Etiopia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Today, Africa has emerged from this dark path. Our Armageddon has passed
— Haile Selassie I
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Eastleigh: dynamic economic hub - not terror epicentre
Neil Carrier of Oxford University has written a landmark study of Nairobi’s Eastleigh Estate. Carrier gets off to a flying start with his Preface, which opens, “This book seeks to understand Nairobi’s remarkable Eastleigh estate and its transformation into a Somali-dominated commercial hub packed with shopping malls. It tells the ...
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Kenyans to fly directly to US as JKIA attains Category One status
Kenyans will now be able to fly direct to the United States after the US government granted JKIA Category One status. "This is a major milestone in the growth and development of civil aviation in Kenya, East Africa and the rest of Africa," read a statement from the Kenya ...
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Ethiopia: Diaspora Raises Over U.S.$2 Million for Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
[Ethiopian Herald] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Ethiopian Diaspora Community in different parts of the world raised 2,101,000 USD to back the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
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Ethiopia: Nation Keeps Attracting Foreign Investors
[Ethiopian Herald] Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a 'report' concerning Gilgel Gibe III hydro-power dam stating that 'the Dam would have hydrological impacts on the lower Omo region and the lake Turkana.'
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Feasible Policy, Competitive Labour Attracting Chinese Investors - Ambassador
[Ethiopian Herald] The feasible business policies and ever growing competitive labor force of Ethiopia are attracting Chinese to invest here, Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia La Yifan told The Ethiopian Herald.
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Ethiopia and Sudan's Romance - Cementing Regional Ties
[Ethiopian Herald] It is crystal clear that the relation of Ethiopia and Sudan is evolving to the level of mutual trust. Their cooperation in investment and diplomatic communication has continued growing. Ethiopia has been working with all nations close by to capitalize regional interrogations. It as well is striving to ...
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Nation's Foreign Direct Investment Rising During State of Emergency
[Ethiopian Herald] Some twenty-five years back, Ethiopia had rarely been attracting the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) since the market was largely dominated by command economy.
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South Sudan traces missing Sh1.03 billion to Kenyan banks
The South Sudanese government has traced its missing Sh1.03 billion to accounts at Ecobank, Kenya Commercial Bank and Cooperative Bank of Kenya. These are linked to Lt Gen Thomas Cirillo Swaka - former SPLA Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of logistics, and his kin Fueni Cirillo. Cirillo is reportedly ...
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Reflection on Brexit
No whining and bitching about Ethiopia today. Instead let’s begin the week with some mundane details. My good friend and fellow the Amharan Yetref Mekonen is of the opinion that I am still single because I want a perfect partner. I say the reason I am still single, is that ...
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Somalia famine prevention plan launched amid worsening drought
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: SomaliaA total of US$825 million is requested for the first half of 2017 to reach 5.5 million people with life-saving assistance and livelihood support, so as to prevent the worst-case scenario. Situation Overview The humanitarian situation in Somalia is rapidly deteriorating and famine ...
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Towards Making Ethiopia Investment Hub
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has continued becoming investors' choice. It is attracting more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from time to time. Particularly, textile and garment manufacturing industries, as the sectors are labour intensive, they create millions of job opportunities,and help transfer technology. They have managed to attract both local and foreign ...
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Ethio-China Dynamic Economic Relations
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia and China started economic relations about 100 B.C when the Han dynasty of China and the Axumite empire of Ethiopia had trade exchanges. The two countries had made official relationship when they opened embassies in their respective capitals beginning from 1972. This relationship has reached a greater ...
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UN seeking $1.9 billion to address drought crisis in Horn of Africa
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, UgandaIn several ways the situation is worse than in 2010-11 because this is the third consecutive year of drought and multiple years of diminished food production have exhausted people’s capacity to cope with another shock. $1.9 BILLION TOTAL REQUIREMENTS 2.3 ...
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Business News: Isiolo loses resort city in major changes to the Lapsset route
Isiolo might be excluded from the Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) corridor following recommendations to change the route over wildlife concerns.
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Business: Isiolo loses resort city in major changes to the Lapsset route
Isiolo might be excluded from the Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) corridor following recommendations to change the route over wildlife concerns.
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Business: Newly upgraded Isiolo airport ready for take off
The newly upgraded Isiolo International Airport, the fifth largest airport in Kenya, is now ready for operations. The airport is located in Isiolo Town, a fast growing town in Kenya which serves as a gateway to regional trade with neighbouring Ethiopia and Southern Sudan.
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Home & Away: Newly upgraded Isiolo airport ready for take off
The newly upgraded Isiolo International Airport, the fifth largest airport in Kenya, is now ready for operations. The airport is located in Isiolo Town, a fast growing town in Kenya which serves as a gateway to regional trade with neighbouring Ethiopia and Southern Sudan.
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Business: Isiolo Airport opens for business after upgrade
Its upgrade will serve as an important link to the new transport corridor, which the Government is developing under the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport development project.
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City shuts 121 shops located in parking lots of buildings
The Addis Ababa Trade Bureau closed 121 shops for conducting business in underground parking areas of buildings. Most of the shops were in Bole area and sold items like mobile phones, clothing, food and cosmetics. Other areas which had a large number of shops include: Addis Ketema, Arada and Nifas ...
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Committee recommends faster VAT refunds, improving process for textile manufacturing
Accelerating VAT refunds for exporters, easing the process of getting cotton to textile factories, and making logistics more efficient were some of the recommendations the National Export Coordination Committee (NECC) made to improve manufacturing exports. The committee chaired by Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn decided that exporters should receive VAT refunds ...
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Loan secured for Gerbi Dam, decrease in surface water blamed for water interruptions
After long discussions with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation, China’s Eximbank has agreed to loan Ethiopia USD 1.5 billion to construct the Gerbi Dam, which should generate 73,000 cubic meters of water per day to supply Addis Ababa. The House of People’s Representatives approved the loan in its ...