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By Teshome Abebe nazret.com - In my last article titled “ A Matter of Conscience or Strategy ”, I wrote about wining. In that piece, I suggested that wining is not always being first but doing things better than one has ever done before. In this article, I wish to suggest that Ethiopia is a country that is truly looking to the future. As a consequence, it is indeed ‘a nation in a rush’. Let me explain. The first principle of economics is that we cannot have everything we want. Because resources are so limited (abundance is not the theme of economic science) compared to our wants, we are all forced to make choices that, by necessity, require trade-offs. This is inevitable at the individual level as it is also true at the national level. And one of the goals of economic policy is to attempt to raise the standard of living of citizens. Whether one agrees with it or not, and there are genuine and differing opinions here, Ethiopia has been attempting to raise the standard of living of

Ethiopia will host this year’s eLearning Africa which is also the tenth anniversary edition and which will be held under the patronage of the Ethiopian government. The conference, which is the largest international event in Africa on ICT for education, training and development, will be held in Addis Ababa from May 20th – 22nd, under the patronage of the Ethiopian Government. Speaking of Ethiopia’s decision to host the event, Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister H.E .   Dr Debretsion Gebremichael said, “My government is pleased to host eLearning Africa as this is a conference returning to Ethiopia, where my government joined arms with ICWE in conceiving and launching the first eLearning Africa platform on African soil.” “ eLearning Africa 2015 will create an opportunity to reflect on the 10 year  journey traversed by eLearning Africa since its first conference in Addis Ababa. Furthermore, Ethiopia, as the seat of the African Union, welcomes conferences that bring together Afric

Three organizations shortlisted for prestigious 2014 Kochon Prize 07 October 2014 - Geneva, Switzerland - Three outstanding organizations have been shortlisted for the 2014 Kochon Prize. The theme for this year focused on innovators working with TB communities to reach the three million people who are missed every year. The nominees are: TB/HIV Care Association, a South African non-profit organization that has shown innovation in working with communities and key populations to fight against TB; REACH Ethiopia, a small locally registered entity who successfully implemented a TB REACH project in the Sidama district of Ethiopia; and Indus Hospital TB Programme, a pioneer in the use of technology to expand access to free, community-based TB care in Pakistan. The US $65,000 Kochon Prize has been awarded annually for the past six years to persons, institutions or organizations that have made a highly significant contribution to combating TB, a disease that is curable but still