Ethiopia’s Green Famine (The Globalist)

While the land may be green and crops are growing, there is not enough food to go around in Ethiopia. Though innovations in therapeutic feeding products keep people alive, Susan Braden of Save the Children points out that the underlying conditions of starvation still remain.

China's ZTE to boost ETC's Ethiopia mobile users (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Ethiopia Telecommunications Corp (ETC) plans to boost mobile subscribers to 15 million in two years, from 2.2 million now, using $1.5 billion from China's ZTE Corp , the Ethiopian firm said on Wednesday.

'3 killed, 52,000 displaced' by Ethiopia floods (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Dramatic floods in the eastern Somali region of Ethiopia have killed at least three people and displaced more than 50,000 since the start of the month, aid sources said.

Ethiopia: Thousands Displaced By Floods in Somali Region (AllAfrica.com)

At least 52,000 people have abandoned their homes in Ethiopia's Somali region after the Wade Shabelle and Genale rivers burst their banks following heavy rains.

Ethiopia ban stays as talks fail (BBC News)

Ethiopia remains banned after the failure of talks aimed at breaking the deadlock between the divided factions of the national football federation.

Hard times in rural Ethiopia - Jane Beesley (AlertNet)

Oxfam GB - UK Worsening drought and high food prices are pushing many families in Ethiopia to the brink. Humanitarian Communications Officer Jane Beesley reports. Afar, close to the Eritrea and Djibouti borders in Ethiopia, is dry and hot. It’s one of those places where extremes exist, bizarre juxtapositions. Cutting through the landscape is one of the best roads [...]

UN deputy chief to address Africa development meeting in Ethiopia (People's Daily)

UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro left for Ethiopia on Wednesday to attend the Second Meeting of the Africa Commission. The two-day meeting, which begins on Nov. 20 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, will focus on the creation of jobs in advancing economic growth in Africa. That's to enhance implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, the internationally approved targets for ...

Surging Demand for Power Offers Lucrative Investment Opportunities in Ethiopia (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Rising demand for power in Ethiopia has led to substantial and lucrative investment opportunities for both international and local power companies. Ethiopian energy policy, which includes the Rural Electrification and Universal Electricity Access Programme, has resulted in sizeable investment from the government and the donor community.

Ethiopia: Deputy Secretary-General to Address African Development Meetings in Country (AllAfrica.com)

Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro leaves for Ethiopia today to attend the second meeting of the Africa Commission, focusing on the creation of jobs to further economic growth in Africa.

Ethiopia won't stay in Somalia "indefinitely" (AlertNet)

Source: Reuters (Adds byline, quotes) By Tsegaye Tadesse ADDIS ABABA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Ethiopia said on Tuesday it was not prepared to continue propping up Somalia's interim government "indefinitely" ...