Category: Business
Tigray New Highway Connecting Tadjourah Port of Djibouti
Djibouti (HAN) November 14, 2019. Regional Infrastructure and Financial Investments in the Horn of Africa. Opinion By. TO. The Tadjourah-Balho-Mekele road, a new highway connecting the new Tadjourah port of Djibouti to the small town of Balho in Tigray, Ethiopia was inaugurated very quietly without too much funfair on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. The 120 km long…
Somaliland: Why is the World Ignoring it?
Hargeisa (HAN): December 2nd, 2019 – Opinion By. Garrett O’Brien, Harverd Political Review – Regional IGAD Security Watch: Why is the World Ignoring Somaliland? most, a functionally independent country that lies in the northern part of modern Somalia with a separate government, education system, and even a coast guard would be something out of a fantasy novel.…
French President pledges Somali Security to IGAD
Djibouti (HAN) March 14th, 2019. Public Diplomacy and Regional Security. The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said last year “We built one of the strongest ground and air force in Africa… we should build our naval force capacity in the future.” Somalia Issue: Kenya said it will also seek France’s commitment in the fight against…
U.S. dollar hits record high against Sudanese pound
February 13, 2019 (KHARTOUM) – The U.S. dollar price on Wednesday hit an all-time high on the black market as the Sudanese pound declined to 83,00 per dollar. Traders speaking to Sudan Tribune Wednesday in central Khartoum said the purchase price of the U.S. dollar through checks has reached 83,00 pounds while the cash purchase…
Nigerian widows confront Shell in Dutch court
Four Nigerian women on Tuesday launched a court case in the Netherlands against oil giant Shell for alleged complicity in the execution of their husbands by the military regime in the 1990s. The civil case has been brought by Esther Kiobel — the widow of Barinem Kiobel who was hanged in 1995 along with writer…
ETHIOPIA’S PRIVATIZATION PROGRAMME ATTRACTS MAJOR AFRICAN TELECOM OPERATORS
Following the progress of Ethiopia’s telecom privatization process, Pan-African telecom operators MTN, Orange and Vodacom are among those trying to enter the second most populated country in Africa. The state-owned telecommunications corporation, Ethio Telecom, took a major step forward in its much-anticipated privatization by pre-selecting six consultancies in partnership with the World Bank. It will be split…
Tanzania-Kenya joint power project kicks into high gear
The Kenya-Tanzania Power Interconnection Project has been divided into several lots, with contractors on the Tanzanian side committing to set up a 510km 400kv transmission line and accompanying substations in order to meet the 2020 completion deadline. The project is being implemented by the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) through a $258.82 million loan from…
Ethiopia privatisation plan gets underway
The Ethiopian government has picked telecommunications firm Ethio Telecom as the first of four major state corporations to be sold to private investors, in a liberalisation programme meant to boost economic growth. Ethiopia, with a population of over 100 million people, has been Africa’s fastest growing economy for years, but the country is now reaching…
KENYA: 21 YEAR OLD BUILDS APP TO HELP STUDENTS WITH DRIVING TESTS
Karim Kanji, a 21-year-old student from Maseno University in Kenya, has invented a mobile application called “Drive in Theory” to help students study for their driving tests. Like many other countries around the world, no one is allowed to drive on Kenyan roads except he or she possesses a valid driving license. But before a driving license…
Ethiopia Bans Alcohol Commercials
Ethiopians Parliament on Wednesday has passed a new law that bans alcohol commercials on broadcast media. The new law aims to protect children and the youth from being seduced by the commercials of liquor and become addicted and unproductive. It also plans to address the consequences of alcohol consumption on the health of individuals and…
