Al-Amoudi to build two Cement plants in Ethiopia - Tuesday, 03 December 2013...
Addis Ababa, 3 December 2013 - Saudi billionaire Mohammed al-Amoudi, the biggest private investor in Ethiopia, plans to build two more cement factories in the Horn of Africa nation amid an improving...
View ArticleGreat Ethiopian Run, in footstep...
Addis Ababa, 3 December 2013 - It's a crazy, joyous race at 2,300m above sea level in Addis Ababa, and it's the adrenaline as well as the altitude that leaves competitors breathless after the Great...
View ArticleTwo Ethiopian films featured at NYC African Diaspora Film Festival - Sunday,...
Addis Ababa, 3 December 2013 - Two new Ethiopian films, Nishan and Youth of Shasha, will be screening at this year's New York African Diaspora International Film Festival .
View ArticleDynamo to receive honorary degree from Bradford University
The Magician Impossible star, 31, who grew up as Steven Frayne on Bradford's Delph Hill estate, will be made a Doctor of the University for his committment to his home city, improving opportunities for...
View ArticleSouth Africa's Vodacom opens office in Ethiopia, eyes foothold
South Africa's Vodacom Group opened its first office in Ethiopia on Tuesday, eyeing a foothold in a nation which is the last remaining large market on the continent to maintain a state monopoly in...
View ArticleIranian Parliamentary Delegation Due in Ethiopia Tomorrow - Tuesday, 03...
An Iranian parliamentary delegation is due to travel to the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Ababa on Wednesday, Parliament Speaker's International Affairs Adviser Hossein Sheiholeslam said on Tuesday.
View ArticleMeet Suzy Newing, McGill's newest Rhodes Scholar
Suzy Newing is sounding breathless. And a little zingy, but in a very good way. McGill's 136th Rhodes Scholar is clearly still a bit in shock.
View ArticleEthiopia Will Seek Sovereign Credit Rating to Lure Investors - Wednesday, 04...
Ethiopia, Africa's fastest-growing economy over the past five years, plans to obtain a credit rating to attract more foreign direct investment and offset a decline in exports.
View ArticleSudan, Ethiopia in cross-border power link
France is set to tell African leaders at a Paris summit it will no longer play policeman on the continent, even as it prepares to act in a new conflict in CAR after its Mali intervention this year.
View ArticleUN commits $100,000 to help Ethiopian returnees from Saudi Arabia
The United Nations' Refugee Agency on Tuesday announced that it has contributed $100,000 to support tens of thousands of Ethiopians returning from Saudi Arabia.
View ArticleChangi Airport Welcomes Arrival Of Ethiopian Airlines
Changi Airport Group welcomed the arrival of Ethiopian Airlines on Wednesday, the latest addition to the family of airlines operating at Singapore Changi Airport.
View ArticleCell Phones Boost Access to Contraceptives in Ethiopia
A group of village women meet at a coffee ceremony to discuss family planning and access to contraceptives.
View ArticleNow Ethiopia beckons Indian tourists
By Hadra Ahmed, Addis Ababa, Dec 4 : With India set to be a crucial factor in the development of Ethiopia - the second most populous nation in Africa - as a world-class tourism destination, state-owned...
View ArticleEthiopia spearheads green energy in suba 'Saharan Africa
From the sky, the 84 glimmering white turbines at Ashegoda wind farm shoot up from the ground like massive spokes, standing out high amid vast expanses of yellow wheat.
View ArticleDC & Addis to become sister cities - Wednesday, 04 December 2013 13:06
Washington, D.C. and Addis Ababa will become sister cities this month when leaders from the two cities formalize Protocols of Friendship.
View ArticleEthiopia hailed as 'African lion' with fastest creation of millionaires
Addis Ababa, 5 December 2013 - Ethiopia hailed as 'African lion' with fastest creation of millionaires Michael Buerk's famished Ethiopia of 1984 has become a nation achieving 93% GDP growth in six...
View Article5 African festivals not to miss
During Benin's annual Voodoo festival, people from across Benin and West Africa descend on the town of Ouidah for a week of Voodoo-related activities.
View Article100,000 Illegal Ethiopians Expelled By Saudi Arabia
Over 100,000 Ethiopians have been repatriated from Saudi Arabia by the government following a violent crackdown on illegal immigrants, Addis Ababa's foreign ministry has said.
View ArticleInt'l trade fair, bazaar opens in Jijiga town - Thursday, 05 December 2013 12:04
An international trade fair and bazaar organized in connection with the 8th Nations, Nationalities and People's Day opened in Jijjiga town, Somali Regional State last Tuesday.
View ArticleAfrica must be bolder in climate talks
Africa needs to assert itself at the UN climate talks, especially to source money to help its farmers adapt to a changing climate.
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