Etiopia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Today, Africa has emerged from this dark path. Our Armageddon has passed
— Haile Selassie I
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Foreign-owned Enterprises Targeted in Oromia Region
[VOA] Foreign-owned companies have become the latest targets of violence during the unrest in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Government officials are worried the violence could derail the country's economic growth, but analysts say addressing protesters' grievances is also key to maintaining the nation's upward economic trajectory.
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Undernutrition takes huge toll on Chad’s economy
Source: World Food Programme Country: ChadThe economy of Chad is losing some US$1.2 billion a year – or 9.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product – to the effects of child undernutrition, according to a new study launched today in the capital.N’DJAMENA – The economy of Chad is losing some 575.8 billion ...
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In drought-struck Ethiopia, emergency livestock response severely underfunded
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Country: EthiopiaWhile significant resources have been deployed for the crop sector, the livestock sector remains in critical condition with almost 2.4 million households requiring assistance.11/10/2016 In less than a year, Holo Molo has lost more than a third of his livestock. The ...
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IMF Reports Positive Economic Growth Despite Unrest
[Addis Fortune] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has affirmed that Ethiopia's economy continued to perform favourably last year, while ignoring the impact of widespread public discontent and protests in various parts of the country. If any, the IMF mentioned the severe drought last year and depressed global demand for commodities ...
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Egypt denies supporting armed opposition in Ethiopia
Ethiopia declared a state of emergency over anticipated threats “posed by forces working in collaboration with foreign enemies.
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Ethiopia Blames 'Foreign Enemies' for Stoking Unrest
[Al Jazeera] Ethiopia has accused "foreign enemies" of arming, training, and financing groups it blames for a wave of unrest in regions around the capital, Addis Ababa, a day after a six-month state of emergency was imposed.
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IMF Reports Positive Economic Growth Despite Unrest
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has affirmed that Ethiopia’s economy continued to perform favourably last year, while ignoring the impact of widespread public discontent and protests in various parts of…
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Tech Mahindra Rewarded $3.4m Project
Tech Mahindra has won the Addis Abeba Transport Programme Management Office (AATPMO) project bid for the implementation of a Business Intelligence System and Enterprise Resource Planning, at a cost of…
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Ethiopia declares six-month state of emergency after violence
Ethiopian PM Hailemariam Desalegn declared a six-month state of emergency on Sunday to restore order after weeks of protests that have resulted in deaths and damage to mostly foreign-owned factories and flower farms. Last week, protesters also destroyed scores of vehicles, adding economic casualties to a rising death toll in ...
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Dangote Cement Factory in Ethiopia Razed
Ethiopia has accused elements in Eritrea and other countries of fanning the crisis in the country that culminated in the burning of factories owned by Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote and other foreign investors. In a statement on Monday, Ethiopia accused elements in Eritrea, Egypt and other states of arming, training and ...
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BREAKING NEWS: ETHIOPIA UNDER MARSHAL LAW
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has informed the nation this afternoon, October 9, 2016, a decree by his cabinet to impose a state of emergency effective yesterday and remains in effect…
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Five million Somalis food-insecure, 300,000 children acutely malnourished
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Kenya, SomaliaMore than 1.1 million Somalis are unable to meet their daily food needs, while another 3.9 million require livelihood support. An estimated 1.1 million IDPs are among the most vulnerable groups. HIGHLIGHTS Five million Somalis are now food insecure High malnutrition levels persist Access ...
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Ethiopia to overtake Kenya as Eastern Africa’s top economy
Massive spending by Addis on infrastructure has made the economy one of fastest-growing in the world.
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Ethiopia to Overtake Kenya As Region's Top Economy
[East African] Ethiopia's economy is expected to overtake Kenya's this year, buoyed by massive government spending on infrastructure that has kept the Horn of Africa nation in the list of the world's fastest economies in the past 10 years.
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Business News: LAPSSET boss to update on East Africa's largest infrastructure project at EAOGS 2016
In the upcoming East Africa Oil and Gas Summit (EAOGS), the region's largest oil and gas conference and exhibition, Silvester Kasuku, Director General of Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor Development Authority will deliver a detailed update on the project during a 30-minute speech on day one of the conference on ...
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Business: LAPSSET boss to update on East Africa's largest infrastructure project at EAOGS 2016
In the upcoming East Africa Oil and Gas Summit (EAOGS), the region's largest oil and gas conference and exhibition, Silvester Kasuku, Director General of Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor Development Authority will deliver a detailed update on the project during a 30-minute speech on day one of the conference on ...
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Amnesty demands rich countries do more to help refugees
Source: Amnesty International Country: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Myanmar, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, WorldWealthy countries have shown a complete absence of leadership and responsibility, leaving just 10 countries, which account for less than 2.5% of world GDP, to take in 56% of the ...
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Techno Brain awarded IFMIS contract, TCT cries foul
The controversial Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS) contract has been awarded to the consortium, Techno Brain Tanzania, which offered the lowest price to undertake the project for 125 government offices. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation (MoFEC), who is running the endeavor, announced its decision in a letter ...
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Ethiopia tourism positive forecast, many shortcomings
Ethiopia’s tourism sector is projected to reach 9 percent of the country’s GDP by 2024, according to the new Tourism Master Plan 2015-2025 which was developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The Master Plan is that is ...
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Spice Dev't Strategy Envisages Boosting Sub-Sector Export Earning
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia's potential of growing good quality spices is yet untapped
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Rwandans in Ethiopia Raise Mutuelle Premiums for 2000
[New Times] Rwandans living in Ethiopia have contributed $7,700 (approx Rwf6.3 million) in an effort to support over 2,130 vulnerable Rwandans in Bugesera District acquire Community Health Insurance (Mutuelle de Sante).