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USA
USAID provides $20 million to meet food assistance needs of vulnerable Afghans
Source: US Agency for International Development Country: AfghanistanThe contribution is designed to respond to the food-security and nutritional needs of people displaced by conflict, returnees, and people affected by natural disasters and economic stress. Kabul, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s most vulnerable populations will receive much needed relief concerning food security thanks to the ...
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Cina USA Giappone
UN relief fund releases US$1.6m to boost floods disaster response in Zimbabwe
Source: Government of Zimbabwe, UN Resident Coordinator for Zimbabwe Country: ZimbabweUN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) committed $1.6 million to assist over 32,600 flood-affected people with life-saving interventions in 20 districts in Zimbabwe.17 May 2017, Harare – The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has today committed USD 1.6 million ...
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USA Etiopia
Empire’s twilight
All empires decline in time. There is no exception to this law of social entropy. Amongst the widely known and extensive empires of the last two millennia, we can mention the Roman Empire, the United Provinces (Netherlands), the British Empire and the currently reigning one-the USA. The decline of Empires ...
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Etiopia
Room for growth
President Mulatu Teshome (Phd) met his counterpart Polish President Andrzej Duda during his state visit to Ethiopia aimed at drumming up business with Africa. During their meeting President Mulatu pointed out that trade between the two nations is currently worth around USD 36 million which, he said, is well below ...
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Etiopia
Nothing corny about maize exports, MoT says
The Ministry of Trade (MoT) dismissed the complaints of grain exporters who were disappointed because allegedly a single company was permitted to export maize to eastern and southern African countries. Ayana Zewde, State Minister of MoT, told Capital that other companies and farmers’ unions were allowed to export the product ...
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Etiopia
New office created for road maintenance
Private sector to be involved Under the umbrella of the Addis Ababa City Roads Authority (AACRA), a new office the Addis Ababa Road Asset Management Office was established to mange and undergo maintenance of roads. Reconstructing damaged roads, registering road assets, constructing bridges prohibiting any trade activity along the pedestrian ...
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Etiopia
CBE returns to Djibouti
The 74 year old financial giant, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), has reopened its Djibouti subsidiary company as part of its international strategy. The state owned bank opened the Djibouti CBE on April 8, with services like savings, remittance and international trade. Yishak Mengesha, Chief Business Development Officer of CBE, ...
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Cina Etiopia
From Mutual Benefit to Strategic Partnership
[Ethiopian Herald] Though it has been half a century since Ethiopia and China started diplomatic relations, they have not yet established the desired level of economic cooperation. But starting from 1991, their relation has gone to new heights rendering the clicking of the two countries one that leans on mutual ...
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USA
States Split On Funding Mechanisms to Bail Out EAC
[Citizen] Arusha -East African Community (EAC) partner states are divided on the proposed financing mechanisms to bail out the cash-strapped regional body.
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USA
EU Trade Deal, Funding Mechanism Top Agenda of Region's Summit
[New Times] The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between East African Community (EAC) partner states and the European Union, search for a sustainable financing mechanism and assent to bills passed by the regional Assembly are among the agenda items of the upcoming summit, an official has said.