Ethiopia: Ireland Sharing Its Potato Expertise to Ethiopia
The hills of Chencha in southern Ethiopia, over 3,700m above sea level, are not a place where you might expect the Irish potato to be thriving underground. Farming practices are traditional, which...
View ArticleEthiopia: Desalegn's Distraction?
The Ethiopian prime minister's recent outburst against Eritrea appears to be an attempt to turn the spotlight away from his own government's crises as it continues to face rising popular discontent...
View ArticleNew information service revolutionizes agricultural extension in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, 18 September 12014 - A new information hotline is giving smallholder farmers across Ethiopia access to best practice agronomic advice revolutionizing traditional agricultural extension. In...
View ArticleMulatu Astatke: Spreading ethio-jazz to the world
You'd expect a conversation with Mulatu Astake to be about music. He is, after all, the father of a musical genre: Ethio-jazz.
View ArticleEl-Sisi to visit Ethiopia before end of year: Ambassador Mahmoud - Thursday,...
Egyptian President Abdel El-Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt is due to visit Ethiopia before the end of this year, Ethiopian ambassador to Cairo Mahmoud Dirir has said. In press statements to London-based...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Resumption of Peace Talks Delayed Over Agenda Disagreement
The sixth round of peace talks between South Sudan's two warring parties and other stakeholders has been delayed to allow discussions over substantial issues and agenda disagreements, as mediators and...
View ArticleRedwan says government committed to ensuring press freedom - Friday, 19...
Addis Ababa, 19 September 2014 - Government Communication Affairs Office Minister Redwan Hussein said Ethiopia is committed to ensuring freedom of expression. Following the discussions he had with the...
View ArticleGirl power: Meet the Spice Girls of Ethiopia
"Women are sisters, women are mothers, women are wives. Let's respect them. Tell that guy to respect girls and we will respect him."
View ArticleRe-greening Ethiopia: A Meles Zenawi legacy that's still on track
RutaShemelis Last month, the media was full of massive tree-planting campaigns in memory of the Great Leader MelesZenawi. For example, Western Shewa zone have established 172 parks in memory of...
View ArticleMoI plans to earn $2.2 bln this fiscal year - Friday, 19 September 2014 12:00
Addis Ababa, 19 September 2014 - Ministry of Industry disclosed on Thursday, September 18, 2014 that it plans to earn 2.2 billion USD from the industry sector this Ethiopian fiscal year. The ministry...
View ArticleSome 66 new Peace Corps Volunteers sworn in at U.S. Embassy - Friday, 19...
Ambassador Patricia Haslach administered the oath of service to 66 new Peace Corps Volunteers at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa today. With this new group, there are now 231 Peace Corps Volunteers in...
View ArticleEthiopian Air Places $2.1 Billion Order for Boeing 737s
Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise, Africa 's largest carrier by revenue, agreed to buy 20 redesigned 737 models valued at $2.1 billion in the largest single order for Boeing Co. planes by a carrier from...
View ArticleCompany signs MoU on joint development with CVMR Corporation - Friday, 19...
Addis Ababa, 19 September 2014 - The Ethiopian Mineral Development Share Company and CVMR Ltd., on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding aiming at "forming a partnership that would lead to...
View ArticleTurkish firm declared top textile exporter in Ethiopia - Saturday, 20...
Addis Ababa, 20 September 2014 - Turkish textile company Ayka Addis Textile has been declared the top textile and garment export performer in Ethiopia for the 2013-2014 season, Ethiopia's Textile...
View ArticleKenya: South Korean Investors Keen On Lapsset Project
South Korean investors have developed deep interest in Kenya following the country's progressive policies in infrastructure and services sectors. Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport Corridor...
View ArticleAuthority signs road contract with Chinese company - Saturday, 20 September...
A close to 1.2 billion birr agreement to upgrade the 107-km gravel road connecting Konso and Yabello to asphalt road was signed on Friday, September 19, 2014 between the Ethiopian Roads Authority and...
View ArticleStep into a supermodel's shoes
Fashion season is once again upon us. Celebrities, trendsetters and buyers across the world will adorn the front rows of countless runways as the sartorially elite reveal their style edicts for the...
View ArticleDr. Rick Hodes has found funding and surgeons for sick Ethiopians
Dr. Rick Hodes, a doctor for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, has diagnosed and found funding and surgeons for many sick Ethiopians. Dr. Rick Hodes, a CNN Hero and the subject of the...
View ArticleEthiopia: Dubai Giant to Establish Aluminum Plant Worth U.S. $50 Million
One of the giant Middle Eastern companies, Al Ghurair Group, is set to build its first Aluminum production plant in Ethiopia. The Dubai-based company has already partnered with a local company, Tracon...
View ArticleEthiopia: Power Supply Shortage Forces Chinese Cement Factory to Produce Half...
A sister company of the Eastern Industry Zone, East Cement SC, which was established some six years ago and had commenced operations four years ago to produce some 2,000 tons of cement and 1,500 tons...
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