Twenty-eight years ago this month, dozens of popular musicians “checked their egos at the door” of a Los Angeles studio to record ‘We Are the World’ (WATW), generating over $75 million for famine relief. Now AllAfrica and USA for Africa are inviting the public to join artists and entertainers in a two-year initiative in advance [...]
Attention Focused on How Africans Hurt by Huge Corporate Land Grabs
December 20, 2012 | Posted by
With the African continent being advertised across the globe as the next great investment opportunity for Western big business, the downside of such business interest is now apparent: Investors and corporations are engaged in large-scale land grabs all over Africa, leasing or buying huge tracts of land—with government consent—and consequently driving tens of thousands of [...]
Ethiopian Pianist Samuel Yirga’s Debut Album, ‘Guzo’, is Black Gold
November 9, 2012 | Posted by
Ethiopia enjoys a rich tradition of enticing music, filled with asymmetric rhythms set to a haunting, five-note scale and sly double-entendre lyrics in the Amharic language. It’s a shame that, for Western listeners, a full, clear picture of Ethiopian music has been elusive. The period from the late ’60s to the late ’70s was a [...]
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu to Open Stand Alone soleRebels Store in Taiwan
November 5, 2012 | Posted by
Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is one of Africa’s most celebrated businesswomen. The international media seemingly can’t get enough of this founder of soleRebels, an Ethiopian-based footwear company. She has won numerous entrepreneurship awards, posing in pictures with the likes of Richard Branson, and regularly speaks at conferences across the world. For many people, Alemu has become [...]
Africa’s Female Entrepreneurs Defying Perceptions, Stereotypes
October 11, 2012 | Posted by
KAMPALA, UGANDA – Far too often, in the view of Africa’s budding female entrepreneurs, their continent is characterized as the recipient of aid that enables residents just to struggle by, and as a place that mistreats and marginalizes its women. Late in 2010, after a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations’ [...]
Haiti: Peanut Butter Could Be The Key To Aiding Poor Kids And Economies
October 5, 2012 | Posted by
It’s as simple as it is cheap and readily available to help the millions of impoverished children of the world. Some humanitarian groups contend that enriched peanut butter could be the key to helping malnourished children regain their health. The organizations are trying to make this food right where it’s needed most in countries like [...]
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Dead at 57
August 21, 2012 | Posted by
Meles Zenawi, who ruled Ethiopia for more than 20 years, has died while undergoing treatment for an undisclosed illness, according to Ethiopian state television. It announced on Tuesday that the 57-year-old prime minister died from a sudden infection while recovering from the illness at a hospital abroad. In a statement read on state TV, Simon Bereket, information [...]
Ethiopian Airlines Takes Delivery of Boeing 787. So Far Only Japan Has Them
August 9, 2012 | Posted by
Ethiopian Airlines will receive its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner this month. The airline was one of the first customers in the world, and the first customer in Africa, for Boeing’s new- generation airliner, which entered revenue service in October last year with All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan. Ethiopian has ordered ten of the aircraft. [...]
Ethiopian Airlines Takes Delivery of Boeing 787 Dreamliner. So Far, Only Japan Has Them
August 8, 2012 | Posted by
Ethiopian Airlines will receive its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner this month. The airline was one of the first customers in the world, and the first customer in Africa, for Boeing’s new- generation airliner, which entered revenue service in October last year with All Nippon Airways (ANA) of Japan. Ethiopian has ordered ten of the aircraft. [...]
Ethiopia’s Tiki Gelana Wins Gold, Sets New Olympic Women’s Marathon Record
August 5, 2012 | Posted by
LONDON (AP) — Tiki Gelana felt the marathon slipping away when she tumbled on the rain-slickened street. Around the halfway point of the race, the Ethiopian was knocked down by another runner as she reached for her water bottle, a hard fall that bloodied her right elbow. Already aching, Gelana thought about pulling out. Instead, [...]
