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PRESS RELEASE Oval-shaped huts scattered all around a small area adorned with lush indigenous trees and expansive green meadows that give a feeling of homeliness is typical of villages in the Sidama zone, where Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs a maternal health project in the Chire and Mejo divisions (known as woredas). Expectant mother Widinesh Legabo's village is 20 kilometres from the administrative town of Mejo. Widinesh, 32, has already gone through five challenging pregnancies, with long hours of labour, extensive bleeding and extreme shock during child birth. From the age of 16, when she had her first child, each delivery has always been a tormenting time for Widinesh. " Once I even went through a terrible six-day labour. I was suffering day and night. The cheerful voices of children playing out in the open and the sound of mowing cows outside that I always liked became unbearable. I wanted to lie still and forget that I was alive. The pain was unbearable ,&q

Office blocks under construction in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. But the reality is also many very poor neighbourhoods. Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters “Dawn. And as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside Korem it lights up a biblical  famine , now, in the 20th century. This place, say workers here, is the closest thing to hell on earth.” That  television news report  by the BBC’s Michael Buerk in 1984 framed Ethiopia  for a generation as a place of famine and in need of salvation. Almost 30 years later the country is hailed by pundits as an “African lion” after a decade of stellar  economic growth . Now further evidence of its turnaround has arrived with research showing that Ethiopia is creating millionaires at a faster rate than any other country on the continent. The number of dollar millionaires in the east African nation rose from 1,300 in 2007 to 2,700 by September this year, according to  New World Wealth , a consultancy based

International donors pledged $8 billion in development aid Monday for projects across eight countries in the Horn of Africa, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon announced at the start of a visit to the region. The aid, from organizations including the World Bank, African Development Bank (AfDB), European Union and Islamic Development Bank (IDB), will support efforts to boost economies and stem conflict and hunger across the volatile region. Countries targeted are Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda. Infographic: Donors pledge funds for Horn of Africa (Design by Farwa Rizwan/ Al Arabiya News) "The countries of the Horn of Africa are making important yet unheralded progress in economic growth and political stability," Ban said in a statement. "Now is a crucial moment to support those efforts, end the cycles of conflict and poverty, and move from fragility to sustainability."  Ban, who begins his Horn of Africa trip in Et

World Bulletin/News Desk An Ethiopian official said Saturday that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and particularly cancer are alarmingly increasing in Ethiopia. "Earlier NCDs were considered as problems affecting developed countries," Dr. Mahlet Kifle of the Health Ministry told Anadolu Agency. Colorectal cancer is the leading cancer in males followed by leukemia and prostate cancer, according to the registry. "Currently, they are affecting developing countries like Ethiopia as the lifestyle in such countries is being changed," Kifle said. According to the Addis Ababa Cancer Registry, a total of over 5700 cancer cases were recorded in Addis Ababa in the period from September 2011 to August 2014. The registry indicates that females constitute 67 percent of cancer cases in Addis Ababa, while 33 per cent are said to be males. Breast cancer is the most common in females followed by cervix cancer. Colorectal cancer is the leading cancer in males fo

9th Nov 2014: Uganda Vs Ethiopia  11th Nov 2014: Uganda Vs Sudan Ahead of the next AFCON 2015 Qualifiers crucial deciders between Uganda and Ghana (at home) and Guinea (away), the Cranes have landed two international build up games early November. “The Cranes need these build up games to help the technical team gauge players ahead of the matches” FUFA President, Moses Magogo revealed as he addressed the delegates at the 90th FUFA general assembly held at Lira Hotel. The international build up against Ethiopia on the 9th November 2014 has been organized by the Ministry of Health to raise awareness about the deadly HIV/AIDS scourge. Three days later, Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has organized another friendly match on the 11th November 2014 against Sudan. Both matches will be hosted at the Nelson Mandela Stadium, Namboole. Uganda, who currently lie  3rd in group E with 4 points  hosts Ghana on the 15th November in the second last AFCON 2015 qualifier at