Category: Ethiopia
Ethiopia's Gibe 3 dam Could spell crisis for Kenya's Turkana
NAIROBI (HAN) October 15, 2015 Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. By Edith Honan Industrial projects along Ethiopia’s Omo River could dry up Kenya’s Lake Turkana and create a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe exacerbated by climate change, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. Turkana, the world’s largest desert lake, lies in Kenya’s northwest corner, on…
Africa is Not a Country?
Nairobi (HAN) October 14,2015 Geeska Video. Do you speak African? Well, neither do the 1 billion people on the continent.Africa is home to 54 different nations, more than 2,000 languages and four of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies, but is often painted with a sweeping stroke of doom and gloom. In this week’s Reality…
Ethiopia: State Minister Ambassador Berhane meets Norwegian envoy
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 14, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Christos met with Mr. Arne Jan Flolo, Senior Advisor and Focal Person for Eritrean Affairs and Peace and Reconciliation Issues in the Horn of Africa at Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday (October 13). Discussions…
Bashir Makhtal Imprisoned in Ethiopia May be Transfered
Toronto (HAN) October 14, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. By: Debra Black. Immigration Reporter, Bashir Makhtal, a Toronto man who has spent almost nine years languishing in detention in Ethiopia, is one step closer to coming home. Government officials have alerted his cousin Said Maktal that the paperwork is being drawn up to send…
Fresh border clashes erupt between Sudanese troops and Ethiopian gunmen
KHARTOUM (HAN) October 14, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. Sources have disclosed ongoing clashes between Sudanese troops and Ethiopian gangs known as Shifta on the border between the two countries since Sunday saying that military reinforcement has been sent to the area. A road leading to Ethiopia-Sudan border No official statement has been issued…
Ethiopia Aims For 2020 To Triple the Annual Number of Visitors
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 14, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News BY: Eden Sahle. Although Ethiopia is among the top six countries with the most UNESCO heritage sites in Africa, it has not completely utilized the potential of its tourism industry. To alter this fact, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT) targets to triple the…
Ethiopia's National Women's Team Win Over Burkina Faso
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 14, 2015 –Geeska sports news The Ethiopia national women’s team who flew to Ouagadougou last Thursday beat the home Burkina Faso side 2-0 in the first leg of the women’s football Olympic qualifier. The match that was played Saturday in Ouagadougou was postponed two times in the span of seven days.…
Ethiopia is Cheapest Emerging Market for Luxury Goods
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 14, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. Fast-growing Ethiopia is the cheapest place in the world’s emerging markets to buy luxury property, according to a new ranking from a specialist property company. Top end real estate there costs around $448 per square metre, while luxury property in Angola is ten…
Anheuser-Busch & SABMiller Have Agreed. Will Ethiopia's Consumers Pay More For Beer?
London (HAN) October 13, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. Today, the business world witnessed the greatest merger of 2015, British –South African brewing giant, SABMiller finally accepts “in principle” a £69 billion ($106 billion) takeover offer from Anheuser Busch (AB) InBev. SABMiller has repeatedly rejected offers from its largest rival, AB InBev, over the…
Ethiopia: Sub-Saharan Africa Grows to $12B a Year
Nairobi (HAN) October 13, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. International private equity has become the fastest growing source of investment in sub-Saharan Africa but better risk management tools and a way to develop whole sectors was needed to make sure benefits are spread more widely, a study found. In recent years, investors tired of…
