Jan. 26, 2007 — -- Ethiopia is not a place usually associated with glamour, beauty and sophistication, but superstar model Liya Kebede has single-handedly changed that. With her good looks ...

Many Ethiopian women helped shape their country's history, including Empress Taitu, ... "We do not have a single woman figure that we [women] agree to consider as a model," she said.

Nearly 24,000 women across Ethiopia have secured a business loan from the Women Entrepreneurship Development Project. The project has provided business and technical training to over 32,000 women ...