By Kebour Ghenna Today I want to write one or two words about the surprise devaluation of the Birr. But first… Last week a dear reader from the government information office wrote to tell me how wrong I was to argue, that the Ethiopian ethnic based federal system has failed. Let me just say again,…
Kulturhusetstadsteatern Dead Donkeys Fear No Hyenas Human Rights Film Festival Klarabiografen A documentary thriller investigating the murky concept of ‘land grabbing,’ 15:00 to 15:30 Q & A with director Joakim Demmer. Read more about Director Demmer’s inspiration for the film . Around the globe, there is a massive commercial rush for farmland – the new…
Ethereum: The not-Bitcoin cryptocurrency that could help replace Uber BY EMMA HINCHLIFFE Mashable 2017 has been a big year for Bitcoin: its highest price ever, a major disappointment from the SEC for No. 1 Bitcoin fans the Winkelvoss twins, and, for a moment, a value higher than gold. But another cryptocurrency has been quietly growing…
Africa Image copyrightAFP The African Union hopes .africa will create a unique online identity for the continent Africa now has the unique web address .africa, equivalent to the more familiar .com, following its official launch by the African Union. AU commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma hailed its creation as the moment when Africa “got [its]…
About 100 million people rely on coffee for their livelihood but they’re not always getting a fair deal, writes Killian Stokes. Killian Stokes WHEN WE THINK about the products on supermarket shelves, there isn’t a level playing field. Take wine and coffee for example. The French don’t export green grapes. They export bottled and branded…
By Nizar Manek, Bloomberg Foreign direct investment in Ethiopia dropped by a fifth in the first half of the country’s fiscal year after violent anti-government protests in which foreign-owned businesses were targeted. The country attracted $1.2 billion in the six months through the end of December, compared with $1.5 billion in the same period a…
In today’s business world, leaders are emerging at all ranks. The role of the leader is not exclusive to executive-level positions. But being a great leader doesn’t have to mean going to management school. You can emerge as an effective trailblazer in your office by being true to yourself and constantly learning from the information…