Etiopia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Today, Africa has emerged from this dark path. Our Armageddon has passed
— Haile Selassie I
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Striving Towards ICT Hub
[Ethiopian Herald] Adequate budgeting and efficient administration takes ICT development a long way. For developing countries such as Ethiopia which has its telecommunication service under state monopoly striving to create a universal coverage has been the key mission before the country surrenders its state monopoly to the private sector through ...
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Ethiopia Values Partnership With Sudan
[Ethiopian Herald] Both countries have strong desire to realize regional economic integration.
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Over two million Yemenis displaced by conflict - IOM
Source: International Organization for Migration Country: YemenAs the humanitarian crisis further deteriorates by an additional stream of Horn of African migrants, IOM provides health care and non-food items to help families cope with winter weather.Yemen - The humanitarian crisis in Yemen caused by the ongoing conflict over the past 22 months ...
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Ethiopia seeks US$948 million to help 5.6 million people
Source: Government of Ethiopia, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: EthiopiaThe 2017 HRD presents prioritises plans in water and sanitation, agriculture, relief food, nutrition, health, education, protection, and shelter and non-food items in the affected areas. Ethiopia: Government and partners launch the Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD) for 2017 US$948 million ...
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PM Muscat forecasts 'record levels' for number of migrants crossing Mediterranean
Tens of thousands of people seeking better lives are expected to trek across deserts and board unseaworthy boats in war-torn Libya this year in a desperate effort to reach European shores by way of Italy.More than 181,000 people, most so-called "economic migrants" with little chance of being allowed to stay ...
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Lonely Planet Names Ethiopia Among Top Ten Destinations
[EA Business] The largest travel guide-book publisher, Lonely Planet, cataloged Ethiopia among the top ten 2017 world tourist destinations.
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Are we selling the nation out
Can someone explain to me why this government is selling the Ethiopian Shipping Lines (ESL) S.C (a minority sake, for now). Is the government so short of money to run its business and service its loans that it has to look for such a short cut? Or is this a ...
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New campaign sheds light on first 1,000 days of a child’s life
Nearly 250 million children in developing countries are at risk of poor development due to stunting and poverty. In Ethiopia, lack of nutrition in children can cost up to 16.5 percent of the country’s GDP. These are some of the key figures that are included in the State of World’s ...
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Industrial Parks As Investors Magnet
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia is on the right track of development to position itself in the list of lower middle income economy by 2025.The GTP -II is seen as an important vehicle to take the nation forward by giving due emphasis to the manufacturing sector. When the GTPII period wraps up ...
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Ethiopia Towards Sugar Development
[Ethiopian Herald] More than sixty years elapsed since Ethiopia had become familiar with sugar industry. Though the nation has huge potential for sugar development, the number of sugar factories was so limited and the production remained to be relatively small for long. As a result, the country was obliged to ...
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Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Addresses UNSC Debate
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia appreciates the strong commitment the Secretary-General has shown to the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union.
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Kenya will not shut down internet on Election Day
Kenya has no plans to shut down the internet before, during or after the general election in August, the Communications Authority said yesterday. The Authority officials made the statement in response to reporters' questions at a briefing on what is expected of broadcasters covering the August 8 polls. "We are ...
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2016 - A Year of Brutality and Restrictions
[HRW] Nairobi -Ethiopia plunged into a human rights crisis in 2016, increasing restrictions on basic rights during a state of emergency and continuing a bloody crackdown against largely peaceful protesters, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2017. The state of emergency permits arbitrary detention, restricts access to ...
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Updated: Man on trial for human trafficking tells jurors he was ‘just another passenger’
A man on trial over human trafficking charges told jurors this afternoon that he was "just another passenger" and that other people on the packed boat mistook him for one of the organisers.Ethiopian Hadish Abayu, 58, is pleading not guilty to charges of people smuggling and complicity in the trafficking ...
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Ethiopia: Promoting Agricultural Investment for Stimulating Growth
[Ethiopian Herald] Fort over two decades now the government has showed a commitment towards enhancing agricultural productivity through attracting investment on agriculture both from local and foreign stakeholders. Legal frameworks are crafted and institutions are established for the provision of land for investors and licensing.
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Ethio-Saudi Relations On Rise - Ministry
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia's multifaceted relations with Saudi Arabia gained new momentum following Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn Riyadh visit last November, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Critical Time for Ethiopian Business Development
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia's focus to tackle poverty once again put the country to prioritize on infrastructural development through public investments aspiring to make the country a manufacturing hub. This is expected to turn Ethiopia into a lower middle income country in the next decade growing the industrial sector by 20 ...
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Yegna, DfID Part Ways Under Pressure
A charity organization meant to help girls in Ethiopia has fallen victim to controversy in Britain about the effectiveness of foreign aid. The Ethiopian charity, Yegna, became the poster child…
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AIC profit increases
One of the oldest private insurers in the country Africa Insurance Company, seems to have been able to achieve quite a bit in the past fiscal year. During 2015/16 their income from written premiums increased by 16 percent or 56 million birr and stood at 406.8 million birr. The company ...
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Silk Road International Bank opens first Africa office in Djibouti
China’s first overseas commercial bank for Africa is going to be opened in partnership with the government of Djibouti. An agreement for the first overseas commercial bank established under China’s Belt and Road Initiative was signed in Djibouti on November 16. With the acceleration of Chinese enterprises’ “Going out”, ...
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Honey - Yet Untapped Foreign Trade Commodity
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia stands out when it comes to the number of bees in Africa. Though the nation has huge potential it has not yet benefited much. Still, it is in a traditional way the over 90 per cent of the country's honey is produced .