Africa Global Village

Ethiopia, Ghana have highest hotel room rates in Africa

August 17, 2019 Village ReporterAccra, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Hotel room, Hotels, Travel & Tourism

Ethiopia and Ghana have been ranked top of the list of African countries with highest hotel room rates. The ranking was done by STR, an American company that tracks supply and demand data for multiple market sectors, including the global hotel industry. Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa city ranked first posting Africa’s highest average daily rate (ADR). Between July 2018 and June… Read More

Africa East Africa World

Ethiopia: Bid to plant record 200 million trees in a day begins

July 29, 2019 Village Reportereast africa, Ethiopia, Health & Environment, News, Planting seedlings, Planting trees, Trees

Ethiopia on Monday begun an ambitious project to plant 200 million trees in a day. It is targeted at protecting it’s environment. Should the country be able to achieve the 200 million target, it would be a world record. The record for the highest number of trees planted in a day, according to the Guiness Book of Records, is held… Read More

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List of African countries by population

March 4, 2019 Global AuthorEgypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria

nigeria With 186 million inhabitants, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world. Nigeria has the third-largest youth population in the world, after India and China, with more than 90 million of its population under age 18. Country (or dependent territory) Official figure (where available) Date of last figure Source Nigeria 173,000,000 2013… Read More

Southern Africa Zimbabwe

Is Zimbabwe’s Economy More Advanced Than ‘Rest of Africa?’

May 13, 2017May 13, 2017 Global AuthorEthiopia, Haiti, Malawi, President Robert Mugabe, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe's Economy

President Robert Mugabe’s comments that Zimbabwe was the next most advanced country after South Africa caused a lot of debate in social media and other social circles. The president admitted that the country was facing economic challenges nonetheless. Today, it is not easy for Zimbabweans and other observers to agree with Mugabe prima facie. It would take a deep analysis… Read More

Human Rights World

‘Politics of demonization’ breeding division and fear

February 22, 2017 Global Author#ThisFlag, Angola, Botswana, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, FeesMustFall, human rights, India, Iran, mass atrocities, Politics of demonization, South Africa, Thailand and Turkey, Trump, Zimbabwe

The State of the World’s Human Rights, delivers the most comprehensive analysis of the state of human rights around the world, covering 159 countries including 10 in Southern Africa. It warns that punishment of dissenting views and politically-motivated attacks on peaceful protests and the right to freedom of expression are on the rise in countries such as South Africa, Zambia… Read More

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African Commission must act on Ethiopia, Eritrea and Gambia

October 22, 2016 Global AuthorAfrican Commission, AU Assembly, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Netsanet Belay, Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL The African Commission must act to curtail rapidly escalating human rights crises in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Gambia, Amnesty International said today at the start of the 59th Ordinary Session of the African Commission. “The crackdown on protestors which has claimed hundreds of lives in Ethiopia is a live example of how failure to effectively address a sustained and… Read More

REVEALED: Pastor TB Joshua’s Uncanny Influence In Tanzania

November 8, 2015October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

Within hours of Pastor T.B. Joshua touching down in Tanzania on Tuesday November 3rd 2015, he had met the three most important political figures in the country – John Magufuli, the President-Elect, Jakaya Kikwete, the outgoing President and Edward Lowassa, the former Prime Minister and opposition leader. However, a government source has revealed that the Nigerian Pastor’s uncanny influence in... Read More

President Obama’s Visit And Africa’s Second Uhuru

July 22, 2015October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBill Clinton, Burundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Milton Allimadi, Museveni, Obama, Paul Kagame, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

Dear Mr. President, Your trip to Africa this week presents a legacy-defining opportunity. President George W. Bush is remembered for the billions of dollars he made available to fight HIV/Aids; a program which has continued under your administration. Bill Clinton, while decried for allowing genocide in Rwanda, is also hailed for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),… Read More

Mauritius: A woman president for all citizens

June 5, 2015October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda

“I think that the great strength that women bring when they move into senior levels of politics is not that they're more nurturing, caring, maternal figures, but that they will bring a certain level of different perspective, a different way of thinking, and that is just really valuable for all of us.”— Nicholas Kristof, journalist, author and Pulitzer Prize winner. ... Read More

Mauritius: Gender equality for the next term

February 6, 2015October 21, 2016 Global AuthorBurundi, east africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gender Equality, kenya, Madagascar, map of Mauritius, Mauritius, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Women in Mauritius Politics

Port Louis, 6 February: The elections have come and gone. There is a new government in place of which only eight women form part of the 69 seat National Assembly. Despite progress made over the last few years, gender inequality persists. Gender inequality is deeply rooted in entrenched attitudes. Political commitment at the highest level is crucial for social change.... Read More

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