Category: Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Somalia is largely peaceful and ready for business
Addis Ababa (HAN) December 09, 2014 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page by Zeray Hailemariam (Geeska Afrika Online regular contributor in Addis) Part I. Understandably, it will not be an easy task to induce the international community that Somalia is peaceful and ready for doing business and investment. It is…
Ethiopia Celebrate the 9th Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Day
Addis Ababa (HAN) December 8, 2014 – Public diplomacy and cultural integration Security news. The 9th Ethiopian Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Day was colorfully celebrated in the Benishangul Gumuz Regional State on Monday (December 8). More than 4,000 people representing all the nations and nationalities of Ethiopia were present at the celebration being held at…
Ethiopia: Strategy to reduce food insecurity in Oromiya
Harar (HAN) December 8, 2014 – Public diplomacy and Regional Security and safety news. The Village Savings and Loans Associations in Oromiya region, Ethiopia. Farming in Ethiopia is the way of life for around three out of four Oromiya, but despite this, more than 31 million do not have enough nutritious food to eat in Ethiopia.…
Ethiopia: The main difficulties for Farm Africa’s projects
Addis Ababa (HAN) December 7, 2014 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page by lauren Everitt. Farming is the way of life for around three out of four Ethiopians, but despite this, more than 31 million do not have enough nutritious food to eat. To provide simple and practical support to help…
Ethiopia and Kenya in a secret talks to create joint military force in Southern Somalia
Addis Ababa (HAN) December 6, 2014 – Public diplomacy and Regional Security and safety news. Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto announced on Friday secretly that it had reached an agreement with its Ethiopian security counterpart to establish a joint military force which would operate under the same command in Southern Somalia. According to Ben Ochieng.…
Ethiopia: China- Ethiopia Railway Signing.
Addis Ababa-(HAN) December 4, 2014. Public diplomacy and National Investment news. A light rail system currently under construction in Addis Ababa promises to be a welcome addition to the morning commute in the Ethiopian capital. The Chinese Shenzhen Metro Ltd and China Railway Group have agreed to undertake the testing, operation and maintenance of the Addis Ababa…
Ethiopia: Launches $1 Billion Debut Eurobond With High Demand.
Addis Ababa (HAN) December 4, 2014. Public diplomacy and National Investment news. Ethiopia launched a $1 billion debut Eurobond with a term of 10 years and yield of 6.625 percent on Thursday, swiftly attracting an initial order book worth more than $2.6 billion, Thomson Reuters news service IFR reported. Rated B1 by Moody’s and B by Standard &…
Ethiopia: Tullow Oil, Takeover Rumours for Africa’s leading independent oil company
Addis Ababa (HAN) December 4, 2014. Public diplomacy and National Investment news. Following sustained rumours of a possible takeover, London based and Africa’s leading independent oil company, Tullow Oil, has seen further drop in its share price. The oil exploring company witnessed a 10 percent drop in its share price from 464.9 pence to 418.90 pence on…
Ethiopia: Agricultural land issues and the Lesson learned Paraguay's Forgotten Coup
Addis Ababa (HAN) December 4, 2014. Agricultural diplomacy and National Investment news. The Ethiopian new government has recently set up the Agricultural Investment Support outfit to deal with land lease and related issues. The director of that agency on 29 July told Reuter in Addis Ababa of the marking of 1.6 ha of land “for…
Ethiopia: Harnessing Water to Power Africa – Bigger Solutions for Bigger Problems
Addis Ababa (HAN) December 3, 2014 – Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page by. Zerihun Abebe Yigzaw. Looking at the earth during a night flight across the continent Africa tells all the grim story of a darker and invisible continent; face it, it is not as illuminated as many continents are…
