Here's your Ethiopian news for the week. And I'm wondering...anybody besides me bothered by the Spanish newspaper on a blog about Ethiopia? I'd love a picture of an Ethiopian newspaper instead. Please, someone, send one to me...

Ethiopia: Lions Miss Out On Country's Tourism Growth

Business in Africa (Johannesburg)
November 22, 2006

Despite Africa recording the World's fastest tourist growth for the second year running according to the UNWTO, and Ethiopia showing good progress too, one of the East Africa country's zoos has had to poison rare lions to make ends meet. (Continue reading here)

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Africa: ILO Report Says Africa's Youth Worst Hit By Unemployment, Poverty & Discouragement

The Reporter (Addis Ababa)

November 18, 2006

The number of youth aged 15-24 looking for a first job in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa outpaces the number of newly created jobs in a world region which already has the highest proportion of young people in the labour force, says a new ILO report. (Continue reading here)

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Ethiopia: Diaspora - Why One Would "Want to Return to One of the World's Poorest Countries"


The Reporter (Addis Ababa)
November 19, 2006

Earlier this week, the BBC published an article on diaspora participation in Ethiopian economic development efforts as part of its Africa Works series, which looks at the increasing opportunities for investment and entrepreneurial activities in Africa (see "Ethiopia asks diaspora to work at home" - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6136010.stm).

The piece reports on the growing number of Ethiopians from the diaspora who are returning to live and invest in their homeland as well as the opportunities (economic climate, various incentives offered by the government) and challenges (bureaucracy, red tape, etc.) facing them. (Continue reading here)

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Ethiopia: US Embassy Hosts Women Entrepreneurs' Trade Fair
The Ethiopian Herald (Addis Ababa)

November 19, 2006
Addis Ababa

The embassy of the United States (US) yesterday hosted a "Mini" women entrepreneurs' trade fair.

According to a press release issued by the Embassy the trade fair show cased top quality goods like textiles, handicrafts, traditional and modern clothing, leather, jewelry, shoes, flowers, and home furnishings. (Continue reading here)

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Ethiopia: Shortage of Vaccines for Meningitis

November 20, 2006 Nairobi

The Ethiopian health ministry is short of vaccines to contain the spread of meningitis that has so far claimed 10 lives in the Southern Nations Nationalities and People's Region (SNNPR) and infected 612 more, a health update said on Monday. (Continue reading here)

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Ethiopia: Socio-Economic Impact of HIV/Aids Not Given Attention

The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa)

November 21, 2006

Despite the fact that HIV/AIDS has been retarding the economic and social development of Africa, only little attention was given to the epidemic's socio-economic consequences, a social science organization remarked at an international conference opened at UN ECA headquarters in Addis Ababa.(Continue reading here)

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Ethiopia: Multiplication of Imported Rice Species Proves Successful

The Ethiopian Herald (Addis Ababa)

November 21, 2006 Bahir Dar

A pilot rice multiplication project carried out in Fogera Woreda of South Gondar Zone on three species imported from South Africa last Ethiopian year has become successful, the Woreda Agriculture and Rural Development Office said.(Continue reading here)