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Media Advisory: USAID Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick Travels to East Africa
African Press Organization
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April 2, 2019
Download logo U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick will travel to Kenya, Rwanda, and Ethiopia April 2-13. In Kenya, the Deputy Administrator will meet with implementing partners and government...
UK’s National Army Museum to hand over locks of hair belonging to Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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March 18, 2019
Download logo Following discussions between the Ambassador of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Mr Fesseha Shawel Gebre and the Director of the United Kingdom’s National Army Museum, Brigadier Justin Maciejewski DSOMBE, an agreement...
EXPERIENCE THE GREAT ETHIOPIAN RUN, A RACE LIKE NO OTHER
EIN Presswire
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October 16, 2018
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, October 16, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Ethiopia is a trending destination you will see on more and more travel media must-visit lists. A great way to see what all the buzz is about is the Great Ethiopian Run...
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY18 Promoting Religious and Ethnic Tolerance in Ethiopia
U.S. Department of State
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March 7, 2019
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY18 Promoting Religious and Ethnic Tolerance in Ethiopia This is the announcement of funding opportunity number...
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Promotes Worker Rights in Ethiopia
U.S. Department of State
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February 21, 2019
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Promotes Worker Rights in Ethiopia This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0005608 Catalog of Federal...
CUV Ventures Corp. RevoluVIP Travel Club Activates +18,000 Vacation Activities in +130 Countries at 1,342 Travel Destinations
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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March 28, 2019
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CUV Ventures Corp. (TSX-V: CUV) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has activated, on March 27th 2019, over 18,000; Tours, Excursions, Theme Parks, Day-Trips and, event...
Africa & Middle East Mobile Travel Booking Business and Investment Opportunities Databook 2019
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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February 14, 2019
Dublin, Feb. 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Africa & Middle East Mobile Travel Booking Business and Investment Opportunities (Databook Series) - Market Size and Forecast, Retail Spend Analysis, and Consumer Attitude & Behaviour" report has been...
Hilton launches ‘Big Five’ for Sustainable Travel and Tourism across Africa
African Press Organization
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October 3, 2018
Hilton (NYSE:HLT) (newsroom.Hilton.com) today announced an initial investment of USD$1 million to drive sustainable travel and tourism in Africa. To do so, the company will focus on five key areas - Hilton’s Big Five: Youth Opportunity: investing...
Since the Godoria Shipwreck More Ethiopian Migrants Opt to Go Back Home
African Press Organization
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February 27, 2019
A January shipwreck that took the lives of dozens of migrants from the Horn of Africa may pose a turning point in the deadly passage of Africans to the Arabian Peninsula. Officials of the International Organization for Migration report that since...
President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa Visits Ethiopian Airlines
EIN Presswire
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June 25, 2018
Results in Closer U.S. - Ethiopian Business Partnerships ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, June 25, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce Gilbert Kaplan led a large delegation of U.S. businesses and officials from across...
UN human rights expert group to begin 16-day visit South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda
African Press Organization
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December 6, 2018
Download logo Members of the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan will begin a four-country, 16-day official field visit to South Sudan and countries in the region tomorrow, as part of their probe into human rights violations in the East...
Ethiopia Travel Alert
Travel.State.Gov
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May 15, 2015
The State Department recommends U.S. citizens maintain a high level of security awareness during the electoral period and avoid political rallies, polling centers, demonstrations, and crowds of any kind as instances of unrest can occur. Review...
Measles
Safetravel
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May 23, 2024
The Ministry of Health is strongly recommending all people travelling overseas (to any destination) are fully immunised against measles with two doses of MMR vaccine before they go. Current MMR Immunisation rates in New Zealand mean that a...
Ethiopian women cooperative increases incomes thanks to FAO-Eataly partnership
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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February 25, 2015
Members of the cooperative whose cactus pear marmalade will soon reach Italian tables. 25 February 2015, Rome - A cooperative of women in Ethiopia is set to reach the international market thanks to a partnership between Italian gourmet food store...
South Africa: President Zuma Returns from Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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January 30, 2018
President Jacob Zuma has today, 30 January 2018, arrived back in South Africa from a successful visit to Addis Ababa, in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, where he led the South African Government delegation to the 30th Assembly of...
The 2018 U.S. Exchange Program Alumni Conference – “Partners for a Brighter Future in Ethiopia”
African Press Organization
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April 24, 2018
The 2018 U.S. Exchange Program Alumni Conference – “Partners for a Brighter Future in Ethiopia” – was organized by the U.S. Embassy and brought together 250 alumni from all over Ethiopia. Discussions focused on how participants could contribute to...
Press Statement by Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State on the Occasion of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia's National Day
African Press Organization
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May 28, 2018
Press Statement by Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State on the Occasion of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia's National Day: On behalf of President Trump and the people of the United States, I send my best wishes to all Ethiopians as they...
UN Migration Agency Helps Over 100 Ethiopian Migrants Return Home from Yemen
African Press Organization
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May 30, 2018
Yesterday (29/05), IOM, the UN Migration Agency, helped some 101 Ethiopian migrants leave Yemen through Hudaydah Port as clashes grew closer to the area. The migrants are currently travelling via the Gulf of Aden to Djibouti, which they will...
U.S. Embassy Highlights Support for Cultural Preservation at Book Launch - Ethiopia: The Living Churches of an Ancient Kingdom
African Press Organization
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January 24, 2018
The Ambassador of the United States of America Michel A. Rayner hosted a reception for the launch of the book “Ethiopia: The Living Churches of an Ancient Kingdom”. Minister of Tourism and Culture Dr. Hirut Woldemariam and His Holiness Abune...
United Nations report on world economic situation launched in Ethiopia
African Press Organization
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January 19, 2018
The 2018 edition of the World Economic Situation and Prospects report (WESP2018) was launched in Addis Ababa on 16 January under the auspices of the Macroeconomic Policy Division (MPD) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)....