Wide Angle . Ethiopia

All Posts Tagged With: "Ethiopia"

World Links: Ethiopia Requests Emergency Food Aid, Karadzic Boycotts His Own Trial

A roundup of links to local stories of global importance from around the world.

Oct 22nd, 2009 | 1 comment | 429 Views

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Once Upon a Coup: China’s Footprint in Africa

China has a voracious demand for resources that Africa possesses. Explore this interactive map to learn where China is extracting oil and minerals from the African continent.

Aug 25th, 2009 | 2 comments | 2,569 Views

(7 votes)

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The Market Maker: Full Episode

Watch the full episode of The Market Maker, about one woman's attempt to end famine in Ethiopia by starting the country's first commodities exchange.

Jul 27th, 2009 | 71 comments | 13,614 Views

(45 votes)

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The Market Maker: Video: The Revolution that Wasn’t Enough

Roger Thurow explains how the Green Revolution helped end hunger in most of the world, but stopped short of Africa.

Jul 22nd, 2009 | 0 comments | 3,065 Views

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The Market Maker: Video: Inside the World’s Oldest Commodities Exchange

Learn about the history of the Chicago Board of Trade and how commodities trading works in the U.S. today.

Jul 22nd, 2009 | 3 comments | 2,580 Views

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The Market Maker: Production Diary III: Open Sesame

I’m sitting on the roof of my hotel at sunset in Humera, sweating. The temperature is dropping, but it’s still up around 115 Fahrenheit.

Jul 22nd, 2009 | 4 comments | 1,317 Views

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Live Chat with Aaron Brown, Eleni Gabre Madhin and the Filmmakers

After the premiere of The Market Maker, WIDE ANGLE is pleased to invite you to join a live conversation about the film!

Jul 22nd, 2009 | 38 comments | 5,514 Views

(18 votes)

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The Market Maker: Production Diary II: Coffee and Peppers

Eleni and her staff at the Ethiopia Commodities Exchange (ECX) are struggling to free themselves from the complex and thorny world that is the international coffee industry....

Jul 21st, 2009 | 11 comments | 1,818 Views

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“Africa’s Turn” for Economic Growth May Continue Amid Global Economic Crisis

Half a year into the global economic crisis, an economist tells WIDE ANGLE “there have been positive developments in the past ten years that should help African countries weather the storm.”

Jul 21st, 2009 | 1 comment | 1,490 Views

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The Market Maker: Production Diary I: Farming and Filming, Before Sunrise

At 3:30 a.m. this morning, we were shivering on the side of a desolate road near Bure, a provincial town seven hours north of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...

Jul 20th, 2009 | 7 comments | 2,791 Views

(13 votes)

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