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Ethiopia to sustain
double digit economic
growth for over two
decades, says Special
Economic Advisor to UNSG
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Addis Ababa, January 15 (WIC)- Professor Jeffrey
Sachs said Ethiopia is well poised to sustain double digit
economic growth for the coming more than two decades.
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Parliamentary delegation from Netherlands
said visit in Ethiopia a success
Addis Ababa, January 15, 2008 (Addis Ababa) - The
parliamentary delegation led by Chairman of the
Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs in House of
Representative of the State General of the Netherlands,
Henk Jan Ormel concluded on Monday a five-day
working visit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Whetstone woman's vision for Ethiopia
By Rebecca Lowe
Comment
Spare spectacles are being requested by a Whetstone
optometrist to donate to people in Ethiopia who have no
access to eye care.
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Nigeria to send 500 soldiers to Somalia
Addis Ababa, January 15, 2008 (Addis Ababa) - Public
Relations Director with Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen.
Solomon Giwa-Amu said that the Nigerian Army will (at
any moment) send about 500 soldiers to Somalia under
the AU peacekeeping mission, Journal Chretien, a
website reported.
OPDO to field 83,000 candidates in E. Zone
Adama, January 14, 2008 (Adama) - The Oromo People
Democratic Organization (OPDO) said it has delegated
83,000 candidates in East Zone of Oromia State for the
upcoming local and national by-elections, Zonal youth
and women league coordinator said.
Carter Center to execute integrated malaria,
trachoma program with
191 mln birr in Amhara State Bahirdar, January 14, 2008
(WIC) - Carter Center said it would implement an
integrated malaria and trachoma program with 191
million birr in Amhara State during the coming five years.
India's Exim Bank agrees to provide 640 mln
USD loan for Ethiopia's sugar industry
Addis Ababa, January 14, 2008 (WIC) - India has
agreed to give Ethiopia a 640 million USD credit out of a
total 1.3 billion USD needed to boost Ethiopia's sugar
production, Reuters reported.
White Nile to Ink Oil Exploration Deal with
Ethiopia
By ISSAYAS MEKURIA
FORTUNE STAFF WRITER
White Nile Ltd., a British company quoted by Alternative
Investment Market (AIM), will be signing an oil
exploration agreement with the Ethiopian government
next Tuesday,
Reaching Out to the East
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In a rare vibrant reaction, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi
responded in kind to an exhilarated crowd gathered
inside Dire Dawa Stadium on January 5, 2008.
Oromia Makes 2,000hct Available for Abu
Dhabi Group
Abu Dhabi Group, an umbrella of a series of Iraqi
businesses, is keen to enter the Ethiopian market,
investing in the real estate and hotel sectors that
experts estimate would cost billions of Birr.
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Ethiopian Hydropower May Replace Coffee as
Biggest Export
By Jason McLure
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Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Ethiopia may build as many as nine
hydropower plants over the next 10 years, making
electricity rather than coffee the Horn of Africa nation's
biggest export.
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Implementation of gov't policies, strategies
on pastoralists bearing fruit
Addis Ababa, January 13, 2008 (WIC)
Tangible results have been registered in pastoral areas
owing to the implementation of the policies and strategies
designed by the government, members of the national
pastoralists day organizing committee said.
Authority says government committed to
promote viability of commodity exchange market
Addis Ababa, January 13, 2008
The Ethiopian government is committed to promote the
viability of commodity exchange market, the Ethiopian
Commodity Exchange Authority said.
Adigrat to construct 27 million Birr condos
Adigrat, January 13, 2008 (Adigrat) - Preparations are well
in progress to launch the construction of condominium
houses in Adigrat town of East Tigray Zone at a cost of
close to 27 million Birr, the town's administration said.
Bureau collects more than 38 million Birr
revenue
jijiga, January 13, 2008 (jijiga) The Somali State Revenue
Bureau said it has collected more than 38 million Birr
revenue from different tax titles over the past six months.
National HIV/AIDS Councilors Association
officially established
Addis Ababa, January 13, 2008 (Addis Ababa) - Ethiopian
HIV/AIDS Councilors Association was officially established
here on Sunday at national level.
