Category: Ethiopia
Haile gets Sweet Approval from Europeans for Honey Export
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) November 15, 2015. Public Diplomacy & regional Security. Legendary long distance athlete, Haile Gebresilassie, whose business portfolio is fast expanding, has now ventured into the apiculture sector with his latest honey production already earning vast interests from European nations. Having delivered his first product in the local market labeled Haile Mar (Haile Honey),…
Ethiopia Working with China to Boost Manufacturing Sector
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) November 15, 2015. Public Diplomacy & regional Security. Each day, workers in Ethiopia have proven they can produce around 7,500 pairs of shoes at the Huajian International Shoe City in Ethiopia. All these women’s shoes are exported to the U.S. and European markets under brand names including Guess, Marc Fisher and Nine West.…
Germany Contributes One Million Euros to Help Refugees in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) November 14, 2015. Public Diplomacy & regional Security. The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany committed 1,000,000 Euros until the end of 2015 to support the efforts of the World Food Program (WFP) in Ethiopia. The grant is given to provide emergency food assistance for Eritrean, Sudanese, South Sudanese, and Somali refugees…
The Future of Private Security Discussed At a Regional Conference
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) November 13, 2015. Public Diplomacy & regional Security. A regi Dina Esposito, Director of USAID’s Office of Food for Peace onal conference seeking to facilitate dialogue among states on Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) was held on the 11th and 12th November 2015 at the Sheraton Addis Hotel. The conference was…
U.S. Announces $97 Million in Additional Emergency Food Assistance for Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) November 13, 2015. Public Diplomacy & regional Security. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced it is providing nearly $97 million in additional food assistance to assist vulnerable populations in Ethiopia, including those severely affected by the impacts of the El Niño weather phenomenon. The contribution provided by USAID’s Office of…
Ethiopia and EU Signs a Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) November 13, 2015. Public Diplomacy & regional Security. Ethiopia and the EU signed a Joint Declaration for a Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility at the Valetta Summit on Wednesday (November 11) reflecting the importance of Ethiopia as a key country of origin, transit and destination of irregular migrants and refugees from…
Wiki Loves Africa Reaches 4,000 Entries with 2 weeks to go
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) November 13, 2015. Public Diplomacy & regional Security. Since the 1st of October, photographers and Wikipedians (experienced and new) have been contributing their impressions of the inspirational design from Africa and expressing the influence of culture on day-to-day fashion and decorative and functional accessories and adornment by entering photographs in the Wiki…
EU Approves 1.8 Billion Euro ‘Africa Fund’ at the Valletta Migration Summit
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) November 13, 2015. Public Diplomacy & regional Security. The European Union, along with African leaders, as expected approved the creation of a 1.8 billion euro trust fund for African countries on Thursday (November 11). This was the central element in the effort to restrain mass migration to Europe. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of…
A Renewed Threat of Locust Swarms in North East Africa and Yemen
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) November 13, 2015. Public Diplomacy & regional Security. The Food and Agriculture Organization warned on Wednesday (November 11) that unusually heavy and widespread rains in northwest Africa, the Horn of Africa and Yemen could encourage Desert Locust breeding. Heavy rains associated with tropical cyclone Chapala fell in Yemen in early November, followed…
Addis Ababa University signs an MoU with Skövde University, Sweden
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) November 13, 2015. Public Diplomacy & regional Security. The Academic Vice President of Addis Ababa University, Dr. Jeilu Oumer, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Vice Chancellor of the University of Skövde of Sweden, Professor Sigbritt Karlsson, on Monday (November 9). The MoU provides for the expansion and promotion of…
