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Ethiopia

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:24 GMT
Water Minister Calls for More Support to Complete GERD Construction
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- Water, Irrigation and Energy Minister, Sileshi Bekele called for Ethiopian Diaspora support to complete the construction of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:24 GMT
Ethiopia's Untapped Natural Resource of Bamboo Forest
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has one of the largest bamboo resource potential in the world. However, it is hard to conclude that the country has been getting benefit as per the potential it has.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:35:33 GMT
Unpaid and Out of Job, the Plights of Private School Teachers in Mekelle
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The coming May 4th marks the 6th month after the war between the federal government and the ruling party of the region TPLF broke out. International humanitarian organizations and the Interim administration of Tigray r...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 13:31:53 GMT
Kombe La Dhahabu: First Fairtrade Coffee Quality Contest in Ethiopia
[ITC] Kombe la Dhahabu means 'golden cup' in Swahili - and this is what the winner of the first Fairtrade coffee quality competition in Ethiopia, Torban Anfillo Coffee, received for outstanding coffee quality.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:25 GMT
New Strategy Creates Inclusive Job Market - Commission
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Federal Job Creation Commission stated that it has formulated result-oriented strategies that would potentially create easy and inclusive job market aided with technology.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:24 GMT
Ethiopia's Effort in Ensuring Digital Health System
[Ethiopian Herald] The digital world is drastically shaping how we communicate and manage our personal, communities and institutional affairs; and even national agendas in more different way than before.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:23 GMT
Currency Exchange Saves Economy - National Bank
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) said that issuance of new banknotes saved the nation from economic crisis through improving liquidity, saving and averting financial crimes.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:23 GMT
Exploiting the Value of Art to Fight Pandemic
[Ethiopian Herald] When I was a kid, I used to listen to a radio. Among the programs my family and I got interested in is found a drama series titled Yeken Kignit. It was aired every Wednesday and Sunday via the Ethiopian Radio in partnership with Po...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:22 GMT
Abay Garment Striving to Stay Productive Resisting the Pandemic
[Ethiopian Herald] Abay Garment Factory located in Gondar, Amhara State is a manufacturing industry engaged in the garment and textile sector under the Abay Industry Development Share Company that was established by more than 250 shareholders and ove...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:22 GMT
Ethiopia Confident U.S, EU Election Observer Deployment
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - The European Union (EU), United States (the U.S.) as well as African Union (AU) are expected to send election observer delegations prior to the upcoming Ethiopia's general elections, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:20 GMT
Empowering Youth, Women in Renewable Energy Sector
[Ethiopian Herald] The African energy sector needs the increased role of women and young people. Recently, the Renewable Energy Solutions for Africa Foundation (RES4Africa) and Ethiopian Women in Energy (EWiEn) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (M...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:18 GMT
Ethiopian, U.S. Universities Vow to Fortify Cooperation
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ministry of Science and Higher Education said that Ethiopian and the U.S. higher education institutions are cooperatively working on strengthening partnership and enhance the ongoing reform in which Ethiopia is engage...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:25 GMT
Church Calls for Coordinated Effort Against Covid-19
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Catholic Church called on the developed countries to provide developing ones with support to distribute COVID-19 vaccine as coordinated effort matters the most.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:25 GMT
UN Permanent Representative Reaffirms Ethiopia's Commitment to Unisfa Mission
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA(FBC) - Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to the United Nations (UN), Taye Atskeselassie has recently addressed the Security Council Briefing on United Nations Interim Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:25 GMT
Who Commences African Vaccination Week
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - This year African Vaccination Week at a time when vaccines are on the highest of political agendas globally has commemorated with under this year's theme :"Vaccines Bring us Closer", World Health Organization (WHO) Re...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:15:22 GMT
Peaceful Co-Existence Has Always Prime Value for Ethiopia
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia, in its history, has passed through numerous unpleasant circumstances. Particularly, due to its enemies that do not want to see a prosperous and united Ethiopia, the nation had been saddled with variety of peace and securi...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 07:16:34 GMT
South Africa's MTN Joins Race to Enter Ethiopia's Telecommunications Industry
[Daily Maverick] MTN has teamed up with the Silk Road Fund, China's state-owned investment fund that mostly bankrolls infrastructure, energy and resource projects, to buy one of two telecommunications licences in Ethiopia. It joins Vodacom in the rac...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:29:46 GMT
GERD Two Turbines to Go Operational By August
[Ethiopian Herald] Generates 750 MW

