Ethiopia: Commission Licenses 224 New Investments
The Ethiopian investment commission announced that it has given 224 new investment licenses in its quarterly report. Among the licenced investments, 202 are foreign direct investments, while the...
View ArticleEthiopia: Open Gate for British Through Supercatex
The United Kingdom's Trade and Industry body joined forces with SuperCatex to organise the first ever British Exporters' Catalogue Exhibition in Ethiopia which took place between December 9 and 11,...
View ArticleEthiopia: Fuel Gauges Read Empty - Oil Market Declines - Consumers Pay the Price
Ahmed Mohamed, 27, is an assistant driver of a heavy truck which transports ethanol, coffee and wood from Shakiso, Bale and Jimma. He was at Kobil oil station's Gotora branch at 7pm in the evening,...
View ArticleEthiopia: Ethiopia, Kenya Ink Cross-Border Trade Agreement
The governments of Kenya and Ethiopia have signed an agreement that aims at creating opportunities for communities at the borders of the two countries, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday adding...
View ArticleEthiopia: Office Replaces Website With Web Portal
The Government Communication Affairs Office launched its first ever web portal on December 12, 2014, at Elilly Hotel, Addis Abeba. GCAO signed a seven million Br agreement with Information Network...
View ArticleEthiopia: Walia Takes Over - Heineken's Domination of the Ethiopian Beer Market
Amanuel Kiros, a purchasing manager at a private construction company, started drinking beer when he was a student at Gondar University five years ago. Around 6:00pm on Tuesday December 2, 2014, he was...
View ArticleEthiopia: Lakeside City Surmounts Africa's Tourism Crisis
The evening calm is broken by a roll of drums at a social joint near the Rahnile Hotel. Crowds stream through the streets to answer the call of the rhythm, pulled by the promise of a cultural ballet.
View ArticleEthiopia and Egypt disagree again on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Back in August 2014 Ethiopia , Egypt and Sudan agreed to do more studies on the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam . A twelve member committee of experts will be formed selected by the three countries to...
View ArticleEthiopian Embassy Hosts 9th NNPD Commemorations in D.C.
Hundreds of Ethiopians from the D.C. Metro Area celebrated Saturday December 13, 2014, the 9th Ethiopian Nations, Nationalities and Peoples day in Washington D.C with a theme of "Our Constitutionally...
View ArticleEthiopia volunteers to fight Ebola
As many as 187 Ethiopian health workers who have volunteered to lend a hand in the fight against West Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak are preparing to make their perilous trip. "I volunteered because I...
View ArticleEthiopia, Djibouti establish cross border economic zone
New electric transmission line in the pipeline Ethiopia and Djibouti are doing more to integrate their economies by building a special economic cross border zone in hopes of expanding foreign direct...
View Article10 things about Ethiopia that mi...
Ethiopia is a country rich in tradition, with a staggering diversity of landscape and a kaleidescope of culture and history, tracing back to the very beginnings of our species. This all makes for one...
View ArticleInaugural Ethiopian eurobond issue a success- positive implications for...
Addis Ababa, 16 December 2014 - Allana Potash Corp. is encouraged by the successful US$ 1 billion Eurobond issue recently launched by the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance. The sovereign debt offering was...
View ArticleEricsson took over half of ZTE's telecom expansion project
Ethio telecom and the Swedish telecom giant Ericsson concluded their negotiation to undertake the expansion project that was awarded to ZTE, the Chinese state telecom company. Ericsson and ethio...
View ArticleSudan police preempt Khartoum protest
Sudanese police on Monday barred activists and families of detainees from staging a demonstration in capital Khartoum to demand the release of detained opposition leaders. Police prohibited around 30...
View ArticleEthiopian Public Diplomacy Delegation leaves for Cairo - Tuesday, 16 December...
The public diplomacy delegation of Ethiopia comprised of more than 70 renowned personalities from all walks of life and journalists has left for Cairo yesterday. The public diplomacy delegation, the...
View ArticleEthiopia, Sudan agree to deepen relations - Tuesday, 16 December 2014 11:57
The two countries agreed to further deepen their relations during the 16th Ethio-Sudan Joint Border Development Commission meeting that has been held in Asosa, Benishangul Gumuz Regional State. During...
View ArticleAfter NRM meet Museveni is 'king' - making sense of it all from a pan-African...
When the same big man is at the top for long, and was not the party founder, it seems he needs more patronage to entrench himself, and his long stay at the top means graft networks are not interrupted...
View ArticleSingapore appoints new envoy to Ethiopia
The Singapore Government has appointed Mr T Jasudasen as Singapore's non-resident ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleNetwork of Eritrean women held on 6/12/14 in London. A move to empower the...
Women were fighting and emerging from centuries of being held down. It has been a difficult battle which is still not complete.
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