More than 33,350 tourists visit tourist
attraction sites in zone
Gondar, January 12, 2008 (Gondar) - More than 33,350
local and foreign tourists visited tourist attraction sites in
North Gondar Zone of the Amhara State during the past six
months, zonal culture and tourism department said.
Over 219 mln birr investment projects under
construction in Benishangul Gumuz
Assosa, January 12, 2008 (Assosa)
Some 26 investors with a combined capital of over 219
million birr have launched various investment projects in
Benishangul Gumuz State over the past six months, the
state investment bureau said.
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Ethiopia: Kenenisa runs by
Eritrea’s Zersenay for a big
win
01/12/2008
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Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele sprinted past his Eritrean and
Kenyan rivals with about 600 meters left from the finishing
line, to win the 9.3 Kilometer Great Edinburgh Cross
Country race for the 3rd straight year.
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Marion Jones sentenced to six months in jail
for perjuryyihonal
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Marion Jones (right) enters Federal Court for sentencing
accompanied by Obadele Thompson (left), her husband
Times Online and agencies
January 11, 2008
Marion Jones has been sentenced to six months in prison
after lying on oath about steroid use and cheque fraud.
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Ethiopia plans to build more power plants
Bloomberg.
ADDIS ABABA. Ethiopia may build as many as nine
hydropower plants over the next 10 years, making
electricity rather than coffee the Horn of Africa nation’s
biggest export.
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Holland car to
manufacture
butane car
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Addis Ababa, January 11, 2008 (Addis Ababa)
Holland Car PLC, the first car assembly plant in Ethiopia,
said preparations are underway to manufacture a butane
automobile in the near future.
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Meles reaffirms federal gov’t support to
strengthen development activities in regional
states
Hossana, January 11, 2008 (Hossana) - Prime Minister
Meles Zenawi has reaffirmed that the federal government
will keep on providing the necessary assistance to
strengthen development activities launched in regional
states.
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China signs deal to build $61 mln AU centre
in Addis
11 Jan 2008 14:55:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - China signed a deal with
the African Union on Friday to build a $61 million
convention centre at the organisation's headquarters in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Jiechi,
Seyoum
sign 30m
Brr. grant
agreement
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/A, January 11, 2008 (Addis Ababa) - China's Minister of
Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi has said his country stands
committed more than ever to scale up its multifarious
cooperation with Ethiopia
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Ethiopia helps import
2000 trucks from China
11 January 2008 - 10:40
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Tesfa-alem Tekle, AfricaNews reporter in Mekelle, Ethiopia
The Ministry of Works and Urban Development on Ethiopia
is facilitating truck procurement for better performing
contractors and transporters who are involved in the
government's housing projects. The facility concerns 2000
trucks to be imported from China.
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Tgiray Licenses 2.5 Billion Birr Invetsment
Projects.
Mekele, January 10, 2008 (Mekele) - Investment projects
with an aggregate capital of 2.5 billion Birr were licensed in
the last Ethiopian fiscal year, the Tigray State Investment
Office said.
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Donald Payne's visit to Asmara reconfirmed
his anti-Ethiopia position
Ministry
Addis Ababa, January 10, 2008 (Addis Ababa) - The
Ministry of Information said the visit the US Congressman
Donald Payne paid to Eritrea has reconfirmed his anti
Ethiopia stance.
HPR ratifies protocol signed between
Ethiopia,Turkey
Addis Ababa, January 10, 2008 (Addis Ababa) - The
House of Peoples' Representatives (HPR) approved the
draft proclamation tabled to ratify the Protocol on
Technical Science and Economic Cooperation in the field
of Agriculture signed between the government of Ethiopia
and Turkey with majority vote
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Federal Ethics,
Anti-Corruption
Commission passes
decisions on over 9,000
tip offs
Addis Ababa, January 10, 2008
(WIC)
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The federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
disclosed that it has passed decisions on over 9,000 tip
offs it has been receiving since its establishment.