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:29:45 GMT
MTN, Vodafone Bid for Ethiopia's Full Telecom Licenses
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) announced that the two African telecom giants namely MTN and the Vodafone/ Vodacom consortium have submitted their bids for full telecom licenses in the country.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:11:33 GMT
Tigray Interim Agriculture and Development Bureau Head Warns of Looming Starvation
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Addressing humanitarian needs in Tigray has been a top agenda for many followers of the crisis. International as well as local humanitarian aid providers raised their concerns soon after the onset of the armed conflict...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:29:47 GMT
Newly Constructed Tourist Destinations Prop Up Ecotourism
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- The newly constructed and under construction tourist destinations are instrumental in contributing a lot to country's ecotourism and simultaneously helping the farming community boost productivity, Tourism Ethiopia sai...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:29:47 GMT
Ethiopian Launches High - End Covid-19 Testing Lab
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDDIS ABABA- Ethiopian Airlines Group has announced that it has joined hands with BGI Health Ethiopia, a subsidiary of China's biotech giant, the BGI Genomics Co., Ltd, to launch high-end COVID-19 testing laboratory at its main hu...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:29:45 GMT
How to Restore Nature for the Future Generation
[Ethiopian Herald] Although the planet earth is providing all human kinds whatever they need from it, the supplier earth needs help. The climate emergency, the loss of nature and deadly pollution threaten to destroy our home and eliminate many of the...

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:29:12 GMT
Safaricom Bids for Ethiopia Telecom Licence
[Nation] Safaricom #ticker:SCOM has made a formal bid to get a licence to operate in Ethiopia -- one of the world's last major closed telecoms markets, the company announced on Monday.

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:08:23 GMT
Court Sustains Right of Hararis Outside the Region to Vote for National Assembly Members
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Federal Supreme Court rejected a recent decision by the National Electroral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) to disallow Hararis living outside the Harari Regional State to vote for National Assembly members, a practice th...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:07:30 GMT
Students, Families Opt to Enrol in Private Universities Due to Security Concerns
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- According to the Ministry of Education (MoE), more than 358,000 students took the national university entrance exam to pursue higher education in the upcoming academic year 2020/21 (2013 E.C.). In Addis Abeba alone mor...

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 07:50:39 GMT
U.S. Continues Non-Humanitarian 'Assistance Pause' to Pressure Ethiopia to End Tigray Conflict
[VOA] The United States is pressing Ethiopia to end the conflict in its Tigray region that has been raging for almost six months. U.S. officials are also calling for allied Eritrean troops to withdraw from the region.

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:38:20 GMT
Safaricom Among Top Telcos Seeking to Enter Ethiopia's Telecommunications Sector
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Vodafone/Vodacom consortium, including Safaricom will soon know whether it will enter the Ethiopian telecoms sector after the country's communications watchdog closed the bid for the search for two new telecommunications l...

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:29:47 GMT
State to Establish Tour Guides Association
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Oromia Culture and Tourism Bureau said that it has planned to establish Tour Guides Association to help the state increase tourism revenue passing though an integrated passage.

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 09:29:45 GMT
Party Underlines Need for Enhancing Media, CSOs Impartial Role
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA- Appreciating the relative and improved media and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) engagement in the 6th general elections, Addis Tiwulid Party stressed the enhancement of impartiality of media outlets and Civil Socie...



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