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Important Notice

March 30th, 2012 | Posted by teferi in Uncategorized - (Comments Off)

The First Anniversary of the Great Millennium Dam will be celebrated at the Addis Ababa stadium and other venue from 1st-2nd April 2012.It is possible to watch the celebration on Ethiopian Television via www.alltv.com, www. waltainfo.com, www.aigaforum.com and others.

The need for local administrations in liberated areas in Somalia

March 28th, 2012 | Posted by teferi in News - (Comments Off)

On Tuesday this week, a meeting of the Technical Committee on Implementation of the Roadmap took place in Mogadishu. Co-chaired by the TFG and UNPOS as well as the AU and IGAD it was attended by Somali and international stakeholders. The Committee presented its second progress report on what has so far been achieved in …
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On Friday last week, at a high-level conference in Copenhagen, the European Union announced that it will launch a Euro 250 million (US$329 million) ‘anti-disaster program’ initiative for the Horn of Africa. Attending discussions on the proposed program were member countries and other partners including the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the World Food …
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Ethiopia Can Compete Globally in light Industries – WB

March 28th, 2012 | Posted by teferi in News - (Comments Off)

Light manufacturing can offer a viable path for Ethiopia and other Sub-Saharan African countries as they transform their economic structure and strive for productive job creation, said World Bank (WB) official. The World Banks’ Chief Economist and Senior Vice President for Development Economics Justin Yifu Lin made the remark during his final visit to the …
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Wind energy in Ethiopia: Wind Farm Near Completion

March 28th, 2012 | Posted by teferi in News - (Comments Off)

  The Adama wind power project being developed at a cost of 117 million US dollars in Ethiopia is nearing completion. The wind farm will have a potential capacity of 51 MW with a total of 34 wind turbines. The wind turbines project was launched in June of last year and is expected to be …
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Talking, not shooting is the only choice for Eritrea

March 21st, 2012 | Posted by teferi in News - (Comments Off)

On March 15, 2012 units of the Ethiopian Defense forces attacked military targets 18 kilometers inside Eritrea. The targets were three military camps where the Eritrean government has been training and arming terrorist and subversive groups, including the one which recently attacked, killed and abducted European tourists in the Afar Regional State. The Ethiopian military …
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Ethiopia hosts mobilization workshop for African journalists

March 21st, 2012 | Posted by teferi in News - (Comments Off)

Lagos, Nigeria – The New Partnership For Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Planning and Coordinating Agency has concluded arrangements to organize a one-day workshop for African journalists, on 27 March in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, according to a statement from the organizers which was made available to PANA here. The workshop is aimed at raising awareness as part …
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27 New Leather Investments Expected in Ethiopia

March 21st, 2012 | Posted by teferi in News - (Comments Off)

The leather sector in Ethiopia anticipates 27 new investments from international companies from Germany, China, India, Sudan, Italy, Israel, Turkey and the UK. British, Chinese, German, Indian and Italian companies are expected to launch 2.5 billion birr projects to produce an estimated 16,000 pairs of shoes, 27,000 pieces of finished leather, and 2,000 garments. The …
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Ethiopia Releases Interim Report on Poverty

March 21st, 2012 | Posted by teferi in News - (Comments Off)

Ethiopia released the Interim Report on Poverty for 2010-11 last week. The Household Income Consumption and Expenditure Survey for 2010-11 showed that the poverty head count in Ethiopia is 29.6% The proportion of poor people as established by this survey showed a significant decline from 2004-05 when the index was 38.7%. Poverty rate has decreased …
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The 1st Ethio-South Sudan Joint Ministerial Commission meeting

March 10th, 2012 | Posted by teferi in News - (Comments Off)

The 1st Joint Ministerial Commission meeting between the Republic of South Sudan and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia was held in Juba, South Sudan, from February 27th to March 2nd. The main objective was to review cooperation over a broad range of interests and strengthen political, economic, social and cultural relationships and lay out …
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