First Attempt at Free Elections
On 21 June 2021 Ethiopia held what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called the country’s first attempt at free and fair elections. However, several opposition parties have complained that their …
Ethiopia
Sidama soon to become a new Sub-Sahara African Country?
Leaders of the Sidama ethnic group in the well-known coffee region in Southern Ethiopia had planned to unilaterally declare their own federal state on Thursday, but then settled for a …
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Fastest growing Economy leaves Competitors in Sub-Saharan Africa behind
Ghana has lost its mantle as the African economy likely to grow the quickest this year to Ethiopia, which has held the position for most of the past decade, International …
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Leading as African Example how to integrate neighbouring countries in Renewable Energy Infrastructure
Who would have thought that news about a leading role in Africa will come from Ethiopia with regard to renewable Energy? But it is a fact: Ethiopia is promoting the …
Although wanting SA investments, the country does not seem ready for FDIs
Ethiopia’s drive to attract more South African investment is being hampered by a government that still distrusts business and a population wary of foreign domination. Africa’s second most populous country …
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Emigrants still strong en route to South Africa via Kenya
While the West is fixated with migration to Europe from the developing world, it’s just as common for people looking for fresh opportunities and a better life to journey South-South. …
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Metro Rail System only weeks away from Completion
Ethiopia expected to complete the Chinese-backed construction of a US$ 475m metro rail system in Addis Ababa next month, the head of the project said. The rail system, built by …
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Stellenbosch partners with Ethiopian University
South African expertise in executive education has found its way to the Horn of Africa with USB Executive Development (USB-ED), the public executive development and training company of the University …
Building Boom in full Swing
Above Addis Ababa’s concrete skyline, cranes tower high amid blasts from nearby drills and diggers. At the feet of buildings shrouded in bamboo scaffolding, excavators dig up dirt tracks, to …
Three 100MW Solar Plants for East Ethiopia awarded to US Firms
Two American companies, Global Trade Development Consulting and its project development partner, Energy Ventures, have announced that they have been awarded the contract by the Ethiopian ministry of water, irrigation …
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