Johan Vidal in Gambella, Ethiopia 21 March 2011 The Guardian It's the deal of the century: £150 a week to lease more than 2,500 sq km (1,000 sq miles) of virgin, fertile land – an area the size of Dorset – for 50 years. Bangalore-based food company Karuturi Global says it had not even seen the land when it was offered by the Ethiopian government with tax breaks thrown in. Karuturi... 

Inspired by the global project for the Godiaf orphanage in Eritrea, over the summer of 2010 YPFDJ Dallas adopted a group home just outside of the capitol city Asmara, in an area called Emba Dorho. With the support of the Dallas community and the children of the United Eritrean American Families, YPFDJ Dallas was able to raise $2000 to take with them to Eritrea. During their travels, six members of... 

Dr. Debas is the Director of the UC Global Health Institute and the Senior Global Health Advisor at UCSF. He was the founding Executive Director of UCSF Global Health Sciences which was established in 2003. Prior to that, he held several positions at UCSF including Chancellor and Dean of the School of Medicine.  Read More →

PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 Eritrea's Struggle to Survive is the result of unprecedented access that offers a rare look inside the reclusive nation of Eritrea. It's a place that many have never heard of, yet which offers stunning beauty, geographical and ethnic diversity – and an indomitable spirit. This is the first full-length High Definition documentary ever filmed in the newly... 

New Eritrean artist Samson Ezra born in Uganda sings Yohannes Tikabo's (wedi Tikabo) song Kebebuwa  Read More →

Hannah held the audience spell bound with her beautiful story of discovery, rediscovery and self-discovery before, during and after a journey which took her back to her origins in Eritrea for the first time.  Read More →

So much to say and yet so difficult to verbalize so many of the things we experienced.   I feel so priviledged to have been able to have this experience in this special place where so few westerners, especially Americans are ever allowed to go. And it was indeed a challenge to make this trip. When I contacted the American embassy in Eritrea a few months prior to inform them about my plans to... 

Sudan stands at a crossroads with the people of the South set to vote in January on whether to become independent. Al Jazeera looks at the issues behind the potential division of Sudan's natural resources. Crossroads Sudan – Sudan's path to development    Read More →

ጋሻ መደብ መንእሰያት፡ ዳንኤል ተኽለሃይማኖት ዳንኤል ተኽለሃይማኖት ሓደ ካብቶም ብደረጃ ኣህጉር ተወዳደርቲ ኾይኖም ንኤርትራ ኽፀውዕዋ ዝኸአሉ ስፖርተኛታት'ዩ። ወዲ 22-ዓመት ዝኾነ ተቀዳዳማይ ብሽክለታ ዳንኤል ትኸለሃይማኖት ኣብ ቀረባ ብዘኻየዶ... 

Dr. Haile Debas, director of the University of California Global Health Institute, was the keynote speaker at this year's Duke Surgery Global Health Symposium. A surgeon by training, Debas addresses the need for further collaboration and commitment to building the capacity for surgery in low- and middle-income countries, where resources are limited.  Read More →