The first meeting of the Panel of International Experts for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was held here in Addis Ababa on Tuesday. Full story ...

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched its "Africa Human Development Report 2012: Towards a Food Secure Future" in Nairobi yesterday, calling for new approaches covering multiple sectors - from rural infrastructure to health services, to new forms of social protection and empowering local communities. Full story ...

Ethiopia’s Ambassador to China, Ambassador Seyoum Mesfin, said Ethiopia plans to build a railway network of nearly 6,000 kilometers in the coming decade, and he called for more foreign investment for railways. Full story ...