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Ethiopia, India, Sign 640 million USD
Agreement
Addis Ababa, January 11, 2008 (Addis Ababa)
Tendaho and Fincha Sugar Factories and an Indian
Company, Overseas Infrastructure Alliance Pvt. Ltd, (OIA)
signed here on Thursday 640 million contract agreement
providing for the expansion and launching of sugar
development projects
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Israel starts issuing work permits to Eritrean
refugees
Addis Ababa, January 9, 2008 (WIC)
Israeli Interior Ministry has started issuing work permit to
Eritreans who arrived there fleeing persecution at
home,Hareetz.com reported.
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Foreigners impressed by
religious freedom,
equality in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, January 9, 2008
(WIC) -
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Foreigners and an Ethiopian member of the Diaspora said
they have realized that Ethiopia is a country where religious
freedom and equality are ensured and citizens live in
harmony.
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Multi-party political system in Ethiopia on
right track: Speaker
Addis Ababa, January 9, 2008 (Addis Ababa)
Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives
Ambassador Teshome Toga said the government has been
exerting efforts to strengthen multi-party system and enhance
constructive roles by political parties.
Modern terminal, air traffic control tower
under construction in Gambella
Gambella, January 9, 2008 (Gambella) - A modern terminal
and an air traffic control tower are being constructed at
Gambella airport at a cost of over 76 million Birr, the
Ethiopian Airports Enterprise and Civil Aviations Authority
said.
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Ashura of the
millennium to be
celebrated on
Nejashi Mosque
Addis Ababa, January 9, 2008
ENA
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Addis Ababa, January 9, 2008 (Addis Ababa) - Preparations
have been underway to introduce and promote the “Nejashi
Mosque”, one of the historical relics of Ethiopia in Tigray
region, to the rest of the world, the Asehama Nejashi Culture
and Education Center said.
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Starbucks and Ethiopia Get Together Over Coffee
Tue, 08 Jan 2008
buzzle.com
The long-running dispute between Starbucks and the
Ethiopian government was close to being resolved last night
after the two sides said they had reached an outline
agreement over the country's ownership of its premium
varieties of coffee.
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WHO conference in Addis
Ababa on providing care
for Aids patients
Tue, 08 Jan 2008
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Nairobi/Addis Ababa - The World Health Organisation (WHO)
on Tuesday began a conference in Addis Ababa that focuses
on the shift of responsibilities in caring for AIDS patients and
HIV-infected people. Health ministers and experts were
among those grappling with the theme in the Ethiopian
capital.
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Ethiopian satellite channel to start TV
broadcast directed to Eritrea
adoulis
An official sources has stated that the Ethiopian Television
would inaugurate a TV broadcasting service directed to
Eritrea on the same frequency of the Ethiopian channel at 10
pm (seven o'clock GMT). The source added that the
broadcast service would last for half an hour a day.
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Ethiopia is Progressing
(Embassy of Ethiopian W.DC, Jan06, 2008 )
For the last five years the average economic growth has
been 10%. It is double the African average.
Total export has grown by 30%-40% each year for the last
five years.
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Ethiopia: Country's Growth to Leadership of
United Africa
Addis Fortune (Addis Ababa)
6 January 2008
Imagining what those who lived in the 10th Century would
have wished is perplexing. As such, the difficulties of
projecting ahead a full 1,000 years led LIDETU AYALEW
(MP) to envision a 100-year path to emerge as the locus of
Africa, where he sees a greater role for Ethiopia.
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Police say first millennium X-mass colorful,
peaceful as everr
A/A, January 7, 2008 (Addis Ababa)
Special for being the first into the new Ethiopian Millennium,
the Ethiopian X-mass came to pass as a joyful, colorful
national Holiday and without security problems, said the
Federal Police and the Addis Ababa command posts. The
metropolitan fire and emergencies brigade also said nothing
but a fire accident of small magnitude before noon in Arada
sub-city occured amidst the Holiday merriment.
US trains Ugandan Marine Corps in Somalia
Addis Ababa, January 7, 2008 (Addis Ababa)
United States forces have been training a Uganda People
Defence Force (UPDF) Marine Corps deployed in Somalia to
enhance their peacekeeping capacity, Ugandan Daily
Monitor reported on Monday citing Ugandan military sources.
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Mekane Eyesus stages
special event celebrating
Ethiopian Millennium,
X-mass
Addis Ababa, January 7,
2008 ENA
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The role of religious institutions in helping enhance
development endeavors launched in full-swing in Ethiopia is
significant, says Degife Bulla, the Speaker of the House of
the Federation.
