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Ethiopia-Canada Trade Could Soar with New Direct Flight from Toronto to Addis Ababa

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Nola Kianza makes a business trip to Ethiopia every other month, spending up to 48 gruelling hours in-transit each time. But starting July 17, the Toronto investor will cut his trip to 14 hours as a new Ethiopian Airlines route is set to make Africa just a flight away from Toronto. The first regular, non-stop […]

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Shopping in Uganda – An Eye Opener

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If you have the money, shopping in Uganda is done at western-style shopping malls. Garden City and Nakumatt Oasis are popular with expats. Most Ugandans, however, shop as they always have — from roadside vendors. Many vendors sell their wares from rudimentary stalls or just spread out on blankets. On Kira Road, by the Engen […]

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Canada the Best G20 Country to be a Woman

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Canada is the best country of all the G20 nations to be a woman in, according to a global poll of gender experts. These findings were released in advance of the annual G20 summit, where the world`s 20 largest economies (19 countries plus the European Union) will meet to discuss international affairs. Canada was given […]

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Canada rises to 4th in world peace rankings

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Canada has come in fourth on an annual ranking of world peacefulness, trailing only Iceland, Denmark and New Zealand. The 2012 Global Peace Index released Tuesday — the sixth produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, an Australia-U.S. think-tank, with data from the Economist Intelligence Unit — saw Canada move up three spots from […]

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Ethiopian Christians in Toronto celebrate “Fasika”

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A week after most Canadian Christians commemorated the death and resurrection of Jesus this year, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church held it’s own particular celebration. On Saturday night, more than 2,000 worshippers crowded into Toronto’s St. Mary Church to mark Fasika, the holiest day of the year for Ethiopian Christians. The celebration in Toronto is the largest […]

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New Procedures Announced to Assess Foreign Credentials

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On 28 March 2012, Jason Kenney, the Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism, announced major changes to the ways in which foreign skilled workers will have their education credentials assessed before arriving to Canada. Further details on how this ‘pre-arrival assessment’ will be implemented are forthcoming. However, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has stated […]

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Planning for a baby is not a woman’s affairs only

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LABOUR ward drama is one of those performances in life that turns men’s stomachs inside-out. While it is no big deal for the average man to respond to his wife’s appeal to ‘please chase it away’ when she sees a snake in the house, and he chases the venomous serpent around the compound, until he […]

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Toronto’s Ethiopian Canadians hold vigil for Alem Dechassa

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By Samuel Getachew The great vibrant and multicultural city of Toronto is home to thousands of Canadians of Ethiopian origin. In fact, it is noted for having the second largest Ethiopian population outside of the District of Columbia in the United States. To celebrate the large Ethiopian population, Mayor Ford recently proclaimed the month of […]

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Nollywood diva, Ini Edo, floats foundation for children

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Screen diva, Ini Edo is set to launch a foundation called Teach One, Save A Thousand, a pet project aimed towards improving the education of kids living in a poor neighbourhood, Dustbin Estate in Ajegunle area of Lagos State.  Ini,  a Habitat Youth Envoy for United Nations has garnered recognition worldwide for her contributions to […]

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Canada to Provide Financial Support to New Immigrants in Saskatchewan

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The provincial and federal Governments announced a new pilot project to support internationally trained professionals coming to Canada in getting started at work sooner. For many internationally trained professionals, the time and cost of licensing exams, training and skills upgrading have been considered as a significant barrier to credential recognition. The Immigrant Access Fund (IAF) […]

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