Ethiopians and Foreign Nationals of Ethiopian Origin residing in and around Amsterdam, the Netherlands, have held discussion on the draft Diaspora policy on the 25th of February 2012.A similar meeting took place in Antwerp, Belgium ,on the 18thof February 2012. The draft policy envisages enhancing and facilitating the participation of the Ethiopian Diaspora in …
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Ethiopians Discuss Diaspora Draft Policy in Amsterdam
February 28th, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)Ethiopia Courts Chinese, German Investors for Stake in Tantalum Mine Owner
February 26th, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)Ethiopia’s government is courting investors from at least four countries including China and Germany to buy a stake in the state-owned company that operates what it says ranks among the world’s top 10 tantalum producers. The sale of part of the company will help fund the expansion of the Kenticha mine and construction of a …
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World Bank Recommends Light Manufacturing Industries to Ethiopia
February 21st, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)Ethiopia should focus on light manufacturing industries and related export processing zones according to the latest survey report submitted to senior government officials by the World Bank. The recommendation to concentrate on light manufacturing industries received positive feedback from the Ethiopian government according to Guang Zhe Chen Country Director for the World Bank in Ethiopia. …
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Ethiopian Roads Authority Meets 90% of Target
February 21st, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)The Roads Authority of Ethiopia announced that it has met its targets for the first half of the current fiscal year. The authority completed 647 kilometers of the 722 kilometers of new roads it planned to construct over the last two quarters according to Samson Wondimu Director of the Communications Directorate. 8176 Kilometers of roads …
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Ethiopia Set to Achieve Universal Primary Education by 2015
February 21st, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off) Ethiopia is among the few African countries on track to achieve the goal of universal primary education by 2015. Our correspondent in Addis Ababa, reports on how, the government is winning praise for its campaign to bring learning to the people.“I can say we made [an] education revolution in the history of this country,” …
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Ethiopia pushes for green economy ahead of Rio+20 — forests a major player
February 17th, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (16 February, 2012)_A green economy that prioritises forest conservation to boost development in one of Africa’s poorest nations is at the heart of a recent initiative launched by the Ethiopian government ahead of the Rio+20 summit. “Forestry is a central pillar of the strategy so the plan will definitely have a significant …
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The House of Peoples’ Representatives on Thursday was presented with four UN approved protocols which need Parliamentary approval before passing onto the statute book. This is expected within three weeks. One is the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (ICSFT). 174 countries have currently signed the ICSFT following the UN Security …
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Ethiopia’s Anti-Terrorist and media legislation
February 12th, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)Recent allegations from several United Nations Human Rights Rapporteurs suggest that Ethiopia’s anti-terrorist legislation has been used against critical journalists and opposition politicians and as an instrument to curtail the freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association and the independence of the judiciary. This is not true. It is clear that those making these allegations …
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The Government’s sixth month performance report presented to Parliament
February 12th, 2012 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off) On Wednesday, Prime Minister Meles presented the Government’s six month performance report to the House of People’s Representatives. He told the House that the Government had made significant improvements towards achieving the major goals of ensuring sustainable and rapid economic growth and controlling inflation. During the last fiscal year, he noted, the country had registered …
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