Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo gather by a market in the Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in Uganda.
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Uganda is making an effort in a neighbourhood where few other countries have the same enthusiasm.
In north Ethiopia, farmers commonly use an ox-drawn single-tined plough called mahrasha.
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Due to warfare, ploughing and planting was not timely in Tigray. This may lead to a second year with failed crops.
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame meets Israel’s then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2017.
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Most countries in Africa have chosen to separate the issue of the Palestinians from economic cooperation with Israel.
Morocco wanted to spend more on health care. As a result, its credit rating was cut.
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Low-income countries that sought to spend more on health care during the pandemic have been hit with ratings downgrades, while others avoided borrowing entirely.
Humanitarian agencies are often thrust into the heart of contentious crises without easy or quick solutions.
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When humanitarian agencies are obliged to stop operations by political decision or because of huge physical insecurity, the poorest and most vulnerable succumb first through starvation and disease.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrives to cast his vote during the country’s parliamentary elections in Beshasha, Oromia, in June.
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Instead of fanning the flames, the West needs to be even-handed in bringing the warring sides to the table.
Traders leave their cabbages after the County Governor ordered the closure of the main open air market to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Kisumu, Kenya.
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Lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19 had various effects on food as it went from farms to plates.
A crowd wait in a stadium in Jimma on June 16, 2021 for an electoral campaign rally of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
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In Ethiopia’s new and unsettled political space, there are issues related to the current electoral rules, the performance and strength of the opposition parties, and to campaigning.
The establishment of the African Union shows how social context is important in international organisations.
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Formation of the African Union shows how social context is important in international negotiations.
Children in a classroom in Gondar in the Amhara Region. Ethiopia has signed a deal to register 5 million school children using blockchain.
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It’s time to shift focus away from bitcoin and to pay more attention to other blockchain projects promising to make real contributions to the world.
Protesters chant “Stop the genocide in Tigray!” during a demonstration against Ethiopia’s war against Tigray regional forces on May 07, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.
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Establishing whether a genocide is happening in Ethiopia requires an independent and objective investigation – which probably won’t happen.
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Digital media shutdowns in Africa will lead to higher economic costs and greater public outrage.
Ethiopian protestors march down 42nd Street in New York during a “It’s my Dam” protest on March 11, 2021.
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Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt and their neighbours could deploy large-scale solar and wind farms, connected by a regionally integrated power grid.
Cairo downtown panorama, view on the Nile and bridges, Egypt.
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Given the ever increasing importance of coordinated management Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt should manage all dams through the Nile Basin Commission.
An aerial shot of The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reservoir filling up. Taken in 2020.
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Nile communities carefully monitored and recorded the river’s flow. Centuries later these records are still being used by water resource managers around the world to analyse unpredictable river flows.
Survivors of the violence in Benishangul-Gumuz gather in a circle at a displaced persons camp in Chagni, Ethiopia in December 2020.
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It’s a confluence of local, regional, national and, possibly, foreign interests.
Zimbabwe leaders welcome Chinese COVID-19 experts at the Robert Mugabe International Airport in Harare on May 11, 2020.
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China is providing masks, vaccines, medical equipment and personnel to African countries ignored by the U.S. in recent years, positioning itself as an essential partner to the region.
A young Ethiopian refugee carries water containers at the Um Raquba camp in Sudan in November 2020.
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Adolescent girls can contribute to social change, economic growth, sustainable development and peaceful societies. They should be able to live their lives free from violence.
Health workers collect data from a man before taking samples during Kenya’s COVID-19 mass testing exercise.
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The availability of data by sex and gender is important for national responses when it comes to prevention, treatment and control.
A warehouse for flour preservation and distribution to refugees at a refugee camp in Ethiopia.
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Time in the camps does not move forward and educated refugees are stuck, without the opportunity to create a path for a better future.