VIDEO: Ethiopia’s industrial boom
Everywhere you look in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, there is something being built.It involves many local businesses, Chinese investors and the state.The BBC’s Roderick Macleod has been finding...
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Ethiopia hopes to set world record for HIV tests
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia is attempting to set a world record for the number of HIV tests carried out in one day.The country’s health officials said Tuesday they hope to break the record...
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Missing Ingredients in the Hotel Industry?
Opinion By Elias A. KebedeThe modern history of what is now known as the “Ethiopian hospitality industry” dates back to more than 100 years with the opening in 1895 of Taitu Hotel, the first hotel in...
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Ethiopia Issues Unfamiliar Investor Warning Over War and Famine
Javier Blas, Africa Editor (FT.com) – Every country tapping the global sovereign bond market details the dangers investors face in its prospectus, often in a boilerplate section enumerating possible...
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Ethiopia Adopts Israeli AORA Day/night Solar Power System
Israeli AORA’s Tulip solar power system gets its first commercial application in Ethiopia.Powered primarily by the sun, AORA’s Tulip energy system works 24/7 – even at night and when it’s cloudyFor...
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EthioTelecom says Ericsson to take part of telecom deal after ZTE row
(Reuters) – Swedish telecom group Ericsson is set to sign a contract with Ethiopia to expand telecom infrastructure, taking a slice of an $800 million contract from Chinese firm ZTE Corp because of a...
View ArticleBritish tourist shot dead in Ethiopia
A BRITISH tourist has been killed in Ethiopia, the Foreign Office said. The British national was shot dead in the north western Ethiopian city of Bahir Dar at 10:30am local time yesterday, according to...
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Ethiopian Pilot Defects to Eritrea in Helicopter – state media
(Reuters) – An Ethiopian air force pilot has defected to Eritrea, flying a helicopter across the border with his co-pilot and a technician, Ethiopian state-run media said on Tuesday.The three men had...
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Fire Damages Historic Taitu Hotel in Addis Ababa (VIDEO)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A fire department official says a fire has damaged a hotel which is a historical landmark in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.Commander Tadesse Gemechu said Sunday two people...
View ArticleAfrican Panel Ranks Ethiopia Top 10 in Illicit Financial Flow
Photo: Wikipedia By Lucy KassaAfrican Union’s (AU) high level panel on illicit financial flows (IFF) from Africa ranked Ethiopia ninth from the top 10 African countries with high illicit financial...
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Egypt sets concerns aside to sign Nile dam deal with Ethiopia and Sudan
Despite fears of disruption to the river’s flow, Egypt has agreed to Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance dam, which will generate 6,000 megawatts of electricityEgypt has agreed to a preliminary deal with...
View ArticleEthiopia launches 4G mobile service in the capital – Video
(Reuters) – Ethiopia’s state-run telecoms monopoly has launched a fourth generation (4G) mobile service in the capital Addis Ababa, aiming to catch up with the high-speed communications available in...
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Discovering Ethiopia through its tradition-rich tribes
Ethiopia is not a bucket-list destination for most travelers to Africa. But this country in the Horn of Africa with its archaeological, cultural and natural riches is definitely a rewarding...
View ArticleCould Ethiopian Fashion Go Global? Paris, London, Addis Ababa? – CNN Video
CNN Inside Africa focused on the fast growing Ethiopian fashion industry and it’s global market. Inside Africa reporter Soni Methu talks Ethiopian fashion designers, Photographer and Fashion critic on...
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Ethiopia – A Land Where Coffee Meets Tradition – CNN
(CNN) – As he tended to his goats one afternoon in the Ethiopian highlands some 12 centuries ago, a herder named Kaldi noticed that his bleating charges seemed energized after chewing mysterious red...
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57 Peace Corps Volunteers Sworn in at U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia
US Embassy Press Release: Addis Ababa, April 3, 2015 – Ambassador Patricia M. Haslach administered the oath of service to 57 new Peace Corps Volunteers at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa today. 33 of...
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Ethiopia: Ambitions to become a global force in leather production
Ethiopia is home to the largest population of cattle in Africa. In recent years the country’s leather industry has attracted several foreign companies that have set up factories here. For instance in...
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Africa’s Next Hegemon: Behind Ethiopia’s Power Plays
Construction workers in a section of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam, March 31, 2015. (Photo: Reuters)Foreign Affairs MagazineBy Harry VerhoevenIn 1991, as the Cold War drew to an end, the only...
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White House condemns ISIS video shows killing of Ethiopians in Libya
This undated image made from a video released by Islamic State militants, Sunday, April 19, 2015, appears to show the killing of a group of captured Ethiopian Christians in Libya. (AP)The White House...
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Interview With The Two Mourning Families Killed by ISIS – Amharic Audio
Families of Eyasu Yikunuamlak and Balcha Belete talk to Ethiopian FM Zami 90.7 Radio station on the 2 Ethiopian victims of ISIS killing in Libya. Families of Eyasu Yikunuamlak and Balcha Belete learned...
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