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Ethiopia Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalegn said Eritreans are not only our neighbors but our cousins, more than anyone else in the Horn of Africa. Speacking to Girum Chala of CCTV, the Prime Minister said, he is eager to speak with Eritrean President...
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Ethiopia increases use of Blue Nile CCTV News Regional power Ethiopia is using its biggest water resource like never before according to a report by CCTV news. The country is utilizing the Blue Nile river (Abay) for irrigation and power generation des...
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The son of Ghanas first President, Sekou Nkrumah has called on the leadership and members of the Conventions Peoples Party (CPP) to "get out from their sunken ship" and strategize on the new way forward.
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Check out the first full release trailer for Victoria Mahoney's Yelling To The Sky, which MPI opens in NYC this Friday, December 14th, to be followed by an expansion into other major markets, all in conjunction with a cable VOD, and digitial platforms. The coming-of-age drama, produced by Mahoney, Billy Mulligan and Ged Dickersin, stars Zoë Kravitz, Antonique Smith, Gabourey Sidibe, Tim Blake Nelson, Jason Clarke, Yolonda Ross, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, and Shareeka Epps. Synopsis reads: In this gripping urban drama, rising star Zoë Kravitz plays 17-year...
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Ethiopia: CCTV Africa profiles Ethiopian pop-star Teddy AfroChina's state-run CCTV profiles Ethiopian pop star Teddy Afro to African audience.
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This comedic web series needs no introduction at this point. Check out episode 5 of Brothers With No Game. And get caught up, if you need to.
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Ethiopian Airlines to form a JV in Zambia and expand routes to Madrid, Singapore Ethiopian Airlines to form a JV in Zambia and expand routes to Madrid, Singapore nazret.com - Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam said the carrier is in talks...
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Mercy Corps Planning $10 Million Private-Equity Fund in Ethiopia Mercy Corps Planning $10 Million Private-Equity Fund in Ethiopia By William Davison Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Mercy Corps, a non-governmental aid agency, plans to set up a $10 million...
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A long list ahead... This year's Slamdance Film Festival short film competition slate features 32 live action shorts, 10 documentary shorts, and 19 animated shorts - for a total of 61 short films! A jury will present awards to short films in competition in the following categories: Narrative, Animation, and Documentary. Competition shorts are also eligible for the Spirit of Slamdance Award. The full list follows via press release from Slamdance, below: SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2013 GLOBAL SHORTS & NEW BEYOND PROGRAM SHORTS & BEYOND BOW IN PARK CITY FOR SLAMDANCE 2013 BRINGING 26 NEW WORLD PREMIERES AND 21 US PREMIERES LOS...
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As the school year draws to a close in South America, hundreds of students are celebrating completion of their two-year English Access program, and recognizing how much Access has done for them beyond developing proficiency in a new language. During a visit last week, I had the chance to visit some of these students in Peru and Paraguay. They expressed themselves with confidence when we spoke English together, and reflected thoughtfully on their experience in essays on "What English Access Means to Me."
At the Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano in the northwest Peruvian city of Chepen, the Access graduates-to-be talk knowledgeably about important figures in U.S. history such as Benjamin Franklin (for whom the Institute's school is named), celebrate U.S. holidays, develop an awareness ...
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Egypt's opposition accuses the Muslim Brotherhood of torturing protesters. Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao's knockout defeat becomes the latest web sensation. And web users have been paying tribute to the late Ravi Shankar.
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Richard Joseph is the John Evans Professor of International History and Politics at Northwestern University and a Senior Fellow with the Program...
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