Ethiopia’s teachers' association condemned on Tuesday the government’s newly introduced “cost-sharing” scheme where students must foot part of their fees. Dr Taye Wolde Semayat, president of the Ethiopian Teachers' Association (ETA) told IRIN that the policy put Ethiopia on a “slippery slope” towards privatising education.

Environmental groups in East Africa are objecting to a U.S. proposal to ease restrictions on the importation of threatened or endangered species, The East African reported yesterday, claiming it will only provide incentive for the hunting and killing of such animals.

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