. The report also offers…
Ethiopian Data Privacy Law
Kinfe Micheal Yilma, Hawassa University, is publishing Data Privacy Law and Practice in Ethiopia in volume 5 of International Data Privacy Law. Here is the abstract. Ethiopia has recognized the right to privacy throughout its brief constitutional history, albeit to…
President Obama Travels to Africa; Congress Continues to Scrutinize the Iran Deal, While the Senate Looks to Possibly Reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank
President Obama’s Africa Trip
President Barack Obama travelled to Kenya this past weekend, where he met with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. The Governments of the United States and Kenya issued a joint commitment to promote good governance and anti-corruption efforts in Kenya. …
Jessup Results: Ethiopia
Congratulations to Haramaya University, winner of the 2015 Ethiopia Rounds in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Enjoy the international rounds in Washington DC!(mew)
Why AGOA Should be Extended for 15 years: An Ethiopian Case Study
It is frequently said that investing in Africa is not for the faint-hearted.
It is less well appreciated that entering the U.S. market is not for the faint-hearted either, especially by those small and medium businesses in Africa that AGOA…
Why AGOA should be extended for 15 years: An Ethiopian case study
It is frequently said that investing in Africa is not for the faint-hearted.
It is less well appreciated that entering the U.S. market is not for the faint-hearted either, especially by those small and medium businesses in Africa that AGOA…
Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance
By any measure Ethiopia is experiencing impressive economic growth. According to IMF data, GDP grew 8.7 percent in 2012, the country’s weakest year since 2009. In 2010, GDP grew a blistering 12.6 percent, higher than all but a handful…