Japan and San Marino top countries for life-expectancy 08/31/2009 05:42 AM Kim Matas The U.S., which spends the highest amount of money per person on health care, also still lags on child mortality compared to other advanced nations. ——- By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press Writer GENEVA (AP) — Girls born in Japan today are likely to live until the year 2095, some with a good... 

AU special summit: Ethiopia-Eritrea border row tops debate Afrique en ligne Tripoli, Libya – African leaders who gathered in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, Monday, for a special summit on the resolution of conflicts plaguing the continent, have appealed to Ethiopia to proceed with the demarcation of its border with Eritrea to end one of the longest-running border rows in Africa. The Special... 

  Thousands Felled by Diarrhea Outbreak in Ethiopian Capital By Peter Heinlein (VOA) Addis Ababa 31 August 2009 Health officials in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa are battling a severe outbreak of Acute Watery Diarrhea.  As many as 1,000 cases a day have been reported in the past week, and several people have died.  Hospitals are erecting... 

Eritrea To Face Uganda In CECAFA U-17 Championship Final The Cranes and the Red Sea Boys will meet in the decider… Aug 30, 2009 11:08:50 PM Uganda’s Noah Kasule vs Nigeria’s Sani Kaita Uganda beat Tanzania in a penalty shoot-out at Khartoum Stadium on Friday night to reach the final of the CECAFA Under-17 Championship in Sudan. Thomas Emanuel put Tanzania ahead in the... 

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Netanyahu slams Israeli school ban on Ethiopia Jews Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:20am GMT   var csvSymbolIds = ""; var quoteLink = "false"; drawControls(); JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday condemned three Jewish religious schools for what he termed their immoral refusal to admit 100 Ethiopian Jewish students. Spokesmen for Israel’s... 

  The Eritrean national team under the age of 17 passes to final match By Shabait Aug 30, 2009, 10:47 Asmara, 30 August 2009 – The Eritrean national team under the age of 17 that is participation at the Eastern and Central African Football Championship yesterday beat the Sudanese counterpart 2-0, thus passing to the final phase. Accordingly, the Eritrean... 

Eritrea VIDEO: New ERI-TV Movie TIMALI (Part 6) | MOSAIC (August 30, 2009) ** If you prefer to watch the Sunday Movie “Timali” first, point your mouse at 60% and click and you should be able to fast forward.  Read More →

  Millions facing famine in Ethiopia as rains fail Independent.co.uk International aid agencies fear that the levels of death and starvation last seen 24 years ago, are set to return to the Horn of Africa. Paul Rodgers reports Sunday, 30 August 2009 Women and children gather at a food distribution centre in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region The spectre of famine has returned to the Horn... 

EU signs trade pact with southeast African nations BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union signed a temporary trade pact Saturday with Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe and Madagascar calling for tariffs on European goods would be removed over the next 15 years. The four countries in southeast Africa have had full access to the EU consumer market – the world’s biggest – since...