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Sheikh Al-Amoudi launched an 8 billion birr expansion projects
Addis Ababa (HAN) May 9,2015 Public Diplomacy, Regional humanitarian, Investment News. MIDROC Ethiopia Technology Group, an umbrella group of 21 companies owned and chaired by Global business magnet and prominent investor in Ethiopia Sheikh Mohammed Hussein Ali Al-Amoudi launched an 8 billion birr expansion projects in gold and agro-processing sectors. In addition to the ongoing projects,…
Ethiopian insurers to set up local reinsurance company
Addis Ababa (HAN) May 9,2015 Public Diplomacy, Regional humanitarian, Investment News. Ethiopian insurance providers allocated an aggregate investment capital of 660 million birr to establish an Ethiopian-owned reinsurance company. The insurers, through their association, also hired a local consultancy firm that is tasked to conduct the organizational setup and other studies in six months. The…
Ethiopia's long-serving minister brings recipe of success to AfDB
Djibouti (HAN) May 7, 2015 – Public Diplomacy, Regional humanitarian, Investment News. By: Jenny Lei Ravelo For much of the past two decades, Sufian Ahmed’s attention has been focused on rebuilding Ethiopia’s economy after years of war and famine, eventually helping turn it into one of the fastest-growing in Africa. Of late, he’s been busy…
Healthy Ethiopian Food Coming to the UK
London (HAN) May 6,2015 Regional Investment News. The United Kingdom government has expressed delight at its expanding joint investment with Ethiopia, following the inauguration on Tuesday of a new ‘food factory’ in the East African country. ‘Ahadukes Food Products’ factory is a joint investment between UK-based Vasari Investments Group and Ahadu PLC; and envisages growing…
Teacher suspended for telling student to ‘go back to Ethiopia’
Tel Aviv (HAN) May 6,2015 Public Diplomacy,Regional Humanitarian Security News College Peer Tafnit Holon suspended a lecturer Tuesday after a video surfaced of the teacher arguing with Ethiopian students, telling them, “You forget where you came from. Go back to Ethiopia.” The argument began Monday during a class discussion on the violent Rabin Square protest that took place in…
John Kerry's message to the Somali people
Mogadishu (HAN) May 5,2015 – Public Diplomacy, Regional humanitarian Security News. John Kerry made an unannounced visit to Somalia on Tuesday — the first U.S. secretary of state ever to travel to the country riven by decades of war and grappling with an Islamist insurgency. Kerry was greeted upon arrival in Mogadishu by Somalia’s President,…
Somalia's Livestock Export Largely To Gulf States Has Hit A Record High.
Mogadishu (HAN) May 5,2015. Regional IMPORTS/EXPORT News. Export data collected by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit for Somalia indicates the country exported 4.6 million goats and sheep last year. And that does not include the camel exports. Somalia’s ministry of livestock says the recent animal exports is the highest it’s been in twenty years…
Who Owns The Nile?
Djibouti (HAN) May 5,2015 – Public Diplomacy, Regional humanitarian Security News. By:Ludger Schadomsky Who owns the Nile? After years of conflict about control over the Nile, Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have now apparently chosen the path of co-operation over open dispute. Politicians are demonstrating unity, but observers warn that not all differences have been resolved. Many…
Somalia: Secretary Kerry Landed in Mogadishu
Mogadishu May 5, 2015 – Public Diplomacy, Regional humanitarian Security News. Secretary Kerry landed in Mogadishu, Somalia to reinforce the United States commitment to supporting Somalia’s ongoing transition to a peaceful democracy. In his meetings with federal and regional government officials, he will discuss security cooperation and Somalia’s progress towards meeting its reform and development…
DEVELOPING STORY: Dozens dead in new Mediterranean migrant tragedy
Rome (HAN) May 5, 2015 – Public Diplomacy, Regional humanitarian Security News. The Save the Children aid group reported another Mediterranean migrant tragedy Tuesday, with survivors saying “dozens” of their fellow passengers fell out of their rubber boat and likely drowned as a rescue vessel neared. Save the Children’s Giovanna di Benedetto said from…
