Category: Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Eight Ethiopians Confirmed Dead and Over 40 Wounded in Somalia's Soi
Mogadishu (HAN) October 13, 2015. Public diplomacy & Regional Security News. By Mohamed Omar Hussein. On Monday 8 Ethiopians were confirmed dead in a road accident which took place near Qardo district in Karkar province in the semiautonomous state of Puntland in Eastern Somalia. The injured people are believed to be over 40 and out of…
Ethiopian to Decide on Extra-long-haul Fleet by Year End
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 13, 2015 – Public Diplomacy & Regional News. Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam has confirmed to ATW the carrier is evaluating extra-long haul aircraft and hopes to have a decision by year end. “The extra-long-haul fleet selection is still in progress. There is a committee working on the evaluation and the…
Ethiopian Jimma Agaro Coffee earned a 95% review
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 12, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional News. A well known coffee review, Kenneth Davids and the Coffee Review, has given a 95/100 rating to Ethiopian Jimma Agaro coffee for an Ohio coffee roaster, Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea. Reviewers said that the handcrafted coffee suited those who value “a coffee delicate and…
Ethiopia: The Gilgel Gibe III Hydroelectric Project has begun Power Generation
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 12, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional News. The Gilgel Gibe III hydroelectric power project began power generation on Saturday (October 10). The Dam, highest Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) dam in Africa at 243m, will have a total installed capacity of 1,870mw. This will increase Ethiopia’s power generation capacity by 234% according…
Fitch Ratings Gives Ethiopia a ‘B’ Rating Again
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 12, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Investment News. Fitch Ratings has repeated its assessment of Ethiopia’s Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at ‘B’, and defined the outlook as ‘stable’. The issue ratings on senior unsecured foreign currency bonds have also been affirmed at ‘B’. The Country Ceiling…
Ethiopia: The End of the 'Made in Ethiopia'?
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 12, 2015. Public Diplomacy and Regional News By SAMRAWIT LEMMA. Locally assembled cars struggle to compete for market share dominated by second-hand imports It was six months ago that Nigma Agro Industry Plc, a local company, joined with Zaporiziha Automobile Building Plant (Zaz) to form Nigma Motors & Spare Parts Plc, a…
Ethiopia to Join Africa Trade Insurance
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 12, 2015. Public Diplomacy and Regional News.By Lucy Kassa. Ethiopia is becoming a shareholder in the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) with a 7.5 million dollars loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for subscription fee. The loan, which was approved on September 25, 2015, is to be paid in 35…
Ethiopia: Allocated Plots Idle with Rise in Demand for Urban Lands
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 12, 2015. Public Diplomacy and Regional News.By Lucy Kassa The Bash Welde neighbourhood, found behind a tourist hotel on a side street adjacent to Adwa Street was as crowded as usual when Fortune paid a visit. The exception was the visible dominance of green and yellow corrugated sheet fences, which conventionally indicate…
Ethiopia: Government to make massive push to promote Ethiopian integration
Tel Aviv (HAN) October 12, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional News. The ministerial committee to promote the integration Ethiopian citizens into Israeli society today approved three hundred million shekels in spending toward the goal of bridging the gap between Ethiopians and the rest of Israeli society. According to plans presented by Prime Minister’s Office director-general Eli…
Human rights award for Helawit, daughter of man being held on death row in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 12, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional News. by KOOS COUVÉE. The daughter of a British man held on death row in Ethiopia has been lauded with a human rights award for a play she wrote with her friends about her father’s plight. Helawit Hailemariam, 16, from Clerkenwell, was awarded the Christine Jackson Young…
