Ethiopian govt. secures $1.4b to finance railway project
The local media further reported that the loan agreement would be signed by the Switzerland Finance Group and the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and Economic Development next Wednesday.
View ArticleGE Capital Aviation Services Delivers New Leased Boeing 777-300ER to...
The new aircraft comes from GECAS' existing order book with Boeing and is part of the airline's ongoing ambitious fleet expansion plans.
View ArticleBronze travelers: Monuments to Russian writers abroad
There are at least 190 monuments to Alexander Pushkin, the William Shakespeare of Russian literature, around the world.
View ArticleEthiopia: Government Industry Zone Attracts Major Foreign Companies
Several multinationals are vying to be part of the new government-developed industrial zones that are being established in Addis Ababa, and in other areas around the country.
View ArticleEthiopia: Ukraine Plane Crashes On the Outskirts of Addis Ababa
A Ukraine-registered Antonov28 passenger aircraft flying from Entebbe, Uganda to Sana, Yemen crossing the Ethiopian air space crashed on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, around Laga Dadi, last Monday.
View ArticleEthiopia: Full Steam Ahead As Swiss Financier Jumps On Board
The Harro market railway project secured a loan facility in the past week for USD 1.4 billion from Credit Suisse, a Switzerland-based financial group.
View ArticleEthiopian church, LCMS agree to formal discussions
When the 6.35 million-member Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus broke fellowship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in February 2013, the Rev.
View ArticleExperts meeting of the Ethio - " Algeria joint commission concluded - Monday,...
Addis Ababa, 27 January 2014 - The Experts of the third Ethiopia - Algeria Joint Ministerial Commission Meeting was concluded yesterday here in Addis Ababa.
View Article'Growth cannot come without a democratic process'
Since the death of Meles Zenawi in August 2012 , the world has been closely watching how Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn is moving his predecessor's vision of growth and development forward.
View ArticleConflict tops agenda for AU gathering
Conflict and humanitarian crises rather than growing economies and development top the agenda for African leaders this week, as they meet for a summit of the continental bloc.
View ArticleInternational companies eye Ethiopia's textiles
Large international corporations are becoming more interested in investing in Ethiopia as the likes of H&M and TESCO have started to establish their presence in the country.
View ArticleKenyan Energy Bonanza Fans Violence in Arid Northern Region
Boru Sora stood in front of a pile of tree trunks and rocks in the middle of the road as he explained why he and other residents of his village in northern Kenya are blocking a key trade route to...
View ArticleEthiopia's Coffee Capital
Hidden far from the tourist and pilgrim paths that wind through Ethiopia, Harar is a densely packed holy city that has retained its character and unbridled passion for all things coffee despite...
View ArticleEthiopia: Gondar-Debark Road Opens for Traffic
The 100km Gondar-Debark asphalt road constructed in Amhara State at a cost of 863 million Birr opened for traffic.
View ArticlePresident in Ethiopia for 22nd AU Summit - Wednesday, 29 January 2014 06:00
Addis Ababa, 29 January 2014 - President Mugabe arrived here yesterday to attend the 22nd Ordinary Summit of the African Union General Assembly expected to formulate strategies to promote agricultural...
View ArticleIs large scale hydro in Africa a realistic clean power solution?
Grand Inga controversy Included in the nine key priority projects by PIDA, are the world's largest hydro schemes, the Grand Inga and Inga III in DRC, which have always been a little controversial.
View ArticleEthiopia: US House Appropriation Bill Requires Increased...
Is United States policy towards Ethiopia shifting? For years Ethiopians, social justice groups, human rights organizations and civic groups have been calling on donor countries to demand greater...
View ArticleCanada Champions Sustainable Economic Growth in Africa
Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and for International Human Rights, today announced, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International...
View ArticleC.Africa, S.Sudan dominate continental summit
An SPLA soldier stands in front of Leudit church on January 27, 2014. UN aid chief Valerie Amos toured war-torn South Sudan amid a growing humanitarian crisis, with rebels and government accusing each...
View ArticleAn Egyptian high-level diplomatic delegation to visit Ethiopia - Thursday, 30...
A high-level Egyptian diplomatic delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, 45 Egyptian diplomats chaired by Head of the Diplomatic Institute Ambassador Alaa El-Hadeedy, will pay a...
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