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Earning a Dollar a Day in Ethiopia

Earning a Dollar a Day in Ethiopia

Earning a Dollar a Day in Ethiopia

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:46 AM PDT
Some of America's biggest private equity investors such as KKR and Blackstone Group are planning to plow billions of dollars into projects in Ethiopia. How will this affect ordinary Ethiopians...
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Bob Geldof Helps Push Private-Equity Into Ethiopia

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 05:51 AM PDT
Three decades have passed since news reports of a devastating famine in Ethiopia inspired Irish singer Bob Geldof to stage the Live Aid concerts that raised millions of dollars in aid. Now...
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Wealth and Freedom in Ethiopia

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:04 AM PDT
As Ethiopia opens its economy to western investors, its political system is becoming more closed, human rights organizations say. Photo: EPA.
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Africa's Historic Shift From Aid to Trade

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 06:14 AM PDT
Rock star Bob Geldof and U.S. investors KKR, Blackstone Group and Paul Tudor Jones are helping to drive private-equity investment into Ethiopia as Africa makes a historic shift from aid to trade.
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Forty Years of Hong Kong's Rugby Sevens

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 01:32 AM PDT
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Hong Kong Sevens. The WSJ's Eva Tam looks at how the annual rugby tournament, which will be held this weekend, became one of the city's biggest...
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Tiffany Alvord's YouTube 'Legacy'

Posted: 30 Mar 2015 01:51 AM PDT
Internet celebrity Tiffany Alvord represents a new generation of singers with millions of fans despite no contract with a record label. The WSJ's Eva Tam looks at how YouTube has changed...
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