Addis Ababa
3.2 million year-old fossil 'Lucy' is unveiled at Addis Ababa's National Museum on May 7, 2013. The fossil, discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia's Harar region, has returned home after a five-year tour of the US. It is the first time the skeleton has been on display in Ethiopia since 2000, and will be part of a temporary exhibition until May 13 before she is stored for research. Lucy is no longer the oldest-known member of the human family tree, but with 40 percent of her skeleton recovered, she is the oldest, most complete specimen of an early human species, standing about 3 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 60 pounds. She is named Lucy after the well-known Beatles tune, which her discoverers were listening to the day she was found.
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The Vice-President Shri Hamid Ansari will represent India at the 50th anniversary celebrations of the OAU, or the African Union now, in Addis Ababa on 25th May
Next week we have the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. African leaders are talking about a Rapid Deployment Unit in order to avoid a crisis like that which occurred in Somalia.
In this respect, the African Union (AU) adopted a resolution during its last summit in Addis AbabaMore quotes »
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The African Union’s 50th Anniversary
in May 1963, and because of his intervention, the Organization of African Unity, and now the Africa Union is headquartered in Addis Ababa. (Ironically Halie Selassie himself was overthrown in a military coup and died, some say essentially murdered, in imprisonment.) 2:57 PM from U.S. News & World Report Read more »
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Sudan: Local communities document deliberate targeting of civilians through aerial bombardment in Southern Kordofan
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Africa's Future Unclear as AU Celebrates 50 Years
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African Renaissance comes through the reinforcement of institutions
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Leaders must chart new path for Africa
African Union Heads of State Summit takes place in Addis Ababa this weekend and coincides with the celebrations to mark the organisation’s 50th anniversary. Established first as the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) to help in the liberation of the continent 12:16 PM from Daily Nation Read more »