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Meles expresses wish to see
supremacy of law in Kenya
Addis Ababa, January 6, 2008
(Addis Ababa) - Prime Minster Meles
Zenawi here on Sunday expressed
wishes to see the supremacy of law
ensured in Kenya and thereby
citizens can live peacefully.
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Execution of over 15 billion birr sugar dev't
projects described as satisfactory
Addis Ababa, January 6, 2008 (WIC) - Execution of the over
15 billion birr sugar development projects in the country has
reportedly reached satisfactory level.
Oromia State receives over 17mln birr book grant
Addis Ababa, January 6, 2008 (WIC) - Oromia State and the
international humanitarian organization Ethiopian Community
Development Council have signed over 17.1 million birr grant
agreement for donation of books.
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Unity of Ethiopians remains undeterred by
religious differences: MOI
Addis Ababa, January 6, 2008 (Addis Ababa) - The unity of
the peoples of Ethiopia, which is undeterred by religious
differences, will further be strengthened in the New Ethiopian
millennium, the Ministry of Information said.
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Govt’t to import 2000 trucks from china
Saturday, 05 January 2008 reporter
Condo prices expected to surge
The Ministry of Works and Urban Development is facilitating
truck procurement for better performing contractors and
transporters who are involved in the government’s housing
projects.
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Isaias blasts US, Ethiopia as
Payne visits
Saturday, 05 January 2008 reporter
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US Congressman Donald Payne met and held talks in
Asmara Thursday with Eritrea’s president Isaias Afwerki who
criticized both the United States and his neighbor Ethiopia.
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Al- Amoudi’s 25 mln. birr catering company to
begin operation this year
Saturday, 05 January 2008 reporter
An international catering company being built within the Bole
International Airport will be fully constructed and be
operational late this year.
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Ethiopia's exports to US registers 28 percent
increase
Saturday, 05 January 2008
Ethiopia’s exports to the US during the first nine months of
2007 witnessed a 28 percent growth against that of the same
period of the previous year, according to the US Department
of Commerce. Imports from the US have likewise registered a
42 percent increase.
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UNICEF to carry out over 1.1 billion birr
water, sanitation projects
Adama, January 5 (WIC) – United Nation Children’s Fund
(UNICEF) would execute water supply and environmental
sanitation projects with more than 1.1 billion birr in Ethiopia
during the coming five years, the project coordinator
disclosed.
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Somali PM names bulk of new cabinet
Fri 4 Jan 2008, 17:09 GMT
BAIDOA, Somalia, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Somalia's prime
minister on Friday named the bulk of his new cabinet to
replace one that fell apart last month over clan bickering,
stalling hopes of getting the interim government moving
amid an insurgency.
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White Nile May Sign Ethiopia Oil Accord; Shares
Jump (Update2)
By Jason McLure
Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- White Nile Ltd., the U.K.-based oil
company founded by former England cricketer Phil Edmonds,
may sign an agreement to explore in a southern region of
Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia joins top economies of Sub- Saharan
nations
Addis Ababa, January 4, 2008 Ethiopia is one of the top
economies in the Sub-Saharan African countries, which have
been seen as a growing opportunity by foreign investors,
Reuters reported on Thursday.
Investors launch various investment projects in
W. Wellega
Gimbi, January 4, 2008 (Gimbi) - Some 115 investors
operating in West Wellega Zone of Oromia State have
launched various investment projects with an aggregate
capital of over 82 million Birr during the current year, the
zonal investment office said.
Journalists urged to give due attention to
human right issues
Adama, January 4, 2008 (Adama) - Ethiopian Human Rights
Deputy Commissioner urged journalists to effectively report
the effort of ensuring human right.
American journalist’s team arrives here
Addis Ababa, January 4, 2008 (Addis Ababa) - An American
journalist’s team that would promote the positive image of
Ethiopia via various Media arrived here in Addis on Friday.
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Ethiopia: Ministry Expects Significant Surge in
Agri-Production
The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa)3 January 2008
There is great expectations that the country will be able to
produce far better than previous years, the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development said on Wednesday.
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