Brief | The new US strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa
On June 14, 2012, the White House announced a new U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa that provides a proactive and…
Wednesday, July 4, 2012 @ 11:27 pm
Economy & Business
The status of Ethiopia’s electricity export plans | The Africa Report
The Africa Report reports that if energy exports between Sudan and Ethiopia get past some initial teething problems, the interconnection…
Sunday, July 1, 2012 @ 11:53 pm
Ethiopia: Safe water – a glass half full
More than half of all Ethiopians have access to an improved source of drinking water, but the country still has…
Friday, June 29, 2012 @ 7:10 pm
Turkish, Chinese sign up for Mekele – Awash new Rail route | Ethiopia
A Turkish and a Chinese companies signed up to build a new railway route connecting central Ethiopia with the northern…
Friday, June 29, 2012 @ 7:08 pm
Interview| On Ethiopia’s new Science, Technology, Innovation Policy
The new science, technology and innovation policy, adopted by the parliament last February, had a familiarization forum recently at Adama,…
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 @ 12:51 am
Ethiopia offers longer tax holidays, more land for flower growers
(By: William Davison - Bloomberg) Ethiopia, Africa’s second-biggest flower grower, is offering expanded tax breaks and more land in a…
Friday, June 22, 2012 @ 12:27 am
ECX chief Elleni Gebre-Medhin resigns
The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) announced that Eleni Gebre-Medhin (PhD), founder and CEO will transition out of a leadership role…
Friday, June 22, 2012 @ 12:24 am
Gibe III dam | Chinese investment welcome but more controls are needed
In southern Ethiopia, a giant wall of concrete is rising between the sides of a steep gorge. When complete, the…
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 11:56 pm
Ethiopian assembled Smartphones to be released
Hong Kong-based mobile manufacturer Tecno Mobile’s Ethiopian counterpart is set to release its first smartphone completely assembled in Ethiopia. The…
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 11:54 pm
HRW tells Ethiopia: No shortcut to dev’t; Suspend Gibe III & Sugar plantations
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a 73-page report, titled “‘What Will Happen if Hunger Comes?’: Abuses against the Indigenous Peoples…
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 @ 11:44 pm
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