The United Nations praised Ethiopia’s tremendous efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), ensure peace and stability in Africa and to build green economy. Eugene Owusu, UN Resident Coordinator, said that Ethiopia has been implementing its Five Years’ Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) to meet the MDGs. Recognizing the country’s endeavor for poverty alleviation …
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UN commends Ethiopia’s stride to achieve MDGs, ensure peace, build green economy
December 31st, 2011 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)Ethiopia a marvel of architectural and natural wonders
December 31st, 2011 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)This is where it all began. In the second century A.D., two young men from Syria landed on the western shore of the Red Sea with a message that would change the world. They brought the new religion of Christianity to the city now known as Axum, which became the religious center in the country …
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The Chinese company China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co. Ltd. (CREEC) has been awarded the 37.381Km Addis Ababa light rail transit project and has already started work. The railway stretches mainly from Defence Forces Hospital to Ayat Village, which is 17.26Km, with other tracks that will lead from Meskel Square to Kality (16.246Km) and the …
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Economic growth has made the developing world less dependent on aid
December 30th, 2011 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)I celebrated New Year’s Day 2011 in Ethiopia, where we lived for three years. Ethiopia is humming with the optimism and energy of a fast-growing country, creating more jobs, sending more children to school, expanding healthcare, and providing electricity, clean water, sanitation and roads. Ethiopia’s economy grew by 7.5% this year, and it is not …
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COP 17 Durban: Ethiopia Unveils Ambitious Plans for Green Economy
December 29th, 2011 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)On December 8/2011 Ethiopia unveiled ambitious plans to develop a green economy and protect citizens from the impact of future climate change on a high level event. At the international launch of the country’s ‘Climate Resilient Green Economy’ (CRGE), at the COP 17 climate negotiations in Durban, the governments of Ethiopia, Britain and Norway also …
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Ethiopia launches strategy for low-emission climate resilient development
December 29th, 2011 | Posted by in News - (Comments Off)Durban, 8 December –Ethiopia will embark on a national plan that aims to boost the country’s development over the next twenty years while keeping its greenhouse emissions to current levels. Unveiled here by the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, the Climate Resilient Green Economy Strategy aims to create jobs through the development and greening of …
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The Ethiopian government is about to issue a new Diaspora policy to engage the Ethiopian diaspora community around the world on the ongoing development activities in Ethiopia. The aim of this new draft is also to make the Ethiopian diaspora know their rights and be one of the beneficiaries by supporting development programs in Ethiopia. …
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