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
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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…
What I Did This Summer: Reflections of a 2014 YALI Fellow
This guest post was written by YALI Fellow Aichatou Tamba, a Senegalese national who is working in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia as the Technical Advisor to the African Union Border Program at GIZ (African Union Office).
This summer marked the first…
An Important Anniversary
The Organization of African Unity (OAU)– known in French as the Organization de l'Unité Africaine (OUA)) was established 50 years ago on May 15, 1963 in Addis Abada with 32 signatory governments. The OAU was disbanded on July 9, 2002 and replaced by…
Israeli Health Official Calls for Investigation into Reported Forced Contraception on Ethiopian Immigrant Women
TIME: Did Israeli Doctors Force Contraception on Ethiopian Immigrants?, by Sorcha Pollak:Israeli Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman has called for an investigation into the reported administering of Depo-Provera contraceptive shots to Ethiopian immigrant women without consent. . .
Security Agreements for Sudan and South Sudan
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan for signing agreements on security, the common border and economic relations during talks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. “These agreements provide vital elements in building a strong foundation…
First Woman Elected to Lead African Union Commission
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the election of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma of South Africa as Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and congratulates her on being the first African woman chosen to lead the regional body, his spokesperson said today. Ms. Zuma,…
Sudan and South Sudan
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the announcement of the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan to resume talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, next week, under the auspices of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel. “The Secretary-General encourages the parties to…
Sudan and South Sudan Sign a Peace Treaty
The governments of Sudan and South Sudan have signed a "Memorandum of Understanding on Non-Aggression and Cooperation." The peace treaty was signed in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Friday. It calls for the respect for each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,…
Ethiopia Sentences Journalists Under Anti-Terrorism Laws
A group of independent United Nations human rights experts today spoke out against the ongoing use of anti-terrorism laws to curb freedom of expression in Ethiopia, where several journalists were recently given prison sentences under such legislation. “Journalists play a…