August 2014

By Naharnet Newsdesk A former executive with a U.S.-based international adoption agency which sought to connect American families with Ethiopian children has admitted fraud, a U.S. Justice Department statement said Wednesday. Alisa Bivens, the former foreign program director of International Adoption Guides Inc. (IAG), an adoption agency in North and South Carolina, pleaded guilty to bribing …

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VENTURES AFRICA – The United States is committing $800 million to assist Ethiopia with issues of economic development, education, capacity building, health, among others. Secretary John Kerry made this known on Tuesday when he met Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn before their meeting in Washington DC. “Our relationship is strong and productive, and we’re very, …

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