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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

Addis Ababa awaits Pushkin statue from Moscow Photo: www.worldbulletin.net The life-size, bronze statue has stood at the center Moscow's Pushkin Square since being inaugurated in 1880 by world-renowned Russian authors Ivan Turgenev and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. World Bulletin/News Desk Ethiopia is awaiting the imminent arrival of a decades-old statue of renowned Russian poet Alexander Pushkin – who allegedly had Ethiopian roots – from Russia, Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. Born in 1799 in Moscow, Pushkin, whose ancestry is claimed by both Ethiopia and Eritrea, is considered the father of modern Russian literature. Foreign Ministry spokesman Dina Mufti told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday that the Pushkin statue would be transported to Addis Ababa from Moscow "soon." "It's a gift to Addis Ababa from Moscow," he said, noting that the two governments were currently arranging the logistics of the move. The life-size, bronze statue

Kirsten Hund, Senior Mining Specialist at the World Bank Photo:  www.newbusinessethiopia.com Kirsten Hund, Senior Mining Specialist at the World Bank As Ethiopia expands investment in the mining industry issuing some 200 exploration and production licenses so far, the World Bank highlighted the need for civil societies that understand the mining sector of the country and address the local communities’ voices. Civil society’s knowledge and understanding of mining, and its various implications, is rather limited in Ethiopia, according to ‘the Bank’s report, ‘Strategic assessment of the Ethiopian Mining Sector’, launched at the joint meeting organized by World Bank and Ministry of Mines of Ethiopia.  “…Thus activities that strengthen either formal NGO/CSOs, or that target more informal and traditional local organizations, are needed. This is to ensure that the voice and concerns of local communities may be articulated, expressed and considered in the development of future min