By Chalachew Tadesse, The 28 Ethiopian migrants of Christian faith murdered by the Islamic State (IS) on Apr. 19 in Libya had planned to cross the Mediterranean Sea in search of work in Europe. Commenting on the killings to Fana Broadcasting Corporation (FBC), Ethiopian government spokesperson Redwan Hussien urged potential migrants not to risk their […]
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By TesfaNews, ONE wonders after 60 years and more than $1 trillion in post-colonial development-related aid, Africa is not yet free from chronic poverty. Real per-capita income today is lower than it was in the 1970s, and more than 50% of the population live on less than a dollar a day, a figure that has nearly doubled […]
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By UN Eritrea, ERITREA is building its own development solutions. The goal of the UN System in Eritrea is to provide quality advisory services, share best practices and support government efforts to build capacity to address development challenges related to basic social services, capacity development, disaster risk management, food security, and gender in the context […]
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By Africa W, THE World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were set up during the end of the World War II to rebuild the economies of Europe. However, in order for the world bank and the IMF to implement their policies, they began offering loans to poor countries but only if the poor […]
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By Solomon G.S., IN TODAY’S Ethiopia, not only are the liberties of citizens trampled by the regime, but the rank of the destitute is increasing at a high rate. It is simply impossible for a citizen of the country to think that they have inviolable rights as human beings, that their moral worth and dignity […]
Continue ReadingBy Eritrea Mission to the AU, THE new Horn of Africa Initiative led by the World Bank was launched on 27 October 2014 at the Headquarters of the UN Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa. The initiative aims to address some of the key drivers of instability in the Horn of Africa (HoA) and […]
Continue ReadingBy TesfaNews, ERITREA throws its political support behind the US$8 billion major new development initiative that aimed to reduce poverty, boost economic growth and promote business activity across the Horn of Africa. The initiative was launched last week during a historic trip to the region by leaders of the global and regional institutions. UN Secretary-General Ban […]
Continue ReadingBy Fikrejesus Amahazion, Last week, amidst all of the mainstream topics receiving attention at the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), members of the United Nations (UN) and the Government of Eritrea (GoE) hosted an important, yet less heralded, meeting that focused on Eritrea’s health developments.
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