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A SECOND LOOK

The National Educational Assessment and Examinations Agency, the government agency responsible for conducting the Ethiopian national exam for grade 10 known as the General School Leaving Certificate Examination, announced the results for the 2019 examinations this week.

A SECOND LOOK

The National Educational Assessment and Examinations Agency, the government agency responsible for conducting the Ethiopian national exam for grade 10 known as the General School Leaving Certificate Examination, announced the results for the 2019 examinations this week. A large number of students are lined up at the Agency’s office to request a rechecking of their results, because they feel there might be a mistake in the correction process. Though this right for review is a regular procedure, there have been more complaints this time than in recent years.

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US Renews National Emergency, Sanctions on Ethiopia

The United States has extended the national emergency and sanctions on Ethiopia for another year under the African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA). Signed by President Donald J. Trump, the measure was first declared on September 17, 2021, through an executive order citing the conflict in northern region of the country as an "unusual and extraordinary" threat to U.S. national security and foreign policy. The extension, effective until September 17, 2026, keeps in place restrictions targeti...

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Rockefeller Pitches Clean Cooking to Curb School Meal Emissions

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