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SECRETARY RICE HOLDS A NEWS BRIEFING EN ROUTE TO ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, AS RELEASED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT
DECEMBER 4, 2007
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... for example, the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia. It is absurd to think otherwise. Elaborating on K... of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. . Kofi Ababio Ph.D. ...
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Proceeds to Benefit Impoverished Students and Ensure They Receive Three Meals a Day at Fresh and Green Academy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Friends of Fresh and Green Academy Inc, a registered non-profit charity that works to feed, educate, clothe, and provide medical care for children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is hosting its Third Annual Texas Hold'em Poker Charity Fundraiser on September 12th, 2011. The event will be held in Manhattan at Connolly's Pub and Restaurant, 121 W. 45th Street, 3rd floor, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The evening's festivities include professional dealers and tables, Texas Hold'em and Blackjack, Monday Night Football, premium open bar, and three hours of passed hors d'oeuvres. Attendees also get $2,500 worth of chips. Be...
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pressed some of the world's last remaining friends of Moammar Gadhafi to abandon Libya's strongman and join the growing international demand for him to cede power.
Culminating a volcano-shortened trip to the Gulf and three African nations, Clinton told diplomats at the African Union headquarters in Ethiopia's capital that they needed to recognize that Gadhafi forfeited his legitimacy to rule by attacking his own citizens, adding that their solidarity with the Libyan people could make the difference for a peaceful future.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and the New Partnership for Africa Development (NEPAD) today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to significantly contribute to reducing malnutrition in Africa. The agreement was co-signed in Addis Ababa by Jay Naidoo, Chairman of GAIN, and Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki, CEO of NEPAD, during a meeting of NEPAD's Steering Committee.
We know solutions exist to reduce malnutrition through a number of simple, targeted and cost-effective interventions," said Jay Naidoo, Chairman of GAIN. "The first 1,000 days of life - from conception to age two - are a critical window of opportunity. Fortified staples, promotion of breastfeeding, and introduction of complementary foods after six m...
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Kimenya Adali Welcher and Yoseph Ramet at 5 p.m., Saturday, June 25, 2005 at Beulah Grove Baptist Church in Augusta.
Kimenya is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hannie Jordan Welcher, Sr. of Augusta. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Alice B. Welcher of Augusta and the late Mr. Freddie Lee Welcher, Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. James I. Herndon of Montgomery, Ala. She is a graduate of Augusta State University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts and Lesley University, where she earned a Masters of Education. She is currently attending the University of Phoenix for a M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision. She is employed by Charlotte Mecklenburg School System as a K-6 Technology Teacher and Coordinator. Yoseph is the son of Mrs. Beletch Dedebar and Mr. Ramet Tabor of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He is a gr...
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Solomon Henderson inherited just three things from his birth parents, who left him at an Ethiopian orphanage when he was 1 year old: a picture of Jesus, a plastic crucifix and HIV.
As one of some 14,000 Ethiopian children born with the virus every year, Solomon's prospects for survival - much less adoption - were grim. But Erin Henderson's heart stirred when she saw him, and she decided, on the spot, to adopt him.
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An Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Poliy Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, he directed an Independent Task Force that produced the report 'More Than Humanitarianism: A Strategic U.S. Approach Toward Africa. Ambassador Lyman has previously served as Executive Director of the Global Interdependence Initiative, Aspen Institute; Senior Fellow, United States Institute of Peace; Director of Refugee Programs, U.S. Department of State; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa; and Director of the U.S. Aid Mission, U.S. Agency for International Development, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to indict the president of Sudan has raised concerns about politics shrouding its work, and placed doubt in the notion of pursuing ju...
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MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - - The President of Equatorial Guinea, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, will participate in the G20 summit that will take place in the Mediterranean city of Cannes in November.
President Obiang, chosen unanimously as rotating President of the African Union (AU), at the 16th Ordinary Assembly celebrated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last month, will represent the 53 AU member states. During the summit, President Obiang urged his fellow Africans to take the lead in resolving the conflicts that have ravaged the continent. "Africa must focus on the dialogue for a peaceful negotiated solution to the conflicts that ravage our towns. Africa must assume, more than ever, a leading role not just on the continent but in the international arena.
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S. ambassador Tony Hall returns to Ethiopia, where 20 years ago he witnessed famine and began his tireless advocacy for the hungry
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - It was in this country 20 years ago that Tony Hall for the first time saw a child die. Actually, he saw 24 die in one morning.