News on Addis Ababa

Taxes could fill AIDS funding crunch: U.N.

2011-12-07T07:30:13Z

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The fight against AIDS risks being set back years by a global financial crisis, the head of the United Nations campaign against the disease warned Wednesday.

About 34 million people worldwide are infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus ...

Holyfield to fight in Ethiopia for AIDS charity

2010-07-14T15:04:38Z

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters Life!) - Boxing icon Evander Holyfield will fight in desperately poor Ethiopia for an undisclosed fee in a bout to raise money for HIV/AIDS charities.

Organizers hope the clash in July between the four-time world heavyweight champi...

Delegating tasks could ease HIV doctor shortage

2010-10-16T19:37:55Z

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Latest: Delegating tasks could ease HIV doctor shortage

2010-10-16T19:37:53Z

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Ethiopia official backs AIDS treatment

2010-09-08T22:09:43Z

Ethiopia Religious Official Says AIDS Patients Can Take Anti-Retroviral Medicine, Holy Water

For the past year, Yonas Tadesse has been trying to stave off the effects of HIV with a blend of science and faith _ he takes anti-retroviral medicine but also drinks a liter of holy water, blessed by a priest.

The combination has long been a source of controvers...

Ethiopia's top religious official says AIDS patients can take medicine along with holy water

2010-09-08T21:55:40Z

The combination has long been a source of controversy in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, where many local leaders believe patients should not take both holy water and medicine. But on Wednesday,

Ethiopia Elections

2010-05-25T06:45:49Z

Tens of thousands of ruling party supporters rally Tuesday, May 25, 2010 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to celebrate victory in the national election, while the chief EU observer said the poll had been marred by an uneven playing field. The rally was called as provisional returns showed a victory for the ruling China's Xinhua News Agency, Ethiopian Airlines planes are seen at the airport in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. An Ethiopian Airline...

Airliner Attack Passengers Wis

2010-03-28T23:15:19Z

In this Dec. 22, 2009 photo provided by the Keepman Family, Richelle Keepman, left, her father, Charles Keepman III, center, and her mother Patricia pose with their newly adopted children, Arsema, left, and Ytbarek Keepman in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A terrorist tried to blow up the Northwest flight on which they were returning home ...

Ethiopia - Train station of Dire Dawa

2010-04-08T10:33:59Z

dpa file)- The picture shows the train station of Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, January 2007. The city is situated at the economically important railroad line from Djibouti (city) to Addis Abeba. Photo: Peter Smolka

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Ethiopia Coup Plot

2010-04-09T14:53:12Z

FILE - In this Friday, July 20, 2007 file photo, Berhanu Nega, who was elected mayor of Addis Ababa in 2005, celebrates at his parents' Addis Ababa home after his pardon and release from prison. The Ethiopian government has arrested 35 people suspected of a coup attempt allegedly backed by an Ethiopian-American economist Berhanu Nega, now teaching at a