August 6, 2008

Ethiopia Received $1.5 Billion in Aid Last Year, ENA Reports

By Jason McLure

Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) — Ethiopia received 14.8 billion birr ($1.5 billion) in
loans and grants last year, the Ethiopian News Agency said, citing Getachew
Admassu, a spokesman for the finance ministry.

The Horn of Africa country received about $600 million in loans and $900
million in grants from [...]

African drought linked with Indian Ocean
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) — A study co-funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has linked less eastern and southern African rainfall with a warming Indian Ocean.
 
NASA said rainfall in eastern Africa during the rainy season from March through May has declined about 15 percent since the 1980s. [...]